Jun 10 Watch 6:21 From the fields to the Library of Congress, Juan Felipe Herrera took a winding path to poetry By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Jun 10 Son of migrants, Juan Felipe Herrera to become first Latino U.S. Poet Laureate By Jeffrey Brown He’s the son of migrant workers and today Juan Felipe Herrera becomes the next U.S. Poet Laureate, the first Latino to hold the position. Arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown met Herrera at the place where it all started. Continue reading
Jun 02 Homeless men, now auteurs, challenge preconceptions through filmmaking By Aisha Jama Street Sense, a Washington, D.C., media nonprofit that publishes a newspaper written and sold by the homeless, has branched out to filmmaking. The Street Sense Filmmaker Co-op gives its members the tools to craft their stories, while equipping them with… Continue reading
Jun 01 Poet recalls the ‘terror’ of the first day of adoption By artsdesk Patrick Hicks is the author of over ten books, including “The Collector of Names,” “Adoptable,” “This London” and “The Commandant of Lubizec.” Watch Hicks read his poem “The Strangers” from his collection “Adoptable” at the 2015 AWP Conference and Bookfair… Continue reading
May 18 Poet contemplates fatherhood in a hotel room By artsdesk Ted Mathys is the author of three books of poetry, “The Spoils,” “Forge” and most recently “Null Set.” Watch Mathys read his poem “Artifact Hotel” at the 2015 AWP Conference and Bookfair in Minneapolis. Continue reading
May 13 Watch 7:58 Jeffrey Brown translates his reporting life into a new book of poetry By PBS News Hour NewsHour audiences know Jeffrey Brown for his reporting on breaking news, as well as on books, culture and poetry. Now he's the author of his own collection of poetry, aptly titled "The News." Gwen Ifill sits down with Jeff to… Continue watching
May 11 Poet Wo Chan uses words to fight oppression By Corinne Segal “Poetry is this great tool of disruption for monolithic power,” says poet Wo Chan. “Language is what we see the world through [and] poetry gets right to the core of it.”… Continue reading
May 05 Watch 6:42 After her husband’s sudden death, Elizabeth Alexander writes their love story By PBS News Hour Continue watching