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Poetry in America
The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus
Season 1
Episode 12
Host Elisa New rediscovers the freshness and the still-potent charge of Emma Lazarus’s iconic sonnet alongside singer-songwriter Regina Spektor, activist and founder of the United We Dream Foundation Cristina Jiménez, President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten, financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein, and poet Duy Doan.
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Cassandra Wilson, Elisa New & more read Evie Shockley’s “you can say that again, billie.”
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DJ Spooky, Joshua Bennett, & more discuss A.R. Ammon’s “Cascadilla Falls” with Elisa New.
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Gloria Estefan & more read Richard Blanco’s "Looking for The Gulf Motel" with Elisa New.
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Tony Kushner, David Strathairn & more read Whitman’s “The Wound-Dresser” with Elisa New.