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Film

Why We Write (1997)

Join contemporary poets Robert Hass, Carol Muske, Yehuda Amichai, Brenda Hillman, and more as they read from their works and discuss why they write, and for whom. In honest and informal conversation, they discuss such themes as death, self-realization, race and gender, and the role of women in poetry. (59mins)

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