Nine Great Writers Talk to Bill Moyers About Why They Write

Today is National Why I Write Day. The National Writing Project, NCTE, The New York Times Learning Network and the Teaching Channel invite us to celebrate writing in all its forms and are promoting a hashtag — #WhyIWrite — on Twitter encouraging writers to post links to their work and share it with other writers.

While many of you may associate Bill with his hard-hitting documentary reports, essays and interviews with policy experts and journalists, it’s his conversations with writers and their readings of their own poetry and prose that over the years have introduced millions to the creators of amazing literature. Here are seven videos that feature some of our greatest American writers talking about the act of writing.BillMoyers.com