The Impossibility of Dreams
by David Axelrod




Director Peter Ward chats with Suffolk County Poet Laureate David B. Axelrod about his collection of poems, The Impossibility of Dreams. The Impossibility of Dreams Interview

Here's an edgy book of poetry which the Small Press Review made one of its best picks. Solid, imagistic, frank and honest, these poems are accessible yet sophisticated.


Ballistics
by Billy Collins

Director Peter Ward talks to former Poet Laureate Billy Collins about his poetry. Ballistics Interview

A collection of works by the former Poet Laureate contemplating the pleasures and discontents of ordinary life.


Silkworm Spinnings

by Mary Haughey

Poet Mary Haughey talks to Peter Ward about her collection of poems, Silkworm Spinnings. Silkworm Spinnings Interview

A collection of poems by local poet and author Mary Bartsch Haughey that gravitate between the personal and meditative, exploring such themes as love lost, separation, the awareness of mortality, and the passage of time.

by Philip Schultz

Pulitzer Prize winning poet Philip Schultz talks to Peter Ward about his collection of poems Failure. Failure Interview

A new collection of poetry by the National Book Award nominee Like Wings explores the impact of failures in a series of wry, direct poems, as well as such themes as the pleasures of marriage, family, beaches, dogs, New York City in the 1970s, and revolution.

In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus
by X. J. Kennedy

Author X.J. Kennedy talks to Peter Ward about his book. In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus Interview

For more than half a century, readers and listeners have taken special pleasure in the poetry of X. J. Kennedy. In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus is an ample gathering of his best work: memorable songs, startling lyrics, poems that tell poignant stories, character studies that vie with those of Edwin Arlington Robinson.