Amor Sciendi
"One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop Explained
A close reading of Elizabeth Bishop's classic poem "One Art"
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Richard Deming - 'Ode to Paxil'
Richard Deming is a poet, art critic, and theorist whose work explores the intersections of poetry, philosophy, and visual culture. His collection of poems, Let’s Not Call It Consequence (Shearsman, 2008), received the 2009 Norma Farber...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Rennie McQuilkin We All Fall Down
Rennie McQuilkin, has an extensive background participating in poetry readings and workshops in Connecticut, and beyond, has had a distinguished literary career with several published full-length collections of poetry. His work has...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Rennie McQuilkin - 'The Angling'
Rennie McQuilkin, has an extensive background participating in poetry readings and workshops in Connecticut, and beyond, has had a distinguished literary career with several published full-length collections of poetry. His work has...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Husnaa Hashim - Teachers Make a Difference - Abigail Henry
Husnaa Hashim is the 2017-2018 Youth Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, and author of the poetry collection Honey Sequence. She is a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania from West Philadelphia and Gaithersburg, Maryland. Husnaa has...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Husnaa Hashim - 'To Be'
Husnaa Hashim is the 2017-2018 Youth Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, and author of the poetry collection Honey Sequence. She is a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania from West Philadelphia and Gaithersburg, Maryland. Husnaa has...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ginny Lowe Connors - Teachers Make a Difference - Mrs. Dembrowski
Ginny Lowe Connors’ chapbook, Under the Porch (Hill-Stead Museum, 2010) won the Sunken Garden Poetry Prize. She’s published several poetry collections, including Barbarians in the Kitchen (Antrim House Books, 2005) and The Unparalleled...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Edwina Trentham - 'The Cradle Maker' - An Elegy of Sorts
Edwina Trentham is a Professor of English at Asnuntuck Community College, where she is also the Editor of Freshwater, a national poetry journal, which celebrated its Tenth Anniversary in May 2009. She has published poetry in a variety of...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Footsteps | POEM
Footsteps | POEM Poem written and performed by Michael Rosen.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
John L. Stanizzi "Wish at First Snow"
John L. Stanizzi is the author of the chapbook, Windows. His full length collections are Ecstasy Among Ghosts, Sleepwalking, Dance Against the Wall Antrim House Books, and After the Bell, and Hallelujah Time!, Big Table Publishing...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Luisa Caycedo-Kimura "Maritza in the Street"
Luisa Caycedo-Kimura is a Colombian-born poet, translator, and educator. Her honors include a John K. Walsh Residency Fellowship at The Anderson Center, an Adrienne Reiner Hochstadt Fellowship at Ragdale, and a Robert Pinsky Global...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elisa Albo - "At Any Age"
Elisa Albo’s poetry chapbook Passage to America recounts her family immigrant story and Each Day More is a collection of elegies, both personal and public (Main Street Rag). Her narrative poems about family, food, and humanity are...
Poetry Foundation
torrin a. greathouse reads "Hapnophobia or the Fear of Being Touched"
torrin a. greathouse (she/they) reads her poem, “Hapnophobia or the Fear of Being Touched
Poetry Foundation
Natasha Huey reads "Field Trip to the Museum of Human History" by Franny Choi
Natasha Huey (she/her/hers) reads the poem, "Field Trip to the Museum of Human History" by Franny Choi.
Poetry Foundation
Analicia Sotelo reads "My Story in a Late Style of Fire"
Analicia Sotelo reads "My Story in a Late Style of Fire", a poem by Larry Levis.
Poetry Foundation
Adam Falkner reads "Kissing Your Shoulder Blade Is the Most Honest Thing I've Done This Week"
Adam Falkner (he/him/his) reads his poem, "Kissing Your Shoulder Blade Is the Most Honest Thing I've Done This Week
Poetry Foundation
Gary Dop reads "II. Pothead Pete’s English Presentation"
Gary Dop reads his poem, "II. Pothead Pete’s English Presentation
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
I'm Just Going Out | POEM
I'm Just Going Out | POEM Poem written and Performed by Michael Rosen.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
You Remind Me of a Man - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen performing You Remind Me of a Man.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
I Know a Couple | POEM
I Know a Couple | POEM Written and performed by Michael Rosen.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Pat McLean-Smith “A Conscious Encounter”
Pat McLean-Smith, is a published poet and teaching artist. She is the author of two books of poetry and the recipient of several awards. Including 1st place for the Sonia Sanchez/Audre Lorde Poetry Competition, 2nd place for Judith Stark...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Dianne Bilyak "A Bell of Water, Ringing"
Dianne Bilyak is a Pushcart-prize nominated writer, graduate of the Institute of Sacred Music and Art, and Connecticut disability rights advocate. Her book of poems Against the Turning was published in 2011, and her work has also been...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
RuNett Nia Ebo - I Dance and My Body Talks to God
RuNett Nia Ebo, author of 8 chapbooks and 3 paperbacks of poetry and counting. Her signature poem is "Lord, Why Did You Make Me Black?" It is a contribution to Chicken Soup For the African American Soul. Ms. Ebo visits schools (all...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Amy Nawrocki - 'Japanese Lady on a Lacquered Stand'
Amy Nawrocki is a poet who teaches English and Creative Writing at the University of Bridgeport. I graduated with a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, and I earned my M.F.A. from the University of Arkansas. She lives now in Hamden,...