Oct 24 In 'Human Chain,' Nobel-Winning Poet Seamus Heaney Digs Into the Past In his native Ireland, he's known as "Famous Seamus," and indeed, Seamus Heaney -- winner of the Nobel Prize in 1995 -- is a world-famous poet. Now 72, his new collection, "Human Chain," contains poems that are, as always for… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch In 'Human Chain,' Nobel-Winning Poet Seamus Heaney Digs Into the Past In his native Ireland, he's known as "Famous Seamus," and indeed, Seamus Heaney -- winner of the Nobel Prize in 1995 -- is a world-famous poet. Now 72, his new collection, "Human Chain," contains poems that are, as always for… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch What Political Models Might Shape the New Libya, Tunisia? Hisham Melhem, the Washington bureau chief of Al Arabiya News, Michele Dunne, director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council, and Marina Ottaway of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace speak with Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Oct 24 Seamus Heaney Reads From 'Human Chain' Seamus Heaney is widely recognized as one of the major poets of the 20th century. Heaney's collection "Human Chain" contains poems that are, as always for him, grounded in the physical world but also take a look back. Continue reading
Oct 24 Weekly Poem: 'Death of a Naturalist' By Tom LeGro Nobel winning poet Seamus Heaney reads "Death of a Naturalist."… Continue reading
Oct 24 The Daily Frame A woman looks at work by Syrian artist Khaled Takreti during the Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art exhibition at Christie's in Dubai. Photo by Karim Sahib /AFP /Getty Images. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Seamus Heaney Reads 'Death of a Naturalist' Seamus Heaney reads "Death of a Naturalist."… Continue watching
Oct 21 'Margin Call': Calm Before the Storm of 2008 Financial Crisis By Saskia de Melker The 2008 financial collapse is a complex phenomenon to fathom. It's an even harder phenomenon to recreate in a cinematic narrative. "Margin Call," a film that opens in theaters Friday, takes on that challenge and offers a fictional account of… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Watch the Trailer for the New Film 'Margin Call' For more on this film, go to: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/… Continue watching