 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 of modern American poetry. Gary Snyder, Robert Bly, Naomi Shihab Nye, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Sekou Sundiata, Marilyn Chin, Daisy Zamora, and 11 other prominent poets join Moyers to discuss some of their most significant works—and the life experiences that prompted them. An outstanding multicultural literary resource. 8-part series, 58 minutes each.
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Item#: BVL5315
Copyright date: ©1995
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-9136-6
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The Power of the Word
This series welcomes viewers into the experience of poetry, helping them to discover that words retain the power to name things honestly, to touch the human spirit, and to enrich life. Bill Moyers introduces the audience to the world of poetry, well ...(more details) |
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Fooling with Words: A Bill Moyers Special
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 ...(more details) |
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Love's Confusing Joy
Coleman Barks has dedicated much of his life's work to introducing the 13th-century Islamic mystic Jelaluddin Rumi to contemporary audiences. In this program, Barks brings the prolific Rumi to life in poems that are alternately ecstatic, wise, and hi...(more details) |
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Welcome to the Mainland
From the jazz-laced street speech of African-American poet Sekou Sundiata's Harlem nights to Palestinian-American Naomi Shihab Nye's delight in the wonder of everyday objects, this program celebrates the cultures of today-and the way those cultures h...(more details) |
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Some Can Sing
Poetry's ability to bridge gaps and cross boundaries is emphasized in this program through the works of Robert Hass, Claribel Alegria, and Carolyn Forche. Distinctly different in terms of background and style, these three artists are identical in the...(more details) |
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