{"product_id":"the-news-paperback","title":"The News - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe News\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a venture into art by someone prominent in another field. In these poems, an unconventional subject for poetry is dealt with from within, by a real poet.\"--Robert Pinsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a nationally recognized correspondent and anchor for the PBS \u003ci\u003eNewsHour, \u003c\/i\u003e Jeffrey Brown has reported on important events around the world. In his debut poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eThe News, \u003c\/i\u003e he re-imagines and re-tells his experiences through poems that explore stories he's covered, places he's gone, people he's met, the thrills and doubts of his profession, as well as the profound intimacy of family. In these pages we hear the narratives of artists, inmates, cadets, and survivors of the world's tragedies, as Brown conveys both suffering and triumph with a music that pays tribute to the multitude of human voices, opening his own life and expression for public viewing. Full of self-examination, brave honesty, and wry humor, \u003ci\u003eThe News\u003c\/i\u003e captures not what's on one side of the lens but all that surrounds it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his introduction to the book, former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky writes, Jeffrey Brown in this book apprehends some specific realities: the news as a medium and the news that is the medium's object. Brown's poetry examines that material in a new way, giving it a fresh, urgent form....By honoring the human voice, Jeffrey Brown has brought a remarkable, fresh kind of attention to these questions of identity and presence, delusion and awareness--in the specific realm of television news and in life itself.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrown's experiences before the relentless eye of the camera and within the churn and pressure of the\u003cbr\u003eperpetual news cycle as an Emmy Award-winning journalist and chief arts and culture correspondent for PBS' \u003ci\u003eNewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e shapes his strikingly forthright poems. Brown's directness is professional in origin, but he is keenly aware of and haunted by what's missing from the news, which is why he seeks 'another angle' in poetry.--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaiti: Kacite\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe, who lie, who cannot say--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor there is no good way to put this--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewe are here to show the horror of your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Kacite they passed out purification tablets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edisplayed with pride their new latrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman sweeping her dusty steps--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003easked to act naturally for the camera\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto act as though we're not here--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emore honest and aware than us, replied: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can I pretend that you are not here?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas that not you who spoke just now?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is the chief correspondent for arts, culture, and society at PBS \u003ci\u003eNewsHour.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has taken him all over the world as he searches for the connections between news and poetry. He is the creator and host of Art Beat, which is \u003ci\u003eNewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e's online arts and culture blog. As a producer and correspondent, his work has earned him an Emmy the Cine Golden Eagle. He lives in Washington, DC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmy award-winning journalist, Jeffrey Brown is the Chief Correspondent for Arts, Culture, and Society at PBS the NewsHour. He has interviewed artists and writers in addition to reporting from the field. His work has taken him all over the world, from Haiti to Myanmar as he searches for the connections between news and poetry. He is the creator and host of \"Art Beat,\" which is the NewsHour's online arts and culture blog. As a producer and a correspondent, his work has earned him an Emmy, five Cine Golden Eagle Awards, and other honors. In 2014, he traveled across the country with Natasha Trethewey, former Poet Laureate of the United States, for the PBS NewsHour special poetry series \"Where Poetry Lives.\" He lives in Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47427193995442,"sku":"9781556594809","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/554c94c87e747d7035b4103ee0cdfb3c.webp?v=1778521330","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-news-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}