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When many of us think about poetry, we think of the arts. We don't usually think of the science of politics. But in these times, poetry is finding a new voice in Amercia. April is national poetry month. And this weekend, poets laureate from all of the country made history when they gathered for the very first time here in New Hampshire. This is a special program about that gathering. Chip Neal was there and joins us with more on this special Outlook presentation. |
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This past weekend was an historic event in the world of poetry. New Hampshire hosted the first gathering of state poets laureate - ever. Chip Neal was there for the occasion. Chip - You know not every state has a poet laureate. Only 33 states have a poet laureate and 15 of them were here in New Hampshire last weekend. They came together under the theme Poetry & Politics. An exploration of the role of poetry in contemporary life. And the idea for this event came from our very own Poet Laureate Marie Harris. The Poets Laureate visited different venues around the state and shared their poetry. We showed the New Hampshire and the Connecticut laureates at the Currier Museum of Art. Then we visited 2 of the panel discussions at the conference covering poetry and education, the media, community, and politics. We also hear from Dana Gioia the new chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts who was the keynote speaker at the closing dinner. And four of the poet's laureate recited some of their poetry for our camera. And the program contains excerpts from a round table discussion with 12 of the poets laureate on topics like: what is poetry, why are people intimidated by poetry, what are the origins of poetry, what is the role of poetry in society, and what are your favorite lines of poetry. |
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That final poem, is a traditional jump rope song. Author unknown. Chip. what's next? Larry Why-we-dee of North Dakota has agreed to host another in two years. And according to Katie Goodman of the New Hampshire writers project, a sponsor of the event, there was lots of energy, plenty of media coverage and the poets were surprised at how much influence they have. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. I'm Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. We sit down with Commissioner of Education Nicholas Donohue to talk about the state budget, school programs, the federal mandate for "No Child Left Behind" and more. Tonight at 10pm. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 4/29/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, this past weekend was an historic event in the world of poetry. New Hampshire hosted the first gathering of state poets laureate - ever. Chip Neal was there for the occasion. You know not every state has a poet laureate. Only 33 states have a poet laureate and 15 of them were here in New Hampshire last weekend. They came together under the theme Poetry & Politics. An exploration of the role of poetry in contemporary life. And the idea for this event came from our very own Poet Laureate Marie Harris. The Poets Laureate visited different venues around the state and shared their poetry. We showed the New Hampshire and the Connecticut laureates at the Currier Museum of Art. Then we visited 2 of the panel discussions at the conference covering poetry and education, the media, community, and politics. We also hear from Dana Gioia the new chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts who was the keynote speaker at the closing dinner. And four of the poet's laureate recited some of their poetry for our camera. And the program contains excerpts from a round table discussion with 12 of the poets laureate on topics like: what is poetry, why are people intimidated by poetry, what are the origins of poetry, what is the role of poetry in society, and what are your favorite lines of poetry. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Marie Harris\Poet Laureate New Hampshire , Maggi Vaughn\Poet Laureate Tennessee, Marilyn Nelson\Poet Laureate Connecticut, Martha Fuller Clark\Former State Representative, Dana Gioia\Chair, Nat'l Endowment For The Arts, Larry Woiwode\Poet Laureate North Dakota, Mary Crow\Poet Laureate Colorado, Fleda Brown\Poet Laureate Delaware, Anne Hanley\State Writer Alaska, Grace Paley\Poet Laureate Vermon, Jim Irons\Poet Laureate Idaho, Samuel Hazo\Poet Laureate Pennsylvania, Tom Chandler\Poet Laureate Rhode Island, Ellen Kort\Poet Laureate Wisconsin |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - We sit down with Commissioner of Education Nicholas Donohue to talk about the state budget, school programs, the federal mandate for "No Child Left Behind" and more. |