Apr 26 Poet C.D. Wright Weaves History, Reporting, Storytelling in Verse By Margaret Myers Brown University professor C.D. Wright weaves oral histories, news reports and interviews into her poetry. Her latest volume, "One With Others," looks back at the civil rights era in her native Arkansas. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch Poet C.D. Wright Reads From 'One With Others' Poet C.D. Wright reads from her book "One With Others."… Continue watching
Apr 26 Tonight on PBS, Remaking a Life in the Made-up World of 'Marwencol' By Lauren Knapp Mark Hogancamp's therapeutic imaginary world is the subject of 'Marwencol', a documentary by Jeff Malmberg that airs on "PBS' Independent Lens":http://www.itvs.org/films/marwencol on Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 26 Tuesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, archaeologists uncover a massive sculpture of a 14th century B.C. pharaoh. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch The Mysterious World of 'Marwencol' Jeffrey Brown talks to "Marwencol" director, Jeff Malmberg. Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Coming of Age in Wartime Heather Courtney discusses her film, "Where Soldiers Come From". Continue watching
Apr 26 'Where Soldiers Come From' Tells Wartime Coming of Age Story When filmmaker Heather Courtney returned to her hometown in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, she was hoping to make a film about rural America. But over the next four years she instead discovered a coming of age story that took… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch Upheaval, Uncertainty in Yemen as Saleh Weighs Exit Margaret Warner discusses the political upheaval and what's next for Yemenis with guests. Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch Protesters Pour Into Yemen's Streets Again Amid New Calls for Saleh to Leave As thousands of Yemeni protesters crowded streets Monday calling for President Saleh to step down, at least two more protesters were killed -- bringing the death toll to at least 140 in two months. Meanwhile, Saleh signaled that he could… Continue watching
Apr 25 Weekly Poem: 'Miracle Blanket' Erika Meitner is an assistant professor of English at Virginia Tech, where she teaches in the MFA program. She has published three books of poems: "Inventory at the All-Night Drugstore," "Ideal Cities" and "Makeshift Instructions for Vigilant Girls."… Continue reading