Brainwaves Video Anthology
Rennie McQuilkin - 'Breech Birth'
Rennie McQuilkin, has an extensive background participating in poetry readings and workshops in Connecticut, and beyond, has had a distinguished literary career with several published full-length collections of poetry. His work has...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Daniel Donaghy - 'The Nun and the Roaches'
Daniel Donaghy is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Somerset, which was named co-winner of the 2019 Paterson Poetry Prize. His previous poetry collections are Start with the Trouble (University of Arkansas Press,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Charles Bernstein - 'Steve Dalachinsky'
Charles Bernstein taught poetry and poetics, with an emphasis on modernist and contemporary art, aesthetics, and performance. He retired from Penn on June 30, 2019. Bernstein has published five collections of essays — Pitch of Poetry...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Mark Tredinnick "Soft Bombs"
In 2020, Tredinnick was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to literature and education.Tredinnick’s other honours include two State Premiers’ Literature Prizes, The Blake and Newcastle Poetry Prizes, the ACU and Ron Pretty...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Laurel S. Peterson "The American with the Camera"
Laurel S. Peterson is a Professor of English at Norwalk Community College. Her poetry has been published in many small literary journals. She has two poetry chapbooks: That’s the Way the Music Sounds, from Finishing Line Press (2009) and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lily Brett "If We Could Stay"
Lily Brett is an internationally acclaimed author of six novels, four collections of essays and nine volumes of poetry. She has been the recipient of many literary awards including, the 1987 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award: C.J....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Aaron Caycedo-Kimura "Memorial"
Aaron Caycedo-Kimura is a poet, visual artist, and cartoonist. His poetry appears or is forthcoming in Beloit Poetry Journal, Poet Lore, DMQ Review, Tule Review, THINK Journal, Louisiana Literature, Naugatuck River Review, and elsewhere....
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Erika Meitner reads "I’ll Remember You as You Were, Not as What You’ll Become"
Erika Meitner reads her poem, "I’ll Remember You as You Were, Not as What You’ll Become
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Charlotte Abotsi reads "Attending the Party" by Hieu Minh Nguyen
Charlotte Abotsi (she/her/hers) reads the poem, “Attending the Party” by Hieu Minh Nguyen.
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MARS Marshall reads "Consider the Deer" by Taylor Johnson
MARS Marshall (they/he) reads Taylor Johnson's poem, “Consider the Deer
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Laura-Gray Street reads "Unit of Measure”
Laura-Gray Streets reads Sandra Beasley's poem, "Unit of Measure”.
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Kaveh Akbar reads "I Didn't Apologize to the Well"
Kaveh Akbar reads a poem by Mahmoud Darwish, translated from Arabic by poet Fady Joudah.
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Jon Sands reads "Keith Haring says every audience member is an artist..."
Jon Sands (he/him/his) reads his poem, “Keith Haring says every audience member is an artist because they create the meaning of a piece of art
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Gabrielle Calvocoressi reads "For Three Days"
Gabrielle Calvocoressi reads "For Three Days", written by her teacher Marie Howe.
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Eloisa Amezcua reads "Teaching My Mother English over the Phone"
Eloisa Amezcua shares her poem "Teaching My Mother English over the Phone
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Elizabeth Metzger reads "Not Spring"
Elizabeth Metzger reads her poem, "Not Spring
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Ashley M. Jones reads "It Is Entirely Possible For A Black Girl To Be Loved"
Ashley M. Jones (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “It Is Entirely Possible For A Black Girl To Be Loved
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Amber Tamblyn reads "Untitled Actress"
Amber Tamblyn (she/her/hers) reads her poem, "Untitled Actress
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Anjali Sachdeva reads "Self-Portrait"
Anjali Sachdeva reads Kiki Petrosino's poem "Self-Portrait
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Laura Brown-Lavoie reads "no flag"
Laura Brown-Lavoie (she/her) reads her poem, "no flag
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Kleo Sincere reads "To Autumn"
Kleo Sincere (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “To Autumn
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Victoria Chang reads “OBIT, Caretakers”
Victoria Chang reads her poem, “OBIT, Caretakers”.