Dec 19 The Daily Frame Mourners light candles to mark the death of former Czech President Vaclav Havel, gathering at a statue of Saint Wenceslaus in Prague. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch A Warlord's Quest for Forgiveness in 'The Redemption of General Butt Naked' For more on this story go to, http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch Weekly Poem: '4th Grade Logic' P.F. Potvin reads the poem, "4th Grade Logic," from his book, "The Attention Lesson."… Continue watching
Dec 16 In Anthology, Rita Dove Connects American Poets' Intergenerational Conversations Former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove was recently given what may be the biggest honor -- and challenge -- of her career: sorting through poems from the last 100 years to create "The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry."… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch In Anthology, Rita Dove Connects American Poets' Intergenerational Conversations In Anthonogy, Rita Dove Connects American Poets' Intergenerational Conversations… Continue watching
Dec 16 More With David Margolick, Author of 'Elizabeth and Hazel' On Thursday's NewsHour, Ray Suarez talked with Vanity Fair contributing editor David Margolick about his new book, "Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock." The book tells the story of how an iconic civil rights era photograph changed the… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch Rita Dove Reads Two Poems Rita Dive reads "Singsong" and "Fox Trot Fridays."… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Rita Dove Shows Off Her Dance Moves Aside from poetry, ballroom dancing is one of Rita Dove's passions. Continue watching
Dec 16 Conversation: Michael Ondaatje By Tom LeGro The fictional voyage in Michael Ondaatje's new novel, "The Cat's Table," is like one that he took long ago before becoming the much honored writer of such works as "The English Patient" and "Anil's Ghost" and "Divisadero." Jeffrey Brown talks… Continue reading