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Hrishikesh Hirway reads "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop
Hrishikesh Hirway reads "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop and shares how the poem inspired his podcast Song Exploder.
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Diana Khoi Nguyen reads "Hysteria"
Diana Khoi Nguyen reads Kim Yideum's poem, "Hysteria
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Demi Adejuyigbe reads "Difficult Baby"
Demi Adejuyigbe reads Kimmy Walters' poem, "Difficult Baby
Poetry Foundation
Ashley C. Ford reads "Unwished For"
Ashley C. Ford reads Shira Erlichman's poem, "Unwished For
Institute of Art and Ideas
How is language limited?
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...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Shulamith Chernoff - Teachers Make a Difference - Roma Gans and Hillel Bazil
Shulamith Chernoff was born in Brooklyn, New York and studied at the Teacher’s Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary, as well as Columbia University. Deeply influenced by her mother , a linguiist and publisher, and her father, a...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
David Cappella - 'To Himself'
A poet and teacher, David Cappella is a professor emeritus in the English department at Central Connecticut State University. He is the co-author with Baron Wormser of The Moves and of A Surge of Language: Teaching Poetry Day to Day. In...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Wayne | POEM | Down Behind The Dustbin
Wayne | POEM | Down Behind The Dustbin Written and Performed by Michael Rosen
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sheena Graham "The Creation vs The Creator"
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
When I’m Away From You, I Feel Like the Second-Place Winner in a Bee-Wearing Contest
Aimee Nezhukumatathil reads her poem "When I’m Away From You, I Feel Like the Second-Place Winner in a Bee-Wearing Contest
Poetry Foundation
Sarah and Evan Gregory read The Walrus and The Carpenter
Sarah and Evan Gregory, of The Gregory Brothers, perform one of their favorite childhood poems by Lewis Carroll.
Poetry Foundation
Rachel Zucker reads “Don’t Say Anything Beautiful Kiss Me”
Rachel Zucker reads her poem “Don’t Say Anything Beautiful Kiss Me”.
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Rachel Wiley reads "Red Sugar" by Jan Beatty
Rachel Wiley (she/her/hers) reads Jan Beatty's poem, “Red Sugar
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Paige Lewis reads "You Can Take Off Your Sweater, I’ve Made Today Warm"
Ours Poetica curator Paige Lewis shares their poem "You Can Take Off Your Sweater, I've Made Today Warm
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Naffisatou Koulibaly reads "It's been five months since I've touched another body"
Naffisatou Koulibaly (she/her) reads her poem, "It's been five months since I've touched another body
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Maya C. Popa reads “The Bees Have Been Canceled”
Maya C. Popa reads her poem "The Bees Have Been Canceled
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Marianne Chan reads "Some Words of the Aforesaid Heathen Peoples”
Marianne Chan reads her poem "Some Words of the Aforesaid Heathen Peoples”.
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Kate Schapira reads "Questions and Practice For Your Origin Story"
Kate Schapira (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “Questions and Practice For Your Origin Story
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Jos Charles reads “Great, Glowing Vault”
Jos Charles reads Paul Celan's poem, “Great, Glowing Vault”.
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Jenny Xie reads "My Heart" by Frank O'Hara
Jenny Xie (she/her/hers) reads "My Heart" by Frank O'Hara.
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Ilyus Evander reads "In the Dream Where I Wake Up in My Physics Class Naked" by torrin a. greathouse
Ilyus Evander (they/them) reads torrin a. greathouse's poem, “In the Dream Where I Wake Up in My Physics Class Naked
Poetry Foundation
Emily Graslie reads “First Encounter Beach”
Emily Graslie reads Alison Hawthorne Deming's poem, "First Encounter Beach
Poetry Foundation
Eduardo C. Corral reads "Kinds of Blue #76 (Evening Snow)"
Eduardo C. Corral reads Don McKay's poem, "Kinds of Blue #76 (Evening Snow)