Rap on Trial: Is it a Crime to Rhyme?
Should your art send you to prison? Rap lyrics are increasingly turning up as evidence in courtrooms across the country. The fictional characters port...
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UCTV's impressive archive of poetry readings, interviews and conversations with established and emerging poets is the perfect resource to bring the art of language to life.
From War Child to Global Citizen with Emmanuel Jal
Emmanuel Jal, an internationally recognized hip-hop musician, former child soldier turned activist and entrepreneur, shares his story and music. Jal w...
Yusef Komunyakaa - The 2017 Diana and Simon Raab Writer-in-Residence
Yusef Komunyakaa, an internationally renowned poet who won the Pulitzer Prize for “Neon Vernacular: New and Selected Poems," reads and discusses his w...
An Evening with Robert Pinsky - Point Loma Writer’s Symposium by the Sea 2017
Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky describes himself as a "composer" who considers poetry to be first and foremost a vocal art, and his work seeks to ...
Famous Ramayana Epic Now in Modern English
UC Berkeley professors, Robert and Sally Goldman, led the 40-year project to translate the Sanskrit epic poem Valmiki Ramayana to modern English. Seri...
Resilient Love in a Time of Hate: A Discussion with David Kim and Sunni Patterson
New Orleans native Sunni Patterson is an internationally-known Def poetry artist and activist. She is joined in a conversation with George Lipsitz and...
Potent Poet Sunni Patterson
New Orleans native Sunni Patterson powerfully recites one of her many poems. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 31630]
The Poems of Nikki Giovanni -- Point Loma Writer’s Symposium by the Sea 2016
Poet Nikki Giovanni reads a selection of her poems as part of the 2016 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Write...
An Evening with Nikki Giovanni -- Point Loma Writer’s Symposium by the Sea 2016
Author, spoken word artist, poet, essayist, professor, Nikki Giovanni has been electrifying audiences for more than 40 years, earning her one of Oprah...
Lunch Poems: 2015 Student Reading
One of the year’s most lively events, the student reading includes winners of the following prizes: Academy of American Poets, Cook, Rosenberg, and Ya...