Jul 01 HHS Starts Accepting Applicants for High-Risk Pools for the Uninsured People who have been denied health insurance due to a preexisting condition can begin applying for coverage Thursday in many states, under the first major program of the new health care reform law. The $5 billion program will fund… Continue reading
Jul 01 W.S. Merwin Appointed as Next Poet Laureate By Tom LeGro The Library of Congress has appointed W.S. Merwin as the 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2010-2011. Merwin will assume the post in the fall, succeeding Kay Ryan. Continue reading
Jun 30 Benjamin Alire Sáenz Reads Meditations on Living in the Desert By newshourpoetry Benjamin Alire Sáenz is a Chicano poet, writer, professor and painter who has lived most of his life near the U.S.-Mexico border. He calls himself a "fronterizo" -- a Spanish word for border resident -- because, he says, the border… Continue reading
Jun 30 Benjamin Alire Sáenz By newshourpoetry Poet Benjamin Alire Saenz reads some of his poems. Continue reading
Jun 30 ‘Bhutto’ Examines Life of Charismatic, Complicated Leader By Molly Finnegan A new documentary film about the life and death of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto -- the first woman head of an Islamic country who was assassinated in 2007 -- may attract as much interest for its political content… Continue reading
Jun 30 Poet Benjamin Saenz Considers Uncertainty Along Mexico’s Violent Border Latino poet Benjamin Saenz shares his writing from his home near the U.S., Mexico border, a region where violent drug wars have raged in recent years. His latest collection is called "The Book of What Remains."… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Poet Benjamin Saenz Considers Uncertainty Along Mexico’s Violent Border Latino poet Benjamin Saenz shares his writing from his home near the U.S., Mexico border, a region where violent drug wars have raged in recent years. His latest collection is called "The Book of What Remains."… Continue watching
Jun 29 Conversation: The State of American Libraries By Molly Finnegan This week, librarians from around the country have gathered in Washington for the annual meeting of the American Library Association to meet with authors, share experiences and discuss topics ranging from budget cuts, branch closings and staff reductions, to technology… Continue reading