As any given presidential inauguration shows, poetry can tap into the moment.
In their new poetry collections, Selina Boan, Evelyn Lau, and Jen Sookfong Lee set the tone in ongoing and powerful conversations. Join these thoughtful, provocative poets as they explore how poetry speaks to the issues that matter most to them. What is it about poetry that makes it so uniquely suited to tackling these topics? And how do they keep their writing so timely, even after the “moment” has passed?