About this episode

Adrian Matejka joins Kevin Young to read poems by C.D. Wright and himself.

Adrian Matejka joins Kevin Young to read “Against the Encroaching Grays,” by C. D. Wright, and his own poem “Almost Home.” Matejka is the author of several poetry collections and the graphic novel “Last on His Feet.” He has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, served as the poet laureate of the state of Indiana from 2018 to 2019, and is editor-in-chief of Poetry magazine. His new collection, “Be Easy: New & Selected Poems,” will be published in March. He lives in Chicago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Young

Guest: Adrian Matejka

Topics covered

• poetry
• reading
• literature
• C.D. Wright
• Adrian Matejka
• poetry collections

Keywords

• Adrian Matejka
• C.D. Wright
• poetry
• reading
• literature
• Be Easy
• Almost Home

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Poetry magazine

Books & works: Against the Encroaching Grays, Almost Home, Be Easy: New & Selected Poems

Places: Indiana, Chicago

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