Poet Kate Baer explores the beauty and tension of mid life in 'How About Now'

By Scott Detrow,

Avery Keatley, Sarah Handel

Published November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM EST

NPR's Scott Detrow sat down with poet Kate Baer at Midtown Scholar, a bookstore in Harrisburg, Penn., to talk about her new book of poetry, How About Now.

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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Avery Keatley

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Sarah Handel

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