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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.
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25:22
Cassandra Wilson, Elisa New & more read Evie Shockley’s “you can say that again, billie.”
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25:21
DJ Spooky, Joshua Bennett, & more discuss A.R. Ammon’s “Cascadilla Falls” with Elisa New.
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25:02
Gloria Estefan & more read Richard Blanco’s "Looking for The Gulf Motel" with Elisa New.
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25:11
Tony Kushner, David Strathairn & more read Whitman’s “The Wound-Dresser” with Elisa New.
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26:46
Join host Elisa New to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman’s birth.
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26:49
Williams' poem “This is Just to Say” is only 28 words and ireads like a refrigerator note.
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Explore the mingled beauty and horror of war, with this Yusef Komunyakaa poem.
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Stephen Sondheim blends lyrics and music in his poem "Finishing the Hat".
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In Doty's poem “This Your Home Now,” a barber shops sparks a meditation on love and more.
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Explore Moore’s great poem of marine life, with Al Gore, Jorie Graham, and others.
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Katie Couric, Mary Chapin Carpenter and others explore Elizabeth Bishop's poem "One Art".
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Maxine Hong Kingston, Randy Komisar and others explore Marilyn Chin's "Urban Love Poem".