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Argentinian poet Edgar Bayley talks with Esteban Peicovich about the meaning of poetry in Bayley's life. Bayley describes his poetry as love or erotic poetry, and discusses the importance of loving oneself, good versus evil, and how man is the owner of his own destiny.
Esteban Peicovich interviews the Peruvian writer, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, in Madrid, Spain in 2005. Bryce Echenique has published his latest book, Permiso para vivir, an autobiography. He talks about his family, his education in law, his aspirations to be a soccer player and his life as a writer in France. He describes his writing styles and how he deals with the reality in his stories. His short stories and novels include La felicidad ja ja, Huerto cerrado, Un mundo para Julius, Tantas veces Pedro, La vida exagerada de Martín Romaña, La àltima mudanza de Felipe Carrillo, Dos señoras conversan, El hombre que hablaba de Octavia de Cádiz, Croinicas personales and Permiso para vivir (antimemorias). During the interview Bryce Echenique reads a chapter from his latest book and a short story from his first book.
Biagioni reads some of her poems and talks about her poetry, prizes won in poetry contests, and hunting as a recurring theme in her poems. She also talks about the publication histories of her books, her beginnings as a poet, and some of the writers who have influenced her.
Biagioni continues her interview with Esteban Peicovich. She talks about the book, La medicina floral de Edward Bach by Maria Luisa Pastorino and how her health improved following her reading of this book. She also discusses her religious and spiritual beliefs, her poems, her acquaintances, and her trips to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. The interview ends with a long discussion on Biagioni's favorite classic poets (Quevedo, Garcilaso de la Vega, Borges, Rilke) and a lecture she gave as a guest lecturer in a university literature class in Argentina.
Chicano journalist, Armando B. Rendon, was an early participant of the Chicano Movement and author of The Chicano Manifesto. The purpose of this interview was to better understand mestizaje ideology and its popularity during the height of the Chicano Movement. Rendon discusses his participation within the Chicano Movement and his understanding of the concept of mestizaje.
Aurora Quevedo was an early participant of the Chicano Movement and an early participant of the Chicano Student Movement. The purpose of this interview was to better understand mestizaje ideology and its popularity during the height of the Chicano Movement. Quevedo discusses her participation within the Chicano Movement and her understanding of the concept of mestizaje.
Episode from a radio program produced in the 1940s featuring "Ranger Bill," the affectionate name of Bill Scott, ranger of the Beaver Dam National Forest. The plots include adventures in the forest with his niece and their companions while educating listeners on the importance of forestry and forest conservation.
Episode from a radio program produced in the 1940s featuring "Ranger Bill," the affectionate name of Bill Scott, ranger of the Beaver Dam National Forest. The plots include adventures in the forest with his niece and their companions while educating listeners on the importance of forestry and forest conservation.
