http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/entertainment/poetry/A special NewsHour series that couples profiles of contempory poets with reports on news and trends in the world of poetry.PBS NewsHourA special NewsHour series that couples profiles of contempory poets with reports on news and trends in the world of poetry.en-usCopyright ©2011 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:05:43 ESTWed, 21 Dec 2011 22:05:43 ESThttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/entertainment/poetry/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_podcast.jpg NoNewsHour, Poetry, Literature, BooksPBS NewsHouronlineda@newshour.orgPBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec11/messiah_12-21.htmlWed, 21 Dec 2011 18:48:00 ESTPoet Mark Doty, winner of the National Book Award, reflects on one of the great traditions of the holiday season: Handel's "Messiah."Poet Mark Doty, winner of the National Book Award, reflects on one of the great traditions of the holiday season: Handel's "Messiah."http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/12/21/20111221_messiah.mp305:07PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec11/ritadove_12-16.htmlFri, 16 Dec 2011 18:45:00 ESTFormer U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove was recently given what may be the biggest honor -- and challenge -- of her career: sorting through poems from the last 100 years to create "The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry." Jeffrey Brown and Dove discuss the task that took more than four years.Former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove was recently given what may be the biggest honor -- and challenge -- of her career: sorting through poems from the last 100 years to create "The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry." Jeffrey Brown and Dove discuss the task that took more than four years.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/12/16/20111216_ritadove.mp307:55PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec11/poet_10-24.htmlMon, 24 Oct 2011 18:42:00 ESTIn his native Ireland, he's known as "Famous Seamus," and indeed, Seamus Heaney -- winner of the Nobel Prize in 1995 -- is a world-famous poet. Now 72, his new collection, "Human Chain," contains poems that are, as always for him, grounded in the physical world but also take a look back.In his native Ireland, he's known as "Famous Seamus," and indeed, Seamus Heaney -- winner of the Nobel Prize in 1995 -- is a world-famous poet. Now 72, his new collection, "Human Chain," contains poems that are, as always for him, grounded in the physical world but also take a look back.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/10/24/20111024_seamus.mp306:47PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2011/10/swedish-poet-transtromer-awarded-nobel-prize-in-poetry.htmlThu, 06 Oct 2011 18:00:00 ESTThe 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature has gone to Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, the first poet to win the award since 1996. Judges selected Transtromer because, they wrote, "through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality."The 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature has gone to Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, the first poet to win the award since 1996. Judges selected Transtromer because, they wrote, "through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/2011/specials/art/20111007_NobelPrize_Transtromer_EDITED.mp3PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec11/poet_10-05.htmlWed, 05 Oct 2011 18:55:00 ESTPoet Philip Schultz details his life-long struggle to overcome dyslexia in his new memoir. Jeffrey Brown profiles the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's latest work, "My Dyslexia." Poet Philip Schultz details his life-long struggle to overcome dyslexia in his new memoir. Jeffrey Brown profiles the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's latest work, "My Dyslexia." http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/10/05/20111005_poet.mp304:28PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2011/10/poet-donald-hall-reflects-on-love-death-and-new-hampshire.htmlWed, 05 Oct 2011 13:33:00 EST"Love, death and New Hampshire," Donald Hall once said when asked what he writes about. It remains true in the former U.S. Poet Laureate's newly published book of poems, "The Back Chamber.""Love, death and New Hampshire," Donald Hall once said when asked what he writes about. It remains true in the former U.S. Poet Laureate's newly published book of poems, "The Back Chamber."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/art/20110926_donaldhall.mp3PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec11/poetcardenal_08-30.htmlTue, 30 Aug 2011 18:45:00 ESTErnesto Cardenal, one of Latin America's most renowned, but also controversial, poets and political activists, has shifted his recent work to reflect on humanity's connection to nature and relationship to the universe. Ray Suarez speaks with the poet about his life and writing.Ernesto Cardenal, one of Latin America's most renowned, but also controversial, poets and political activists, has shifted his recent work to reflect on humanity's connection to nature and relationship to the universe. Ray Suarez speaks with the poet about his life and writing.