Publish at January 31 2018 Updated October 05 2023
How do metaphors help us better understand the world? And what makes a good metaphor? Explore these questions with writers Langston Hughes and Carl Sandburg, who have learned to communicate the art of bringing a scene or emotion to life with words.
Lesson by Jane Hirshfield, hosted by Ben Pearce
Running time: 5min38
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