Writers (Audio)

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Writers (Audio) episodes

February 17, 2010 Lunch Poems: Kick-off 2009
Hosted by Robert Hass and University Librarian Thomas C. Leonard, the kickoff features distinguished new members of the UC Berkeley English Department faculty introducing and reading a favorite poem. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17120]
29 min
February 15, 2010 Mary Roach - Story Hour in the Library
Mary Roach is the author of New York Times bestsellers “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers,” ”Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife”, and “Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex”. She speaks to an audience at UC Berkeley. Series: "Story Hour in the Library" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17973]
48 min
February 01, 2010 Lunch Poems: Vikram Chandra (excerpt)
Vikram Chandra teaches creative writing at UC Berkeley. He reads a poem by Robert Hayden. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17993]
4 min
February 01, 2010 Lunch Poems: C.D. Blanton (excerpt)
C.D. Blanton of the UC Berkeley English departments a poem by Saint-John Perse. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17992]
6 min
January 28, 2010 Lunch Poems: Mark Goble (excerpt)
UC Berkeley’s Mark Goble reads two short poems. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17995]
4 min
January 26, 2010 Lunch Poems: David Landreth (excerpt)
David Landreth reads the first sestina in the English language written by Edmund Spenser. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17996]
6 min
January 21, 2010 Lunch Poems: Eric Falci (excerpt)
Eric Falci of the UC Berkeley English Department reads part of a Seamus Heaney poem. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17994]
5 min
January 18, 2010 Lunch Poems: Namwali Serpell (excerpt)
UC Berkeley’s Namwali Serpell reads a poem by Elizabeth Bishop. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17997]
4 min
January 18, 2010 Lunch Poems: Emily Thornbury (excerpt)
UC Berkeley’s Emily Thornbury reads a riddle in poetry. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17998]
4 min
January 14, 2010 Lunch Poems: Melanie Abrams (excerpt)
Melanie Abrams reads her poetry. She currently teaches creative writing at UC Berkeley. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17991]
3 min

About Writers (Audio)

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Writing can spark the imagination, take you to far away places, and even bring about social change. In this collection, writers speak about their craft and read from selected works.