
Poetry in America explores the diversity of American poetry. In each episode, members of various American communities join host Elisa New, following Gwendolyn Brooks to the South Side of Chicago, Alberto Ríos to the Sonoran Desert, Richard Blanco to Marco Island, and more. Joining along the way are singers and Supreme Court justices, playwrights and physicists, and teachers and their students.
Episodes
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Episode 11, Season 1
N.Y. State of Mind by NasExplore the transformation of America’s long tradition of urban verse by hip hop artists.25:45 -
Episode 12, Season 1
The New Colossus by Emma LazarusContemplate the physical—and figurative—journeys charted by all immigrants.25:27 -
Episode 10, Season 1
The Gray Heron by Galway KinnellExplore Galway Kinnell's poem with E.O. Wilson, Robert Hass, Laura McPhee and other guests25:26 -
Episode 9, Season 1
To Prisoners by Gwendolyn BrooksExplore Gwendolyn Brooks's poem with John McCain, Anna Deavere Smith, and other guests.25:26 -
Episode 8, Season 1
Shirt by Robert PinskyExplore Robert Pinsky's poem with Stuart Weitzman, Johnson Hartig, and the poet himself.25:27 -
Episode 7, Season 1
Musée des Beaux Arts by W.H. AudenExplore W.H. Auden's poem with guests Samantha Power, David Brooks, and Peter Sacks.25:33 -
Episode 5, Season 1
Skyscraper by Carl SandburgCan a building have a soul? Frank Gehry, Zhang Xin, Robert Polito, and others weigh in.25:27 -
Episode 6, Season 1
Harlem by Langston Hughes“What happens to a dream deferred?” Bill Clinton, Herbie Hancock, and others weigh in.25:26 -
Episode 4, Season 1
Hymmnn and Hum Bom! by Allen GinsbergExplore Ginsberg's poetry with Bono, US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, and others.25:27 -
Episode 3, Season 1
Those Winter Sundays by Robert HaydenExplore Hayden's poem with Joe Biden, Elizabeth Alexander, Angela Duckworth, and others.25:26 -
Episode 2, Season 1
Fast Break by Edward HirschCan basketball be poetic? NBA players Shaq, Pau Gasol, and Shane Battier weigh in.25:27 -
Episode 1, Season 1
I cannot dance opon my toes by Emily DickinsonHost Elisa New explores Emily Dickinson's poem with Cyntha Nixon, Yo-Yo Ma, and others.25:29