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Poetry in America. Season 1 : explore and debate 12 unforgettable American poems Cover Image DVD DVD

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

Item 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]

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Title from container.
Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2018.
Wide screen (16x9).
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.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Language Note:
In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).

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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.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 2 out of 2 copies are currently available at Athens Regional Library System.

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      Athens-Clarke County Library 		DVD 811.5408 POETRY SEASON1 DISC1 ( Send Text)
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