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EDITORS' PICKS

  • Pure Pete Seeger
    In these clips from interviews with Bill Moyers, Seeger discusses dissent, environmentalism and his hope for a better world.
  • Maya Angelou on Facing Evil
    In this second of two programs celebrating the life and work of the late writer, Bill Moyers revisits a 1988 conference on evil.
  • Keeping Faith in Democracy
    Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson talks to Bill about what the title character of her new book Lila, says about the state of democracy in America.
  • Welcome to the Mainland: Sekou Sundiata and Naomi Shihab Nye
    June 23, 1995 | The Language of Life
    The poets talks about the music, culture, history, and everyday moments that have inspired their prose.
  • Poets & Writers
    Here in the Mind: Daisy Zamora and Gary Snyder
    May 26, 1995 | The Language of Life
    Bill Moyers interviews poets Daisy Zamora and Gary Snyder in front of a live audience at the fifth annual Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival in Waterloo, New Jersey.
  • Swirl Like A Leaf: Jimmy Santiago Baca, Marilyn Chin and Robert Bly
    May 18, 1995 | The Language of Life
    Expressions of rage and forgiveness by Jimmy Santiago Baca, of identity and duality by Marilyn Chin, and of aging and wisdom by Robert Bly.
  • Poets & Writers
    Some Can Sing: Claribel Alegría, Robert Hass and Carolyn Forché
    May 1, 1995 | The Language of Life
    This episode features three very different artists who share an ability to transport audiences and instill hope with their poetry.
  • Arts & Culture
    Decoding the Rap
    April 21, 1995 | Solutions to Violence
    This program examines the correlation between gang activity and gangster rap.
  • Poets & Writers
    Come Celebrate with Me: Lucille Clifton and David Mura
    March 22, 1995 | The Language of Life
    In this episode, Lucille Clifton and David Mura explore their cultural histories, , childhoods, race and life in America today.
  • Poets & Writers
    Love's Confusing Joy: Coleman Barks on Poet Jelaluddin Rumi
    March 16, 1995 | The Language of Life
    The 13th-century Islamic mystic Jelaluddin Rumi is brought to life in this revealing look at his works.
  • Poets & Writers
    The Field of Time: Linda McCarriston and Sandra McPherson
    March 7, 1995 | The Language of Life
    This episode features two women who have turned pain and suffering into beautiful works of art and award-winning poetry.
  • Arts & Culture
    Pure Pete Seeger
    May 20, 1994 | Pure Pete Seeger
    The wit, wisdom, and song of Pete Seeeger, one of America's best-known bards.
  • US Poet Laureate Rita Dove
    April 22, 1994
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    The youngest poet laureate talks about her life, her poems and her efforts to take poetry to the people.


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