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

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

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 American poems.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531708702
  • ISBN: 1531708706
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 305 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2019]
  • Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Wide screen.
Title from 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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Written and directed by Elisa New ; producer, Leah Reis-Dennis.
Participant or Performer Note:
Host, Elisa New.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated TV-PG.
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).
Subject: n-us---
Dickinson, Emily 1830-1886
Hirsch, Edward
Hayden, Robert 1913-1980
Ginsberg, Allen 1926-1997
Sandburg, Carl 1878-1967
Hughes, Langston 1902-1967
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh) 1907-1973
Pinsky, Robert
Brooks, Gwendolyn 1917-2000
Kinnell, Galway 1927-2014
Nas (Musician)
Lazarus, Emma 1849-1887
American poetry History and criticism
American poetry Appreciation
American poetry Explication
American poetry History and criticism 19th century
American poetry History and criticism 20th century
American poetry
American poetry Appreciation
American poetry Explication
Genre: Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Television series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Homer Public Library DVD 811.5408 POE (Text) 000152743 Video Available -

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