Poetry in America.

Poetry in America

You Can Say That Again, Billie

A discussion of Billie Holiday's song "Strange Fruit," Evie Shockley's poem "you can say that again, billie" and the history of racism and violence in the American South. (30 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sat, 5/4 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Mushrooms, Weakness and Doubt

Poems by Sylvia Plath and Kay Ryan explore the cultural significance of mushrooms. (30 minutes)

Sat, 5/4 at 6:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

July in Washington

Robert Lowell's poem about the contradictions between American idealism and American policy. (30 minutes)

Mon, 5/6 at 3:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Mushrooms, Weakness and Doubt

Poems by Sylvia Plath and Kay Ryan explore the cultural significance of mushrooms. (30 minutes)

Mon, 5/6 at 3:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

July in Washington

Robert Lowell's poem about the contradictions between American idealism and American policy. (30 minutes)

Wed, 5/8 at 4:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Mushrooms, Weakness and Doubt

Poems by Sylvia Plath and Kay Ryan explore the cultural significance of mushrooms. (30 minutes)

Wed, 5/8 at 4:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

July in Washington

Robert Lowell's poem about the contradictions between American idealism and American policy. (30 minutes)

Wed, 5/8 at 10:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Mushrooms, Weakness and Doubt

Poems by Sylvia Plath and Kay Ryan explore the cultural significance of mushrooms. (30 minutes)

Wed, 5/8 at 10:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

July in Washington

Robert Lowell's poem about the contradictions between American idealism and American policy. (30 minutes)

Sat, 5/11 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Hill Country

Tracy K. Smith's vision of Texas Hill Country. (30 minutes)

Sat, 5/11 at 6:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Emperor of Ice Cream, Motive for Metaphor

Works by modernist poet Wallace Stevens. (30 minutes)

Mon, 5/13 at 3:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Hill Country

Tracy K. Smith's vision of Texas Hill Country. (30 minutes)

Mon, 5/13 at 3:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Emperor of Ice Cream, Motive for Metaphor

Works by modernist poet Wallace Stevens. (30 minutes)