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The language of life : a festival of poets
—Moyers, Bill D., author.
1995

Book

Presents the author's interviews with contemporary poets from diverse racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds discussing their work, lives, and creativity. Includes a selection of poems by each author.

Item Details

ISBN:

  • 9780385479172
  • 0385479174

Edition: First edition.

Description: xx, 450 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Target Audience Note: Adult

Notes:

  • Published to coincide with the premiere of the eight-part PBS series of the same name.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-450).

Contents:

  • W.S. Merwin
  • Claribel Alegria
  • James A. Autry
  • Jimmy Santiago Baca
  • Coleman Barks
  • Robert Bly
  • Marilyn Chin
  • Lucille Clifton
  • William Stafford
  • Victor Hernandez Cruz
  • Rita Dove
  • Carolyn Forche
  • Donald Hall
  • Joy Harjo
  • Michael S. Harper
  • Robert Hass
  • Garrett Kaoru Hongo
  • Sharon Olds
  • Jane Kenyon
  • Stanley Kunitz
  • Li-Young Lee
  • Linda McCarriston
  • Sandra McPherson
  • David Mura
  • Naomi Shihab Nye
  • Adrienne Rich
  • Galway Kinnell
  • Gary Snyder
  • Gerald Stern
  • Sekou Sundiata
  • Mary TallMountain
  • Quincy Troupe
  • Daisy Zamora
  • Octavio Paz.

LCCN: 95010348

Control Number: 57526

Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 1995.
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