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/08/30/20110830_cardenal.mp306:54PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec11/poet_08-10.htmlWed, 10 Aug 2011 18:33:00 ESTPhilip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, was named Wednesday as the next poet laureate of the United States. Jeffrey Brown profiled Levine last year.Philip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, was named Wednesday as the next poet laureate of the United States. Jeffrey Brown profiled Levine last year.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2010/01/12/20100112_poet.mp306:27PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec11/naturepoet_07-19.htmlTue, 19 Jul 2011 18:50:00 ESTIn a year of floods, fires and storms making headlines around the world, poet and editor Jeffrey Yang chronicles how writers have grappled with the power of nature over the centuries in his new book. Jeffrey Brown and Yang discuss the poetic perspective of the beauty and power of nature.In a year of floods, fires and storms making headlines around the world, poet and editor Jeffrey Yang chronicles how writers have grappled with the power of nature over the centuries in his new book. Jeffrey Brown and Yang discuss the poetic perspective of the beauty and power of nature.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/07/19/20110719_poet.mp303:26PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec11/tracysmith_07-01.htmlFri, 01 Jul 2011 18:50:00 EST"Life on Mars," Tracy K. Smith's third book, explores the cosmos through words. The Princeton creative writing professor and poet reflects on the relationship between our lives and the universe at her Brooklyn home."Life on Mars," Tracy K. Smith's third book, explores the cosmos through words. The Princeton creative writing professor and poet reflects on the relationship between our lives and the universe at her Brooklyn home.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/05/16/20110516_lifeonmars.mp304:32PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june11/pinsky_05-20.htmlFri, 20 May 2011 18:44:00 ESTMuch of former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky's writing has focused on American life. He takes a look back at his career with Jeffrey Brown.Much of former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky's writing has focused on American life. He takes a look back at his career with Jeffrey Brown.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/05/20/20110520_7_pinksy.mp308:24PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june11/tracysmith_05-16.htmlMon, 16 May 2011 18:50:00 EST"Life on Mars," Tracy K. Smith's third book, explores the cosmos through words. The Princeton creative writing professor and poet reflects on the relationship between our lives and the universe at her Brooklyn home."Life on Mars," Tracy K. Smith's third book, explores the cosmos through words. The Princeton creative writing professor and poet reflects on the relationship between our lives and the universe at her Brooklyn home.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/05/16/20110516_lifeonmars.mp304:32PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june11/poet_04-26.htmlTue, 26 Apr 2011 18:48:00 ESTBrown University professor CD Wright weaves oral histories, news reports and interviews into her poetry. Her latest volume, "One With Others," looks back at the civil rights era in her native Arkansas.Brown University professor CD Wright weaves oral histories, news reports and interviews into her poetry. Her latest volume, "One With Others," looks back at the civil rights era in her native Arkansas.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/04/26/20110426_poet.mp305:42PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june11/iowawriters_04-07.htmlThu, 07 Apr 2011 18:35:00 ESTJeffrey Brown reports on the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the nation's oldest and most prestigious postgraduate writing program for elite writers and poets. The workshop celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.Jeffrey Brown reports on the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the nation's oldest and most prestigious postgraduate writing program for elite writers and poets. The workshop celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/04/07/20110407_writers.mp308:09PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2011/03/weekly-poem-green-door.htmlMon, 07 Mar 2011 12:30:00 ESTCharles Baxter is the author of four novels, four collections of short stories, three collections of poems, a collection of essays on fiction and is the editor of other works. He teaches at the University of Minnesota.Charles Baxter is the author of four novels, four collections of short stories, three collections of poems, a collection of essays on fiction and is the editor of other works. He teaches at the University of Minnesota.