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City of Literature

More than forty Pulitzer Prize winners. North America's only UNESCO 'City of Literature'.

Aired 10/10/2012 | Rating NR

Iowa PBS Documentaries

City of Literature

Special | 57m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

More than forty Pulitzer Prize winners. North America's only UNESCO 'City of Literature'.

North America's only UNESCO 'City of Literature'. How did the midwestern college town of Iowa City, Iowa become the capital of creative writing in America? It’s an unlikely story of literary ambition, academic innovation, and a promising young poet who became a cultural entrepreneur. Featuring scholars, historians and artists interwoven with noted authors discussing the writing life.

Aired 10/10/2012 | Rating NR

Iowa PBS Documentaries is a local public television program presented by Iowa PBS

Iowa PBS Documentaries

City of Literature

Special | 57m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

North America's only UNESCO 'City of Literature'. How did the midwestern college town of Iowa City, Iowa become the capital of creative writing in America? It’s an unlikely story of literary ambition, academic innovation, and a promising young poet who became a cultural entrepreneur. Featuring scholars, historians and artists interwoven with noted authors discussing the writing life.

Aired 10/10/2012 | Rating NR

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Iowa PBS Documentaries is a local public television program presented by Iowa PBS

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