Books & Authors 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 12:59 PM PST Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 8:17 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. Copyright 2025 NPR