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Summary: A special NewsHour series that couples profiles of contempory poets with reports on news and trends in the world of poetry.

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 Poet Mark Doty Reflects on Community Bonds Forged by Handel's 'Messiah' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 05:07

Poet Mark Doty, winner of the National Book Award, reflects on one of the great traditions of the holiday season: Handel's "Messiah."

 In Anthology, Rita Dove Connects American Poets' Intergenerational Conversations | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 07:55

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove was recently given what may be the biggest honor -- and challenge -- of her career: sorting through poems from the last 100 years to create "The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry." Jeffrey Brown and Dove discuss the task that took more than four years.

 In 'Human Chain,' Nobel-Winning Poet Seamus Heaney Digs Into the Past | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 06:47

In his native Ireland, he's known as "Famous Seamus," and indeed, Seamus Heaney -- winner of the Nobel Prize in 1995 -- is a world-famous poet. Now 72, his new collection, "Human Chain," contains poems that are, as always for him, grounded in the physical world but also take a look back.

 Transtromer, Swedish Poet With 'Tinge of Modernism, Surrealism,' Wins Nobel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature has gone to Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, the first poet to win the award since 1996. Judges selected Transtromer because, they wrote, "through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality."

 Transtromer, Swedish Poet With 'Tinge of Modernism, Surrealism,' Wins Nobel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature has gone to Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, the first poet to win the award since 1996. Judges selected Transtromer because, they wrote, "through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality."

 Poet Philip Schultz Details Life-Long Struggle in New Memoir 'My Dyslexia' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:28

Poet Philip Schultz details his life-long struggle to overcome dyslexia in his new memoir. Jeffrey Brown profiles the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's latest work, "My Dyslexia."

 Poet Donald Hall Reflects on Love, Death and New Hampshire | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

"Love, death and New Hampshire," Donald Hall once said when asked what he writes about. It remains true in the former U.S. Poet Laureate's newly published book of poems, "The Back Chamber."

 Poet Donald Hall Reflects on Love, Death and New Hampshire | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

"Love, death and New Hampshire," Donald Hall once said when asked what he writes about. It remains true in the former U.S. Poet Laureate's newly published book of poems, "The Back Chamber."

 Poet, Activist Ernesto Cardenal Explores Cosmos, Humanity in Verse | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 06:54

Ernesto Cardenal, one of Latin America's most renowned, but also controversial, poets and political activists, has shifted his recent work to reflect on humanity's connection to nature and relationship to the universe. Ray Suarez speaks with the poet about his life and writing.

 Working-Class Poet Levine Named Nation's Next Laureate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 06:27

Philip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, was named Wednesday as the next poet laureate of the United States. Jeffrey Brown profiled Levine last year.

 Floods, Fires, Storms Are Fodder for Centuries of Poems | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:26

In a year of floods, fires and storms making headlines around the world, poet and editor Jeffrey Yang chronicles how writers have grappled with the power of nature over the centuries in his new book. Jeffrey Brown and Yang discuss the poetic perspective of the beauty and power of nature.

 'Life on Mars' Author Explores Humans' Relationship With Universe Through Poetry | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:32

"Life on Mars," Tracy K. Smith's third book, explores the cosmos through words. The Princeton creative writing professor and poet reflects on the relationship between our lives and the universe at her Brooklyn home.

 Former Poet Laureate Pinsky: Poetry 'Too Fundamental, Large' to Need Advocate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 08:24

Much of former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky's writing has focused on American life. He takes a look back at his career with Jeffrey Brown.

 Poet CD Wright Weaves History, Reporting, Storytelling in Verse | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 05:42

Brown University professor CD Wright weaves oral histories, news reports and interviews into her poetry. Her latest volume, "One With Others," looks back at the civil rights era in her native Arkansas.

 Iowa Writers' Workshop, Famous for Training Top Writers, Turns 75 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 08:09

Jeffrey Brown reports on the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the nation's oldest and most prestigious postgraduate writing program for elite writers and poets. The workshop celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.

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