Brainwaves Video Anthology
Marilyn Nelson - Teachers Make a Difference - Daniel Hoffman
Marilyn Nelson is the author or translator of more than 20 books and chapbooks for adults and children. Her critically acclaimed books for young adults include A Wreath for Emmett Till and the ground breaking Carver: A Life in Poems, a...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Roberto Carlos Garcia - Teachers Make a Difference
Poet, storyteller, and essayist Roberto Carlos Garcia is a self-described “sancocho […] of provisions from the Harlem Renaissance, the Spanish Poets of 1929, the Black Arts Movement, the Nuyorican School, and the Modernists.” Garcia is...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Srinivas Mandavilli - Teachers Make a Difference
Srini Mandavilli is a practicing pathologist with expertise in gynecologic pathology. He has recently published a chapbook “Gods in the Foyer” and has poems published in Freshwater, SN Review, Caduceus, Drunken Boat, Theodate, The...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Roberto Carlos Garcia - Elegy in the Key of Life
Poet, storyteller, and essayist Roberto Carlos Garcia is a self-described “sancocho […] of provisions from the Harlem Renaissance, the Spanish Poets of 1929, the Black Arts Movement, the Nuyorican School, and the Modernists.” Garcia is...
Poetry Foundation
Emily Graslie reads “First Encounter Beach”
Emily Graslie reads Alison Hawthorne Deming's poem, "First Encounter Beach
Poetry Foundation
Cameron Awkward-Rich reads "Cento Between the Ending and the End"
Cameron Awkward-Rich (he/him/his) reads his poem, “Cento Between the Ending and the End
Poetry Foundation
Cameron Awkward-Rich reads "when i stand around among poets" by Lucille Clifton
Cameron Awkward-Rich (he/him/his) reads the poem, “when i stand around among poets” by Lucille Clifton.
Schooling Online
Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Summer's End - 2. Picnic
Discover how Dobson uses the imagery of a picnic to explore the ephemerality of youth.
An autumnal bush scene sets the stage for a picnic. Sit with the speaker as she stews over the past while her billy threatens to bubble over! Tongues...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bill Holmes "In the End"
Bill Holmes is a Philadelphia poet whose lifetime goal has been to become a successful writer and author. He is the author of the chapbook Illuminations, the spoken word CD Asphyxiation, and the newly released full-length poetry book...
Poetry Foundation
Andy Powell reads "My Heart Is A Public Park"
Andy Powell (he/him/his) reads his poem, “My Heart Is A Public Park
Poetry Foundation
John Green reads Poetry
John Green kicks off Ours Poetica by reading a poem about poems: Poetry by Marianne Moore.
Mythology & Fiction Explained
Dante's Purgatorio - A Summary of the Divine Comedy Pt. 2
Mythology & Fiction Explained returns to Dante's Divine Comedy, having covered Inferno and due to very very popular demand we are now tagging along with Dante and Virgil as they travel through Purgatory. Join us on this wild adventure...
Curated Video
Noticing and Describing Repetition in a Poem
In this video, a teacher guides students in analyzing the poem "The star" by Jane Taylor. The focus is on understanding the poet's use of repetition and what it teaches readers about the star. Through close reading and highlighting...
Schooling Online
Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Introduction to Rosemary Dobson
Meet Rosemary Dobson, a great Australian poet. Find out who she was, where she came from and why her poems are remarkable. We’ll look at her personal and contextual influences, which ranged from her Australian identity to Classical art....
Advocate of Wordz
National Poetry Month - Poetry Defined
We discuss the who, what, where, when, why & HOW, for National Poetry Month #NaPoMo. Plus, WHO hates this month and why? As well as a mention to the international community.
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Poetry - Overview
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . these are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Richard F. Thomas - Why Bob Dylan Matters
Richard F. Thomas, George Martin Lane Professor of the Classics, was born in London and brought up in New Zealand. He was educated at the University of Auckland (B.A. 1972; M.A. 1973), and at the University of Michigan (Ph.D. 1977). He...
Wonderscape
Literature Kids: Exploring Poetic Devices
In this video, the teacher discusses the fundamental poetic devices of alliteration, assonance, and consonance. They explain how these devices create rhythm and rhyme in poetry and provide examples from famous poets such as Walt Whitman...
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Poetry - Figurative Language
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . These are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...
Advocate of Wordz
Is Hip-Hop, Poetry? - Poetry Defined
Hip-Hop is the culture, Rap is the artform. So when people ask if Hip-Hop is Poetry, they mean "is rap a form of poetry?". And in this episode, we don't hold back in answering this question.
Institute of Art and Ideas
What is beyond language?
The power of words is a wonder, and language perhaps our greatest skill. Yet the gap between the sound of a bell and its description is huge. Are the limits to language so profound that the big questions of science and philosophy are...
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Poetry - Rhyme And Rhythmn
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . these are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Poetry - Figurative Language Continued
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . these are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...
Press Association
Joe Biden speech highlights at White House reception for Irish premier Leo Varadkar
Highlights from US President Joe Biden's speech as he welcomes Leo Varadkar to the White House for the traditional visit by the Taoiseach before St Patrick's Day