Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Thursday, Jun 18, 1992


Title: Nightline: Poetry in America

Abstract:

  • Poetry readings by former Sen. Eugene McCarthy, Lucille Clifton, D.C. Scorpio, Whaley Smith, Roland Flint, Anthony Henct, and Ted Koppel (ABC).
  • Taped segment with Dave Marash (ABC), Bob Holman and Miguel Algarin of the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe, poet Joseph Brodsky, Leon Wieseltier of "The New Republic", Jane Friedman of Knopf Books, poet Richard Wilbur, poet Mark Strand, poet and playwright Ntozake Shange, writer Roy Blount, and unidentified others.

  • Begin Time:11:32:00 pm
    End Time:12:01:00 am
    TVN Record Number:647301
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1992-2009 Vanderbilt University
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