Bloomberg
'Arrested Development': "Recut" Episodes Lead to Pay Dispute | THR News
In another sign of the increasingly complex economics of the television business, the star-studded 'Arrested Development' cast is not happy with the expanded and "recut" fourth season of the Netflix comedy.
Curated Video
Rodney Crowell takes a tour of new outlaw country music exhibit
RODNEY CROWELL TOURS NEW OUTLAW COUNTRY EXHIBIT
If the term "outlaw country" evokes images of Willie Nelson's hippie braids or Waylon Jennings' "Honky Tonk Heroes," a new museum exhibit offering a deeper look at the poets,...
Bloomberg
Biden Gives Emotional Remarks on Inauguration Eve
Jan.19 -- President-elect Joe Biden tells Delaware how important the state has been to him and his family as he departs to be inaugurated as the 46th president of the U.S.
Curated Video
Poland's ruling party leader reacts to exit polls
Poland's conservative ruling party Law and Justice won the most votes in a general election held on Sunday in the deeply divided nation and appeared, according to an exit poll, to have secured a comfortable majority in the parliament to...
Curated Video
Five dollars gets you a private reading at the Chicago Poetry Brothel. Intimate poetry gatherings like this one are catching on in cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Barcelona.
HEADLINE: Video Essay: Poets share work at 'brothel'
CAPTION: Five dollars gets you a private reading at the Chicago Poetry Brothel. Intimate poetry gatherings like this one are catching on in cities such as New York, Los Angeles and...
Curated Video
Getting the bigger picture with projector technology
Jena - 25 July 2012
1. Mid of array projector, developed by Fraunhofer Institute in Jena,showing a video. Man changes the focus by putting sheet of paper closer to the projector
2. Close of man changing focus
3. Various close of...
Curated Video
Tripoli International Poetry Festival opens
1. Wide of National Marcus Aurelius Roman arch, where Tripoli International Poetry Festival is taking place
2. Mid of Libyan traditional musicians playing during opening performance
3. Wide of opening speech
4. Mid of two poets sitting...
Curated Video
Poet Gorman May Spark Next Generation Of Artists
Some writers see the L.A.-born Amanda Gorman sparking a new generation of poets.
PBS
Amanda Gorman Reads Inauguration Poem, 'The Hill We Climb'
Following in the tradition established by John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton, the Inauguration Ceremony of Joseph Biden featured an Inauguration Poem. National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman's powerful recitation of her...
TED-Ed
Why Shakespeare Loved Iambic Pentameter
Spice up your traditional approach to teaching poetic structure with a wonderful animated video, which not only covers such terms as foot, meter, verse, but also stresses Shakespeare's unique use of iambic pentameter to convey...
TED-Ed
"Three Months After" by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
What does despair feel like, and what does it look like? Pupils explore the theme of sadness with the sixth episode from the first season of the "There's a Poem for That" playlist. They watch an animated representation of Cristin O'Keefe...
TED-Ed
"All the World's a Stage" by William Shakespeare
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players" ... and so begins one of English literature's most quoted plays. Scholars watch a visual interpretation of William Shakespeare's poem "All the World's a Stage" from As...
TED-Ed
"The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats
War, anarchy, destruction ... William Butler Yeats's poem "The Second Coming" has a little something for everyone! With episode four from season one of the "There's a Poem for That" playlist, scholars watch an animated version of the...
TED-Ed
"The Nutritionist" by Andrea Gibson
How can poems help people express their innermost feelings? With episode three from the first season of the There's a Poem for That playlist, pupils listen to the narrator share about her inner world. As Andrea Gibson reads her poem,...
TED-Ed
"To Make Use of Water" by Safia Elhillo
How can someone manipulate language to describe an essential resource such as water? Pupils consider the question with the second episode from season one of the There's a Poem for That playlist. Learners watch an animated version of the...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read Sylvia Plath?
Are the works of Sylvia Plath relevant to the modern reader? The narrator of a short video argues for why viewers should read the works of Sylvia Plath, citing lines from Plath's poetry and images from her stories.
Crash Course
Before I Got My Eye Put Out - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson
Everything you wanted to know about Emily Dickinson in 10 minutes. John Green’s rapid pace and hyperkinetic personae may not appeal to all viewers, but the video is, as advertised, a crash course in Dickinson’s life and her poetry. A...
Curated OER
Traveling Robert FrostÕs The Road Not Taken
Explore poetry with this resource featuring the work of Robert Frost. An instructor describes Frost's life and poetry in this video. It could provide a short introduction to a lesson on his poetry.
Other
Sound Cloud: Nypl: Tracy K. Smith, New u.s. Poet Laureate
A 2016 podcast interview with Tracy K. Smith, the U.S. Poet Laureate for 2017. [37:43]
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions: Ezra Pound
Part of a video series that "explores the lives and works of 13 of America's most famous poets," this site consists of a video (with transcript) and a series of links to resources about Pound, including an excerpt of "Canto LXXXI." [56:59]
Other
Literary Arts: The Archive Project: Tracy K. Smith
A podcast [1:07:17] of Tracy K. Smith, the 2017 U.S. Poet Laureate, reading her poetry and discussing the cultural importance of literature. Published February 16th, 2017.