Poetry Foundation
Clint Smith reads "landless acknowledgment" by Nate Marshall
Clint Smith (he/him/his) reads the poem “landless acknowledgment” by Nate Marshall.
Poetry Foundation
Anthony Thomas Lombardi reads "Relapse Dream"
Anthony Thomas Lombardi (he/him/his) reads his poem, “Relapse Dream
Poetry Foundation
Analicia Sotelo reads "Do You Speak Virgin?"
Analicia Sotelo reads her poem "Do You Speak Virgin?"
Curated Video
Christine de Pizan part 2: "The Book of the City of Ladies"
Christine de Pizan noticed that women were often portrayed in a negative light, so she began writing stories of women, defending their role in society. One such writing is "The Book of the City of Ladies."
Jabzy
Mao the Swimmer - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Mao the Swimmer
Brainwaves Video Anthology
David Cappella - 'The Sledgehammer'
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...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
James Finnegan - 'Roofs'
During his senior year in college as a business major, a course in creative writing changed James Finnegan’s life. Until that time, he had thought of poetry as a relatively antique art form. But an excellent teacher exposed him to the...
Poetry Foundation
Maurice Carlos Ruffin reads "enemies"
Maurice Carlos Ruffin reads Enemies by Lucille Clifton.
Poetry Foundation
Arhm Choi Wild reads "All I Ever Wanted to Be Was Nothing at All" by torrin a. greathouse
Arhm Choi Wild (they/them/theirs) reads torrin a. greathouse's poem, “"All I Ever Wanted to Be Was Nothing at All
Poetry Foundation
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal reads "First Estrangement"
Vanessa Angélica Villarreal reads Aracelis Girmay's poem, "First Estrangement
Poetry Foundation
Phillip B. Williams reads Kayleb Rae Candrilli
Phillip B. Williams reads an untitled poem by Kayleb Rae Candrilli, from their book "What Runs Over
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Philip Metres reads “My Heart Like a Nation”
Philip Metres reads his poem, “My Heart Like a Nation”.
Poetry Foundation
Hank Green reads "A Lecture on Aphids"
Hank Green reads Charles Goodrich's poem, "A Lecture on Aphids
Poetry Foundation
Faisal Mohyuddin reads "His Ashes Upstream From Where He Was Born"
Faisal Mohyuddin reads "His Ashes Upstream From Where He Was Born" by Hari Alluri.
Poetry Foundation
Dustin Pearson reads "Autobiography"
Brought to you by Complexly, The Poetry Foundation, and poet Paige Lewis.
Poetry Foundation
Cameron Awkward-Rich reads "when i stand around among poets" by Lucille Clifton
Cameron Awkward-Rich (he/him/his) reads the poem, “when i stand around among poets” by Lucille Clifton.
Poetry Foundation
Aviya Kushner reads “The First Time”
Aviya Kushner reads her poem, “The First Time”.
Poetry Foundation
Nicole Sealey reads "Distant Lover"
Nicole Sealey reads John Murillo's poem, “Distant Lover (Or, When You’re Teaching in Amherst and, While On a Late Night Walk, Your Wife Calls from Brooklyn to Say Goodnight)
Poetry Foundation
Astrid Drew reads "Some Days"
Astrid Drew (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “Some Days
The March of Time
Ginny Simms soldiers
MOT 1943: RADIO COMEDY: Jack Benny (1894-1974) & wife Mary Livingstone (1905-1983) Jack telling her she can't read poem she saying if she can't she'll tell fellas about him going to Crow's Nest looking for eggs. Sailors in audience...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ginny Lowe Connors - 'Tangle'
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
Dennis Barone 'From the Air'
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
Laurel S. Peterson "Tug"
Laurel S. Peterson is a Professor of English at Norwalk Community College. Her poetry has been published in many small literary journals. She has two poetry chapbooks: That’s the Way the Music Sounds, from Finishing Line Press (2009) and...