Nov 04 Weekly Poem: Dexter L. Booth reads ‘The Body’ By News Desk The Body By Dexter L. Booth They split the hog down the middle. It was cold and raining, I remember the steam and the knife and the squeal and how they all left the body like a ghost. They lasted… Continue reading
Nov 04 Weekly Poem: Dexter L. Booth reads ‘The Body’ By Ellen Rolfes The Body By Dexter L. Booth They split the hog down the middle. It was cold and raining, I remember the steam and the knife and the squeal and how they all left the body like a ghost. They lasted… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Poet Billy Collins discusses humor, authenticity and ‘Aimless Love’ Poet Billy Collins discusses humor, authenticity and 'Aimless Love'… Continue watching
Oct 28 Weekly Poem: Billy Collins reads ‘Cheerios’ By Victoria Fleischer // Cheerios One bright morning in a restaurant in Chicago as I waited for my eggs and toast, I opened the Tribune only to discover that I was the same age as Cheerios. Indeed, I was a few months older… Continue reading
Oct 25 Billy Collins reflects on his collection ‘Aimless Love’ and pretending to be serious By Victoria Fleischer Humor wasn't always integral to Billy Collins' poetry. The former U.S. poet laureate thought he had to be serious, or at least "pretend to be serious." Collins stopped by the NewsHour recently to speak with chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown… Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch Billy Collins reads ‘Cheerios’ Billy Collins reads a poem titled "Cheerios" from his new collection "Aimless Love."… Continue watching
Oct 25 Billy Collins reflects on his collection ‘Aimless Love’ and pretending to be serious By Victoria Fleischer Humor wasn't always integral to Billy Collins' poetry. The former U.S. poet laureate thought he had to be serious, or at least "pretend to be serious." Collins stopped by the NewsHour recently to speak with chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown… Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch Billy Collins on ‘"Aimless Love’ and the humor in his poetry Billy Collins talks about his collection, "Aimless Love" and the humor in his poetry. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Billy Collins reads "A Dog on His Master" Billy Collins reads "A Dog on His Master" from his new collection, " Aimless Love."… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch 8:21 Young Detroiters unlock their inner poets, claim authorship of their experiences Detroit schools are turning their students into published poets with a little guidance from professional writers and a program called InsideOut. Jeffrey Brown reflects with U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey about visiting the Motor City middle-schoolers and the "sense of… Continue watching