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Uniform Title Poetry in America (Television program). Season 1.
Title 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.

Publication Info. [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2019]
[Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2019]
©2019

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  DVD 811 POETRY SEASON1    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  NONFICTION DVD 8ll.54 POE Disc 1-2    Check Shelf
Description 2 videodiscs (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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System Details DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Note Title from container.
Performer Host, Elisa New.
Note Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2018.
Wide screen (16x9).
Audience Not rated.
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.
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.
Language In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).
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/Form Documentary television programs.
Television series.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author 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.
Standard No. 841887040457
ISBN 9781531708702
1531708706
Music No. PTRY601 PBS
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