Poetry in America
Sonnet IV; I Shall Forget You Presently, My Dear
The sonnets written by Edna St. Vincent Millay in 1920s Greenwich Village challenge cliches of love and romance. (30 minutes)
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Wed, 4/2 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Musee des Beaux Arts -- W.H. Auden
W.H. Auden's World War II-era "Musee des Beaux Arts"; with Samantha Power, David Brooks and Peter Sacks. (30 minutes)
Wed, 4/2 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Shirt -- Robert Pinsky
Robert Pinsky offers his own reflections on his poem "Shirt"; with Johnson Hartig, Betty Halbreich and Stuart Weitzman. (30 minutes)
Wed, 4/2 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
To Prisoners -- Gwendolyn Brooks
Poetry's resonance for people in prison; with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Anna Deavere Smith, Reginald Dwayne Betts and Li-Young Lee. (30 minutes)
Wed, 4/2 at 2:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
The Grey Heron -- Galway Kinnell
A discussion of Galway Kinnell's "The Grey Heron" with E.O. Wilson, Robert Hass, Laura McPhee and Joel Wagner. (30 minutes)
Wed, 4/2 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
The New Colossus -- Emma Lazarus
A discussion of "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus; with Regina Spektor, Cristina Jiménez, Randi Weingarten, David Rubenstein and Duy Doan. (30 minutes)
Wed, 4/2 at 3:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Urban Love Poem -- Marilyn Chin
Exploring San Francisco's history through Marilyn Chin's poem about her youth; guests include Maxine Hong Kingston, tech investor Randy Komisar, and four Bay Area residents. (30 minutes)
Thu, 4/3 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
One Art -- Elizabeth Bishop
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
The Fish -- Marianne Moore
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
This Is Your Home Now -- Mark Doty
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
Finishing the Hat -- Stephen Sondheim
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
You and I Are Disappearing -- Yusef Komunyakaa
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
This Is Just to Say -- William Carlos Williams
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)