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Poetry in America explore and debate 12 unforgettable American poems Season 1

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.

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Other Authors: New, Elisa (Screenwriter, Television director), Reis-Dennis, Leah (Television producer)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2019]
Subjects:
American poetry > History and criticism.
American poetry > Appreciation.
American poetry > Explication.
American poetry > 20th century.
Dickinson, Emily, > 1830-1886. > I cannot dance opon my toes.
Hirsch, Edward. > Fast break.
Hayden, Robert, > 1913-1980. > Those winter Sundays.
Ginsberg, Allen, > 1926-1997. > Hymmnn and hum bom!
Sandburg, Carl, > 1878-1967. > Skyscraper.
Hughes, Langston, > 1902-1967. > Harlem.
Auden, W. H. > (Wystan Hugh), > 1907-1973. > Musée des Beaux Arts.
Pinsky, Robert. > Shirt.
Brooks, Gwendolyn, > 1917-2000. > To prisoners.
Kinnell, Galway, > 1927-2014. > Gray heron.
Nas > (Musician). > N.Y. state of mind.
Lazarus, Emma, > 1849-1887. > New colossus.
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Table of Contents:
  • I cannot dance opon my toes, by Emily Dickinson
  • Fast break, by Edward Hirsch
  • Those winter Sundays, by Robert Hayden
  • Hymmnn and hum bom!, by Allen Ginsberg
  • Skyscraper, by Carl Sandburg
  • Harlem, by Langston Hughes
  • Musée des Beaux Arts, by W.H. Auden
  • Shirt, by Robert Pinsky
  • To prisoners, by Gwendolyn Brooks
  • The gray heron, by Galway Kinnell
  • N.Y. state of mind, by Nas
  • The new colossus, by Emma Lazarus.

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