Poet Philip Levine Recalls Life at the Factory
This video is not currently available. | Listen to the AudioJEFFREY BROWN: And now a very different auto story, through poetry. PHILIP LEVINE, poet: We stand in the rain and a long line waiting at Ford...
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Philip Levine Reads ‘Our Valley’
Philip Levine was born in Detroit, Mich., in 1928. He is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently “News of the World” (2009). Other collections include “Breath” (2004); “The Simple Truth”...
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At 82, Philip Levine is author of some 20 volumes of verse and is one of the nation’s most honored poets with a Pulitzer Prize and numerous other awards. But he started life in Detroit, working in auto...
View ArticlePhilip Levine Recalls Life at the Factory
Philip Levine is author of some 20 volumes of verse and one of the nation’s most honored poets, with a Pulitzer and numerous other prizes. But he started life in Detroit working in auto plants,...
View ArticleWorking-Class Poet Levine Named Nation’s Next Laureate
JEFFREY BROWN: And now a very different auto story, through poetry. PHILIP LEVINE, poet: We stand in the rain and a long line waiting at Ford Highland Park for work. You know what work is. If you’re...
View ArticleU.S., U.K. Poets Laureate on Being Public Face for ‘Solitary Act’
JEFFREY BROWN: And finally tonight, this being National Poetry Month, at least for a few more days, we talk to two poets who’ve taken on a very public role. CAROL ANN DUFFY, U.K. Poet Laureate: Look,...
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“A poet should be private and invisible,” says U.K. Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, “This is a different way of being a poet, to be laureate.” Meanwhile, “I think we witness things, but are not...
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Former U.S. poet laureate Philip Levine dies at 87
Former U.S. poet laureate, Philip Levine, died at age 87 on Feb. 14, 2015. Levine spoke about his role as the working man’s poet in an interview with PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown in 2010. Philip...
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Remembering Philip Levine, writer of poetic odes to honest work
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSLevine Named Next U.S. Poet Laureate Poet Philip Levine Recalls Life at the Factory Former U.S. poet laureate Philip Levine dies at 87 GWEN IFILL: Finally...
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A poet’s ode to the meaning of work
Former U.S. poet laureate, Philip Levine (1928-2015) was known as “the working man’s poet.” Poet Philip Levine (1928-2015) knew intimately about the monotony, filth and physical pain of hard labor. But...
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The rage and rebellion of the Detroit riots, captured in one poem
A policeman stands guard in a Detroit street on July 25, 1967 as buildings are burning during riots that erupted in Detroit following a police operation. Photo: AFP/Getty Images Fifty years ago this...
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Florida, Cuba brace for wrath of Hurricane Irma
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Hurricane Irma has lost a bit of intensity at this hour, but its danger is undiminished. Sustained winds dropped slightly today to 175 miles an hour. The...
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