Poems about Motherhood by Sharon Olds and Bernadette Mayer

Season 3 Episode 6

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Poetry in America

About the Episode

Sharon Olds’s “The Language of the Brag” and Bernadette Mayer’s “The Desires of Mothers to Please Others in Letters” are exuberant, boisterous tributes to motherhood. Both poets join host Elisa New, actor Donna Lynne Champlin, writer Emily Oster, activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali, obstetrician Lorna Wilkerson, and co-founders of Our Bodies Ourselves to explore the miracle, and mess, of creating new life.

Aired: 02/24/22 | Expires: 03/25/22 | Runtime: 25m 38s

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