The Poetry Show: August 17, 2025 - Garrett Hongo (Part I)

17/08/2025 27 min
The Poetry Show: August 17, 2025 - Garrett Hongo (Part I)

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This week's featured guest on The Poetry Show is Garrett Hongo, whose newest poetry collection, Ocean of Clouds, is out now from Alfred A. Knopf. More info here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747119/ocean-of-clouds-by-garrett-hongo/

GARRETT HONGO was born in Volcano, Hawaiʻi, and grew up on the North Shore of Oʻahu and in Los Angeles. His most recent books are The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo, The Mirror Diary: Selected Essays, and Coral Road: Poems. He has been the recipient of several awards, including fellowships from the NEA and the Guggenheim Foundation. Hongo lives in Eugene, Oregon, and teaches at the University of Oregon, where he is Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences.