Poetry Apr 11 Poet’s Notebook: Pilgrimage, Revisited U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey reads her poem “Incident,” while in Jackson, Mississippi. This year, because of the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, Congressman John Lewis led the 14th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage not only to its…
Poetry Mar 13 Poet’s Notebook: Difficult Knowledge Visiting the King County Juvenile Detention Facility I couldn’t help thinking of the words of poet Robert Frost. In my own life I believe it was an early education in poetical metaphor that helped me to grapple with and make…
Poetry Oct 23 Poet’s Notebook: InsideOut in Detroit Natasha Tretheway and Jeffrey Brown visit with students at InsideOut, a Detroit-based literary arts project that exposes children to poetry. Photo by Mary Jo Brooks. Journeying to Detroit a few weeks ago I felt much as I did the…
Poetry Sep 12 Poet’s Notebook: Beginning the Journey by Remembering the Past U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey kicks off the "Where Poetry Lives" tour with NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown in New York. Photos by Anne Davenport Editor's Note: PBS NewsHour kicks off a special poetry series with U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey.