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.
Poetry Foundation
Sumita Chakraborty reads “As from a Quiver of Arrows”
Sumita Chakraborty reads Carl Phillip's poem “As from a Quiver of Arrows
Poetry Foundation
Mike Rugnetta reads Alyssa Berg
Mike Rugnetta reads an untitled Alyssa Berg poem from Ink Brick.
Curated Video
Intro To Python Programming - Reading a File
In this video, you'll learn how to read a file in from permenant storage and process it in Python.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ravi Shankar "The Great Sun"
Pushcart prize winning poet, translator and professor Ravi Shankar has published, edited or has forthcoming over 15 books, including the Muse India award-winning translations of 9th century Tamil poet/saint, Andal, 'The Autobiography of...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Herman Beavers - 'Requiem' (for Gwendolyn Brooks)
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
Lynn Marie Houston - 'My Father Sends Me a Card That Says You Are So Loved'
Lynn Marie Houston holds a Ph.D. in English from Arizona State University and an MFA from Southern Connecticut State University. A Fulbright scholar (Switzerland 1994-1998), she has also held writing residencies at the Vermont Studio...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Vivian Shipley - 'Sourdough'
Vivian Shipley is the author of several books of poetry, including All of Your Messages Have Been Erased (Southeastern Louisiana University Press, 2010), Greatest Hits: 1974–2010 (Pudding House Press, 2010), and Hardboot: Poems, New &...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Joe Weil - 'Painting the Christmas Trees'
Joe Weil is an assistant professor at Binghamton University. His reviews, essays, poems and short stories have appeared in Paterson Literary review, The Literati Quarterly, Rattle, Barnstorm, Blue Collar Review, Lips, The Boston Review,...
Schooling Online
Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Summer's End - 2. Picnic
Discover how Dobson uses the imagery of a picnic to explore the ephemerality of youth.
An autumnal bush scene sets the stage for a picnic. Sit with the speaker as she stews over the past while her billy threatens to bubble over! Tongues...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ginny Lowe Connors - 'Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Classroom'
Ginny Lowe Connors’ chapbook, Under the Porch (Hill-Stead Museum, 2010) won the Sunken Garden Poetry Prize. She’s published several poetry collections, including Barbarians in the Kitchen (Antrim House Books, 2005) and The Unparalleled...
Oxford Comma
Biographical Fallacy: Funeral Blues
Four Weddings and a Funeral made this poem THE funeral poem. But did Auden actually want it to be sad? And does that actually matter? We'll explore that question in our reading, summary, and analysis of W.H. Auden's "Funeral Blues."
Brainwaves Video Anthology
The Poetic Tragedy of Shergar: A Tale of Loss and Legacy
This haunting and evocative poem weaves together the mysterious disappearance of the legendary racehorse Shergar with the author's personal memories of loss and transition. Through vivid imagery and poignant reflections, the poet...
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...