Rae Armantrout believes that there is one thing that all poetry should be - read out loud.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Back in 1969, Marlantes was dropped in the middle of a jungle in Vietnam - at the age of 23, put in charge of the lives of 40 other young men. He was not psychologically or spiritually prepared for that or for what came after the war.
Mark Haddon is the author of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Haddon narrates the story from the point of view of his hero, who is a fifteen year old boy with Asperger Syndrome.
Richard Ranft has collected underwater sounds of mating haddock, snapping shrimp, walruses and other sea creatures.
Legendary Knopf editor Judith Jones reflects on Julia Child and her influence on cooking in the U.S. She writes about their friendship In her own memoir, "The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food.”
Peter Guber founded Mandalay Entertainment and Polygram Entertainment. He tells Anne Strainchamps that most people try to pitch him a business deal, not a creative vision.
Rev. Jesse Jackson is not about to go quietly. He tells Steve Paulson not to confuse a music genre with basic freedoms, and outlines his contributions as a Civil Rights leader over the past 40 years.
Kevin Murphy (formerly of “Mystery Science Fiction 3000") decided to see a movie a day for a year. He chronicles his experience in a book called “A Year at the Movies.”
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