 In this captivating program, Bill Moyers explores the vitality and diversity of contemporary poetry through intimate interviews and performance readings at the Biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival—North America’s largest. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, Amiri Baraka, Stanley Kunitz, Coleman Barks, Lucille Clifton, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Paul Muldoon, Marge Piercy, Shirley Geok-lin Lim, Deborah Garrison, and other leading poets share the rhythm, spirit, and passion of their art through dazzling performances before an audience of thousands. (2 parts, 1 hour each)
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Item#: BVL9143
Copyright date: ©1998
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-5202-8
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-2565-1
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The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets
A companion to Bill Moyers' book The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets, this eight-part series-filmed at the Biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival-crosses the lines of race, gender, and culture to reveal, and revel in, the beauty and power ...(more details) |
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Arthur Miller and The Crucible
In the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy set up the Un-American Activities Committee to combat the growing "threat" of communism in the U.S. Playwright Arthur Miller was one of many writers summoned to testify at this political witch-hunt. Miller, who w...(more details) |
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Eudora Welty: "A Worn Path"
On a "bright, frozen day" in Mississippi, 95-year-old Phoenix Jackson makes her mythic journey into town for the medicine her grandson needs. Touching upon themes of family, love, aging, and poverty, this dramatization of Eudora Welty's classic story...(more details) |
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Sounds of Poetry
Since its inception in 1986, the Biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival has spotlighted over 300 established and emerging poets-and attracted an audience of more than 50,000 avid listeners. This sparkling nine-part series featuring popular telev...(more details) |
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Poetry Slams: Reasserting Poetry's Oral Tradition
Part performance, part competition, poetry slams are boosting poetry's popularity with children, teens, and even adults. In section one of this NewsHour report, Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with nationally ranked slammers Ariana Waynes and Roger Bonair...(more details) |
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