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
May 11 Watch Conversation: Poet Natalie Diaz Jeffrey Brown talks to poet Natalie Diaz. Continue watching
May 07 Watch Weekly Poem: 'Cinco de Mayo' Naomi Shihab Nye reads her poem "Cinco de Mayo" from her book, "Transfer."… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch U.S., U.K. Poets Laureate on Being Public Face for 'Solitary Act' U.S., U.K. Poets Laureate on Being Public Face for 'Solitary Act'… Continue watching
Apr 27 Carol Ann Duffy and Philip Levine, U.K. and U.S. Poets Laureate, on Being Public Face for 'Solitary Act' Carol Ann Duffy, Philip Levine… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 4:58 Poet Naomi Shihab Nye: 'Telling a Story Helped Us Figure Out Who We Were' Poet Naomi Shihab Nye: 'Telling a Story Helped Us Figure Out Who We Were'… Continue watching