Shirt by Robert Pinsky

Season 1 Episode 8

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Poetry in America

About the Episode

At New York Fashion Week, host Elisa New catches up with fashion designer Johnson Hartig, Bergdorf Goodman’s Betty Halbreich, shoe designer Stuart Weitzman, and design and poetry students from the New School to discuss Robert Pinsky’s “Shirt.” Back in Boston, poet Robert Pinsky helps trace the intricate history of the garment and the poem.

Aired: 04/18/18 | Expires: 05/25/18 | Runtime: 25m 27s

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