Poetry Foundation
Sam Sax reads "Everyone's an Expert at Something"
Sam Sax (he/they) reads his poem, “Everyone's an Expert at Something
Poetry Foundation
Ruth Awad reads "Once All the Hounds Had Been Called Home" by Meg Day
Ruth Awad (she/her/hers) reads the poem, "Once All the Hounds Had Been Called Home" by Meg Day.
Poetry Foundation
Nate Marshall reads "aubade for the whole hood"
Nate Marshall (he/him/his) reads his poem, "aubade for the whole hood
Poetry Foundation
Kenji C. Liu reads “Drowsiness through my kiss”
Kenji C. Liu reads his poem “Drowsiness through my kiss”.
Poetry Foundation
Dana Levin reads "How to Hold the Heavy Weight of Now"
Dana Levin (she/her/hers) reads her poem, "How to Hold the Heavy Weight of Now
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Frederick-Douglass Knowles ll - 'Emerie Enters Her Grandmother's Garden'
Frederick-Douglass Knowles II is a poet, educator and activist involved in community education. He is the inaugural Poet Laureate for the City of Hartford. His collection of poetry, BlackRoseCity was featured at the 2018 Association of...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Shulamith Chernoff - A Confession
Shulamith Chernoff was born in Brooklyn, New York and studied at the Teacher’s Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary, as well as Columbia University. Deeply influenced by her mother , a linguiist and publisher, and her father, a...
Poetry Foundation
Mike Rugnetta reads from Rilke's Book of Hours
Mike Rugnetta reads from Rilke's Book of Hours.
Poetry Foundation
Theresa Lola reads "Sing with Me and Do Not Die of Thirst"
Theresa Lola (she/her/hers) reads her poem, "Sing with Me and Do Not Die of Thirst
Poetry Foundation
Sam Rush reads "After the moonshine I awake beside a fern"
Sam Rush (they/them) reads their poem, "After the moonshine I awake beside a fern
Poetry Foundation
Hari Kondabolu reads "Ticker"
Hari Kondabolu reads a poem written by his brother, Ashok Kondabolu aka Dapwell, titled "Ticker
Poetry Foundation
Amber Tamblyn reads "An Attempt at Jealousy" by Marina Tsvetaeva
Amber Tamblyn (she/her/hers) reads Marina Tsvetaeva's poem, “An Attempt at Jealousy
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bob Greenberg - 'On the Other Side of the Door' by Jeff Moss
Bob Greenberg is the creator of the Brainwaves Video Anthology. He is a retired elementary school teacher. In 1969, Jeff Moss became the first head writer, composer and lyricist for Sesame Street. He would eventually win 14 Emmys. In...
Poetry Foundation
José Olivarez reads "I Loved the World So I Married It"
José Olivarez reads his poem I Loved the World So I Married It.
Poetry Foundation
Jos Charles reads “LVII. [tonite I wuld luv to rite]”
Jos Charles reads her poem “LVII. [tonite I wuld luv to rite]”.
Curated Video
Aethelflaed part 6: the True Story of Judith and Holofernes?
Aethelflaed quickly began shoring up the defenses of her kingdom, restoring strategically located fortresses. Understand how Aethelflaed worked with her brother Edward to defend their kingdoms with an offensive strategy. Did...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Steven S. Rogers - Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) by Gene Taylor
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
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
Ashley Gong - National Student Poet
Ashley Gong, age 15, of Sandy Hook, CT is a junior at Newtown High School. She grew up surrounded by language, as her parents, first generation immigrants, would often read Chinese poems to her when she was a toddler. Despite this early...
Oxford Comma
Pure Pessimism? A Reading, Summary, and Analysis of Crane's "A Man Said to the Universe"
Though he lived a short life, Stephen Crane had an undeniable and lasting influence on Realism and Naturalism. "A Man Said to the Universe" epitomizes a theme that shows up in many of works: pessimism.