Dec 31 These prize winners show 2015 was a diverse year in books By artsdesk The literary world was packed with a diverse field of prize-winners this year. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 6:25 Poet Robin Coste Lewis evokes the black female form across history By PBS News Hour "Voyage of the Sable Venus," the first collection from Robin Coste Lewis, is the winner of this year's National Book Award for poetry. Lewis discussed her debut, her readers and her influences with Jeffrey Brown at the Miami Book Festival. Continue watching
Dec 28 Hieu Minh Nguyen challenges white supremacy in poems about his family By Corinne Segal Nguyen, a Minneapolis-based poet who writes on race, queerness and history, dove into the past with "White Boy Time Machine: Instruction Manual."… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 5:49 70 years after Nazi liberation, poets write about freedom By Corinne Segal Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 6:46 Why Bill Murray gets up to recite poetry every year By PBS News Hour Bill Murray loves poetry. He loves poetry so much he trades comedic one-liners for lines of poetry at a yearly benefit for Poets House, a nonprofit library and cultural center in New York City. Special correspondent Francesca Maxime reports. Continue watching
Nov 30 Poet Franny Choi pictures a world without police By Corinne Segal What world a world without police look like? Poet Franny Choi’s work attempts to answer that question. Continue reading
Nov 30 No, Oscar Wilde probably didn't die of syphilis By Dr. Howard Markel The long-held theory was that Oscar Wilde succumbed to the ravages of end-stage syphilis. Fortunately, a London neurologist and two ear surgeons from South Africa have spent considerable time poring over Wilde’s medical and prison records to propose an entirely… Continue reading
Nov 25 Poet Rita Dove on what we learned from Nazi liberation, 70 years later By artsdesk "Liberation," a poetry collection released last month, highlights why the ideas of oppression and liberation are still urgently important today. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 5:49 70 years after Nazi liberation, poets write about freedom By Corinne Segal Continue watching
Nov 02 For poet Fatimah Asghar, the word 'orphan' has more than one meaning By Corinne Segal English needs to be broken, according to poet Fatimah Asghar. For Asghar, that goal is a reason to create spoken word poetry, using the language in new ways and to address stories at the margins, including her own. Continue reading