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The Power of the Word with Bill Moyers

Ancestral Voices (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode

Bill Moyers interviews three poets -- two American Indians, Mary TallMountain and Joy Harjo, and one Japanese-American, Garret Hongo -- whose work has been strongly influenced by their ancestors and heritage. The poets share insight into ...See moreBill Moyers interviews three poets -- two American Indians, Mary TallMountain and Joy Harjo, and one Japanese-American, Garret Hongo -- whose work has been strongly influenced by their ancestors and heritage. The poets share insight into the effect of ancestral imagery in their poems, and are shown giving readings of their work at a poetry festival at Glassboro State College in New Jersey. See less
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Director
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David Grubin (producer)
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Joel Shapiro (director of photography)
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Updated Sep 29, 1989

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Sep 29, 1989 (United States)

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