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Poetry Everywhere
Branch Library
Animated poem read by the poet. 1:11
By Edward Hirsch

Poetry Everywhere
Cartoon Physics, Part 1
Animated poem read by the poet. 1:53
By Nick Flynn

Poetry Everywhere
Call Me Pier
Animated poem read by the poet. 1:53
By Susan Firer

Poetry Everywhere
En la calle San Sebastian
Animated poem read by the poet. 2:07
By Martín Espada

Poetry Everywhere
Let Us Consider
Animated poem read by the poet. 1:44
By Russell Edson

Poetry Everywhere
Nina’s Blues
Animated poem read by the poet. 1:30
By Cornelius Eady

Poetry Everywhere
This Is a Letter
Animated poem read by the poet. 2:02
By Rebecca Dunham

Poetry Everywhere
Song
Animated poem read by the poet. 2:19
By Brenda Cárdenas

Poetry Everywhere
And Day Brought Back My Night
Animated poem read by the poet. 1:30
By Geoffrey Brock

NewsHour Poetry Series
Transcript of Lincoln Inspires Poem for 16th President
Poet and journalist Cynthia Zarin’s poem for Abraham Lincoln was inspired by a discovery in a shoebox. 02:40

NewsHour Poetry Series
Acclaimed American Author John Updike Dies at Age 76
Remembering John Updike, one of the most prolific and popular American authors of his generation. 11:11

NewsHour Poetry Series
Elizabeth Alexander Reflects on Inauguration Reading
The poet discusses the significance of including poetry in the inauguration ceremonies and shares some of her work. 08:53

Children's Poet Laureate
Children’s Poet Laureate Presents: Laughing Time
Mary Ann Hoberman reads from William Jay Smith's Laughing Time (Little, Brown, 1953), a favorite children's poetry collection of the Poet Laureate and her family. 06:59

NewsHour Poetry Series
The Electorate Process Inspires “Election Day” Poem
Following the historic 2008 presidential election, J.D. McClatchy, a professor, poet and critic, reads “Election Day,” a poem about voting. 02:18

NewsHour Poetry Series
Merwin’s Passion for Poetry and the Natural World
W.S. Merwin reads several of his poems and talks with Jeffrey Brown about memory, language, and his life as a poet and horticulturist. 03:02

NewsHour Poetry Series
Santa Fe Spoken Word Club Explores Indian Identity, History
The Spoken Word Club at the Santa Fe Indian School maintains links to native language and culture through verse. 06:31

NewsHour Poetry Series
Oregon Poet Laureate Inada Reflects on Internment
Lawson Inada shares poems about childhood experiences in Japanese American internment camps during World War II. 03:53

NewsHour Poetry Series
Poet Kwame Dawes Takes On HIV/AIDS in Jamaica
Kwame Dawes reads his poems and talks to correspondent Jeffrey Brown about HOPE: Living and Loving with HIV in Jamaica. 06:35

NewsHour Poetry Series
Pau-Llosa Discusses Latin American Art, Shares Poem
Poet and art critic Ricardo Pau-Llosa reads from his new collection, "Parable Hunter." 04:04

NewsHour Poetry Series
Poetry Program Gives Prisoners Unexpected Voice
For more than 30 years, poet and professor Richard Shelton has traveled to a high security prison in Arizona to run a program that encourages prisoners to write and read poetry. 09:14

NewsHour Poetry Series
Richey's Poetry Addresses Son's Role as a Soldier
The poems in Frances Richey's "The Warrior" are written to her son, who has served two tours in Iraq. 08:48
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