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January 2, 2015

My Life at The Nation -- How I Became the Best Paid Poet in America (Video)

by Calvin Trillin

Calvin Trillin is a journalist, humorist, and poet, as he proved in this appearance at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association in New York City on January 2, 2015. He made his remarks as a member of a panel on "The Nation" in the World: 150 Years of Critical Engagement. (Click on the tag "The Nation" above to see other panel presentations.)