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Encouraging poetry through community service

Clip: 05/20/2014 | 7m 47s

Master of Fine Arts students at Antioch University in Los Angeles are required to do community service to enhance the “writing life” of others. As part of our series Where Poetry Lives, poet laureate Natasha Trethewey joins Jeffrey Brown to visit current and former Antioch students and discuss the link between making poetry broadly available and honing one’s individual craft.

Aired: 05/20/14

Rating: NR

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