Jul 17 Kay Ryan Is Appointed U.S. Poet Laureate By PBS News Hour The Library of Congress announced Thursday the appointment of Kay Ryan as the 16th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-2009. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch Songwriter Leonard Cohen Discusses Fame, Poetry and Getting Older The NewsHour's poetry series looks at iconic writer and poet Leonard Cohen who discusses the difference between writing a song and a poem, and explains why "Out of the thousands who are known or want to be known as poets,… Continue watching