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Poetry in America. Season 1 Cover Image DVD DVD

Poetry in America. Season 1 / WGBH ; a production of Verse Video Education ; written and directed by Elisa New ; producer, Leah Reis-Dennis.

New, Elisa, (screenwriter,, television director,, host.). Reis-Dennis, Leah, (television producer.). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), (presenter.). Verse Video Education (Firm), (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531708702
  • ISBN: 1531708706
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2019]
  • Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
"Explore and debate 12 unforgettable American poems."--Container.
Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2018.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Participant or Performer Note:
Host, Elisa New.

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Subject: 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.
American poetry > History and criticism.
American poetry > Appreciation.
American poetry > Explication.
American poetry > 20th century.
Genre: Documentary television programs.
Television series.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lackawanna County Library System.

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Albright Memorial Library DVD 811.5408 POETRY SEASON 1 (Text) 50686015448561 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -

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