Series
To The Best Of Our Knowledge
Episode
Docupoetry
Producing Organization
Wisconsin Public Radio
Contributing Organization
Wisconsin Public Radio (Madison, Wisconsin)
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cpb-aacip-ed283aefde1
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Episode Description
Rooted in reality, written with a keen observer’s eye, and shaped with a sense of song, documentary poetry tells the truth in an artist’s voice. For generations, through wars, crisis, and political upheaval, documentary poets have helped make sense of some of our most difficult moments – by expressing what might otherwise be impossible to say. So what are they writing about today? This episode was produced in partnership with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.
Episode Description
This record is part of the Politics and History section of the To The Best of Our Knowledge special collection.
Episode Description
This record is part of the Literature and Poetry section of the To The Best of Our Knowledge special collection.
Series Description
”To the Best of Our Knowledge” is a Peabody award-winning national public radio show that explores big ideas and beautiful questions. Deep interviews with philosophers, writers, artists, scientists, historians, and others help listeners find new sources of meaning, purpose, and wonder in daily life. Whether it’s about bees, poetry, skin, or psychedelics, every episode is an intimate, sound-rich journey into open-minded, open-hearted conversations. Warm and engaging, TTBOOK helps listeners feel less alone and more connected – to our common humanity and to the world we share. Each hour has a theme that is explored over the course of the hour, primarily through interviews, although the show also airs commentaries, performance pieces, and occasional reporter pieces. Topics vary widely, from contemporary politics, science, and "big ideas", to pop culture themes such as "Nerds" or "Apocalyptic Fiction".
Created Date
2024-01-13
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:59:00.024
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Producing Organization: Wisconsin Public Radio
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Chicago: “To The Best Of Our Knowledge; Docupoetry,” 2024-01-13, Wisconsin Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed August 23, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-ed283aefde1.
MLA: “To The Best Of Our Knowledge; Docupoetry.” 2024-01-13. Wisconsin Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. August 23, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-ed283aefde1>.
APA: To The Best Of Our Knowledge; Docupoetry. Boston, MA: Wisconsin Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-ed283aefde1