Hahn, Kimiko 2008
with Eugene Gloria
I wish I knew the contents and I wish the contents
Japanese –
like hairpins made of tortoiseshell or bone
though my braid was lopped off long ago,
– Kimiko Hahn, “The Dream of a Lacquer Box”
Audio recording of the Poetry Center Reading Series featuring Tom Raworth, Diane di Prima, Kimiko Hahn, Eugene Gloria, Patricia Smith, Luis Rodriguez, Robert Bly, Brian Turner, Bruce Weigl, Tyehimba Jess, A. Van Jordan, Arielle Greenberg, Billy Corgan, Franz Wright, Czeslaw Milosz, Louise Glück, and Alicia Ostriker.
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Curious to see caverns,
we detoured in Tennessee
to ramble through Fat Man’s Misery,
past a ballroom and gun powder machine
– Kimiko Hahn, “The Sweetwater Caverns”
Watch Kimiko Hahn read her work for the American Poets Reading:
Kimiko Hahn: American Poets Reading
Kimiko Hahn reads from her book, BRAIN FEVER, at the reception celebrating the release of American Poets (Vol. 47), the Academy’s biannual journal. Recorded at The New School in New York City on October 18, 2014. *For highest quality playback, change your YouTube settings (the gear icon) to 720p HD.
