Brainwaves Video Anthology
Donna Marie Merritt "JD"
Donna Marie Merritt is the author of seven books of poetry . . . Bible Poems for Reflection and Response (2020), No Winter Maintenance: Pass at Your Own Risk (2017), We Walk Together (2015), Her House and Other Poems, (2013), What’s...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Herman Beavers - 'Those Winter Sundays' by Robert Hayden
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...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Loaf and The Knife | Part 1 | STORY | NASTY
The Loaf and The Knife | Part 1 | STORY | NASTY Michael Rosen keeps bumping into a chatty old lady who tells him wildly unlikely stories - like there being man eating fleas on the London tube.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Bakerloo Flea | Part 3 | STORY | NASTY
The Bakerloo Flea | Part 3 | STORY | NASTY Michael Rosen keeps bumping into a chatty old lady who tells him wildly unlikely stories - like there being man eating fleas on the London tube.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Why Economists Need the Arts
Engaging in music, literature and the arts is essential for understanding context and human behavior—which economists so often miss The study of humanities is often considered an impractical pursuit—a luxury endeavor only the rich can...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Shane Strange "Uses of Poetry 8"
Shane Strange’s writing has appeared in various print and online journals in Australia and internationally. He is the author of two chapbooks Notes to the Reader and Dark Corner. His first collection of poetry All Suspicions Have Been...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 10 | You're Thinking About Tomatoes | STORY
You're Thinking About Tomatoes - Chapter 10 Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen A sequel to the very popular ‘You're Thinking About Doughnuts’.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
DAY 12 | STORY | The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass
The Twelfth Day DAY 12 | STORY | The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass When we hear how Till Owlyglass cured a small boy’s constipation, and how he taught a merchant to pack eggs tightly.
Schooling Online
Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - Rhapsody On A Windy Night - Lines 23-48
Between the hours of 2:30 and 3:30am, our journey through the lonely city streets takes a darker turn. Unpleasant memories are triggered and the world seems like a broken, twisted place. Our analysis of Stanzas 3, 4 and 5 makes studying...
Oxford Comma
Hogarth's "Gin Lane and Beer Street." How to Write About Art
William Hogarth's famous engravings, "Beer Street" and "Gin Lane," are not only impressive pieces of visual art; they're also impressive pieces of visual argument. In this video we'll explore the structure and composition of Hogarth's...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Mischievous Adventures of Till Owlyglass
When we hear how Till Owlyglass fell from a tightrope, and how he persuaded a great many people to give him their shoes.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
DAY 02 | STORY | The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass
Second Day DAY 02 | STORY | The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass When we hear how Till Owlyglass caused two thieves to fight with each other, and how he repaid a mean farmer who had forced him to eat greasy soup.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
DAY 11 | STORY | The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Eleventh Day DAY 11 | STORY | The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When we hear how Till Owlyglass proved himself wiser than the wisest professors of Prague, and how he taught a donkey to...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
DAY 14 | STORY | The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Fourteenth Day DAY 14 | STORY | The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When we hear how Till Owlyglass kept up his tricks even on his deathbed, and what a curious event took place at his...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 3 | You're Thinking About Tomatoes | STORY
You're Thinking About Tomatoes - Chapter 3 Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen. A sequel to the very popular ‘You're Thinking About Doughnuts’.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Herman Beavers - 'If We Think of Light' (for Eve, Jibreel and Gideon)
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...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Antoinette Brim-Bell - 'Eve/Woman/Wife
Antoinette Brim, author of These Women You Gave Me, Icarus in Love and Psalm of the Sunflower, is a Cave Canem Foundation fellow, a recipient of the Walker Foundation Scholarship to the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and a...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
My Brother Is On The Floor Roaring - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
My Brother Is On The Floor Roaring - Michael Rosen performs a series of poems titled 'Poems And Stories About My Family'.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Logic - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Logic - Read by Michael Rosen from The Hypnotiser
Financial Times
Potent art: Simon Russell Beale performs from Shakespeare's The Tempest
The stage actor performs the 'Ye Elves' speech in which the aged wizard Prospero vows to break his staff and relinquish his magic. He will be performing more poems at the upcoming FT Weekend Festival.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Maureen | Part 2 | STORY | NASTY
Maureen | Part 2 | STORY | NASTY Michael Rosen keeps bumping into a chatty old lady who tells him wildly unlikely stories - like there being man eating fleas on the London tube.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Going Through Old Photos | POEM
Going Through Old Photos | POEM How I found out that I had a brother who died. Going Through the Old Photos Me, my dad and my brother we were looking through the old photos. Pictures of my dad with a broken leg and my mum with big flappy...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Bell | POEM
The Bell | POEM Poem written and performed by Michael Rosen.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 7 | You're Thinking About Tomatoes | STORY
You're Thinking About Tomatoes - Chapter 7 Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen. A sequel to the very popular ‘You're Thinking About Doughnuts’. Frank is back among the ruins of the past again, this time on a school trip to a...