Brainwaves Video Anthology
Dennis Barone - 'A Moral Fable'
Dennis Barone is a Professor of English at the University of Saint Joseph (formerly Saint Joseph College) in West Hartford, Connecticut. He is currently editing two poetry anthologies: New Hungers for Old: One-Hundred Years of...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
John L. Stanizzi "Hallelujah Time!"
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
Sheena Graham - "As a Woman: Life is Challenging"
Sheena Graham was educated in the Public School System of Ansonia, Connecticut. She received her B.S. in Music Education from Western Connecticut State University, and 30+from St. Joseph's and Southern CT State Universities. She became...
Poetry Foundation
Jeremy Radin reads "I Should Not Say You" by Leonard Cohen
Jeremy Radin (he/him/his) reads the poem “I Should Not Say You” by Leonard Cohen.
Poetry Foundation
Nomi Stone reads "The Soldier Takes the Anthropologist to the Shooting Range"
Nomi Stone reads her poem, "The Soldier Takes the Anthropologist to the Shooting Range
Poetry Foundation
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha reads "Mountain, Stone"
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha reads her poem "Mountain, Stone
Poetry Foundation
Chrysanthemum Tran reads "una oración" (bruja's soliloquy) by Rachel McKibbens
Chrysanthemum Tran (she/they) reads Rachel McKibbens's poem, "una oración" (bruja's soliloquy).
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 16 | You're Thinking About Tomatoes | STORY
Chapter 16 | You're Thinking About Tomatoes | STORY Another witty, zany story that leads the reader through an unorthodox view of British history and the colonial past. A sequel to the very popular ‘You're Thinking About Doughnuts’....
Poetry Foundation
Sarah Kay reads "Forest Fires"
Sarah Kay reads Forest Fires, a poem she wrote for her grandmother and dad.
Poetry Foundation
Raych Jackson reads "Church Girl Learns to Pray Again"
Raych Jackson reads her poem, "Church Girl Learns to Pray Again
Poetry Foundation
Jon Sands reads "Karaoke Realness at the Love Hotel" by Brenda Shaughnessy
Jon Sands (he/him/his) reads Brenda Shaughnessy's poem, “Karaoke Realness at the Love Hotel
Poetry Foundation
Elizabeth Acevedo reads "Mami Came to this Country as a Nanny"
Elizabeth Acevedo (she/her/hers) reads her poem, "Mami Came to this Country as a Nanny
Oxford Comma
Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 2: Discussion and Analysis
Welcome to Scene by Scene, the series where we discuss and analyze plays in minute detail. While doing so we bring our experience as actors, teachers, and directors to the discussion. For this video we'll be looking at Act 1 Scene 2 and...
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Romantic or Depressing: Dover Beach
Reading, summary, and analysis of Matthew Arnold's 1867 poem, "Dover Beach."
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Marilyn Nelson - 'Red-Hot Mama'
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
Marilyn Nelson - 'Dinah's Lament'
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
Maria Sassi - 'Look Homeward Angel Now to Hollyhocks'
Maria Sassi, who was for several years Poet Laureate of West Hartford, Connecticut, is a prize-winning poet and playwright. Her first poetry collection, Rooted in Stars, now in its second printing, is part of The Beinecke Rare Book and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Joe Weil - 'Paunch'
Joe Weil is an assistant professor at Binghamton University. His reviews, essays, poems and short stories have appeared in Paterson Literary review, The Literati Quarterly, Rattle, Barnstorm, Blue Collar Review, Lips, The Boston Review,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Daniel Donaghy - 'George'
Daniel Donaghy is the author of three poetry collections, most recently Somerset, which was named co-winner of the 2019 Paterson Poetry Prize. His previous poetry collections are Start with the Trouble (University of Arkansas Press,...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Mum Reads To Me Every Night - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen performs the poem Mum Reads To Me Every Night. This poem comes from ‘Who Drew on the Baby’s Head?’
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Hole in the Wall | POEM
The Hole in the Wall | POEM - From 'Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things' (Puffin).
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Van Hartmann - Teachers Make a Difference - Thomas Stumpf
Van Hartmann teaches English at Manhattanville College. He received an undergraduate degree in history from Stanford University and a doctorate in English from UNC at Chapel Hill. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals. His first...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ed Ahern "Words for a Full-Fledged Kestrel"
Edward Ahern sometimes detours into literary fiction, but he's best known as a poet and innovative genre writer. He's tucked away several awards and honorable mentions for over two hundred poems and stories and four books. The poems and...