Jun 20 Natalie Diaz Reads ‘Reservation Mary’ and Other Poems Natalie Diaz grew up on the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation on the border of California, Arizona and Nevada. She returned because she felt a calling to help preserve the Mojave language, which is rapidly being lost. Diaz reads two poems… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch Mojave Tribal Leader Hubert McCord Sings Hubert McCord is one of only four tribal elders who is fluent in the Mojave language. Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Poet Natalie Diaz Reads From ‘When My Brother Was an Aztec’ Poet Natalie Diaz reads from her book, "When My Brother Was an Aztec."… Continue watching
Jun 11 Weekly Poem: ‘Je m’appelle Ivan’ By Tom LeGro Heather Christle is the author of "What Is Amazing" (Wesleyan University Press), "The Difficult Farm" (Octopus Books, 2009) and "The Trees The Trees" (Octopus Books, 2011), which won the 2012 Believer Poetry Award. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch New Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey ‘Explores the Human Struggles We All Face’ New Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey 'Explores the Human Struggles We All Face'… Continue watching
Jun 07 New Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey ‘Explores the Human Struggles We All Face’ Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey was named the 19th U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, the Library of Congress announced Thursday -- noting her ability to "dig beneath the surface of history." The NewsHour first profiled her in 2006 for… Continue reading
Jun 07 Natasha Trethewey Named U.S. Poet Laureate Pulitzer Prize-winner Natasha Trethewey will be the 19th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, the Library of Congress announced on Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch Weekly Poem by Natalie Diaz Natalie Diaz reads a poem from her first collection, "When My Brother Was an Aztec."… Continue watching
May 18 Conversation: Kristen Dupard, 2012 Poetry Out Loud National Champion By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to Kristen Dupard, the 2012 Poetry Out Loud National Champion. Continue reading