Sep 21 Watch Conversation: Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey Jeffrey Brown talks to U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey.
Mar 23 Watch China Launches News Programs for American Audience China Launches News Programs for American Audience…
World Feb 23 Watch Who Was Behind Latest Coordinated Attacks Across Iraq? A spree of shootings and deadly explosions across Iraq killed at least 55 people and wounded more than 225 Thursday. The Interior Ministry and a member of the Baghdad City Council blamed al-Qaida. Jeffrey Brown discusses the implications amid Iraq's…
Jun 06 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Home Brew’ by Tony Barnstone Tony Barnstone is the author of several books, including "Tongue of War."…
Apr 15 Watch Conversation: Novelist Howard Jacobson Jeffrey Brown talks to Howard Jacobson about his novel, "The Mighty Walzer."… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch ‘Globish’ Author Explains How English Has Taken Root Worldwide "Globish" Author Robert McCrum explains to Ray Suarez why the English language went global and how it has become the first worldwide language. Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Junk Man: Poet and Professor Albert Goldbarth Poet and toy collector Albert Goldbarth is a two-time winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as the Mark Twain Prize for Humor. In an interview with Jeffrey Brown, Goldbarth discusses his writing, and his latest book… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch Kay Ryan Reflects on Role as Nation’s Poet Laureate Known for compact writing and for leading a quiet life, Kay Ryan has taken on a very public role as the nation's poet laureate. For more than 30 years, she has taught remedial English in Marin County, Calif. Her poems… Continue watching
Apr 17 Professor Saw Suspected Shooter as ‘Troubled’ By PBS NewsHour Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old South Korean student from the western suburbs of Washington, D.C., has been identified as the gunman in the April 16 shooting rampage at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va. Continue reading