A New Cop Show Is "Just Right"

Hass has written several books of poetry including "Praise," "Human Wishes," He also edited "The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson & Issa." He's been nominated to receive the National Book Award for his latest collection of poems, "Sun Under Wood." In addition to his job as a Poet Laureate, which will continue through to this May, Hass is involved in environmental activism and he continues to teach in the English department of the University of California at Berkeley. (REBROADCAST from 4/23/96)

Rock historian Ed Ward talks about how white fans of the 1960s folk revival sought out long-neglected blues artists.

Throughout his solo career, Costello has performed and recorded with diverse artists like The Brodsky Quartet and jazz guitarist Bill Frisell. He's written about 300 songs. His latest release is "All This Useless Beauty," which he recorded with The Attractions. (REBROADCAST from 6/4/96)

Film critic John Powers reviews the new independent film "Swingers," about a group of young men trying to make it in Hollywood.