Summary: Why do people turn to poetry during troubled times? We saw it after 9/11 and we're seeing it now as the coronavirus travels around the world. When the world seems broken, poetry is often the one kind of language that helps. Original Air Date: * *April 04, 2020 *Guests: * <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/kitty-omeara" target="_blank">Kitty O'Meara</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/jericho-brown" target="_blank">Jericho Brown</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/edward-hirsch" target="_blank">Edward Hirsch</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/alice-walker" target="_blank">Alice Walker</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/ken-nordine" target="_blank">Ken Nordine</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/li-young-lee" target="_blank">Li-Young Lee</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/jimmy-santiago-baca" target="_blank">Jimmy Santiago Baca</a> *Interviews In This Hour: * <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/viral-poem-virus-time" target="_blank">A Viral Poem For A Virus Time</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/can-poem-be-prayer" target="_blank">Can A Poem Be A Prayer?</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/poetry-time-grief-and-loss" target="_blank">Poetry In A Time Of Grief And Loss</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/hope-rises-it-always-does" target="_blank">Hope Rises. It Always Does.</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/li-young-lees-love-poetry" target="_blank">Li-Young Lee's Love Poetry</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/ken-nordines-yellow" target="_blank">Ken Nordine's 'Yellow'</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/words-can-change-your-life" target="_blank">Words Can Change Your Life</a>
