Jan 03 What is the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club? By Elizabeth Flock Now Read This is a new book club and partnership from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times. Continue reading
Jan 03 New York Times Book Review: In ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing,’ a Haunted Road Trip to Prison By Tracy K. Smith Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith reviews "Sing, Unburied, Sing."… Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 8:09 How poet Rupi Kaur became a hero to millions of young women By PBS NewsHour, Jaywon Choe, Elizabeth Flock Rupi Kaur, one of Instagram’s favorite poets, writes about love, heartbreak and womanhood. She speaks to Jeffrey Brown about her rise to fame and her message for young women. Continue watching
Jan 02 Listen to Rupi Kaur, one of the most popular poets in the world, read her work By Elizabeth Flock Listen to Rupi Kaur read from "The Sun and Her Flowers," which has sold a million copies since its release in October, and her first book, "Milk and Honey,"… Continue reading
Jan 01 This New Year’s poem honors ‘the wrong roads we’ve taken’ By Jennifer Hijazi Jimmy Santiago Baca wrote the collection, “Winter Poems Along the Rio Grande” in 2004 after living on the banks of that river. Every morning, he ran through snow, rain and mud in a ritual that he called a spiritual experience. Continue reading
Dec 31 Ring in the new year with this classic bubbly cocktail By Erica R. Hendry The true beauty of this cocktail is how easy it is to make. Continue reading
Dec 30 This sparkling cocktail brings new flavor to a New Year’s Eve favorite By Erica R. Hendry Start the New Year with this cucumber-infused twist on a sparkling cocktail. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 7:36 How the long history of not being taken seriously affects women in power today By PBS News Hour The way women operate today in the public sphere is not too different from how they did in the literature of Homer or the Middle Ages, says Mary Beard, a leading feminist and expert in ancient history. Beard joins Jeffrey… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 9:13 Tune into these artists for the soundtrack of 2017 By PBS News Hour We look back at the year’s best offerings in music, from Kendrick Lamar’s fourth album “DAMN.” to breakout artist Margo Price’s “All American Made.” Jeffrey Brown sits down with Ann Powers of NPR and Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 2:41 The practical reasons to welcome poetry into our lives By PBS News Hour Whether it’s simply to enliven our day or help us bear a heartache, great poetry can add balance and beauty to our over-connected and over-tweeted lives. Stephen Kloepfer offers his humble opinion on ow poetry elevates our lives. Continue watching