Sep 18 Jennifer Michael Hecht Reads ‘Split’ By Margaret Myers Jennifer Michael Hecht is a poet, historian, philosopher and author. She has written several books of nonfiction including "Doubt: A History" and "The Happiness Myth." Her latest collection of poetry is titled "Who Said." She teaches at The New School… Continue reading
Sep 18 Jennifer Michael Hecht Reads ‘Split’ By Margaret Myers Jennifer Michael Hecht is a poet, historian, philosopher and author. She is the author of several books of nonfiction including "Doubt: A History" and "The Happiness Myth." Her latest collection of poetry is titled "Who Said." She teaches at The… Continue reading
Sep 17 Edwidge Danticat on Using Writing to Reach the Past, Look Forward, Solve Problems By Molly Finnegan "Claire of the Sea Light" is a story of death and loss, but also the enduring power of love. The intertwined lives in a small fishing village are upended when a seven-year-old girl disappears. Haitian-born novelist Edwidge Danticat has returned… Continue reading
Sep 17 Mary Jo Salter’s ‘Nothing By Design’ a Mixture of Darkness and Whimsy By Margaret Myers "Nothing By Design," the new collection from poet Mary Jo Salter, is a mix of light and dark. In it, Salter explores the end of a marriage, the loss of friends, having fun with MFA programs and responding to "The… Continue reading
Sep 17 Mary Jo Salter’s ‘Nothing By Design’ a Mixture of Darkness and Whimsy By Margaret Myers "Nothing By Design," the new collection from poet Mary Jo Salter, is a mix of light and dark. In it, Salter explores the end of a marriage, the loss of friends, having fun with MFA programs and responding to "The… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Edwidge Danticat Reflects on ‘Going Back’ to Haiti Through Her Writing In a seaside town in Haiti, a fisherman's daughter goes missing on her seventh birthday. What happens to the community as they search for her is the subject of a new novel, "Claire of the Sea Light." Acclaimed author Edwidge… Continue watching
Sep 16 Meena Alexander Reads Her Poem, ‘Experimental Geography’ By Margaret Myers Meena Alexander's latest collection of poems, "Birthplace with Buried Stones," will be published Sept. 30, 2013. Alexander is an English professor at the City University of New York and teaches at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of… Continue reading
Sep 16 Weekly Poem: ‘Experimental Geography’ Meena Alexander reads a poem, "Experimental Geography," from her soon to be published collection, "Birthplace with Buried Stones." Alexander is an English professor at the City University of New York and teaches at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 50 Years Ago, Baptist Church Bombing Shakes Nation Remembering Civil Rights figures on the 50th anniversary of the Birmingham bombing. Continue watching
Sep 15 Female director takes on strict Saudi social mores Credit: Sony Pictures Classics The film world is abuzz about a new movie making the rounds at major film festivals. "Wadjda" is the first feature film to be shot entirely in Saudi Arabia, a country that not only… Continue reading