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This episode, the third and final in a special three-part series, chronicles Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith’s travels to rural Kentucky in March 2018 as a pilot for her second-year project, “American Conversations: Celebrating Poems in Rural Communities.” Rob Casper of the Poetry and Literature Center will reflect on the trip with help from Phillip Justice, Ashton Ricketts, and Maurice Manning. We’ll also hear clips from one of Tracy K. Smith’s Kentucky events, and close out the podcast series with reflections from Anya Creightney and our poet laureate herself.
For more about this episode, visit the From the Catbird Seat blog. Learn even more about “American Conversations” by visiting the project online.
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