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TED Talks
TED: Can a computer write poetry? | Oscar Schwartz
If you read a poem and feel moved by it, but then find out it was actually written by a computer, would you feel differently about the experience? Would you think that the computer had expressed itself and been creative, or would you...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Pat Mottola - Women Who Dare to Write - Afghan Women's Writing Project
Pat Mottola teaches Creative Writing at Southern Connecticut State University, where she earned both an M.S. in Art Education and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. She also teaches art and poetry to senior citizens throughout Connecticut....
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Herman Beavers - Why Poetry Matters
Herman Beavers has taught at Penn since 1989. Professor Beavers has a joint appointment in the Department of Africana Studies and teaches courses in African American and American literature, including courses on Southern Modernism, 20th...
TED Talks
Cristina Domenech: Poetry that frees the soul
"It's said that to be a poet, you have to go to hell and back." Cristina Domenech teaches writing at an Argentinian prison, and she tells the moving story of helping incarcerated people express themselves, understand themselves — and...
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Bella Mahaya Carter - Where Do You Hang Your Hammock? Finding Peace of Mind While You Write
Bella Mahaya Carter is the author of Where Do You Hang Your Hammock?: Finding Peace of Mind While You Write, Publish, and Promote Your Book. She is a creative writing teacher, empowerment coach, and speaker, and author of an...
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Daniel Donaghy - Teachers Make a Difference - Harry Humes
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,...
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Daniel Donaghy - 'What Cement is Made of'
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,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Daniel Donaghy - 'The Nun and the Roaches'
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,...
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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,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Daniel Donaghy - 'Somerset'
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,...
Curated Video
Exploring the Power of Art: Comparing Poetry and Music
This video explores the different ways artists can express the same idea through poetry and music, highlighting the power of artistic choices in evoking specific emotions in the audience. It prompts viewers to consider whether art...
Oxford Comma
Drugs and Poetry: Kubla Khan
Inspiration can be cruel, and artists often feel lost without it. And when it won't show up, which will happen, creative types turn to a myriad of restorative methods: running, isolation, reading, and, most infamously, drugs. But while...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Randall Horton - Write and Wrong One Man's Journey
Randall Horton is the recipient of the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award, the Bea Gonzalez Poetry Award, a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Literature, and, most recently, the GLCA New Writers Award for Creative Nonfiction. He is...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Pat Mottola - Most Times
Pat Mottola teaches Creative Writing at Southern Connecticut State University, where she earned both an M.S. in Art Education and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. She also teaches art and poetry to senior citizens throughout Connecticut....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
James Finnegan - Teachers Make a Difference - Howard Schwartz
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...
But an excellent teacher...
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Tony Fusco - “The Twilight of America"
Tony Fusco, is a West Haven resident and was named Poet Laureate for the City of West Haven in April of 2019. and is also Co- President and Past-President of the CT Poetry Society. He has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from...
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Tony Fusco - "Java Scripture”
Tony Fusco, is a West Haven resident and was named Poet Laureate for the City of West Haven in April of 2019. and is also Co- President and Past-President of the CT Poetry Society. He has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Mark Hillringhouse - Teachers Make a Difference - Juana Ortiz
Mark Hillringhouse is a published poet, essayist, and photographer whose works have been widely exhibited in area galleries. His photo-essay on the Passaic River was published in the American Poetry Review and his photography and...
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Pat McLean-Smith “A Conscious Encounter”
Pat McLean-Smith, is a published poet and teaching artist. She is the author of two books of poetry and the recipient of several awards. Including 1st place for the Sonia Sanchez/Audre Lorde Poetry Competition, 2nd place for Judith Stark...
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Pat McLean-Smith - Teachers Make a Difference - Dr. Regina Jennings
Pat McLean-Smith, is a published poet and teaching artist. She is the author of two books of poetry and the recipient of several awards. Including 1st place for the Sonia Sanchez/Audre Lorde Poetry Competition, 2nd place for Judith Stark...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Pat McLean-Smith “My Gift”
Pat McLean-Smith, is a published poet and teaching artist. She is the author of two books of poetry and the recipient of several awards. Including 1st place for the Sonia Sanchez/Audre Lorde Poetry Competition, 2nd place for Judith Stark...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Herman Beavers - Teachers Make a Difference - Michael S. Harper
Herman Beavers has taught at Penn since 1989. Professor Beavers has a joint appointment in the Department of Africana Studies and teaches courses in African American and American literature, including courses on Southern Modernism, 20th...
TED Talks
TED: Poetry, music and identity | Jorge Drexler
One night in 2002, a friend gave Jorge Drexler the chorus to a song and challenged him to write the rest of it using a complex, poetic form known as the "Decima." In this fascinating talk, Drexler examines the blended nature of identity,...
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Tony Fusco - Teachers Make a Difference - Vivian Shipley
Tony Fusco, is a West Haven resident and was named Poet Laureate for the City of West Haven in April of 2019. and is also Co- President and Past-President of the CT Poetry Society. He has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from...