Linda Hillringhouse is a self-taught painter who has shown her work at many local museums and galleries throughout the Tri-State area including the Newark and Paterson Museums, the Ben Shahn Center for Visual Arts at William Paterson...

Poetry is the art of expression through words, evoking emotions and imagination. It follows specific elements—imagery, rhythm, density, sound, and line—that shape its form and impact. This program explores the essence of poetry, its...

In a lyrical talk full of radical imagination, poet Aja Monet and community organizer phillip agnew share the story of how they fell in love and what they've learned about the powerful connection between great social movements and...

You're Thinking About Tomatoes - Chapter 14

Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael R

osen.

A sequel to the very popular ‘You're Thinking Abo

ut Doughnuts’.

Frank is back among the ruins of the past again, this...

Arcane books of forbidden lore, disturbing secrets in the family bloodline, and terrors so unspeakable the very thought of them might drive you mad. These have become standard elements in modern horror stories. But they were largely...

Pupil outcome: I can give a personal response to the poem and give some evidence to justify my ideas. Key learning points: - Mandy Coe is a poet and is known for writing imaginative poetry for children. - ‘If You Could See Laughter’ by...

Hip-Hop is the culture, Rap is the artform. So when people ask if Hip-Hop is Poetry, they mean "is rap a form of poetry?". And in this episode, we don't hold back in answering this question.

A spoiler free look at one of my all time favorite short stories, Ray Bradbury's "Usher II" pays homage many of Edgar Allen Poe's most famous tales including: “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Pit in the Pendulum,” “The Premature Burial,”...

Dr. Girija Kaimal, professor and chair of the Creative Arts Therapies department, reflects on the fundamental role of creativity in human life. She explains that unlike most species, humans possess imagination—the ability to create,...

In the inaugural episode of this new webseries "Poetry Defined," we tackle our series' namesake. We define what poetry is and briefly explore its etymology. This will set-up the rest of this series moving forward.

In this lesson, we’ll analyse lines 87-110 of T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’. We are projected into future scenarios as Prufrock speculates over the possible consequences of asking a woman his ‘overwhelming...

We continue our journey through T.S. Eliot’s vivid streetscape in Preludes 2 and 3 of his quadriptych poem ‘Preludes’. Experience the morning bustle of bleary-eyed city-dwellers as light struggles to break through the darkness. We’ll...

Jennifer Michael Hecht describes how her “three different hats” of a poet, historian and popular writer combine to give her different windows on the metaphysical and the psychological.

This video provides background information and pre-reading material for William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. This is the first video in a series about A Midsummer Night's Dream that will analyze and interpret the play...

Question Mark | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best...

A Word | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best words in...

Words | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best words in...

Before | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best words in...

Orange | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best words in...

"We're all going to die -- and poems can help us live with that." In a charming and funny talk, literary critic Stephen Burt takes us on a lyrical journey with some of his favorite poets, all the way down to a line break and back up to...

Love is a tool for revolutionary change and a path toward inclusivity and understanding for the LGBTQ+ community. Married activists Tiq and Kim Katrin Milan have imagined their marriage -- as a transgender man and cis woman -- a model of...

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For many centuries (and for many reasons) critically acclaimed creative genius has generally come from a male perspective. As theater director Jude Kelly points out in this passionately reasoned talk, that skew affects how we interpret...

Pupil outcome: I can perform my own imaginative poem. Key learning points: - Performing poetry to an audience is an important part of the process of creating poetry. - When performing poetry, you must speak at a suitable volume. - Using...