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To Prisoners by Gwendolyn Brooks

Season 1 Episode 9
To Prisoners by Gwendolyn Brooks

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About the Episode

This episode brings together a group of interpreters who learned in prison to hear poetry’s “call.” Learn from Senator John McCain, playwright and activist Anna Deavere Smith, poets Reginald Dwayne Betts and Li-Young Lee, and four exonerated prisoners about poetry’s special resonance for those behind bars.

Aired: 04/25/18 | Expires: 09/28/18 | Runtime: 25m 26s
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