Dec 03 Weekly Poem: ‘Swimming Pool’ By Tom LeGro James Arthur is the author of "Charms Against Lightning," a debut poetry collection published by Copper Canyon Press in October. He has received the Amy Lowell Travelling Poetry Scholarship, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Poetry, a residency at the Amy… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch As Rebels Step Up Pressure on Damascus, Signs of New Phase for Syrian Conflict As Rebels Step Up Pressure on Damascus, Signs of New Phase for Syrian Conflict… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch Rebels, Assad Regime Blame Each Other for Major Communication Service Disruption Internet and cell phone service was down throughout the majority of Syria. While rebels blamed the Syrian government for the service disruption, President Bashar al-Assad claimed it was the work of "terrorists." Independent Television News' Jonathan Rugman reports on the… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch As Kurds Fight for Freedom in Syria, Fears Rise in Turkey of Following Suit As Kurds Fight for Freedom in Syria, Fears Rise in Turkey of Following Suit… Continue watching
Nov 26 Weekly Poem: ‘Rage Sonnet’ Hoa Nguyen studied poetics at New College of California in San Francisco. The author of eight books and chapbooks, she teaches poetics in a private workshop and at Ryerson University. Wave Books published her third full-length collection of poems, "As… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch After Sandy, Poet Describes ‘What It Means to Stand in the Rubble of Your Life’ After Sandy, Poet Describes 'What It Means to Stand in the Rubble of Your Life'… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Neighbor Turkey’s Reluctant Role in Syrian Civil War The violence in Syria's 20-month conflict has moved eastward, closer to Turkey's border, and more players have entered the ring, including Syrian Kurds fighting against rebel forces. Ray Suarez talks to Margaret Warner from Istanbul about the price of the… Continue watching
Nov 23 Friday on the NewsHour: The Poetry of Sandy Jennifer Fitzgerald reads two poems about Hurricane Sandy: "I Was Raised on an Island" and "What It Means to Rise."… Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch Poet Joy Harjo Shares Words of Celebration and Memory for Thanksgiving Poet Joy Harjo Reads a Thanksgiving Poem… Continue watching
Nov 19 Weekly Poem: ‘Highlights and Interstices’ Prize-winning Jack Gilbert died last week at the age of 87 after suffering for years from Alzheimer's disease. His many honors include the Yale Younger Poets prize for his 1962 debut "Views of Jeopardy" and a National Book Critics Circle… Continue reading