Poetry in America

Poetry in America

Poetry in America

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Poetry in America

Arts & Culture

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Poetry in America explores the diversity of American poetry. In each episode, members of various American communities join host Elisa New, following Gwendolyn Brooks to the South Side of Chicago, Alberto Ríos to the Sonoran Desert, Richard Blanco to Marco Island, and more. Joining along the way are singers and Supreme Court justices, playwrights and physicists, and teachers and their students.

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you can say that again, billie, by Evie Shockley

you can say that again, billie, by Evie Shockley

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Season 3 Episode 4

you can say that again, billie, by Evie Shockley

Cassandra Wilson, Elisa New & more read Evie Shockley’s “you can say that again, billie.”

Cascadilla Falls, by A. R. Ammons

Cascadilla Falls, by A. R. Ammons

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Season 3 Episode 3

Cascadilla Falls, by A. R. Ammons

DJ Spooky, Joshua Bennett, & more discuss A.R. Ammon’s “Cascadilla Falls” with Elisa New.

Looking for The Gulf Motel, by Richard Blanco

Looking for The Gulf Motel, by Richard Blanco

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Season 3 Episode 2

Looking for The Gulf Motel, by Richard Blanco

Gloria Estefan & more read Richard Blanco’s "Looking for The Gulf Motel" with Elisa New.

The Wound-Dresser, by Walt Whitman

The Wound-Dresser, by Walt Whitman

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Season 3 Episode 1

The Wound-Dresser, by Walt Whitman

Tony Kushner, David Strathairn & more read Whitman’s “The Wound-Dresser” with Elisa New.

Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman

Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman

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Season 2 Episode 8

Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman

Join host Elisa New to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman’s birth.

This Is Just to Say, by William Carlos Williams

This Is Just to Say, by William Carlos Williams

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Season 2 Episode 7

This Is Just to Say, by William Carlos Williams

Williams' poem “This is Just to Say” is only 28 words and ireads like a refrigerator note.

You and I Are Disappearing, by Yusef Komunyakaa

You and I Are Disappearing, by Yusef Komunyakaa

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Season 2 Episode 6

You and I Are Disappearing, by Yusef Komunyakaa

Explore the mingled beauty and horror of war, with this Yusef Komunyakaa poem.

Finishing the Hat, by Stephen Sondheim

Finishing the Hat, by Stephen Sondheim

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Season 2 Episode 5

Finishing the Hat, by Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim blends lyrics and music in his poem "Finishing the Hat".

This Your Home Now, by Mark Doty

This Your Home Now, by Mark Doty

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Season 2 Episode 4

This Your Home Now, by Mark Doty

In Doty's poem “This Your Home Now,” a barber shops sparks a meditation on love and more.

The Fish, by Marianne Moore

The Fish, by Marianne Moore

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Season 2 Episode 3

The Fish, by Marianne Moore

Explore Moore’s great poem of marine life, with Al Gore, Jorie Graham, and others.

One Art, by Elizabeth Bishop

One Art, by Elizabeth Bishop

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Season 2 Episode 2

One Art, by Elizabeth Bishop

Katie Couric, Mary Chapin Carpenter and others explore Elizabeth Bishop's poem "One Art".

Urban Love Poem, by Marilyn Chin

Urban Love Poem, by Marilyn Chin

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Season 2 Episode 1

Urban Love Poem, by Marilyn Chin

Maxine Hong Kingston, Randy Komisar and others explore Marilyn Chin's "Urban Love Poem".

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