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Favorite Poem Project,
The Favorite Poem Project is dedicated to celebrating, documenting and encouraging poetry’s role in Americans’ lives. Robert Pinsky, the 39th Poet Laureate of the United States, founded the Favorite Poem Project shortly after the Library of Congress appointed him to the post in 1997.
To view clips visit their website. |
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50 short video documentaries showcase individual Americans reading and speaking personally about poems they love. The videos have been regular features on PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and are a permanent part of the Library of Congress archive of recorded poetry and literature. They have also proven valuable as teaching and learning tools for a range of classrooms and ages. I edited just over half the pieces including: We Real Cool, Ay, Ay, Ay, de la Grifa Negra, Sonnet 29, The Sloth, from Song to Myself, Casey at the Bat, The Song of the Banana Man, Out, Out…