The language of life : a festival of poets /
Bill Moyers ; James Haba, editor ; David Grubin, contributing editor ; Elizabeth Meryman-Brunner, art research.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Doubleday, 1995.
- 450 p. ill. ; 25 cm.
Published to coincide with the premiere of the eight-part PBS series of the same name.
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
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.
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