Play On Words: Poetry
In an unprecedented collaboration, the Poetry Foundation is partnering with Goodman Theatre to commission a different local poet to respond to each play in the 23/24 season – Susan Booth’s first curated season as Artistic Director. Visit the links below to check out these inspiring new works of poetry.
RECENT POEMS
The Nacirema Society: “Promise and Conundrum” by Barbara L. McBee
LUCHA TEOTL: “Xochiquetzal” by Erika L. Sánchez
Highway Patrol: “We Make Ourselves” by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram
The Matchbox Magic Flute: “Caregiving” by R. Clare Singh
The Penelopiad: “Meanwhile, What the Dead Suggest” by Rachel DeWoskin
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: “Preface to a Ten Volume Hymnal” by Ireon Roach