3:30pm - Tuesday, July 15, 2025

American Passages: A Literary Survey

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Rhythms In Poetry #10

ITV Cab.16

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Amidst the chaos following World War I, Ezra Pound urged poets to "Make it new!" This call was heeded by a large range of poets, ranging from T. S. Eliot to Jean Toomer. This program explores the modernist lyrics of two of these poets: William Carlos Williams and Langston Hughes. What is modernism? How did these poets start a revolution that continues until this day?

Broadcast In: English Duration: 0:28:25

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10:30am, 08/05/2025 | ITV Cab.16

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