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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.
  • Arts & Culture
    Joseph Heller: The Absurdity of Politics
    September 26, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The author of the literary classic Catch-22 joins Bill Moyers to talk about democracy, American politics and why he hasn't voted in 20 years.
  • Health & Science
    Steven Weinberg on the Relationship Between Scientific Inquiry and Everyday Living
    September 23, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The physicist and astronomer talks with Bill about scientific inquiry, modern breakthrough in science, and the threat of nuclear war.
  • Arts & Culture
    Carlos Fuentes: A Conversation With the Great Novelist
    September 19, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The Mexican writer has created a role for himself as interpreter of North and South America, explaining each to the other.
  • The Second American Revolution (Part One)
    April 18, 1984
    Bill Moyers is joined by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee who re-create the world of 20th-century black America. This episode covers 1900 to 1920.
  • Media
    TV Producer Norman Lear (Part Two)
    April 16, 1982 | Creativity
    The legendary television producer on how he got his start in television, and how laughter and tears go together in his sitcoms.
  • Media
    TV Producer Norman Lear (Part One)
    April 9, 1982 | Creativity
    A behind-the-scenes look at the life and works of the mastermind behind All in the Family, The Jeffersons, and One Day at a Time.
  • Arts & Culture
    A Portrait of Maya Angelou
    January 8, 1982 | Creativity
    In this 1982 interview from the Creativity series, Bill accompanied the legendary poet Maya Angelou in her first visit back to her hometown in Stamps, Arkansas.
  • Poets & Writers
    Lillian Hellman (Part Two)
    April 9, 1974 | Bill Moyers Journal: Original Series
    The prominent playwright and author of The Children's Hour, Watch on the Rhine, and The Little Foxes talks about her complicated life and her intellectual and political concerns.
  • Conversation with Maya Angelou
    November 21, 1973 | Bill Moyers Journal: Original Series
    Bill Moyers sits down for the first time with one of the most influential literary voices of our time, Maya Angelou.


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