Poetry Mar 16 Poet Cornelius Eady on exploring the everyday lives of Black people in America By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Arts May 20 Watch Graduate students encourage poetry through community service Master of Fine Arts students at Antioch University in Los Angeles are required to do community service to enhance the “writing life” of others. As part of our series Where Poetry Lives, poet laureate Natasha Trethewey joins Jeffrey Brown to… By PBS NewsHour
Poetry May 20 Poet Gina Loring on lost potential of LA’s incarcerated youth "It's not just about the work on the page, it's about where you put your feet when you get out of bed in the morning." That was the mantra of Eloise Klein Healy when she created the graduate writing program… By Mary Jo Brooks
Arts Apr 30 Join Library of Congress for discussion on poetry In celebration of National Poetry Month, PBS NewsHour’s Mike Melia will join the Library of Congress for a webcast discussion at 12 p.m. EDT Wednesday about that very question. By Colleen Shalby
Arts Apr 11 Watch Remembering civil rights history, when ‘words meant everything’ U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey and Jeffrey Brown recently traveled from Mississippi to Alabama on a pilgrimage to witness the historical struggles and sorrows people faced during the civil rights movement. On their 100-mile journey, they examine the role of… By PBS NewsHour
Apr 11 Medgar Evers’ wife revisits his legacy 50 years later By Anne Azzi Davenport During the annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage, Myrlie Evers-Williams spoke about how Medgar Evers was killed in front of the house where he died. Watch an excerpt of her speech in the video above. The 14th Congressional Civil… Continue reading
Apr 11 Poet’s Notebook: Pilgrimage, Revisited By Natasha Trethewey U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey reads her poem “Incident,” while in Jackson, Mississippi. This year, because of the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, Congressman John Lewis led the 14th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage not only to its… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey reads ‘Miscegenation’ By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Jerry Mitchell on the Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage By PBS NewsHour Continue watching