Poets & Writers Theater
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“My mouth / had been a helmet forever / greased with secrets…” Tim Seibles narrates his poem “First Kiss” from his collection Buffalo Head Solos (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2004) for this TED-Ed animated short film directed by Hannah Jacobs, part of the “There’s a Poem for That” series.
Tags: Poetry | Tim Seibles | First Kiss | Buffalo Head Solos | Cleveland State University Poetry Center | 2004 | TED-Ed | animation | short film -
"In this country, poetry is largely ignored." Tim Seibles speaks with City of Asylum Pittsburgh about poetry in the United States, his fascination with how sexuality is expressed, and how he gets into the minds of characters. Seibles's latest collection, Fast Animal (Etruscan Press, 2012), was a finalist for the 2012 National Book Award in poetry.
Tags: National Book Award | talk | 2012 | City of Asylum | Tim Seibles | Fast Animal | Etruscan Press | The Writer's Block | Poetry