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Poetry in America Season 4

Phillis Wheatley: To the University

Season 4 Episode 1
25:21
Six Years Later, Epitaph for a Centaur

Six Years Later, Epitaph for a Centaur

Season 4 Episode 2
25:21
Mushrooms, Weakness and Doubt

Mushrooms, Weakness and Doubt

Season 4 Episode 3
25:21
July in Washington

July in Washington

Season 4 Episode 4
25:21
Hill Country

Hill Country

Season 4 Episode 5
25:21
Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper

Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper

Season 4 Episode 7
25:21
Poetry in America Season 4

Steps

Season 4 Episode 8
24:42
Episode 5: The Calling

The Calling

Season 4 Episode 5
53:05
When Whales Could Walk

When Whales Could Walk

Season 51 Episode 1
53:31
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Poetry in America

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Performers, public figures and everyday Americans join host Elisa New to read and discuss unforgettable American poems. The poems in Season 4 take us from colonial Boston to the halls of Congress, from Texas Hill Country to Central Park. Guests range from poets to celebrity chefs, from actors to ice cream makers, from political strategists to preachers and more.