Title: Lorna Dee Cervantes and Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Description: American poet Lorna Dee Cervantes founded her own press to publish the works of Mexican-Americans. Dr. Shirley Geok-lin Lim, an English professor uses her Chinese/Malaysian roots to bring a unique Asian-American perspective to her writing. In this program Bill Moyers and the two poets discuss topics that revolve around the theme of otherness.
Subjects: Interviews, American Poets, American Women poets, Mexican American poets, American poetry, Asian American authors, Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival (1998 : Waterloo Village, N.J.)
People: Lorna Dee Cervantes, Shirley Lim
Time periods: 20th century