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Review: 'House Of Lords And Commons,' Ishion Hutchinson on NPR

December 21, 2016

Tess Taylor reviews House of Lords and Commons by Ishion Hutchinson on NPR.  Listen to the review...

 

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'Garden Time' by W.S. Merwin

October 25, 2016

(NPR) - Tess Taylor reviews the most recent collection by W.S. Merwin called, Garden Time on NPR.  Listen to Tess here...

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9 Things You Should Know Before You Plant Tulip Bulbs This Fall

September 19, 2016

A recent article Tess wrote for Rodale's Organic Life magazine.  Read the article...

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Farming and Poetry in Western Massachusettes: An Interview with Tess Taylor

September 15, 2016

Mass Poetry talks to Tess about her new collection, the writing process, and life in the field.

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Poets Take Cues From Journalism In Recent Collections

July 15, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Tess Taylor about three recent collections that take their cues from nonfiction, including Admit One by Martha Collins, Look by Solmaz Sharif and Olio by Tyehimba Jess. Listen to Tess...

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Seamus Heaney's Translation Of 'The Aeneid' Gets Posthumous Publication

April 18, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Tess Taylor about the publication of the sixth book of The Aeneid translated by Seamus Heaney and published posthumously.  Listen to Tess...

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#NationalPoetryMonth: Verses That Celebrate Life On The Farm

April 18, 2016

Maria Godoy, host of The Salt on NPR features WORK & DAYS.  Read it here...

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Drones & Poppies

April 18, 2016

Literary Hub features three poems from Work & Days!

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Asking Questions Year By Year With 'Poems For The Twentieth Century'

March 29, 2016

What does it mean to exist in time or make art for the moment? In XX: Poems for the Twentieth Century, Campbell McGrath explores this question with a poem for every year between 1900 and 2000. Listen to Tess's review

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'The Darkening Trapeze' by Larry Levis

February 16, 2016

Tess Taylor reviews a posthumous collection by Larry Levis, The Darkening Trapeze. Listen here...

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A year into the pandemic, when everything seemed very grim, Hannah, a friend who I knew from my time working at a farm in the Berkshires, called to ask if I would like to build an anthology of contemporary gardening poems. “People are taking such solace in gardening now,” she told me.

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A year into the pandemic, when everything was grim, Hannah, a friend who I knew from my time working at a farm in the Berkshires, called to ask if I would like to build an anthology of contemporary gardening poems. “People are taking such solace in gardening now,” she told me.

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