Fooling with words : a celebration of poets and their craft

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"Bill Moyers brings to life for the reader one of the most vibrant cultural events in the country - the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, the "Woodstock of poetry." Every two years established an...

"Bill Moyers brings to life for the reader one of the most vibrant cultural events in the country - the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, the "Woodstock of poetry." Every two years established and emerging poets gather in Waterloo, New Jersey, to share their craft with poetry fans from all over the country." "His conversations with the poets take us behind the performance to explore the sources of creativity and imagination. Stanley Kunitz, now ninety-five years old, quietly captivates with his poems "Halley's Comet" and "Touch Me." Coleman Barks not only reads from his translations of Rumi but also shares the poems that he wrote in tribute to his "most beautiful granddaughter." Mark Doty talks with Moyers about "poetry's great power to preserve, its ability to take a moment in time and hold it forever." Jane Hirshfield talks about the influence on her poetry of the eight years she studied Zen." "Moyers listens to these and other poets, including Lorna Dee Cervantes, Deborah Garrison, Kurtis Lamkin, Shirley Geok-lin Lim, Paul Muldoon, Marge Piercy, and Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, and weaves a tapestry of memorable voices and engaging poetry."--BOOK JACKET.

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