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Jun 10

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From the fields to the Library of Congress, Juan Felipe Herrera took a winding path to poetry

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Juan Felipe Herrera is the author of more than 20 books of poetry, novels for young adults and collections for children, most recently “Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes.” He is the son of migrant workers from Mexico, and today he…

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Feb 16

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Remembering Philip Levine, writer of poetic odes to honest work

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Dec 01

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Poet Mark Strand reads ‘A Suite Of Appearances: 4’

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Jul 25

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Whitman expert Bob Hass on ‘Leaves of Grass’

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Sep 12

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Poetry Project Helps Dementia Patients Live in the Moment

In our new series, "Where Poetry Lives," Natasha Trethewey, poet laureate of the United States, and Jeffrey Brown spends time at the Alzheimer's Poetry Project in Brooklyn. The international program works with people with dementia to try to trigger memory by…

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Sep 12

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Where Poetry Lives: Sharing Moments and Verse When Memory Fades

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PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown, right, and U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, center right, launch the series “Where Poetry Lives.” Their first stop: Brooklyn. Photo by Anne Davenport/NewsHour “A short walk in the park, a sax, a lot of poetry:…

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Jun 10

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Hit the Road, Poet Laureate: Trethewey Partners With NewsHour for Second Term

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The Library of Congress reappointed U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey to a second term on Monday. Though she is not the first in her position to receive the honor of an extended post, the announcement does have special meaning for…

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Sep 21

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Conversation: Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey

Jeffrey Brown talks to U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey.

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Sep 17

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Weekly Poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey

U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey reads "Elegy," a poem from her new book "Thrall."…

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Jun 07

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New Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey ‘Explores the Human Struggles We All Face’

New Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey 'Explores the Human Struggles We All Face'…

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