Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Season 4 – Poetry in America

Play trailer Poster for Season 4 – Poetry in America Apr 2024 Special Interest Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 0 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings
Exploring the rich and diverse field of American poetry.
Poetry in America — Season 4

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Elisa New

Host

Martín Espada

Guest

Andrea Mitchell

Guest

Tracy K. Smith

Guest

Amanda Gorman

Guest

Bryan Doerries

Guest

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 1, 2024 Phillis Wheatley: To the University Two poems by Phillis Wheatley. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 2, 2024 Six Years Later, Epitaph for a Centaur Two poems by exiled Russian poet Joseph Brodsky. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 3, 2024 Mushrooms, Weakness and Doubt Poems by Sylvia Plath and Kay Ryan explore the cultural significance of mushrooms. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 4, 2024 July in Washington Robert Lowell's poem about the contradictions between American idealism and American policy. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 5, 2024 Hill Country Tracy K. Smith's vision of Texas Hill Country. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 8, 2024 Emperor of Ice Cream, Motive for Metaphor Works by modernist poet Wallace Stevens. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 9, 2024 Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper Latinx poet Martin Espada reflects on social mobility. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 10, 2024 Steps Frank O'Hara's "Lunch Poems" provide a portal into 1950s New York. Details

Season Info

Director
Elisa New
Executive Producer
Elisa New
Screenwriter
Elisa New
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG (L)
Genre
Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 1, 2024