Poetry in America.

Poetry in America

You and I Are Disappearing -- Yusef Komunyakaa

Former Secretary of State John Kerry, director Julie Taymor, composer Elliot Goldenthal, and writer Yusef Komunyakaa talk about the beauty and horror of war. (30 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sat, 5/11 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Hill Country

Tracy K. Smith's vision of Texas Hill Country. (30 minutes)

Sat, 5/11 at 6:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Emperor of Ice Cream, Motive for Metaphor

Works by modernist poet Wallace Stevens. (30 minutes)

Mon, 5/13 at 3:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Hill Country

Tracy K. Smith's vision of Texas Hill Country. (30 minutes)

Mon, 5/13 at 3:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Emperor of Ice Cream, Motive for Metaphor

Works by modernist poet Wallace Stevens. (30 minutes)

Wed, 5/15 at 4:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Hill Country

Tracy K. Smith's vision of Texas Hill Country. (30 minutes)

Wed, 5/15 at 4:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Emperor of Ice Cream, Motive for Metaphor

Works by modernist poet Wallace Stevens. (30 minutes)

Wed, 5/15 at 10:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Hill Country

Tracy K. Smith's vision of Texas Hill Country. (30 minutes)

Wed, 5/15 at 10:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Emperor of Ice Cream, Motive for Metaphor

Works by modernist poet Wallace Stevens. (30 minutes)

Sat, 5/18 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper

Latinx poet Martin Espada reflects on social mobility. (30 minutes)

Sat, 5/18 at 6:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Steps

Frank O'Hara's "Lunch Poems" provide a portal into 1950s New York. (30 minutes)

Mon, 5/20 at 3:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper

Latinx poet Martin Espada reflects on social mobility. (30 minutes)

Mon, 5/20 at 3:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Steps

Frank O'Hara's "Lunch Poems" provide a portal into 1950s New York. (30 minutes)