About this episode

Traci Brimhall joins Kevin Young to read poems by Thomas Lux and herself, discussing her work and accolades.

Traci Brimhall joins Kevin Young to read “Refrigerator, 1957,” by Thomas Lux, and her own poem “Love Poem Without a Drop of Hyperbole in It.” Brimhall is the author of five poetry collections, including “Love Prodigal” and “Our Lady of the Ruins,” which won the Barnard Women Poets Prize. She has also received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service—and she is the poet laureate of Kansas and the 2025 Poet-in-Residence at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Young

Guest: Traci Brimhall

Topics covered

• poetry
• reading
• literature
• poets
• art

Keywords

• Traci Brimhall
• Thomas Lux
• poetry
• Kansas
• Guggenheim Museum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Endowment for the Arts, National Park Service, Guggenheim Museum

Books & works: Refrigerator, 1957, Love Poem Without a Drop of Hyperbole in It, Love Prodigal, Our Lady of the Ruins

Places: Kansas

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