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Life's Work
Season 5
Episode 21
Perpetual Andrew Motion: Tori Marchiony profiles former U.K. Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion. He’s five decades in and still finding room to grow; Vijay Iyer-Key Changes: Among the most highly regarded jazz pianists of his time, Vijay Iyer has made his instrument of choice an instrument of discovery; Susan Choi-Interrogator of Truth: Susan Choi’s books reflect her skepticism of authority.
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Rock band The Killers, choreographer Mark Morris, and violinist Augustin Hadelich.
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Michael Cunningham and Joan Kane didn’t let obstacles stand in the way of potential.
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Recognized early for their gifts, Yaa Gyasi and Sarah Jarosz are now becoming role models.
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Samuel R. Delany and Orkan Telhan interrogate the present to glimpse the future.
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Observation is vivid in the works of Paul Muldoon and Daniel Arsham.
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Yusef Komunyakaa and Jennifer Weiner know that honest work can reveal new truths.