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DATE: 1990s
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26 minutesThe poetry of Deborah Garrison speaks in a voice sometimes defiant and tinged with sarcasm, but humorous, too, and sweetened by tender longing.Poet Deborah GarrisonNovember 28, 1999 -
57 minutesIn this documentary,Bill examines the impact of campaign financing on the judicial election processFrontlineJustice for SaleNovember 23, 1999 -
26 minutesThey belong to different generations, come from different roots, live in different places. But both are poets writing about a world of living and dying.Sounds of PoetryPoets Lucille Clifton and Mark DotyNovember 20, 1999 -
26 minutesThe poet and essayist talks with Bill about her work and the importance that poetry plays in her life.Poet Jane HirshfieldNovember 14, 1999 -
26 minutesBorn in 1905, Stanley Kunitz was an integral part of the poetry community until his death in 2006. His list of honors included the National Medal of Arts, a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.Sounds of PoetryPoet Stanley KunitzNovember 7, 1999 -
26 minutesTwo women. One a Chicana and one an Asian-American, brought up in completely different milieus with one thing in common – poverty.Sounds of PoetryPoets Lorna Dee Cervantes & Shirley Geok-lin LimOctober 31, 1999 -
26 minutesIn this episode of Sounds of Poetry, Coleman Barks tells Bill how he translates 13th century mystic Rumi's poetry through his own personality and experience.Poet Coleman BarksOctober 24, 1999 -
26 minutesProfiling poet Marge Piercy Bill Moyers' Sounds of PoetryPoet Marge PiercyOctober 17, 1999 -
26 minutesAn interview with Robert Pinsky, who chose a life in poetry over a life in music and went on to become a three-time poet laureate.Poet Robert PinskyOctober 10, 1999 -
26 minutesPoet and political agitator Amiri Baraka, who passed away last Thursday at the age of 79, talks about his work and his activism in this 1999 interview with Bill Moyers.Poet Amiri BarakaOctober 3, 1999 -
3 minutesThe filmmaker discusses his efforts to tell old myths in new ways, the role of faith in his own life, and the influence of his mentor, .The Mythology of ‘Star Wars’ with George LucasJune 18, 1999 -
56 minutesBill and legal advocates examine how deep-pocketed industries use their media access to overwhelm the public debate.Free Speech for SaleJune 8, 1999
