"Poetry Month Special" with Paisley Rekdal, Hanif Abdurraqib, Anis Mojgani, Kaveh Akbar, and Kasey Anderson

About this episode

This episode celebrates National Poetry Month with performances and discussions featuring renowned poets and a singer-songwriter.

This special edition of Live Wire celebrates National Poetry Month, with performances by renowned poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Anis Mojgani, and Kaveh Akbar. Plus, former Poet Laureate of Utah Paisley Rekdal chats about demystifying poetry; singer-songwriter Kasey Anderson performs a tune inspired by a poem from his friend Hanif; and host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share some original haikus penned by our listeners.

People in this episode

Host: Luke Burbank

Guests: Paisley Rekdal, Hanif Abdurraqib, Anis Mojgani, Kaveh Akbar, Kasey Anderson

Topics covered

• poetry
• performances
• literature
• art
• music
• haikus

Keywords

• poetry
• performances
• National Poetry Month
• haikus
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Live Wire

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