Dec 02 Watch James McBride’s ‘The Good Lord Bird’ offers ‘room to laugh’ at difficult history By PBS News Hour James McBride talks about the National Book Award winner in fiction, "The Good Lord Bird."… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch Alice McDermott invokes a voice little heard in life or literature for ‘Someone’ Alice McDermott invokes a voice little heard in life or literature for 'Someone'… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Soul’ Poet David Ferry reads "Soul," a poem from his book "Bewilderment."… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Poet David Ferry Reads From His Collection ‘Bewilderment’ Poet David Ferry reads from his collection "Bewilderment."… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Iraq Veteran’s War Fiction Taps Personal Experience Kevin Powers served in the U.S. Army in Iraq in 2004 and 2005. When he returned to the U.S. he turned initially to poetry to work through his own questions about his experience, but found he needed "a larger canvas."… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Louise Erdrich Reads From Her Novel ‘The Round House’ Louise Erdrich reads from her novel "The Round House."… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Conversation: Louise Erdrich, Author of ‘The Round House’ Jeffrey Brown talks to Louise Erdrich, author of "The Round House."… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Poet Sharon Olds’ New Collection Mourns and Heals the End of a Marriage Poet Sharon Olds' New Collection Mourns and Heals the End of a Marriage… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch In ‘Money Shot,’ Poet Armantrout Reacts to Financial Crisis in Verse In 'Money Shot,' Poet Armantrout Reacts to Financial Crisis in Verse… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch Poet Mark Doty Reflects on Community Bonds Forged by Handel’s ‘Messiah’ Poet Mark Doty, winner of the National Book Award, reflects on one of the great traditions of the holiday season: Handel's "Messiah."… Continue watching