Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/poetry/philip-levine Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Philip Levine Poetry Jan 12, 2010 2:11 PM EDT Philip Levine was born in Detroit, Mich., in 1928. He is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently “News of the World” (2009). Other collections include “Breath” (2004); “The Simple Truth” (1994), which won the Pulitzer Prize; and “What Work Is” (1991), which won the National Book Award. For two years he served as chair of the Literature Panel of the National Endowment for the Arts, and he was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets in 2000. He lives in New York City and Fresno, Calif. He is the Distinguished Poet in Residence for the Creative Writing Program at New York University. Transcript: Philip Levine Watch the extended interview with Philip Levine and Jeffrey Brown. Philip Levine reads more of his poetry in three web exclusive clips. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now
Philip Levine was born in Detroit, Mich., in 1928. He is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently “News of the World” (2009). Other collections include “Breath” (2004); “The Simple Truth” (1994), which won the Pulitzer Prize; and “What Work Is” (1991), which won the National Book Award. For two years he served as chair of the Literature Panel of the National Endowment for the Arts, and he was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets in 2000. He lives in New York City and Fresno, Calif. He is the Distinguished Poet in Residence for the Creative Writing Program at New York University. Transcript: Philip Levine Watch the extended interview with Philip Levine and Jeffrey Brown. Philip Levine reads more of his poetry in three web exclusive clips. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now