Naomi Shihab Nye In honor of National Poetry Month, we revist the Bill Moyers interview with Naomi Shihab Nye on the October 11, 2002 episode of NOW.
Reading Rumi Poet Coleman Barks is also known for his translations of the great 13th century Islamic poet and teacher, Jalaladdin Rumi. In 2003, Barks appeared on NOW WITH BILL MOYERS, reading three of Rumi's poems. Not only is Rumi's work heard on radio throughout the Arab world, he is a best-selling poet in America.
Robert Bly Bill Moyers talks with poet Robert Bly about greed in America, divinity and happiness.
Martín Espada
Bill Moyers talks with poet Martin Espada about the power of words to effect social change.
Poems: Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace
Read excerpts of writings collected from Maxine Hong Kingston's workshops with veterans and their families.
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood is one of Canada's most successful and prolific contemporary writers. Noted for her stylistic precision, caustic humor, and feminist concerns, Atwood has published more than 40 books of fiction, nonfiction, criticism, and poetry over the past four decades. She talks with Bill Moyers in the series BILL MOYERS ON FAITH & REASON.
Guest Photos by Robin Holland