Jan 29 Watch Poet Carolyn Forché gathers 500 years of suffering in new anthology By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 29 Carolyn Forche explores writing 'as an outcry of the soul' in 'Poetry of Witness' By artsdesk Carolyn Forche was deeply affected by her experience in war-torn countries. Forche is the co-editor of "Poetry of Witness." When she began collecting poems by writers who had endured warfare and other extreme situations, Forche wanted to look more deeply… Continue reading
Jan 29 Carolyn Forche explores writing 'as an outcry of the soul' in 'Poetry of Witness' By artsdesk Carolyn Forche, co-editor of the anthology "Poetry of Witness," read Major John McCrae's poem "In Flanders Field." Carolyn Forche was deeply affected by her experience in countries at war. Forche is the co-editor of the new anthology "Poetry… Continue reading
Jan 29 Michigan foundation pledges $40 million to Detroit's art collection By Zachary Treu The W.K. Kellogg Foundation pledged $40 million to Detroit's art collection. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch Remembering Pete Seeger, 94, who made music to unite people By PBS News Hour A central figure of American music, Pete Seeger touched the lives of generations with his long list of folk and protest songs that became cultural landmarks of various social movements. Jeffrey Brown talks to Peter Yarrow, friend of Peter Seeger… Continue watching
Jan 28 Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary pays tribute to the legendary Pete Seeger By Victoria Fleischer Peter Yarrow sings a version of Pete Seeger's "If I had a Hammer" to help remember the legendary folksinger. Peter Yarrow, a member of the folksinging trio Peter, Paul and Mary, remembers Pete Seeger as a "beacon of… Continue reading
Jan 28 To everything there is a season: Folk singer and activist Pete Seeger dies at 94 By Victoria Fleischer Pete Seeger, the legendary folk musician who helped spearhead the American folk revival, died Monday night in New York City at the age of 94 from natural causes. Across more than seven decades, he inspired scores of singer-songwriters, activists and… Continue reading
Jan 28 Folk music pioneer and life-long activist Pete Seeger dies at 94 By News Desk Pete Seeger, the songwriter behind the anti-war ballad "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," co-writer of "If I had a Hammer," and constant contributor to the landscape of American folk music since the 1940s, died Monday at the age of… Continue reading
Jan 27 Quentin Tarantino sues Gawker over leaked film script By Zachary Treu Film director Quentin Tarantino filed a copyright lawsuit against blog network Gawker Media and others for "allegedly facilitating the dissemination of copies" of "The Hateful Eight," an unproduced screenplay that was leaked to the public last week, according to Te… Continue reading