PBS Newshour - Poetry
PBS
A special NewsHour series that couples profiles of contempory poets with reports on news and trends in the world of poetry.
Location:
Washington, DC
Networks:
PBS
Description:
A special NewsHour series that couples profiles of contempory poets with reports on news and trends in the world of poetry.
Twitter:
@NewsHour
Language:
English
Contact:
MacNeil/Lehrer Productions 2700 South Quincy Street Arlington, VA 22206 703-998-2138
Email:
onlineda@newshour.org
Episodes
Weekly Poem: Mark Bibbins takes ‘little pieces’ to craft layers of meaning
5/12/2014
Mark BibbonsIn “They Don’t Kill You Because They’re Hungry. They Kill You Because They’re Full,” Mark Bibbins writes what he calls “persona poems.” One of his poems is in the voice of Pat Robertson, another in the voice of Medusa (although not necessarily the classic Medusa from Greek mythology). Sometimes, the voice of his poems changes more subtly, responding more to a mood or a perceived audience than channeling a whole different person. “We speak differently to a child then we do to...
Duration:00:01:12