Aug 10 Watch Working-Class Poet Levine Named Nation’s Next Laureate Philip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, was named Wednesday as the next poet laureate of the United States. Jeffrey Brown profiled Levine last year. Continue watching
Aug 10 Another Take on a Volatile Market By Paul Solman Financial professionals work the phones on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images. Sorry I didn't post Tuesday, amidst all the turmoil. I was giving a speech at Chautauqua,… Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Poet Philip Levine Reads His Work Poet Philip Levine reads some of his work. Continue watching
Aug 10 Levine Named Next U.S. Poet Laureate The Library of Congress announced Wednesday that Philip Levine will be the 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2011-2012. Levine, 83, succeeds W.S. Merwin. Continue reading
Aug 10 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, an artist who wanted to paint infinity has died. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch Girl Up Campaign Helps Teens Empower Peers Around the Globe Girl Up, a United Nations Foundation campaign, is helping adolescent American girls make a difference in the lives of peers around the globe. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Aug 09 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the stock of more than 150 independent record labels was destroyed Monday night after rioters in London set fire to a warehouse. Continue reading
Aug 08 Weekly Poem: ‘Elegy VII (Last Moment)’ Jason Schneiderman is the author of "Striking Surface," winner of the Richard Snyder prize from Ashland Poetry Press, and "Sublimation Point" (Four Way Books). He directs the Writing Center at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Elegy VII (Last Moment)’ by Jason Schneiderman Jason Schneiderman reads "Elegy VII (Last Moment)" from his book, "Striking Surface."… Continue watching
Aug 08 How to Not Let Mistakes Define You By Paul Solman // We recently reported on the prison initiative of Bard College, a selective school currently running degree programs in five New York prisons. Skeptics of prison reform should take note of one Anthony Cardenales, a former inmate who… Continue reading