Mar 13 Poet’s Notebook: Difficult Knowledge By Natasha Trethewey Visiting the King County Juvenile Detention Facility I couldn’t help thinking of the words of poet Robert Frost. In my own life I believe it was an early education in poetical metaphor that helped me to grapple with and make… Continue reading
Mar 12 Want to add a word to the official Scrabble dictionary? Now’s your chance By Zachary Treu Tired of staring blankly at six consonants and a “U” during family game night while your little brother just adds an “S” to everything and your great-aunt Ruth spells out “IS” and “AM” three times each? It’s time to give… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Chang-rae Lee on the fun of writing about the future for ‘On Such a Full Sea’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch PBS web series ‘Everything But the News’ parodies online culture — and us By PBS News Hour A new web series by PBS Digital Studios called "Everything But the News" pokes fun at what we do at the NewsHour every night. In the first episode, Steve Goldbloom plays a fictional tech reporter who travels to Southern California… Continue watching
Mar 10 Weekly Poem: Michael Collier reads ‘Grandmother with Mink Stole, Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix, Arizona, 1959’ By artsdesk Michael Collier was the Poet Laureate of Maryland from 2001-2004. He has published several collections of poetry, including “The Ledge,” which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the national Book Critics Circle Award. “An Individual… Continue reading
Mar 06 John Banville slips into Chandler’s voice for new Philip Marlowe crime novel By artsdesk Author John Banville has been reading Raymond Chandler novels since he was in his early teens. When Banville turned 60, he invented a pseudonym for his crime fiction. As Benjamin Black, the writer has just come out with a new… Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Online Extra: John Banville on ‘The Black-Eyed Blonde’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch John Banville reads excerpt from ‘The Black-Eyed Blonde’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching