At 96, Dr. Samuel Hazo still recites his poetry in public—and entirely from memory, at that. Here is an excerpt from his 2024 performance at the International Poetry Forum, a nonprofit reading series Hazo founded in 1966. Through his work at the International Poetry Forum, Hazo hosted readings in his hometown of Pittsburgh by some of the century’s greatest poets and performers, including legends like Grace Kelly, James Earl Jones, Gregory Peck, Seamus Heaney, Chinua Achebe, Mary Oliver, Gwendoly