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Weekly Poem: 'Root'

By Arts Desk

Terrance Hayes is the author of three books of poems: "Muscular Music" (1999); "Hip Logic" (2002, National Poetry Series winner); and "Wind in a Box" (2006), and the recipient of many awards, including a Pushcart Prize, a Best American Poetry…

Philip Levine Recalls Life at the Factory

Philip Levine is author of some 20 volumes of verse and one of the nation's most honored poets, with a Pulitzer and numerous other prizes. But he started life in Detroit working in auto plants, sometimes waiting in line for…

Tuesday on the NewsHour: Philip Levine

By Tom LeGro

At 82, Philip Levine is author of some 20 volumes of verse and is one of the nation’s most honored poets with a Pulitzer Prize and numerous other awards. But he started life in Detroit, working in auto plants…

Andrew Moore: 'Detroit Disassembled'

An exhibition of photographs by Andrew Moore is on display at the Yancey Richardson Gallery in New York that captures the lost world of Detroit -- abandoned auto plants taken over by plants, burned out high schools frozen in time.

Philip Levine

Poet Philip Levine reads some of his poems.

Philip Levine Reads 'Our Valley'

Poet Philip Levine reads some of his poems, including "Our Valley," and continues his conversation with Jeffrey Brown.

Poet Philip Levine Recalls Life at the Factory

Jeffrey Brown profiles Philip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.

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Weekly Poem: 'Our Valley'

By Tom LeGro

Philip Levine is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently "News of the World" (2009). The poem above, "Our Valley," originally appeared in the November 2008 issue of Poetry.