Poetry in America - Season 2

Poetry in America - Season 2

Season 2

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DatesApr. 4, 2020 - Mai 23, 2020
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Episodes

Urban Love Poem, by Marilyn Chin
Season 2Episode 130 min

Urban Love Poem, by Marilyn Chin

Explore San Francisco's history, from the Gold Rush and early Chinese immigration to the rise of Silicon Valley, through Marilyn Chin's poem of her San Francisco youth. Guests include Maxine Hong Kingston, Randy Komisar and local residents.

Apr. 4, 2020
One Art, by Elizabeth Bishop
Season 2Episode 230 min

One Art, by Elizabeth Bishop

Guests including Katie Couric, Sheryl Sandberg, Yang Lan, Mary Chapin Carpenter and others discuss Elizabeth Bishop's masterpiece on losses, great and small.

Apr. 11, 2020
The Fish, by Marianne Moore
Season 2Episode 330 min

The Fish, by Marianne Moore

An exploration of Marianne Moore's great poem of marine life. Guests Al Gore, Jorie Graham, and scientists from Conservation International dive into her portrayal of the ocean's always-changing history, and its future in a warming world.

Apr. 18, 2020
This Your Home Now, by Mark Doty
Season 2Episode 430 min

This Your Home Now, by Mark Doty

Elisa New talks with Mark Doty, Steven Pinker, Bill T. Jones, Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler about "This Your Home Now," where a visit to the barber shop sparks a meditation on love, the AIDS crisis, and the satisfactions of getting older.

Apr. 25, 2020
Finishing the Hat, by Stephen Sondheim
Season 2Episode 530 min

Finishing the Hat, by Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim is widely hailed as the greatest modern American musical theater composer. Elisa New speaks with Broadway stage actors and Adam Gopnik to explore Sondheim's singular ability to blend lyrics and music.

Mai 2, 2020
You and I Are Disappearing, by Yusef Komunyakaa
Season 2Episode 630 min

You and I Are Disappearing, by Yusef Komunyakaa

Yusef Komunyakaa went to Vietnam as a journalist but came home a poet. John Kerry, Julie Taymor, Elliot Goldenthal, a chorus of veterans and Komunyakaa himself discuss the beauty and horror of war – and the challenge of making art of it.

Mai 9, 2020
This Is Just to Say, by William Carlos Williams
Season 2Episode 730 min

This Is Just to Say, by William Carlos Williams

Join John Hodgman, Rafael Campo, Jane Hirshfield, a chorus of couples and host Elisa New as they consider what may or may not lie beneath the surface of William Carlos Williams's brief tribute to marital relations.

Mai 16, 2020
Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman
Season 2Episode 830 min

Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman

Join host Elisa New to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman's birth. Guests Elena Kagan, Tony Kushner, Mark Doty, Marilyn Chin, and a group of National Student Poets discuss Whitman's powerful and timeless work.

Mai 23, 2020

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