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July 2, 2024 - Poetry in America, Denée Benton, and Jaws at the Brattle
Poetry often has a stigma that’s hard to shake. That it’s inscrutable, elite and out of reach. Even with the rhyming. And brevity.
But give poetry a chance, explore its roots, its history of experimentation and the beauty of its language and it comes alive.
This is what Elisa New has done with “Poetry in America,” the PBS series. She joins The Culture Show to talk about its latest season. Elisa New is the director and host of “Poetry in America” and Distinguished Professor of Practice at Arizona State University.
From there actress Denee Benton. She made her Broadway debut in “Natasha, Pierre…
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