“Highlights” of Interviews with J. Chester Johnson
Recorded at the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History (University of Arkansas).
Courtesy of the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History
In October, 2010, J. Chester Johnson received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Arkansas and the Arkansas Alumni Association. In connection with this award, Johnson was interviewed extensively for more than ten hours over several days by the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History. This recording represents selected topics covered during the more expanded version of the Johnson interview.
J. Chester Johnson is interviewed by and reads his poetry for the British Broadcasting Corporation
Courtesy of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Interview by NPR of J. Chester Johnson and Kyle Miller on the Elaine Race Massacre and Memorial
J. Chester Johnson Interviewed on Ed Tyll Show – October 25, 2017
On Wednesday, October 25th, 2017, J. Chester Johnson was interviewed by the nationally syndicated Ed Tyll Show, and this interview was broadcast live nationally over 40 radio stations. The interview focused mainly on Johnson’s book, Auden, the Psalms, and Me, which was published in September, 2017. You can listen by clicking below.
J. Chester Johnson Is Guest for National Radio Interviews on “Ed Tyll Show” – January 11, 2018
On January 11, J. Chester Johnson appeared as guest for National Radio Interviews on “Ed Tyll Show” of Starcom Radio Network to talk about the status of poetry in the United States, including the relevance of Johnson’s latest books, Auden, the Psalms, and Me and Now And Then: Selected Longer Poems. Also, among the topics covered were the importance of truth in poems, the role of poets in our nation’s arts, and the endurance that poets must exhibit to have their voices heard today. Johnson spent considerable time describing his own journey over many decades following “his own nose” in pursuit of his own muse and voice. Click below to hear the thirty-minute interview.
Poets House: Interview of J. Chester Johnson by Cornelius Eady
Poet, non-fiction writer, and translator J. Chester Johnson speaks with host Cornelius Eady about the Elaine Race Massacre, his friendship with Sheila L. Walker—a descendant of survivors—and the power of reconciliation.