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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.
Bill Youngkin, U.S. Army, Vietnam (A&M Class of 69) (Interviewed September 7, 2005) Bill Youngkin was a Texas A&M Yell Leader his senior year. He was a U.S. Army Transportation Specialist in Vietnam in 1971 and 1972. Bill Youngkin talks about his service but also his passion for honoring other veterans through his weekly column in the Bryan/College Station Eagle, "Brazos Valley Heroes".
Bob Wilkinson, U.S. Air Force, Korea/Viet Nam (Interviewed Aug. 30, 2006) Colonel Bob Wilkinson caught the end of the Korean War and then three tours of Vietnam, flying both fixed wing and choppers as a United States Marine. But some of his most memorable stories come from the 32 weeks he served as a helicopter pilot for President and Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower, shuttling them mostly from the White House to the retreat named after their grandson, Camp David. His is a fascinating 28 year career of military service. Welcome Bobby Wilkinson.
David West, U.S. Navy, Vietnam (Interviewed Nov. 19, 2009) David West joined the Navy and started out chasing hurricanes from 1956 to 1958. Later he says as a Navy Seal he was wounded in Vietnam but says that chasing hurricanes was some of the scariest stuff he did in the service. He was sent to Vietnam in February 1969 Landing in Saigon. Wounded in Vietnam before training in Vietnam he was at Malta training with the British Navy. David West lived in Navasota before his death.
Continuation of an interview with Argentinian poet Edgar Bayley. He talks about the origin of his name, his family and childhood memories, and some of the poets who influenced his life. He also talks about discusses poetry in general and the process behind writing poems. He also reads several of his poems.
Freddie Wolters, U.S. Army, World War II (A&M Class of 1944) (Interviewed April 10, 2008) Freddie Wolters served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima before his unit would have been deployed for a bloody ground fight, but still he has stories to tell, many of how he didn't always do things by the book. He was a freshman member of Homer Norton's 1940 A&M football team.
Venezuelan poet Igor Barreto talks about his book, Soy el muchacho más hermoso de esta ciudad. He describes his how he aims as a poet to portray natural landscapes in a more realistic, less romantic way. He also describes the six years he spent in Bucarest, Romania, studying cinematography and drama, where he met Marin Sorescu, a Romanian poet. Throughout the interview, Barreto reads poems from his various books.
