In conversation with Jon Wiener, professor of history, UC Irvine
When the Personal Becomes Political
The acclaimed poet and columnist for The Nation discusses her new book of essays dealing with sex, death, ex-lovers, politics, motherhood, aging, and learning to drive.
Katha Pollitt, the author of Virginity or Death!, is a poet, essayist, and columnist for The Nation. She won the National Book Critic Circle Award for her first collection of poetry, Antarctic Traveller, as well as two National Magazine Awards for her essays and criticism.
Jon Wiener is a contributing editor to The Nation magazine and a professor of history at the University of California - Irvine, where he specializes in recent American history. His books include: Historians in Trouble: Plagiarism, Fraud and Politics in the Ivory Tower, Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files; Professors, Politics and Pop; and Come Together: John Lennon in His Time. Wiener hosts an afternoondrive-time radio program on KPFK-90.7 FM in Los Angeles, a listener-supported Pacifica network station, where his show features interviews on politics and culture.
