Instructional Video1:15
Poetry Foundation

Elizabeth Acevedo reads "blessing the boats" by Lucille Clifton

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Elizabeth Acevedo (she/her/hers) reads the poem "blessing the boats" by Lucille Clifton.
Instructional Video3:56
Poetry Foundation

Hannah Hart reads Khalil Gibran

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Hannah Hart reads "On Work" from Khalil Gibran's book, The Prophet.
Instructional Video2:03
Poetry Foundation

Samin Nosrat reads "Elegy" by Aracelis Girmay

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Samin Nosrat (she/her/hers) reads the poem, "Elegy" by Aracelis Girmay.
Instructional Video3:32
Poetry Foundation

Shailene Woodley reads Khalil Gibran

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Shailene Woodley reads a poem on love from The Prophet by Khalil Gibran.
Instructional Video2:06
Poetry Foundation

Debbie Millman reads "The Panther" by Rainer Maria Rilke

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Debbie Millman (she/her/hers) reads Rainer Maria Rilke's poem, “The Panther
Instructional Video3:27
Poetry Foundation

Donika Kelly reads "Torna Atrás"

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Donika Kelly reads the Natasha Trethewey poem, "Torna Atrás
Instructional Video1:51
Poetry Foundation

Ilya Kaminsky reads "Hope is the thing with feathers"

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Ilya Kaminsky reads Emily Dickinson's poem, "Hope is the thing with feathers
Instructional Video2:47
Poetry Foundation

John Green reads Poetry

Pre-K - Higher Ed
John Green kicks off Ours Poetica by reading a poem about poems: Poetry by Marianne Moore.
Instructional Video1:15
Poetry Foundation

Tabia Yapp reads "Allowables"

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Tabia Yapp reads Nikki Giovanni's poem "Allowables
Instructional Video9:08
Poetry Foundation

Hank Green reads "The Raven"

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Hank Green reads a quintessential Halloween poem, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.
Instructional Video3:06
Poetry Foundation

Joe Hanson reads "If Only We Had Taller Been" by Ray Bradbury

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Joe Hanson (he/him/his) reads the poem, "If Only We Had Taller Been" by Ray Bradbury.
Instructional Video5:39
Poetry Foundation

R.A. Villanueva reads "On Kindness" by Aracelis Girmay

Pre-K - Higher Ed
R.A. Villanueva (he/him/his) reads the poem "On Kindness" by Aracelis Girmay.
Instructional Video9:10
Poetry Foundation

Rainn Wilson reads “The City in Which I Love You”

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Rainn Wilson reads Li-Young Lee's poem, “The City in Which I Love You”.
Instructional Video2:12
Poetry Foundation

Naomi Shihab Nye reads "Separation Wall"

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Naomi Shihab Nye reads her poem, "Separation Wall
Instructional Video1:14
Poetry Foundation

Cynthia Cruz reads "Expert on Shadows"

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Cynthia Cruz reads Marni Ludwig's poem, "Expert on Shadows
Instructional Video6:00
Poetry Foundation

We Real Cool

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video10:07
Poetry Foundation

Three BreakBeat Poets

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video8:47
Poetry Foundation

Three World War I Poems

6th - 11th
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...
Audio
Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

9th - 10th
This is the original, online text of the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost from his Mountain Interval.
Audio
Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost: Audio

9th - 10th
You can read and listen to Frost's classic poem, "The Road Not Taken" at this site.