The Search for Lost Lives
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In this short film, part of the Poetry Everywhere series produced in association with the Poetry Foundation, a poem by James Tate is animated by Steven Wells.
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Poetry as Self Defense
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Artist Cheryl Pope speaks about working with youth in Chicago on an interactive poetry project "that responds to issues of segregation, gun violence, inequality, and systems that abuse power." The exhibit and performances were held at the Poetry Foundation.
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Lake Echo, Dear
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"Poetry is a necessity of life. It is a function of poetry to locate those zones inside us that would be free and declare them so." The Poetry Everywhere project, in association with the Poetry Foundation, features C. D. Wright reading her poem "Lake Echo, Dear."
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Natasha Trethewey
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This clip of Natasha Trethewey reading on April 12 at the Poetry Foundation in Chicago as part of the Dark Room Collective Reunion Tour, was recorded by Rachel Eliza Griffiths. Read Kevin Nance's profile of the new poet laureate, "This Time, This Voice," in the current issue.
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Record Your Rime
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In November 2013 the Brooklyn Academy of Music put out an open call for readings of an excerpt from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in collaboration with the Poetry Foundation's Record-a-Poem project. This clip features a sampling of the many voices that participated. You can listen to the full audio submissions on SoundCloud.
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