Nov 16 Watch Eyewitness captures Polaroid of moment JFK was shot 50 years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, we hear from Mary Ann Moorman, an eyewitness at Dealey Plaza who shared her story with documentary filmmaker Alan Govenar. His film is currently on display at an exhibit at… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Poet Billy Collins discusses humor, authenticity and ‘Aimless Love’ Poet Billy Collins discusses humor, authenticity and 'Aimless Love'… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Will polio outbreak inspire international community to do more about Syria? Will polio outbreak inspire international community to do more about Syria?… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch 8:21 Young Detroiters unlock their inner poets, claim authorship of their experiences Detroit schools are turning their students into published poets with a little guidance from professional writers and a program called InsideOut. Jeffrey Brown reflects with U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey about visiting the Motor City middle-schoolers and the "sense of… Continue watching
Oct 21 Where does poetry live in your world? By Colleen Shalby Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey visits the New York Memory Center, a community-based nonprofit designed to help people experiencing memory disorders. How does poetry play a role in Americans’ lives? That’s the question PBS NewsHour is exploring over the next… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch Does increasing division of rebel groups benefit the Assad regime? Does increasing division of rebel groups benefit the Assad regime?… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Fissures grow among rebel ranks as hard-line Islamists expand Syrian war role Fighting continued between the Western-backed Free Syrian Army and Assad's government forces, but in the north, there was also rebel-on-rebel conflict. Ray Suarez reports on how hard-line Islamists have expanded their role in the civil war. Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch Feds bust online illegal drug market and its ‘Pirate’ proprietor Federal investigators shut down the high-profile online market for illegal drugs known as Silk Road and arrested the site's alleged mastermind, Ross Ulbricht. Cordelia Lynch of International Television News reports on how easy it was to access illicit substances using… Continue watching
Sep 30 Poet Gregory Orr: Poetry Is ‘Concentrated Testimony’ of Being Human By News Desk Poet Gregory Orr rhapsodizes on a theme he has explored for nearly a decade: the "beloved," the things we love. Of course, what we love can change over time, he says. "It can make you crazy by ... shifting from… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch Death of Kofi Awoonor in Nairobi Attack Is ‘Great Loss’ for Ghana and Poetry Death of Kofi Awooner in Nairobi Attack Is 'Great Loss' for Ghana and Poetry… Continue watching