May 16 Watch ‘Life on Mars’ Author Explores Humans’ Relationship With Universe Through Poetry 'Life on Mars' Author Explores Humans' Relationship With the Universe… Continue watching
May 16 Watch ‘Freedom Riders’ Film Revisits Those Who Risked Lives for Civil Rights 'Freedom Riders' Reenacts Historic Bus Trip Across South… Continue watching
May 16 Tracy K. Smith Reads from ‘My God, It’s Full of Stars’ Tracy K. Smith is the author of three collections of poetry: "Life on Mars" (Graywolf Press, 2011); "Duende" (Graywolf, 2007), winner of the 2006 James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets; and "The Body's Question" (Graywolf, 2003), winner… Continue reading
May 16 Watch Tracy K. Smith Reads From ‘Life of Mars’ Tracy K. Smith reads from her poetry collection, "Life of Mars."… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Weekly Poem: From ‘My God, It’s Full of Stars’ by Tracy K. Smith Tracy K. Smith reads from "My God, It's Full of Stars," from her book, "Life on Mars."… Continue watching
May 16 Weekly Poem: From ‘My God, It’s Full of Stars’ Tracy K. Smith is the author of three collections of poetry: "Life on Mars" (Graywolf Press, 2011); Duende (Graywolf, 2007), winner of the 2006 James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets; and "The Body's Question" (Graywolf, 2003), winner… Continue reading
May 16 ‘Life on Mars’ Author Explores Humans’ Relationship With Universe Through Poetry "Life on Mars," Tracy K. Smith's third book, explores the cosmos through words. The Princeton creative writing professor and poet reflects on the relationship between our lives and the universe at her Brooklyn home. Continue reading
May 16 ‘Demand’ Driving Inflation? A Viewer Begs to Differ By Paul Solman A complaint lodged with the PBS Ombudsman that was passed along after Friday's broadcast and seemed worth answering in a public forum. "I do not understand why Paul Solman did not challenge Roberto Rigobon when he said… Continue reading
May 16 Activists Look Back on 50th Anniversary of Freedom Rides EmbedVideo(562, 482, 304); Video editing by Thaisi Da Silva and Veronica DeVore In May 1961, despite two Supreme Court decisions that mandated the desegregation of interstate travel facilities, African-Americans faced violent hostility and racism while traveling through the… Continue reading