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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.
  • Poet James Autry on Issues of Art and Heart
    December 14, 2012 | Moyers & Company
    Poet and former publishing executive James Autry shares his poems with Bill and discusses his and his wife Sally's experiences raising an autistic child.
  • James Autry: Two Poems
    December 14, 2012
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    Poet James Autry reads and talks about Leaving Mississippi and Ronald's Dance.
  • Encore: United States of ALEC
    November 30, 2012 | Moyers & Company
    Revealing the hidden world of ALEC -- corporations and state legislators colluding to write laws and remake America, one statehouse at a time.
  • Louise Erdrich Wins National Book Award for The Round House
    November 19, 2012
    | John Light
    The Round House is Erdrich's fourteenth novel, and it was selected for the award from a high-profile group of finalists, including Junot Díaz and Dave Eggers. Erdrich's novel takes a look at injustice on Native American reservations.
  • James Balog Reads "Ice Diamonds"
    October 12, 2012
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    Photographer James Balog reads aloud "Ice Diamonds," his poetic ode to glacier ice.
  • National Book Award Finalists Announced
    October 11, 2012
    | John Light
    Louise Erdrich, a guest on Bill Moyers Journal, is among the finalists.
  • Between Two Worlds: Life on the Border
    August 8, 2012 | Moyers & Company
    Storyteller Luis Alberto Urrea talks with Bill about crossing borders of all kinds.
  • Gore Vidal and His Reading List for America
    August 2, 2012
    | Michael Winship
    Michael Winship recalls a tense moment with the iconoclastic writer who died on Tuesday.
  • Karl Marlantes' Top 10 War Reads
    July 27, 2012
    | Karl Marlantes
    The novelist and Vietnam veteran chooses books that tell the 'numbing, confusing, occasionally thrilling' truth about combat.
  • Bill Moyers' Summer Reading List
    July 11, 2012
    | Theresa Riley
    Bill recommends eight books to bring to the beach this summer — ranging from the studious to the sublime — by Moyers & Company guests.


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