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New Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky

Pinsky will succeed Robert Hass in the prestigious role. The professor of graduate writing at Boston University spoke to Host Terry Gross in December 1988. His latest book is "The Figured Wheel." He spoke about his upbringing in a small town on the Jersey shore and how it influenced his work.

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Other segments from the episode on March 31, 1997

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 31, 1997: Interview with Michael Ignatieff; Interview with Robert Pinsky; Review of LeAnn Rimes's album "Unchained Melody."
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Despite the Danger, Red Cross Workers Remain Neutral and Unarmed

Writer Michael Ignatieff's article "Unarmed Warriors" appears in the March 24, 1997 issue of The New Yorker. He writes about the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the increased dangers that workers have been exposed to, although they are considered neutral and carry no weapons. In Rwanda in 1994, 36 workers were killed in the war, and in Chechnya last December, six staff members were murdered.

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