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Poets & Writers

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.
  • Poets & Writers
    Maya Angelou on the Story of Black Womanhood
    May 29, 2014 | Updated June 2, 2014
    | Theresa Riley
    In this clip from a 1973 interview, Bill Moyers asks Maya Angelou, who died last week, about the burgeoning women’s liberation movement and what it means to her.
  • Why Independent Artists Should Care About Net Neutrality
    May 13, 2014
    | Astra Taylor
    A fight that many creators don't know is unfolding should be of paramount concern.
  • Sherman Alexie's Young Adult Novel Pulled From Curriculum in Idaho Schools
    April 8, 2014
    | John Light
    His award winning novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, is one of the most banned books in America.
  • You Say You Want a Revolution?
    February 8, 2014
    | Michael Winship
    Our senior writer reflects on the transformative British band's first visit to America.
  • Pure Pete Seeger
    January 31, 2014 | Updated January 27, 2016
    In these clips from interviews with Bill Moyers, Seeger discusses dissent, environmentalism and his hope for a better world.
  • David Simon: "There Are Two Americas"
    January 30, 2014
    In a speech delivered last year in Australia, the journalist and creator of The Wire said America is "utterly schizophrenic" when it comes to our society, economy and politics.
  • Bombshell New Book Argues That Capitalism and Democracy Don't Mix
    January 30, 2014
    Thomas Picketty's book is expected to set off a firestorm in our economic discourse.
  • Pete Seeger: Beating Flagpoles into Ploughshares
    January 28, 2014
    | Michael Winship
    Our senior writer remembers what the folksinger's music meant to him.
  • The Two Faces of Empire: Melville Knew Them, We Still Live With Them
    January 27, 2014
    | Greg Grandin
    Two characters from Herman Melville's novels foretold the dangerous future of American empire.
  • Clip: Joseph Campbell on the Big Bang
    January 10, 2014
    Mythologist Joseph Campbell talks about how our connection to the universe adds perspective to our lives.


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