Sep 22 MacArthur Winner McHugh Serves Up the Weekly Poem Among today's recipients of the so-called "Genius Award" (i.e. the MacArthur Fellowship) is poet Heather McHugh. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch Profile of ‘Genius Award’ Winner Heather McHugh A profile of Seattle poet Heather McHugh, who was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship on Tuesday. Continue watching
Sep 21 Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson By Arts Desk Extended interviews and readings with Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch Novelist Atwood Imagines Dark Future in New Book Jeffrey Brown speaks with novelist Margaret Atwood about her latest novel "The Year of the Flood" at her Toronto home. Continue watching
Sep 21 Ricardo Pau-Llosa Reads ‘Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys’ and Other Poems Ricardo Pau-Llosa was born in Havana in 1954 and has lived in the United States since 1960. His sixth book of poetry, "Parable Hunter" was published this year by Carnegie Mellon Press. Other titles include: "Vereda Tropical" (1999); "Cuba" (1993);… Continue reading
Sep 21 Ricardo Pau-Llosa By newshourpoetry Poet Ricardo Pau-Llosa reads some of his poems. Continue reading
Sep 18 Around the Nation, Friday Roundup By Arts Desk Here are some of this week's arts and culture headlines from public broadcasters around the nation. Continue reading
Sep 18 Conversation: Mark Knopfler By Arts Desk On his new solo album "Get Lucky," the Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter and guitar great Mark Knopfler takes an almost nostalgic look at the people and places he encountered growing up in Britain, painting their portraits through a blend of rock,… Continue reading
Sep 17 Mary Travers, Folk Star Who Sang in Protest, Dies at 72 By Arts Desk Mary Travers, member of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died of leukemia at the age of 72 on Wednesday. Continue reading