Instructional Video6:32
Oxford Comma

Love and Time: The Sun Rising

9th - 12th
Playing on the tradition of the interrupted lovers (who in this case are interrupted by the sun), Donne creates a metaphor that stretches the length of the poem. Stay tuned for a reading, summary, and analysis of one of my all time...
News Clip2:27
Curated Video

Union orders strike at General Motors after negotiations break down

Higher Ed
Warren 1. Placard reading (English) "UAW (United Auto Workers) On Strike" 2. Strikers picketing in front of GM (General Motors) plant Detroit 3. UAW news conference 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ron Gettelfinger, President, United Auto...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Lanyard, by Billy Collins

9th - 10th
Explore the power of memory, irony, and ordinary objects. In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Billy Collins reads his humorous poem, "The Lanyard," about a childhood gift he made for his mother. [2:26]
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Billy Collins, the Poet & the Poem With Grace Cavalier

9th - 10th
This site has an interview with Poet Laureate Billy Collins by Grace Cavalieri, part of a six-part public radio series. Listen to the interview if you want also!