"Less Words, More Power". It is a motto we live by over here. The more compact a punch, the more power you can produce. Epigrams and Limericks take the cake on this! In this episode we share some examples and break down the structure of...

Victoria Huggins Peurifoy is a retired federal employee. She is a poet, spoken-word artist, author, ghostwriter, photographer, facilitator, student, mother of four, and a grandmother of eight. A native of West Philadelphia, she...

Andy Powell (he/him/his) reads his poem, “My Heart Is A Public Park

In this reading, summary, and analysis of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 'the Ocean of Life" we'll examine where these lines come from, what they mean, and what makes them so memorable.
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Othello, the timeless battle of good versus evil. The sinister Iago is pitted against Othello, a man of honor. Iago is passed over for a promotion by Othello. This video is part 2 of the series 'Understanding Shakespeare: Othello'.

How a once-silent little girl came to be a powerful voice involved in some of the most significant events in modern history.

Dr. Christopher Emdin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he also serves as Director of the Science Education program and Associate Director...

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...

Why are some poems so long, while others finish in three lines? Well, it has something to do with poetic form.

Join us for this lesson on Perfecting Poetry where we’ll uncover a range of poetic forms and stanzaic structures. See...

It is our pleasure to introduce one of the most important poets of the English-speaking canon: T.S. Eliot. Learn about his background, context and how he became the ‘voice of the Lost Generation’. We’ll also discuss Modernism and some...

Bessy Reyna is the author of two bilingual books of poetry, The Battlefield of Your Body (Hill-Stead Museum, 2005) and Memoirs of the Unfaithful Lover/ Memorias de la amante infiel (tunAstral, A.C., 2010, Toluca Mexico). A chapbook of...

In this video, students will explore an old object, then sculpt their own and develop a story based on fact and fiction.

Examines the establishment of Roanoke in 1585; the successful settlement of Jamestown, Virginia; the roles of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan; the settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620; Plymouth Rock and the...

In this lesson you will learn how a poem's organization influences its meaning by asking how the stanzas in a poem fit together.