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EDITORS' PICKS

  • Sherman Alexie on Mania, Bipolarity and Great Art
    The National Book Award winner talks candidly about how his mental illness has influenced his work.
  • Poetry Readings by Wendell Berry
    The visionary poet, environmentalist and farmer Wendell Berry reads and talks about two of his poems -- "The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer" and "A Poem on Hope."
  • Rita Dove on the Power of Poetry
    Through performances and conversation, Bill Moyers and the former Poet Laureate explore American history, language, culture, and ideas.
  • Sherman Alexie Reads 'Ode to Gray'
    April 11, 2013
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    How do you go from thoughts about menswear to a reflection on life? It takes a poet.
  • Kyle Dargan Reads 'Note to the Addict Who Robbed Us on a Landscaping Job'
    April 5, 2013
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    In this web extra, poet Kyle Dargan reads his poem about theft and desperation in hard economic times.
  • Making Sense of Conflicting Worlds
    April 5, 2013 | Moyers & Company
    Poet Kyle Dargan talks about his efforts to reconcile his disparate cultural environments through poetry.
  • MLK’s Dream of Economic Justice
    April 5, 2013 | Moyers & Company
    Theologian James Cone and historian Taylor Branch join Bill to discuss Dr. King’s other dream: economic justice.
  • John Grisham on Wrongful Convictions
    March 29, 2013
    | BillMoyers.com
    The bestselling author tells Bill how our legal system deals out justice unevenly, with terrible consequences and cost.
  • Martín Espada Reads “Blessed Be The Truth-Tellers”
    February 26, 2013
    | BillMoyers.com Staff

    Martín Espada reads "Blessed Be The Truth-Tellers," inspired by Jack Agüeros, a truth-telling Puerto Rican poet, fiction writer, playwright, community organizer, translator, and the first writer Espada ever met.

  • The Fight to Keep Democracy Alive
    February 15, 2013 | Moyers & Company
    Exploring the virus of money in our politics, and how we need to combat it.
  • The Power Behind Poetry
    February 15, 2013 | Moyers & Company
    Poet Martín Espada talks about the sacrifices artists sometimes need to make, and what drives him to both poetry and activism.
  • Moyers & Company 'Guest' Books
    February 8, 2013
    Browse selected books by Moyers & Company guests, and let us know which ones moved and inspired you.
  • Poets & Writers
    A Young Poet from the Bronx
    January 18, 2013
    We check in with Haydil Henriquez, a young poet featured on Bill Moyers Journal in 2007 who was inspired by our guest Martín Espada.


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