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Urban Love Poem, by Marilyn Chin

Maxine Hong Kingston, Randy Komisar and others explore Marilyn Chin's "Urban Love Poem".

04/04/2020 | Expires 04/04/2026 | Rating TV-PG

Urban Love Poem, by Marilyn Chin

Poetry in America

Urban Love Poem, by Marilyn Chin

4/4/2020 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Maxine Hong Kingston, Randy Komisar and others explore Marilyn Chin's "Urban Love Poem".

The episode explores San Francisco's history from the Gold Rush and early Chinese immigration to the rise of Silicon Valley, through Marilyn Chin's "Urban Love Poem". In this series opener, host Elisa New brings together acclaimed memoirist Maxine Hong Kingston, tech investor Randy Komisar, and four Bay Area residents on a rooftop in Chinatown to discuss the love of a great city.

04/04/2020 | Expires 04/04/2026 | Rating TV-PG

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Support for Poetry in America is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Dalio Family Fund, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Deborah Hayes Stone and Max Stone, Nancy Zimmerman...

Poetry in America

Urban Love Poem, by Marilyn Chin

4/4/2020 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

The episode explores San Francisco's history from the Gold Rush and early Chinese immigration to the rise of Silicon Valley, through Marilyn Chin's "Urban Love Poem". In this series opener, host Elisa New brings together acclaimed memoirist Maxine Hong Kingston, tech investor Randy Komisar, and four Bay Area residents on a rooftop in Chinatown to discuss the love of a great city.

04/04/2020 | Expires 04/04/2026 | Rating TV-PG

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