Writer Michael Cunningham and poet Joan Naviyuk Kane didn't let obstacles stand in the way of realizing their potential. Segment 1: Michael Cunningham's Adventures in Time and Space Writer Michael Cunningham overcame failure, and success, to find the freedom to be his true self. Segment 2: Joan Naviyuk Kane: Speaking Their Language Poet Joan Naviyuk Kane writes to reconcile the experiences of her Inupiaq community with the narratives of a society that would define them from outside.