April Bernard Reads John Ashbery
From The New Yorker: Poetry by The New Yorker
January 28, 2026 · 42 min
About this episode
April Bernard joins Kevin Young to read poems by John Ashbery and herself.
April Bernard joins Kevin Young to read “ A Worldly Country ,” by John Ashbery, and her own poem “ Beagle or Something .” Bernard is the author of two novels and six poetry collections—including “ Blackbird Bye Bye ,” which won the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets, and “ The World Behind the World ,” which was published in 2023. She’s a professor of English and creative writing at Skidmore College, in Saratoga Springs, New York. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Young
Guest: April Bernard
Topics covered
- poetry
- literature
- reading
- John Ashbery
- April Bernard
- creative writing
Keywords
- April Bernard
- John Ashbery
- poetry reading
- Skidmore College
- creative writing
- literature
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Skidmore College
Books & works: A Worldly Country, Beagle or Something, Blackbird Bye Bye, The World Behind the World
Places: Saratoga Springs, New York
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