Jul 17 Chinese Factories Build Troubled Relationships By Victoria Fleischer Lizhi Jiang was born in Yongzhou, Hunan Province in 1987. His wife, Qifeng Jiang, was born in Yongzhou, Hunan Province in 1987 and works in as a factory accountant. Their son is two years old, and they plan to bring… Continue reading
Jul 15 Weekly Poem: ‘Using a Hula Hoop Can Get You Abducted By Aliens’ By Molly Finnegan, Victoria Fleischer Matthea Harvey is the author of "Modern Life," a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and a New York Times Notable Book. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and is a contributing editor to jubilat, Meatpaper and BOMB. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch Liao Yiwu Howls Against the Chinese Government, Offers Memories of Prison Liao Yiwu Howls Against the Chinese Government, Offers Memories of Prison… Continue watching
Jul 10 Wednesday on the NewsHour: Poet Liao Yiwu By Tom LeGro, Mary Jo Brooks Liao Yiwu was in his early 30s when he was arrested for writing and performing a poem about the brutality of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989. A new memoir about his time in prison called "For a Song and… Continue reading
Jul 10 Weekly Poem: ‘Massacre’ By Tom LeGro, Mary Jo Brooks By Liao Yiwu, Translated by Wenguang Huang (Composed on the morning of June 4, 1989) Dedicated to those who were killed on June 4, 1989 Dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution Leap! Howl! Fly! Run! Freedom feels… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch In ‘TransAtlantic,’ Colum McCann Uses Fiction to Access Texture of History In 'TransAtlantic,' Colum McCann Uses Fiction to Access Texture of History… Continue watching
Jul 04 From the NewsHour Archives: Robert Pinsky on the 4th of July By Imani Cheers O July 4, 2001, former poet laureate Robert Pinsky read aloud for NewsHour viewers the concluding section of Walt Whitman's "By Blue Ontario's Shore," Pinsky said, "Whitman's list of what he 'will not shirk' remains an attractive agenda and can… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Phish’s Trey Anastasio on Community, Commitment and Classical Music Phish's Trey Anastasio on Community, Commitment and Classical Music… Continue watching
Jul 02 Full Interview: Phish Front Man Trey Anastasio Casts Wide Musical Net By Anne Strother // Video shot by Joshua Barajas and Justin Scuiletti Trey Anastasio is still jamming for his adoring fans after three decades on the road. Recently, the Phish lead singer and guitarist has taken his talents to the classical… Continue reading
Jul 02 Read an Excerpt From ‘Little Green,’ Walter Mosley’s New Novel By Molly Finnegan Author Walter Mosley recently joined Jeffrey Brown for a conversation on the PBS NewsHour about his latest novel, "Little Green." Now you can read a passage from that new book… Continue reading