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04529ngm a2200661Ia 4500 001 E036306E2AFE11DE94E19907A8D7520A 005 200904162221.0 007 vf cbahou 008 960805s1995 xxu464 vleng d 028 40 $a 5748--5755 $b Newbridge Communications 035 $a (OCoLC)35186733 035 $a (OCoLC)33066202 040 $a HSA $c HSA $d SILO $d WIS $d IOP $d SILO 245 0 $a The language of life $h [videorecording] / $c with Bill Moyers ; produced and directed by David Grubin ; a production of David Grubin Productions, Inc. & Public Affairs Television, Inc. ; a presentation of Thirteen WNET New York. 246 14 $a Festival of poets 260 $a [United States] : $b Newbridge Communications, $c 1995. 300 $a 8 videocassette (VHS) (464 min.) : $b sd., col. ; $c 1/2 in. 500 $a Filmed at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival in Waterloo, New Jersey. 505 0 $a Welcome to the mainland -- Love's confusing joy -- The field of time -- Some can sing -- Here in the mind -- Swirl like a leaf -- The heart of things -- Come celebrate with me. 508 $a Various editors. 520 $a Part 1, Welcome to the mainland: From the jazz-laced street speech of African American poet Sekou Sundiata's Harlem nights, to the picturesque journey of Naomi Shihab Nye through her family's Palestinian past and her American present, both artists seek to celebrate, in language, the cultures of today and the way those cultures have become part of the American mosaic. 520 $a Part 2, Love's confusing joy. Poet/scholar Coleman Barks has dedicated much of his life's work to bringing the poems of 13th century Islamic poet Jelaluddin Rumi to contemporary American audiences. 520 $a Part 3, The field of time. Two courageous women artists who have turned potential tragedy into triumph are testimony to the healing powers of poetry. Authors Sandra McPherson and Linda McCarriston exult in the beauty of love, family, and nature. 520 $a Part 4, Some can sing. Poetry's ability to bridge gaps and cross boundaries is highlighted in the works of Robert Hass, Claribel AlegriÌa, and Carolyn ForcheÌ. These three artists use words to transport themselves and their audiences to new places, new realities, and new hopes. 520 $a Part 5, Here in the mind. Gary Snyder and Daisy Zamora have each engaged in battle. Although their causes are quite different, they share the same weapon: the power of language. 520 $a Part 6, Swirl like a leaf. Poetry offers a way for individuals to understand themselves, their motivations and fears, their past and their future. Through writing, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Robert Bly, and Marilyn Chin have all found routes to self discovery and personal reconciliation. 520 $a Part 7, The heart of things. Three poets who revel in language's ability to reveal culture and history, Adrienne Rich, Victor Hernandez Cruz, and Michael S. Harper write poems which testify to their struggles against intolerance. 520 $a Part 8, Come celebrate with me. In this program, two poets reflect on the diverse--but similar--cultural legacies they have inherited. Lucille Clifton and David Mura bring their talent and humor to bear as they look at the past and the lives they live in America today. 538 $a VHS. 650 0 $a Video recordings 650 0 $a American poetry $y 20th century $x Theory, etc. $x Theory, etc. 650 0 $a American poetry $x Theory, etc. $x History and criticism $x Theory, etc. 650 0 $a Minorities $z United States $x Intellectual life. 650 0 $a Poets, American $y 20th century $x Interviews. 650 0 $a American poetry $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Ethnic groups $x Poetry. 650 0 $a Minorities $x Poetry. 700 1 $a Moyers, Bill 700 1 $a Grubin, David. 710 2 $a David Grubin Productions. 710 2 $a Public Affairs Television (Firm) 710 2 $a WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) 710 2 $a Newbridge Communications. 740 02 $a Welcome to the mainland. 740 02 $a Love's confusing joy. 740 42 $a The field of time. 740 02 $a Some can sing. 740 02 $a Here in the mind. 740 02 $a Swirl like a leaf. 740 42 $a The heart of things. 740 02 $a Come celebrate with me. 939 $a 4412344 941 $a 2 945 $a vhs 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160813135356.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E036306E2AFE11DE94E19907A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IOP 952 $l OMAX631 $d 20090701080000.0Initiate Another SILO Locator Search