Jan 24 Remembering Argentine poet Juan Gelman By Victoria Fleischer "The moment he died in Argentina, the entire country came to a halt. It understood that part of its soul had left," Ilan Stavans told chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown. Stevens is a writer and a professor of Latin American… Continue reading
Jan 24 Remembering Robert Burns, national poet of Scotland, with windowpanes of words By Lorna Baldwin Walk around Dumfries, Scotland and you'll see poems in the windowpanes -- faint etchings in some and bold black markings in others. A few are the surviving work of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns, etched into the glass centuries ago. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Supreme Court considers cases on ‘Raging Bull’ authorship, labor union limits By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 20 Syrian-American activist Amal Kassir uses slam poetry to fuel her cause By Mary Jo Brooks Amal Kassir lived in Syria for many years. She says her time there helped her understand the people's suffering while the freedoms she has in America allowed her to become an activist on their behalf. At 18, she performs slam… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch The conflict in Syria through the eyes of a young poet By PBS News Hour Instead of weapons, Amal Kassir uses words to fight. An 18-year-old Syrian-American activist, Kassir grew up in Syria, but now lives in the United States, where she performs slam poetry to bring attention to the suffering in the Middle East. Continue watching
Jan 20 Sherlock ‘Curly Fu’ Holmes finds large, devoted audience in China By Ellen Rolfes The third season of “Sherlock” premiered in the U.K. on Jan. 2 and in the U.S. on Jan. 19. But one of the largest fan bases for the BBC program is far from the West, in China. Video… Continue reading