"The Language of the Brag" by Sharon Olds and "The Desires of Mothers to Please Others in Letters" by Bernadette Mayer offer tributes to motherhood. (30 minutes)
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Thu, 4/3 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Katie Couric, Sheryl Sandberg, Yang Lan, and Mary Chapin Carpenter discuss Elizabeth Bishop's "One Art." (30 minutes)
Thu, 4/3 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Former Vice President Al Gore, poet Jorie Graham and scientists from Conservation International delve into Marianne Moore's poem "The Fish." (30 minutes)
Thu, 4/3 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Poet Mark Doty, psychologist Steven Pinker, choreographer Bill T. Jones, designer Simon Doonan and interior designer Jonathan Adler discuss "This Your Home Now." (30 minutes)
Thu, 4/3 at 2:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Broadway stage actors and writer Adam Gopnik talk about composer Stephen Sondheim's ability to blend lyrics and music, using "Finishing the Hat" as their case study. (30 minutes)
Thu, 4/3 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Former Secretary of State John Kerry, director Julie Taymor, composer Elliot Goldenthal, and writer Yusef Komunyakaa talk about the beauty and horror of war. (30 minutes)
Thu, 4/3 at 3:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Insight into what may or may not lie beneath William Carlos Williams' brief tribute to marital relations; guests include actor John Hodgman, poet Rafael Campo and poet Jane Hirshfield. (30 minutes)
Mon, 4/7 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, playwright Tony Kushner and poets Mark Doty and Marilyn Chin celebrate the work of Walt Whitman. (30 minutes)
Mon, 4/7 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
An exploration of Walt Whitman's "The Wound-Dresser," set in the battlefield infirmaries of the Civil War. (30 minutes)
Mon, 4/7 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
"Looking for the Gulf Motel" by Richard Blanco centers on a Cuban American family vacation in 1970s Florida. (30 minutes)
Mon, 4/7 at 2:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Exploring the science of A.R. Ammon's poem "Cascadilla Falls." (30 minutes)
Mon, 4/7 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
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)
Mon, 4/7 at 3:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" addresses the role walls play in society. (30 minutes)