Jan 04 Weekly Poem: ‘New Year’s’ By Tom LeGro Robert Creeley (1926-2005) was one of the most important and influential American poets of the twentieth century. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch Alvin Ailey Troupe Celebrates Longtime Choreographer’s Last Dance After more than 20 years at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, director Judith Jamison is preparing to step down. In a profile by Jeffrey Brown, Jamison discusses how a mantra of "pray, prepare, and proceed" had guided her both… Continue watching
Dec 31 The Decade in Literature By Arts Desk Books in the aughts were not all for naught: there were mega novels (like Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections" and Junot Diaz's "The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"), a boom in book clubs, and the birth of the e-reader. Continue reading
Dec 31 The Decade in Film By Arts Desk From the fading dominance of the big screen to the prevalence of the small screen, the critical cinematic successes that came from abroad, and the return of the 3-D Hollywood blockbuster, we asked two critics to reflect on the films… Continue reading
Dec 31 Thursday on the NewsHour: Poetic Partnership By Tom LeGro You can watch Vera Pavlova read poems not shown on the program below and also check out our Poetry Series page for additional material. Continue reading
Dec 31 A Look at Google Books By Tom LeGro In another in our series about the future of literature and literacy, Spencer Michels looks at internet giant Google's controversial plan to offer millions of books online. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch Russian Poet Pavlova Celebrates Desire in New Collection A profile of Russian poet Vera Pavlova, who will release her first collection of poems in English, "If There is Something to Desire," next month. Continue watching