Poet Li-Young Lee sits down …

Poet Li-Young Lee sits down …
Poet Li-Young Lee sits down …

Poet Li-Young Lee sits down …

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Poet Li-Young Lee sits down with host Cherie Caswell Dost. His new collection of poetry is called Behind My Eyes. Lee has been the recipient of the Lannan Literary Award, the American Book Award, and the William Carlos Williams Award for his last book of poetry, Book of My Nights. He shares some of his new poems with us, and explains the use of silence in his readings.