Career
New's academic specialties include American poetry,American literature,religion in literature,and Jewish literature. [4] Before moving to ASU,she taught at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. She is the creator and host of the television show Poetry in America. [5]
In May 2023,the Wall Street Journal reported that a nonprofit linked to New had received more than $100,000 from Jeffrey Epstein.The nonprofit made a statement that they regret accepting his funding and they had later made a contribution "exceeding the amount received to a group working against sex trafficking. [6]
Poetry in America
New created this PBS series to "bring poetry beyond classrooms into living rooms and onto screens of all kind." [7] The series is presented by Arizona PBS and GBH,distributed by PBS Plus and American Public Television for PBS stations,and by PBSD for Amazon,iTunes and in-flight entertainment. Guests on the series include Joe Biden,Herbie Hancock,Gloria Estefan,Shaquille O’Neal,Elena Kagan,Nas,John McCain,Sonia Sanchez,Tony Kushner,Bill Clinton,Julia Alvarez,Bono,Cynthia Nixon,John Kerry,LisaGay Hamilton,Caroline Kennedy,Bill T. Jones,Katie Couric,and Al Gore and dozens of others.
Verse Video Education
Poetry in America is an initiative of Verse Video Education,a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. New produces educational material surrounding American Poetry for all ages,which is distributed by Harvard University,Amplify Education,and Arizona State University. Through the Educational Media Innovation Studio (EMIS) at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College,New is able to create educational materials for educators and students.
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