Poetry Foundation
Mónica Gomery reads "Might Kindred"
Mónica Gomery (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “Might Kindred
Poetry Foundation
George Watsky reads "Selves"
George Watsky reads Yukta Bajracharya's poem, "Selves
Poetry Foundation
Philip Metres reads “My Heart Like a Nation”
Philip Metres reads his poem, “My Heart Like a Nation”.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Steven S. Rogers - A Poem by Muhammad Ali
Steven Rogers retired from Harvard Business School (HBS) in 2019 where he was the “MBA Class of 1957 Senior Lecturer” in General Management. He taught Entrepreneurial Finance and a new course that he created, titled “Black Business...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bill Holmes "In the End"
Bill Holmes is a Philadelphia poet whose lifetime goal has been to become a successful writer and author. He is the author of the chapbook Illuminations, the spoken word CD Asphyxiation, and the newly released full-length poetry book...
Advocate of Wordz
Epigram & Limerick - Poetry Defined
"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...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Victoria Huggins Peurifoy - “I Came Up With"
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 currently...
Poetry Foundation
Andy Powell reads "My Heart Is A Public Park"
Andy Powell (he/him/his) reads his poem, “My Heart Is A Public Park
Oxford Comma
Idiom Explained: "Like Ships that Pass in the Night"
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. Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in...
Cerebellum
Understanding Othello: Iago's Missed Promotion
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'.
Red Rock Films
Who was Maya Angelou?
How a once-silent little girl came to be a powerful voice involved in some of the most significant events in modern history.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Analyzing Gwendolyn Brooks' 'We Real Cool' Poem
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...
Curated Video
Noticing and Describing Repetition in a Poem
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...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Perfecting Poetry - Poetic Form and Structure (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
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 how...
Schooling Online
Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - Introduction to T.S. Eliot
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...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bessy Reyna - Teachers Make a Difference
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...
Makematic
What if Objects Told Stories?
In this video, students will explore an old object, then sculpt their own and develop a story based on fact and fiction.
Cerebellum
Colonization Of North America: English Settlements - The Jamestown Settlement
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...
Curated Video
Analyzing Poem Structure: Understanding the Role of Stanzas
In this lesson you will learn how a poem's organization influences its meaning by asking how the stanzas in a poem fit together.
Curated Video
University rejects calls to censor Canadian poet
The University of Regina rejected calls to cancel a lecture by renowned Canadian poet George Elliott Clarke over his working ties with an Indigenous woman’s killer.
Curated Video
"Another Day of Life" tells the animated story of the Angolan War
This year's European Film awards prize for Best Animated Feature went to "Another day of Life", set in the Angolan Civil War. The film is based on a novel by Ryszard Kapuściński, a Polish journalist, photographer, poet and author, and...
Curated Video
Juan Diego Flórez debuts in fantastical "Les Contes d'Hoffmann"
It’s a fantastical odyssey, a tale in which the real mixes with the imaginary – “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” by Jacques Offenbach. Legendary tenor Juan Diego Flórez. He said: “I’m very, very excited because it’s my debut in Hoffmann. This is...
Curated Video
Poet Tony Walsh draws loud cheers at Manchester vigil
"There's hard times again in these streets of our city, but we won't take defeat and we don't want your pity, because this is the place where we stand strong together, with a smile on our face, Mancunians forever," Tony Walsh read from...
Curated Video
Leonard Cohen's career through the years
Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter has died at the age of 82