Poetry Mar 02 How to contemplate climate change when you have two kids under age 4 Listen to Hoa Nguyen read “No Sleep” from her collection, “Red Juice: Poems 1998-2008.”…
Poetry Feb 16 Poet Jericho Brown looks back at Saturdays spent cutting grass Listen to Jericho Brown read “Labor” from his new collection, “The New Testament.”…
Poetry Feb 09 This is poet David Roderick’s take on suburban life Listen to David Roderick read "Dear Suburb" from his new collection, "The Americans."…
Arts Feb 02 ‘Boyhood’ director Richard Linklater on growing up in the Super 8 generation Richard Linklater reflects on growing up in front of the camera and how changing technology will effect today's kids who are documented constantly.
Poetry Jan 26 Poet Saskia Hamilton on vinyl records and the ‘warmth of the scratches’ Saskia Hamilton reads her poem "Once" from her new collection, “Corridor.”…
Poetry Jan 05 Poet Ellen Bass says ‘Relax’ — you’ll lose your keys, hair and memory but you can still savor sweet fruit Ellen Bass reads her poem "Relax" from her new collection "Like a Beggar."…
Arts Dec 23 Remembering soulful rocker Joe Cocker in 5 performances Soulful rocker Joe Cocker died on Monday at the age of 70 from lung cancer, according to his agent Barrie Marshall. Art Beat collected five of Cocker’s most famous performances to help remember the Grammy-winning rocker.
Poetry Dec 15 Weekly Poem: Alison Powell reads ‘The Fields’ Listen to Alison Powell read her poem “The Fields” from “On the Desire to Levitate," Powell's debut collection of poetry.
Poetry Nov 24 Weekly Poem: Setting the Thanksgiving table with a poem by Louise Glück “Lamentations” by Louise Glück might not seem like a Thanksgiving poem, but technical writer Annik Stahl would disagree. Back in 2001, she read “Lamentations” for a NewsHour series started by former poet laureate Robert Pinksy that asked Americans to read…
Arts Oct 24 Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga perform ‘I Won’t Dance’ It’s not a pairing one might expect, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, but their new album “Cheek to Cheek,” released in September, debuted as the highest-selling record in the U.S. Tonight, PBS Great Performances presents the legendary crooner and the…