ART BEAT BLOG | June 17, 2013
Weekly Poem: 'From the Grandiloquent Dictionary'
CONVERSATION | June 13, 2013
In 'Little Green,' an Old, Familiar Character Makes an Easy Comeback
ART BEAT BLOG | June 12, 2013
Around the Nation
Watch five arts and culture videos from PBS and public media partners around the nation.
ART BEAT BLOG | June 11, 2013
A Bone to Pick With Genocide? Try a Million
ART BEAT BLOG | June 10, 2013
Hit the Road, Poet Laureate: Trethewey Partners With NewsHour for Second Term
ART BEAT BLOG | June 10, 2013
Weekly Poem: Charles Hood Reads 'Skype'
CONVERSATION | June 7, 2013
Daughter's Search for Her Dissident Father Inspires Fictional Retelling

Ti-Anna Wang is the daughter of a once prominent Chinese dissident, who named her in honor of the deadly protests in Tiananmen Square. The story of Wang's search for her father, who was arrested in 2002, inspired a new young adult novel. Gwen Ifill talks with Wang and The Washington Post's Fred Hiatt, author of "Nine Days."
ART BEAT BLOG | June 7, 2013
One Photographer's Experience Documenting Mentally Ill Inmates
ART BEAT BLOG | June 7, 2013
The Daily Frame
CONVERSATION | June 5, 2013
Dave Barry's Mix of Over the Top Humor, Seriousness Reflects 'Insanity' of Miami

Humorist and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Dave Barry joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss his new novel, "Insane City," where pre-wedding antics meets sober topics like immigration. Barry describes his writing process, his affinity for P.G. Wodehouse and why his home city of Miami is a target-rich environment.
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Ancient Afghan Poetry Form Adapts to Tell Story of Modern Life and Conflict
June 18, 2013
For centuries, Pashtun women have traded stories, feelings and life wisdom in the form of two-line oral poems called landays. Eliza Griswold, a journalist and poet herself, traveled to Afghanistan to learn more about daily life there through the modern exchange of poetry. Jeffrey Brown takes a closer look at Griswold's project.













