Somalia didn’t have a written language until the 1970's, and today, many if not most Somalis still live within an oral tradition. And in that tradition the poet is king.
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Doug Gordon profiles Anne Beatts, one of the original writers for the groundbreaking late night comedy series "Saturday Night Live".
Alaa Al Aswany is one of the top-selling novelists in the Arab world, but because copyright protections are weak there, he still works part-time as a dentist.
Why does this teenager believe that poetry is the literary art most relevant to our lives today?
Journalist Andrew Sullivan tells Steve Paulson why he thinks Americans must stand up for their country now.
Journalist Adam Cohen has written a book about E-bay. He tells Steve Paulson that the on-line auction house has been profitable since day one and will sell just about anything.
Anne Strainchamps reports on the current spate of Christian thrillers which involve cloning Christ.
Author Harriet Brown has a dangerous idea. What if stopped talking about how we look? Just stopped...
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