External Websites

Selected online reviews of books by Philip Levine can be found through the links below. To search for additional online reviews, consult our Finding Book Reviews Online research guide.

Biographical information about Philip Levine, along with archives of his papers, can be found on the following websites.

Academy of American Poets External
Biography of Philip Levine, samples of his poetry and prose, and links to external resources.
The Poetry Archive External
Brief biography and commentary on Levine, along with audio recordings of five poems.
Poetry Foundation External
Biography of Philip Levine, more than 80 full-text poems, and audio video recordings of Levine reading and discussing his poetry.
Encyclopedia Britannica External
A biography of Philip Levine.
Philip Levine Papers, 1954-1993
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.
Philip Levine Collection of Papers 1993-2008
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

A selected list of news articles, interviews, and conversations, arranged in chronological order, follows below.

"Poet Laureate Philip Levine" External
American Libraries. November 12, 2011
"For the Poet Laureate, the Joy of Tennis Is in the Effort" External
Straight Sets: Tennis Blog of The New York Times. September 10, 2011
"Poet Laureate Philip Levine Gives A Voice To Workers" External
Here & Now, WBUG. September 5, 2011 (20:21)
"The Courage of Philip Levine" External
CounterPunch. August 26, 2011
"New Poet Laureate Philip Levine's 'Absolute Truth'" External
All Things Considered, NPR. August 14, 2011 (4:28)
"Poet Laureate Philip Levine Reads From His 'Work'" External
Fresh Air, NPR. August 12, 2011 (6:22)
"Philip Levine: The "Proletariat Poet'" External
The Christian Science Monitor. August 11, 2011
"Philip Levine's Factory Stiffs, Society's Throw-Aways" External
The Huffington Post. August 11, 2011
Philip Levine Reads "Mingus at the Half Note"External
WNYC. August 10, 2011 (4:10)
"Making Rare Appearance: People and Their Appetites" External
The New York Times. August 9, 2011
"Voice of the Workingman to Be Poet Laureate" External
The New York Times. August 9, 2011
"Profile of Philip Levine, Poet Laureate" External
The Washington Post. August 9, 2011

Selected videos of Philip Levine reading and discussing his work can be found below.

YouTube External
Search results for "Philip Levine"
"Philip Levine - Poets in Person" External
The Cortland Review. Winter 2009
"American Roots: Victor Hernandez Cruz, Joy Harjo, Phillip Levine" External
Writers Uncensored series, Deep Dish TV. 1991 (28:00)
"Belle Isle, 1949" External
Poetry Everywhere (2:02)

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External Websites

Poetry Reviews

The Last Shift (2016)

News of the World (2009)

Breath: Poems (2004)

The Mercy: Poems (1999)

The Simple Truth (1994)

Prose Reviews

My Lost Poets (2016)

The Bread of Time: Toward an Autobiography (1994)