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/art/20110307_baxter_weekly.mp3PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june11/libyapoet_03-02.htmlWed, 02 Mar 2011 18:45:00 ESTJeffrey Brown talks to Libyan-born poet Khaled Mattawa about life under Moammar Gadhafi and the recent crisis in his homeland.Jeffrey Brown talks to Libyan-born poet Khaled Mattawa about life under Moammar Gadhafi and the recent crisis in his homeland.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/03/02/20110302_poet.mp307:23PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june11/charleswright_03-01.htmlTue, 01 Mar 2011 18:49:00 ESTPoet Charles Wright has authored more than 20 books of verse and won numerous awards. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author reads some of his work and shares his sources of inspiration.Poet Charles Wright has authored more than 20 books of verse and won numerous awards. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author reads some of his work and shares his sources of inspiration.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/03/01/20110301_poet.mp304:00PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2011/03/conversation-khaled-mattawa.htmlTue, 01 Mar 2011 13:28:00 ESTKhaled Mattawa was born in Benghazi, Libya, which is now much in the news, and came to the United States as a teenager in 1979. Jeffrey Brown spoke to Mattawa about the uprising in Libya, and about the history of poetry and literature there.Khaled Mattawa was born in Benghazi, Libya, which is now much in the news, and came to the United States as a teenager in 1979. Jeffrey Brown spoke to Mattawa about the uprising in Libya, and about the history of poetry and literature there.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/art/20110301_mattawa_poem.mp3PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2011/02/conversation-elizabeth-bishops-prose.htmlThu, 17 Feb 2011 12:18:00 ESTAlthough publishing relatively little, roughly 100 poems, Elizabeth Bishop wrote volumes, and over the last decade nearly all of her unpublished work has been made public. Last week, two new books were added to the Bishop's canon, titled simply "Poetry" and "Prose."Although publishing relatively little, roughly 100 poems, Elizabeth Bishop wrote volumes, and over the last decade nearly all of her unpublished work has been made public. Last week, two new books were added to the Bishop's canon, titled simply "Poetry" and "Prose."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/art/20110217_schwartz_bishop.mp305:15PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2011/01/weekly-poem-ex-libris.htmlMon, 31 Jan 2011 14:38:00 ESTMegan Harlan's first book of poems, "Mapmaking," won the 2009 John Ciardi Prize. Her poems have appeared in several journals, including American Poetry Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, TriQuarterly, Prairie Schooner, AGNI Online and elsewhere.Megan Harlan's first book of poems, "Mapmaking," won the 2009 John Ciardi Prize. Her poems have appeared in several journals, including American Poetry Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, TriQuarterly, Prairie Schooner, AGNI Online and elsewhere.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/art/20110131_weekly_harlan.mp3PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june11/haitiwriters_01-26.htmlWed, 26 Jan 2011 18:44:00 ESTOn his recent reporting trip to Haiti, Jeffrey Brown explored the story of Haitian poets and artists surviving -- and creating -- amid the rubble of last year's earthquake.On his recent reporting trip to Haiti, Jeffrey Brown explored the story of Haitian poets and artists surviving -- and creating -- amid the rubble of last year's earthquake.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/01/26/20110126_haiti.mp308:18PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2011/01/weekly-poem-together.htmlMon, 24 Jan 2011 13:10:00 ESTCharles Wright was born in Pickwick Dam, Tenn., in 1935 and was educated at Davidson College and the University of Iowa. He has written several books of poems, including most recently, "Outtakes" (2010); "Sestets: Poems" (2010); and the forthcoming "Bye-and-Bye: Selected Late Poems" (April 2011).Charles Wright was born in Pickwick Dam, Tenn., in 1935 and was educated at Davidson College and the University of Iowa. He has written several books of poems, including most recently, "Outtakes" (2010); "Sestets: Poems" (2010); and the forthcoming "Bye-and-Bye: Selected Late Poems" (April 2011).http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/art/20110124_wright_weekly.mp301:00PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2011/01/weekly-poem-from-fugue.htmlMon, 17 Jan 2011 14:10:00 ESTElizabeth Alexander was born in Harlem, raised in Washington, D.C., and