Arts

Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with Lawrence Ferlinghetti, an anti-establishment dissident and literary maverick who served as San Francisco's first poet laureate.

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Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming shares some words in praise of idleness.

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A look at the life and career of one of Brazil's musical masters, Caetano Veloso.

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Maurice Sendak, world-famous for his classic children's book "Where the Wild Things Are," discusses his roots as an artist and his interest in exploring a child's reaction to everyday life.

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In this 2002 interview, Jeffrey Brown talks to authors Eric Carle and Maurice Sendak on why the art of illustration is so important to children's books, and to the director of a new museum trying to bring children to art…

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Last week, Sen. Trent Lott (R- Miss.) decided to step down as incoming Senate majority leader after making statements some considered to be racially insensitive. Experts discuss larger historical context for the controversy over Sen. Lott's statements as well as…

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Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky shares a poem for the Christmas season.

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Eric Carle, author and illustrator of the children's classic "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," discusses his views on what makes an illustration "art," and what he feels is key in appealing to children through artwork.

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Essayist Roger Rosenblatt looks at some photographs taken many years ago and wonders about their meaning for our times.

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Many of the working poor in America have suffered in the latest economic slowdown. Jeffrey Kaye reports on how one woman and her family cope.

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