Poetry in America
Exploring the rich and diverse field of American poetry.
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Tue, 4/1 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
I Cannot Dance Opon My Toes -- Emily Dickinson
The challenges of art and audience across time, space and artistic medium; guests include Cynthia Nixon, Yo-Yo Ma, Jill Johnson and Marie Howe.
Tue, 4/1 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Fast Break -- Edward Hirsch
Using basketball to understand poetry and poetry to understand basketball; with poet Edward Hirsch, Shaquille O'Neal, Pau Gasol and Shane Battier.
Tue, 4/1 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Those Winter Sundays -- Robert Hayden
Reflections on "Those Winter Days" by Robert Hayden; with Joe Biden, Elizabeth Alexander and Angela Duckworth.
Tue, 4/1 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Hymmnn and Hum Bom -- Allen Ginsberg
Two emotional poems by Allen Ginsberg -- the "Hymmnn" from Kaddish and the anti-war "Hum Bom!"; with Bono and Juan Felipe Herrera.
Tue, 4/1 at 3:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Skyscraper -- Carl Sandburg
The rise of the skyscraper and the emergence of the modernist poem; with Frank Gehry, Zhang Xin, poet Robert Polito and student poets from across the U.S.
Tue, 4/1 at 3:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Harlem -- Langston Hughes
A discussion of "Harlem" by Langston Hughes; with Bill Clinton, Herbie Hancock, Sonia Sanchez and students from the Harlem Children's Zone.
Wed, 4/2 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago 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.
Wed, 4/2 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago 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.
Wed, 4/2 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago 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.
Wed, 4/2 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago 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.
Wed, 4/2 at 3:00 pm America/Chicago 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.
Wed, 4/2 at 3:30 pm America/Chicago 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.