Robert Pinsky offers his own reflections on his poem `Shirt'; with Johnson Hartig, Betty Halbreich and Stuart Weitzman.

Poetry's resonance for people in prison; with Senator John McCain, Anna Deavere Smith, Reginald Dwayne Betts and Li-Young Lee.

A discussion of Galway Kinnell's `The Grey Heron' with E.O. Wilson, Robert Hass, Laura McPhee and Joel Wagner.

Exploring "N.Y. State of Mind" by hip-hop artist Nas; with Nas, Steve Stoute and Salamishah Tillet.

A discussion of `The New Colossus' by Emma Lazarus; with Regina Spektor, Cristina Jiménez, Randi Weingarten, David Rubenstein and Duy Doan.

Explore San Francisco's history, from the Gold Rush and early Chinese immigration to the rise of Silicon Valley, through Marilyn Chin's poem of her San Francisco youth. Guests include Maxine Hong Kingston, Randy Komisar and local residents.

Guests including Katie Couric, Sheryl Sandberg, Yang Lan, Mary Chapin Carpenter and others discuss Elizabeth Bishop’s masterpiece on losses, great and small.

An exploration of Marianne Moore’s great poem of marine life. Guests Al Gore, Jorie Graham, and scientists from Conservation International dive into her portrayal of the ocean’s always-changing history, and its future in a warming world.

Elisa New talks with Mark Doty, Steven Pinker, Bill T. Jones, Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler about “This Your Home Now,” where a visit to the barber shop sparks a meditation on love, the AIDS crisis, and the satisfactions of getting older.

Stephen Sondheim is widely hailed as the greatest modern American musical theater composer. Elisa New speaks with Broadway stage actors and Adam Gopnik to explore Sondheim’s singular ability to blend lyrics and music.

Yusef Komunyakaa went to Vietnam as a journalist but came home a poet. John Kerry, Julie Taymor, Elliot Goldenthal, a chorus of veterans and Komunyakaa himself discuss the beauty and horror of war – and the challenge of making art of it.