Mar 24 Watch Iowa Writers’ Workshop Student Alex Walton Reads a Poem Alex Walton, a student in the Iowa Writers' Workshop, reads a poem. Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch Iowa Writers’ Workshop Student Jessica Laser Reads a Poem Jessica Laser, a student at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, reads a poem. Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch Allan Gurganus Reads His New Work Writer Allan Gurganus reads an excerpt from his current project. Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch Extended Interview: Samantha Chang More of Jeffrey Brown's interview with Iowa Writers' Workshop director Samantha Chang. Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Journalist, Author Roger Rosenblatt Outlines His 4 Reasons to Write Roger Rosenblatt -- novelist, playwright, journalist and, of course, NewsHour essayist for many years -- also teaches writing. His latest book, "Unless It Moves The Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing," is a based on a class he… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch In Chaos of Post-Earthquake Haiti, Artists Create Poetry Amid Rubble On his recent reporting trip to Haiti, Jeffrey Brown explored the story of Haitian poets and artists surviving -- and creating -- amid the rubble of last year's earthquake. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Stephen Sondheim on the times and rhymes of his life Stephen Sondheim is the Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist behind some of the most celebrated and titanic musicals to hit Broadway. He wrote the lyrics to “West Side Story” and “Gypsy,” and was the force behind musicals like “Sweeney Todd,"… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Poet Philip Levine Recalls Life at the Factory Jeffrey Brown profiles Philip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Poet Marie Ponsot Celebrating Life at 88 A profile of 88-year-old poet Marie Ponsot, who published her sixth collection of poems last month called "Easy."… Continue watching