The recipient of virtually every honor that can be bestowed upon a poet, Stanley Kunitz has been a source of encouragement for a century of budding talent and a tireless promoter of the arts. In this program, Bill Moyers and Mr. Kunitz discuss topics such as his love of life and the recurring theme of renewal in his work. Readings by Mr. Kunitz spotlight “The Flight of Apollo,” “The Lincoln Relics,” “The Quarrel,” “Vita Nuova,” “The Round,” “The Portrait,” “Passing Through,” and “The Layers.” Filmed at the Biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. (27 minutes)

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		Lucille Clifton and Mark Doty Like musicians, Lucille Clifton and Mark Doty stress the rhythmic and musical qualities of poems, the former shaping them with economical, everyday language and the latter with language more baroque. In this program, Bill Moyers and the two poets dis...(more details)		DVD $99.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $149.93 3-Year Streaming $99.95
		Robert Pinsky Robert Pinsky, Poet Laureate of the United States for an unprecedented third term, finds his inspiration in common things, transforming the culturally unpoetic into masterpieces of verbal expression. In this program, Bill Moyers and Mr. Pinsky discus...(more details)		DVD $99.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $149.93 3-Year Streaming $99.95
		Lorna Dee Cervantes and Shirley Geok-lin Lim Lorna Dee Cervantes began writing poetry at the age of eight and founded her own press to publish the works of Mexican-Americans. Dr. Shirley Geok-lin Lim, an English professor and Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer, uses her Chinese/Malaysian roots to...(more details)		DVD $99.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $149.93 3-Year Streaming $99.95
		Marge Piercy At heart, Marge Piercy is a utopian, possessing what Margaret Atwood described as "a view of human possibility ... that makes the present state of affairs clearly unacceptable by comparison." In this program, Bill Moyers and Ms. Piercy discuss topics...(more details)		DVD $99.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $149.93 3-Year Streaming $99.95
		Jane Hirshfield The effect of Jane Hirshfield's reading is almost transcendental, like the sound of distant echoes in a canyon. "I know that many of my poems don't evoke clapping," she says, "and I want to assure you that I take silence as a high compliment." In thi...(more details)		DVD $99.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $149.93 3-Year Streaming $99.95

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