Sep 12 Where Poetry Lives: Sharing Moments and Verse When Memory Fades By Molly Finnegan 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:… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch Poet Seamus Heaney, 74, Explored the ‘Wideness of Language’ Poet Seamus Heaney, 74, Dug the 'Wideness of Language' With His Pen… Continue watching
Jul 10 Wednesday on the NewsHour: Poet Liao Yiwu By Tom LeGro, Mary Jo Brooks Liao Yiwu was in his early 30s when he was arrested for writing and performing a poem about the brutality of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989. A new memoir about his time in prison called "For a Song and… Continue reading
Jun 10 Hit the Road, Poet Laureate: Trethewey Partners With NewsHour for Second Term By Tom LeGro 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… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Emptiness Falls’ Gretel Ehrlich reads a poem from "Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami."… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch A Writer Reflects on the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami, Two Years Later A Writer's Reflections on the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami, Two Years Later… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch Gretel Ehrlich Reads From ‘Facing the Wave’ Gretel Ehrlich reads from "Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami."… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch Poet David Ferry on Writing Verse, Reading Poems, Winning Awards at 88 Poet David Ferry on Writing Verse, Reading Poems, Winning Awards at 88… 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