For some people, politics is a contact sport. But for Calvin Trillin, it's poetry in motion -- literally. We talk with Trillin about the moments in the 2008 presidential campaign that inspired his latest work, and how he found his muse in our political system.
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Calvin Trillin
Listen Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 at 1:20 p.m. in Arts & Culture, Politics
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Calvin Trillin
"Deadline Poet" for "The Nation" Magazine; Also author most recently of "Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme" (Random House)
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