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Elizabeth Acevedo reads "blessing the boats" by Lucille Clifton
Elizabeth Acevedo (she/her/hers) reads the poem "blessing the boats" by Lucille Clifton.
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Hannah Hart reads Khalil Gibran
Hannah Hart reads "On Work" from Khalil Gibran's book, The Prophet.
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Samin Nosrat reads "Elegy" by Aracelis Girmay
Samin Nosrat (she/her/hers) reads the poem, "Elegy" by Aracelis Girmay.
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Shailene Woodley reads Khalil Gibran
Shailene Woodley reads a poem on love from The Prophet by Khalil Gibran.
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Debbie Millman reads "The Panther" by Rainer Maria Rilke
Debbie Millman (she/her/hers) reads Rainer Maria Rilke's poem, “The Panther
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Donika Kelly reads "Torna Atrás"
Donika Kelly reads the Natasha Trethewey poem, "Torna Atrás
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Ilya Kaminsky reads "Hope is the thing with feathers"
Ilya Kaminsky reads Emily Dickinson's poem, "Hope is the thing with feathers
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John Green reads Poetry
John Green kicks off Ours Poetica by reading a poem about poems: Poetry by Marianne Moore.
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Hank Green reads "The Raven"
Hank Green reads a quintessential Halloween poem, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.
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Joe Hanson reads "If Only We Had Taller Been" by Ray Bradbury
Joe Hanson (he/him/his) reads the poem, "If Only We Had Taller Been" by Ray Bradbury.
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R.A. Villanueva reads "On Kindness" by Aracelis Girmay
R.A. Villanueva (he/him/his) reads the poem "On Kindness" by Aracelis Girmay.
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Rainn Wilson reads “The City in Which I Love You”
Rainn Wilson reads Li-Young Lee's poem, “The City in Which I Love You”.
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Naomi Shihab Nye reads "Separation Wall"
Naomi Shihab Nye reads her poem, "Separation Wall
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Cynthia Cruz reads "Expert on Shadows"
Cynthia Cruz reads Marni Ludwig's poem, "Expert on Shadows
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We Real Cool
Using simple, illuminative paper-cut puppetry, this enchanting video imagines the moment of witness that inspired Gwendolyn Brooks to write her landmark poem, “We Real Cool.” Created by Manual Cinema in association with Crescendo...
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Three BreakBeat Poets
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Poetry magazine presents Three BreakBeat Poets. “McDonald’s" Written and performed by Fatimah Asghar “On Caskets" Written and performed by Nate Marshall "Manifesto, or Ars Poetica #2”* Written and...
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Three World War I Poems
In honor of the Armistice centenary, immerse yourself in a rich visual experience of World War I through an artful interpretation of three soldier’s poems, ranging from a rousing calls-to-arms, to a sobering realistic nature poem, to a...
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Poetry Foundation: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
This is the original, online text of the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost from his Mountain Interval.
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Poetry Foundation: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost: Audio
You can read and listen to Frost's classic poem, "The Road Not Taken" at this site.