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Arts Jun 05
Is American popular culture swaying public opinion abroad?According to Martha Bayles, a professor of humanities at Boston College and author of the new book "Through a Screen Darkly: Popular Culture, Public Diplomacy, and America's Image Abroad," public diplomacy disappeared.
Poetry Apr 28
Weekly Poem: Nikki Giovanni reads ‘The Lost Cause … Lost’Nikki Giovanni's poem "The Lost Cause ... Lost" is published in "Lines in Long Array: A Civil War Commemoration: Poems and Photographs, Past and Present." In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Smithsonian's National Poetry Gallery…
Poetry Apr 21
Weekly Poem: Yusef Komunyakaa reads ‘I Am Silas’Yusef Komunyakaa's poem "I Am Silas" is published in "Lines in Long Array: A Civil War Commemoration: Poems and Photographs, Past and Present." In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Smithsonian's National Poetry Gallery commissioned 12…
Poetry Apr 14
Weekly Poem: Paul Muldoon reads ‘A Civil War Suite’Paul Muldoon's full poem "A Civil War Suite" is published in "Lines in Long Array: A Civil War Commemoration: Poems and Photographs, Past and Present." In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Smithsonian's National Poetry Gallery…
Poetry Apr 09
Poet Gerald Stern to receive the Poetry Society of America’s prestigious Frost MedalOn Wednesday night the Poetry Society of America will honor poet Gerald Stern with the Frost Medal, the organization's highest award, given for lifetime achievement. The medal has previously been awarded to poets such as Wallace Stevens, Marianne Moore…
Poetry Apr 07
Weekly Poem: Steve Scafidi Jr. reads ‘Portraits of Abraham Lincoln with Clouds for a Ceiling’Steve Scafidi Jr.'s poem "Portraits of Abraham Lincoln with Clouds for a Ceiling" is published in "Lines in Long Array: A Civil War Commemoration: Poems and Photographs, Past and Present." In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War,…
Poetry Mar 31
Weekly Poem: Eavan Boland reads ‘A Soldier in the 28th Massachusetts’Eavan Boland's poem "A Soldier in the 28th Massachusetts" is published in "Lines in Long Array: A Civil War Commemoration: Poems and Photographs, Past and Present." In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Smithsonian's National Poetry…
Arts Mar 26
Setting a new bar for the price of musical instrumentsNo musical instrument has sold for $45 million, but Sotheby’s announced today that they are starting off the sealed bidding this spring for the ‘Macdonald’ viola by Antonio Stradivari at just that price. Stradivari string instruments are known in the…
Poetry Mar 24
Weekly Poem: C. D. Wright reads ‘Obscurity and Legacy’C. D. Wright's poem "Obscurity and Legacy" is published in "Lines in Long Array: A Civil War Commemoration: Poems and Photographs, Past and Present." In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Smithsonian's National Poetry Gallery commissioned…
Poetry Mar 17
Weekly Poem: Ron Padgett reads ‘Thinking about the Moon’Ron Padgett is an American poet, essayist, fiction writer, translator and member of the New York School. His latest book “Collected Poems” is a compilation of his works from 1960-2004 including 11 previous publications and dozens of uncollected poems. Padgett…