This is a great podcast by the Poetry Foundation and an interesting follow up to my previous post about the poetry of Obama's Presidential campaign. Three poets are interviewed and share the poems they suggest President-Elect Obama read as he takes over the burdens of the Presidency.
Charles Bernstein recommends: "The Bomb" by Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Patricia Smith recommends: "For My People" by Margaret Walker Alexander
Forest Gander recommends: "The Blaze of the Poui" by Mark McMorris
To listen, visit Poetry off the Shelf.
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