attended Yale University, where she now teaches African American Studies. She is the author of six books of poems, including most recently, "Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems 1990-2010."Elizabeth Alexander was born in Harlem, raised in Washington, D.C., and attended Yale University, where she now teaches African American Studies. She is the author of six books of poems, including most recently, "Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems 1990-2010."http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2009/poetry/alexander_fugue.mp3PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2011/01/weekly-poem-the-winters-wife.htmlMon, 10 Jan 2011 14:02:00 ESTJennifer Chang is the author of "The History of Anonymity" (Georgia, 2008). A Ph.D. candidate in English at the University of Virginia, she co-chairs the advisory board of Kundiman, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support and promotion of Asian American poetry.Jennifer Chang is the author of "The History of Anonymity" (Georgia, 2008). A Ph.D. candidate in English at the University of Virginia, she co-chairs the advisory board of Kundiman, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support and promotion of Asian American poetry.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/art/20110110_weekly_chang.mp3PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june11/kwamedawes_01-04.htmlTue, 04 Jan 2011 18:40:00 ESTWriter Kwame Dawes has traveled to Haiti over the past year to report on and write poems about people's experiences after the earthquake. Jeffrey Brown's conversation with Dawes continues a series of reports in partnership with USA Today and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.Writer Kwame Dawes has traveled to Haiti over the past year to report on and write poems about people's experiences after the earthquake. Jeffrey Brown's conversation with Dawes continues a series of reports in partnership with USA Today and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/01/04/20110104_poet.mp311:11PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2011/01/weekly-poem-boy-in-blue.htmlMon, 03 Jan 2011 13:30:00 ESTRecently, Kwame Dawes teamed up with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to examine the earthquake in Haiti through poetry. Look for a report on the NewsHour about that project in the coming days.Recently, Kwame Dawes teamed up with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to examine the earthquake in Haiti through poetry. Look for a report on the NewsHour about that project in the coming days.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2011/art/20110103_dawes_weekly.mp302:45PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec10/karenayoutz_12-31.htmlFri, 31 Dec 2010 18:50:00 ESTPoet Karena Youtz shares her most recent collection of verses,"The Shape is Space," in the latest in a NewsHour series profiling poets around the world.Poet Karena Youtz shares her most recent collection of verses,"The Shape is Space," in the latest in a NewsHour series profiling poets around the world.http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2010/12/31/20101231_poet.mp303:43PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2010/12/weekly-poem-burning-the-christmas-greens.htmlMon, 27 Dec 2010 13:34:00 ESTBorn in Rutherford, N.J., in 1883, William Carlos Williams was as a revolutionary figure in American poetry, an experimenter, an innovator and one of the principal poets of the Imagist movement.Born in Rutherford, N.J., in 1883, William Carlos Williams was as a revolutionary figure in American poetry, an experimenter, an innovator and one of the principal poets of the Imagist movement.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2010/art/20101227_williams_burning_the_christmas_greens_loc_05_05_45.mp3PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2010/12/weekly-poem-the-new-intelligence.htmlMon, 20 Dec 2010 14:10:00 ESTTimothy Donnelly is the author of "Twenty-seven Props for a Production of Eine Lebenszeit" and "The Cloud Corporation," is a poetry editor for "Boston Review" and a full-time faculty member of the Writing Program at Columbia University's School of the Arts.Timothy Donnelly is the author of "Twenty-seven Props for a Production of Eine Lebenszeit" and "The Cloud Corporation," is a poetry editor for "Boston Review" and a full-time faculty member of the Writing Program at Columbia University's School of the Arts.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2010/art/20101220_weekly_donnelly.mp3PBS NewsHourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2010/12/conversation-patti-smith-1.htmlFri, 17 Dec 2010 16:22:00 ESTJeffrey Brown talks to rock legend Patti Smith, whose memoir, "Just Kids," won the National Book Award for nonfiction.Jeffrey Brown talks to rock legend Patti Smith, whose memoir, "Just Kids," won the National Book Award for nonfiction.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2010/art/20101217_patti_smith.mp307:53