Poetry


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Poems of Francis Thompson and Gerard Manley Hopkins
J. Robert Barth
April 1, 2003
00:05:48
J. Robert Barth reads the poetry of Francis Thompson and Gerard Manley Hopkins, in selections from a CD produced to support the John J. Burns Library at Boston College.
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Black Writers: Elizabeth Alexander and Suzan-Lori Parks
Elizabeth Alexander
March 12, 2003
01:31:03
Authors Elizabeth Alexander, Antebellum Dream Book, and Suzan-Lori Parks The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World, read from their work.
Meet the Poet: Robin Becker
Robin Becker
February 13, 2003
01:01:54
Poet Robin Becker discusses her writing.
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Meet the Poet: Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni
February 4, 2003
01:11:25
Nikki Giovanni, University Distinguished Professor of English and Gloria D. Smith Professor of Black Studies at Virginia Tech, reads and discusses excerpts from her latest of 27 books, Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems.
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Christopher Hedges: War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
Christopher Hedges
January 22, 2003
01:17:54
Christopher Hedges discusses how human beings are conditioned to embrace what he calls "the myth of war"; the idea that combat is noble, selfless, and glorious.
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Meet the Poet: Billy Collins
Billy Collins
December 12, 2002
01:22:31
In this intimate discussion, Billy Collins shares his thoughts on poetry as well as select readings from his works.
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German Expressionist Poetry, Identity and Clothing
Rachel Freudenburg
November 1, 2002
00:39:19
As part of Reclaiming a Lost Generation, Boston College German Studies professor Rachel Freudenburg delivers this reading of German Expressionist poetry and offers insights into its symbolic imagery.
Meet the Poet: Michael Harper
Michael Harper
October 17, 2002
00:59:39
Poet Michael Harper reads from and discusses his writing.