Poetry in America. Season 1 explore and debate 12 unforgettable American poems

DVD 2019

Scholar and host Elisa New travels the country, joining up with distinguished poets, celebrities, and everyday Americans to create a fully immersive experience in hearing, reading, and interpreting twelve American poems.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

American poetry 20th century

American poetry Appreciation

American poetry Explication

American poetry History and criticism

Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. Musée des Beaux Arts

Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000. To prisoners

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886. I cannot dance opon my toes

Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Hymmnn and hum bom!

Hayden, Robert, 1913-1980. Those winter Sundays

Hirsch, Edward. Fast break

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Harlem

Kinnell, Galway, 1927-2014. Gray heron

Lazarus, Emma, 1849-1887. New colossus

Nas (Musician). N.Y. state of mind

Pinsky, Robert. Shirt

Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. Skyscraper

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ISBN:

9781531708702

Uniform Title:

Poetry in America (Television program). Season 1

Description:

2 videodiscs (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
digital
optical
stereo
videodisc
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: Not rated

Notes:

Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2018
Wide screen (16x9)
Host, Elisa New
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; stereophonic
In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH)

Contents:

I cannot dance opon my toes, by Emily Dickinson
Fast break, by Edward Hirsch
Those winter Sundays, by Robert Hayden
Hymmnn and hum bom!, by Allen Ginsberg
Skyscraper, by Carl Sandburg
Harlem, by Langston Hughes
Musée des Beaux Arts, by W.H. Auden
Shirt, by Robert Pinsky
To prisoners, by Gwendolyn Brooks
The gray heron, by Galway Kinnell
N.Y. state of mind, by Nas
The new colossus, by Emma Lazarus

Control Number:

2631322

UPC:

841887040457

Other Authors:

New, Elisa, screenwriter, television director, host
PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher
Reis-Dennis, Leah, television producer
Verse Video Education (Firm), production company
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), presenter

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