Video: Topics: Arts & Entertainment: Literature & Writing
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PBS NewsHour | Poet Sharon Olds Mourns and Heals the End of a Marriage | PBS (#10473)
Poet Sharon Olds' New Collection Mourns and Heals the End of a Marriage 04:01
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City of Literature
Full Program: The oldest creative writing program in the country, and still regarded the best. More than forty Pulitzer Prize winners. North America's only UNESCO 'City of Literature'. How did the midwestern... 58:24
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PBS NewsHour | Poet Sharon Olds Reads From Her Book 'Stag's Leap' | PBS (#10472)
Poet Sharon Olds reads from her new book "Stag's Leap." 15:17
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PBS NewsHour | Extended Interview: Salman Rushdie | PBS (#10471)
More of Jeffrey Brown's interview with Salman Rushdie, author of "Joseph Anton: A Memoir." 03:58
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PBS NewsHour | Salman Rushdie Writes Novelistically About His Own Life | PBS (#10470)
In 'Joseph Anton,' Salman Rushdie Writes Novelistically About His Own Life 08:02
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PBS NewsHour | Kevin Powers Reads From His Novel The Yellow Birds' | PBS (#10468)
Kevin Powers reads from his novel "The Yellow Birds." 01:24
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PBS NewsHour | Conversation: Kevin Powers, Author of 'The Yellow Birds' | PBS (#10468)
Jeffrey Brown talks to Kevin Powers, author of the novel "The Yellow Birds." 06:41
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PBS NewsHour | Weekly Poem: Sharon Olds Reads 'The Worst Thing' | PBS (#10456)
Sharon Olds reads her poem "The Worst Thing" from her book "Stag's Leap." 01:43
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TAVIS SMILEY | Salman Rushdie | PBS (#2696)
The best-selling author reflects on the tragedy that inspired him to write his memoir, "Joseph Anton." To see this entire interview when it becomes available, go to: video.pbs.org For more... 02:54
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The Day Carl Sandburg Died | Carl Sandburg's "Arches" | AMERICAN MASTERS | PBS (#2505)
See and hear Carl Sandburg read "Arches": an excerpt from "The Day Carl Sandburg Died." These words appear in print only as a part of a 1000 copy, limited edition 1962 publication from the Library... 01:08
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The Day Carl Sandburg Died (Preview) | AMERICAN MASTERS | PBS (#2505)
Watch the trailer for "The Day Carl Sandburg Died." It premieres on AMERICAN MASTERS Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 at 10 pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). 01:47
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The Day Carl Sandburg Died | Carl Sandburg's Chicago | AMERICAN MASTERS | PBS (#2505)
See and hear Carl Sandburg's Chicago in a scene from "The Day Carl Sandburg Died." It's a city that's the archetype of America: where we all come from. And, that's what came through in... 02:46
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PBS NewsHour | Conversation: Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey | PBS (#10450)
Jeffrey Brown talks to U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey. 08:34
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PBS NewsHour | Weekly Poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey | PBS (#10446)
U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey reads "Elegy," a poem from her new book "Thrall." 02:20
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VOCES ON PBS | Lemon | PBS (#104)
When Lemon Andersen held a Tony Award in his hands for his work in Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, it was close to a miracle. This poet/performer was a three-time felon who'd... 00:31








