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Showing videos filed under: Bowery Poetry Club
The Future of Language: An Interview with Bob Holman
October 30, 2008There are more and more languages disappearing every day and by the end of the century it is possible that half of all existing languages will have vanished. Bob Holman of the Bowery Poetry Club, an anchor for local arts in NY, says that it is the great tragedy of our time.The End of Capitalism, Bob Holman on a Poetic Economy, and the U.S. Comes Full Circle in Afghanistan
October 29, 2008Market fundamentalism has been at the heart of U.S. economic policy for the last three decades. From Ronald Reagan and trickle down economics to Bill Clinton and deregulation the Washington Consensus has ruled the day. Fewer rules, open markets, and free trade. The impact has been far reaching. We are witnessing the fall out now but the corruption, the rot may run much deeper.The United States of Poetry: A Day in the Life
August 20, 2008“The United States of Poetry” was directed by Mark Pellington and produced by Joshua Blum and Bob Holman for Washington Square Films. Bob Holman is the proprietor of the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City. For more visit: www.worldofpoetry.com andwww.bowerypoetry.com.An Interview with Gary Lucas
August 13, 2008Guitarist and singer Gary Lucas performs live in the GRITtv studio.Of Presidents and Poets
July 12, 2008Jimmy Carter and Michael Franti, in the United States of Poetry.The United States of Poetry
July 1, 2008Poetry needs no introduction. In this clip from the audacious “United States of Poetry,” Leonard Cohen and Amiri Baraka opine on the American dream. From the wars against disorder and the fires of the homeless Democracy is coming to the USA. The flag may be on fire and that X is black.
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