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Sep 18

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In ‘I Brought the War with Me,’ Lindsey Hilsum shares poetry inspired by the front lines

By Malcolm Brabant

Lindsey Hilsum is an award-winning correspondent with Britain’s Channel 4 News who has contributed to the News Hour with reports from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and more. Her new book, "I Brought the War with Me," marries her…

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Aug 02

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‘You Are Here’ celebrates poetry in the natural world with National Park exhibits

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport

A year-long project by the nation’s poet laureate focuses on the natural world and what’s at stake due to climate change. Ada Limon’s "You Are Here" exhibition will take her to National Parks around the country. Jeffrey Brown spoke with…

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May 28

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Māori poet Tayi Tibble draws on guidance of Polynesian ancestors in ‘Rangikura’

By Jeffrey Brown, Maea Lenei Buhre

There’s a new, original voice in the world of poetry. Indigenous New Zealander Tayi Tibble’s poems about what it means to be a young Māori woman have resonated with audiences far beyond her home in the Pacific. Jeffrey Brown met…

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Feb 09

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Kwame Alexander discusses his anthology of Black poetry, ‘This Is the Honey’

By Alexa Gold, Layla Quran

Award-winning author and producer Kwame Alexander just released his latest work. It's an anthology by Black poets called, "This Is the Honey." Amna Nawaz discussed the book with Alexander for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

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Dec 29

Russian poet receives 7-year prison sentence for reciting verses against war in Ukraine

By Associated Press

The OVD-Info rights group says that between late February 2022 and earlier this month, nearly 20,000 people in Russia have been detained for speaking out against the war.

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Oct 21

How Louise Glück’s quietly devastating poetic voice speaks to us from beyond the grave

By Amy Cannon, The Conversation

A celebrated poet and Nobel laureate, Louise Glück's lyric voice still reverberates after her death, in part because of how consistently she turned her attention to questions of mortality.

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Sep 30

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A Brief But Spectacular take on poetry as ritual

By Moe Sattar, Katie Hodgman

Mahogany Browne is a poet, writer, organizer and educator. Recently, she became the first-ever poet-in-residence at the Lincoln Center in New York City. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on poetry as ritual.

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Sep 22

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How COVID lockdown helped save the Tedeschi Trucks Band

By William Brangham

The husband-and-wife creative duo behind the 12-member Tedeschi Trucks Band have been called two of the best roots musicians of their generation. But after a decade of success and touring, they hit a rough period after the death of a…

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Aug 14

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A Brief But Spectacular take on the art of paying close attention to the everyday

By Steve Goldbloom

Douglas Martin is a poet, novelist and short story writer. They began their career as a performance poet and dramatist before shifting to writing full-length prose. They share a Brief But Spectacular take on the art of paying close attention…

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Jul 18

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First Latino head of Academy of American Poets on bringing poetry to more people

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport

Founded in 1934, the Academy of American Poets is one of the nation’s leading literary organizations and the largest funder of poets. Its new leader wants to emphasize and expand the linguistic diversity of poetry and boost interest in poetry…

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