PBS NewsHour  Weekly Poem: Nick Flynn Reads 'haiku (failed)'

Nick Flynn reads "haiku (failed)" from his book, "The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands." Details

 
 

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Episode: Weekly Poem: Nick Flynn Reads 'haiku (failed)'

Nick Flynn is a poet, playwright and memoirist whose most recent book is "The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands" (2011, Graywolf Press), a collection of poems that are linked to his latest memoir, "The Ticking is the Bomb" (2010, W. W. Norton & Company). He teaches creative writing at the University of Houston.

Duration: (1:36)
Premiere Date: 02/06/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: E


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