Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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Have you ever been curious about the history of words like “cool” or “on fleek?” In this WIRED magazine video, linguists Nicole Holliday and Ben Zimmer talk about the origins and trends of popular slang words, old and new.
Tags: Not Genre-Specific | Nicole Holliday | Ben Zimmer | linguistics | slang | language | WIRED | 2022 -
From William Shakespeare to Dr. Seuss, this episode of Otherwords, a PBS Storied web series hosted by sociolinguist Dr. Erica Brozovsky, digs deep into verbal innovations and the history of words created by writers.
Tags: Poetry | Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Spoken Word | PBS | Storied | Otherwords | William Shakespeare | Dr. Seuss | nonce words | linguistics
