Lannan Readings & Conversations
Robert Pinsky
with Michael SilverblattWednesday August 4 2001
Robert Pinsky is the author of six books of poetry: Jersey Rain, The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems 1966-1996, The Want Bone, History of My Heart, An Explanation of America, and Sadness and Happiness.
He is also a noted literary critic and translator. Mr. Pinsky teaches at Boston University and in 1997 was named the United States Poet Laureate.
Michael Silverblatt, dubbed "the best reader in America" by Norman Mailer and "a national treasure" by Susan Sontag, is host and producer of public radio's premier literary talk-show Bookworm. Silverblatt, a Lannan audience favorite, has participated in more than 30 Readings & Conversations programs.
