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The Emperor of Ice-Cream, Motive for Metaphor

Modernist poet Wallace Stevens balanced his long career as an insurance executive with a thrilling life of the imagination. Actor Murray Bartlett, ice cream maker Gus Rancatore, cognitive scientist Laurie Santos, scholar Al Filreis, poet David Baker, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Bob Rubin, and the 2021 National Student Poets join Elisa New.

English
  • Originally Aired May 6, 2024
  • Runtime 26 minutes
  • Network PBS
  • Created January 9, 2025 by
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