Aug 7th, 2008 · As medal-winners step up to the podium in this year's Summer Olympics, commentator Miles Hoffman says, we're bound to hear quite a few national anthems, some of which come equipped with bad poetry and stilted music.
Jul 23rd, 2008 · In Horacio Castellanos Moya's dazzling novel, a boozing hack writer chronicling the stories of Central American natives finds both poetry and paranoia.
Jul 16th, 2008 · Robert Redford has been fighting on behalf of the environment via films and Congress for over thirty years. His latest approach to increase awareness of global warming does it in rhyme.
Jun 21st, 2008 · In 1907, shortly after publishing his book of love poetry titled Chamber Music, James Joyce penned a letter to his brother Stanislaus: "Some of the verses are pretty enough to be put to music. I hope someone will do so, someone that knows old English music such as I like." A century later, 36 electronic, folk and rock musicians have done just that.
Jun 15th, 2008 · In celebration of Father's Day, Host Liane Hansen speaks with poet E. Ethelbert Miller. He reads his own poetry, which has been inspired by fatherhood. Miller chairs the board of the Institute for Policy Studies and is director of the African-American Resources Center at Howard University.
Jun 3rd, 2008 · In December, more than two dozen teenagers were arrested for breaking into and vandalizing the one-time summer residence of Robert Frost. Their punishment? Attend a class about the American poet. Novelist and Middlebury College professor Jay Parini, who taught the class, talks with Robert Siegel.
May 30th, 2008 · Ani DiFranco took the stage with her trademark candor and fearlessness. She called the songs she played, "happy songs", saying they are "kinda unexplored territory for me." The singer and author recited poetry between songs, and joked with the audience about having to replace the curse words in her songs since her performance was broadcast live on WXPN.
May 25th, 2008 · The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Theodore Roethke's work is known for its clarity, intensity and haunting images. And throughout his life, a major source of inspiration and comfort came from his childhood home in Saginaw, Mich.