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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 91 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Called the "Woodstock of Poetry" by American Film, and "Dazzling" by the Los Angeles Times, Poetry in Motion is an unprecedented anthology of twenty-four leading North American poets who sing, chant, anything but "read" their work. The result is a celebration of poetry's ancient oral tradition. And an energetic demonstration that verse is alive and thriving in the media-blitzed age.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ralph Fiennes’s exquisite performance of T. S. Eliot's poetic masterpiece is dynamically translated from stage to screen by director Sophie Fiennes. During the early days of COVID, the Oscar® nominee set himself the challenge of committing FOUR QUARTETS to memory, and in 2021 he brought it to the London stage followed by a tour of theaters across the UK. Written by Nobel Prize winner Eliot in the shadow of the Second World War, the poem is a searching...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A documentary film about the life and work of Poet Laureate, two-time Pulitzer winner, and environmental activist W.S. Merwin. Features interviews with Mr. Merwin, his family, friends and other notables, and reflects on humankind and our relationship to this wildness called Earth.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 447 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Celebrated journalist Bill Moyers combines intimate, one-on-one interviews and public performances in this celebration of modern poetry's diverse voices. Featured poets include National Book Award honorees, Pulitzer Prize winners, and a former U.S. Poet Laureate, as well as accompaniment by the famed Paul Winter Consort.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Truro Public Library
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (51 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This reading, held at the Truro Public Library, is presented by Brendan Galvin, Truro resident, an esteemed poet and a former professor of English. Dr. Galvin is the author of sixteen volumes of poetry.
Publisher
Wellfleet Public Library
Pub. Date
1986
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (30 min., 9 sec.): sd., col., digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Clarence, a real estate man has spent most of his life in Wellfleet. His family has always written poetry but it didn't come to light until lately for him. He and his wife, Phyllis, have done much town service. Clarence's poems are inspired by the peoply they worked with.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Poets, public figures and members of various communities join series creator Elisa New to engage in close readings of a single American poem. Each episode mixes lively discussion with archival materials, location footage, and vivid animation. The series offers audiences an immersive and accessible experience in reading poems that touch on many aspects of American life, past and present.
10) T.S. Eliot
Series
Publisher
Fox Lorber CentreStage
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
Situations from the life of T.S. Eliot, with recitations from his poetry. Part of a college course in American poetry that presents the lives and poetry of 13 major poets.
11) Brave new voices
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (280 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 44 communities across the U.S., teenagers are competing for a spot on their regional poetry teams. This series will follow the stories of six of these teams as they select their poets to compete at the National Slam Poetry championship.
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