Author and essayist Wendy Lesser discusses her latest book Why I Read with poet Robert Pinsky.  Their conversation explores the ways that literature and, especially, poetry touch readers and change their lives as Cambridge Forum continues its series My Life Touched by Art.

In a culture that is increasingly visual and virtual in orientation, what role does old-fashioned reading play?

What power does the written word have in our lives?

 Recorded 1/22/2014

This program is part of the series  My Life Touched by Art, supported by a grant from the Cambridge Arts Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a public agency.