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Interviews

Commonplace: Coversations with Poets
"A series of intimate and captivating interviews with poets and artists ... One feels the pleasure of eavesdropping on the kind of unexpected, intriguing connections that only happen when interesting people sit together in a small room and talk about their real concerns and ordinary lives."
Divedapper interviews
Divedapper is "a project devoted exclusively to featuring interviews with major voices in contemporary poetry. It has no affiliation with any institution, academic or literary or otherwise. All site content will be free forever to anyone with an internet connection."
Fishouse poems
This is a free online audio archive showcasing "emerging poets (defined for this purpose as poets with fewer than two published books of poetry at the time of submission) reading their own poems, as well as answering questions about poetry and the writing process."
NPR
Find interviews with your poet from NewsHour, Fresh Air, and more.
The Paris Review
Search for your poet, then limit to Interviews

Proquest
limit your search to interview under Document Type
Literature Resources
search by keyword, then limit to Primary Sources & Literary Works

Evaluating Sources

Use CRAAP detection to evaluate sources

Currency: When was it written?
Relevance: Does it answer questions you need answered?
Authority: Is the author or creator an expert in the field? Is there an author listed?
Accuracy: Is it accurate? Do the authors cite their sources?
Purpose: What is the purpose of the site?

Click here for more on CRAAP

Essays

The Paris Review
Search for your poet, then limit by Letters & Essays

Proquest
Search for the poet name, then select author from the drop-down menu

Google!

Interviews
Search for you poet in quotes and add the term interview.
For example: "Tracy K. Smith" Interview
Click on video to find in-person or televised interviews!

Other poet information
Search for you poet in quotes and add the term reading. Then click videos to find the poet reading their own poems and maybe talking about their lives! Some poets even have their own websites that include links to interviews, published essays, blogs, and more.

Poetry: Home

Poets

Interviews

Evaluating Sources

Essays

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