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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
    Your Mythic Journey with Sam Keen
    April 15, 1991 | Your Mythic Journey with Sam Keen
    noted philosopher Sam Keen shares with Bill Moyers the importance of "personal storytelling" — a way of looking back at life to make sense of where you are today.
  • Poets & Writers
    Nadine Gordimer on Politics and People
    November 4, 1990
    In this 1990 interview with Bill, the late South African writer talks about how she came to understand politics through its effects on people.
  • Richard Rodriguez (Part Two)
    October 14, 1990 | A World of Ideas
    The second part of an discussion between acclaimed journalist and essayist Richard Rodriguez and Bill Moyers.
  • Journalist Richard Rodriguez (Part One)
    October 7, 1990 | A World of Ideas
    The acclaimed journalist and essayist tells Bill Moyers about the intersection of his personal life and the most vexing cultural and political problems facing America.
  • MFK Fisher on Writing and Old Women
    September 9, 1990 | A World of Ideas
    In a discussion with Bill Moyers, the author provides insight into her thoughts on the changing role of women in society.
  • Jeannette Haien
    July 1, 1990 | A World of Ideas
    Jeannette Halen, a concert pianist, music teacher, and novelist, shares her thoughts with Bill Moyers on the structure of music and fiction and the importance of "emotional memory" in her work
  • Poets & Writers
    Bharati Mukherjee
    June 3, 1990 | A World of Ideas
    Bharati Mukherjee, an award-winning novelist and writer, calls America "a stage for transformation" — not only for herself, but also for her fellow immigrants.
  • Health & Science
    Evelyn Fox Keller: The Gendered Language of Science
    May 6, 1990 | A World of Ideas
    The scientist and writer considered why the language of science reflected patriarchal, masculine metaphors and values — and what it meant for the discipline.
  • Economy & Work
    Seymour Melman: A Conversation on the Economics of Disarmament
    April 29, 1990 | A World of Ideas
    Are defense workers' jobs the price for peace?
  • Inequality
    Mike Rose: A Conversation on Poverty and Education in Los Angeles
    April 23, 1990 | Updated March 24, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    Bill Moyers talked with Mike Rose, a decades-long advocate for those on the margins of LA. After attending a poor neighborhood school where no one expected him to succeed, Rose because the associate director of the UCLA writing program.


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