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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.
  • Orwell vs. Huxley
    April 27, 2012
    | Lauren Feeney
    Who's proving the most successful prophet?
  • Your "Required Reading" for America
    April 24, 2012
    | Theresa Riley
    Fifteen books you think every American should read, including Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
  • Interviews with Pulitzer Prize Winners
    April 19, 2012
    | Theresa Riley
    Monday's prize announcement inspired us to pull together a selection of video interviews with past Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, writers and poets.
  • Clip: Maya Angelou on the Black Side of the Tracks
    April 13, 2012 | Updated May 28, 2014
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    The esteemed poet, who has died at the age of 86, traveled with Bill to her childhood town of Stamps, Arkansas, in this 1982 clip.
  • Poets in Performance
    April 2, 2012
    Watch some of America's most acclaimed poets read from their works, as covered by Bill Moyers through the years.
  • Christian Wiman: Two Poems
    February 24, 2012
    In two poems from his collection Every Riven Thing, the poet recalls images and moments from his West Texas youth.
  • On Love, Faith, and Cancer
    February 23, 2012 | Moyers & Company
    Bill talks with Poetry Magazine editor Christian Wiman about how being diagnosed with a rare blood cancer reignited his religious passion.
  • Chris Wiman on Living with Cancer and Finding Faith
    February 23, 2012
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    Poet Christian Wiman reads from an essay about living with cancer, finding faith and being sustained by family.
  • Rita Dove’s List of Young Poets to Watch
    February 17, 2012
    | Theresa Riley
    We asked former Poet Laureate Rita Dove whom she considers the 21st century's Allen Ginsberg or Countee Cullen.
  • Rita Dove on the Power of Poetry
    February 17, 2012 | Moyers & Company
    Through performances and conversation, Bill Moyers and the former Poet Laureate explore American history, language, culture, and ideas.


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