Articles with keyword "poetry"
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An Iliad for Our Time
Fishermen on the island of St. Lucia vie for Helen's favor in a struggle of heroic scale and scope.
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A Multiplicity of Voices
Nobel Prize-winning poet and playwright Derek Walcott talks with NEH Chairman William R. Ferris about literature, Caribbean culture, and Robinson Crusoe.
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Lives of Famous Men
Two books may hold clues to murals destroyed in fire five centuries ago.
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The Life of a Poet
The Pulitzer prize-winning poet speaks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about the links between poetry and painting.
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William Blake: Visions and Verses
The literary and visual works of the eccentric poet and printmaker are now available online.
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Helen Vendler: The Poem Unfolded
A poet writes about the critic's talent for listening closely.
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The Critic's Craft
Poetry critic Helen Vendler, this year's Jefferson Lecturer, speaks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about the power of words.

