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A mix of lyrical animation, poems on screen, and live-action scenes, featuring some of the world's greatest poets, from William Shakespeare to Langston Hughes. It also includes recitations of poems by real-life kids, who offer their own insights on the place that poetry plays in their lives.
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Ralph Fiennes’s exquisite performance of T. S. Eliot's poetic masterpiece is dynamically translated from stage to screen by director Sophie Fiennes. During the early days of COVID, the Oscar® nominee set himself the challenge of committing FOUR QUARTETS to memory, and in 2021 he brought it to the London stage followed by a tour of theaters across the UK. Written by Nobel Prize winner Eliot in the shadow of the Second World War, the poem is a searching...
6) Possession
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Roland is an academic researcher who discovers some important letters written by a famous Victorian poet, Randolph Henry Ash. Ash was presumed to have been totally devoted to his wife, but Roland finds letters written to another unnamed woman, and soon determines that the intended recipient was another, less well-known poet, Christabel LaMotte. Roland contacts Maud, an expert on LaMotte's life and work. Despite her skepticism, the two begin to investigate,...
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In the month of Kislev: A rich, arrogant merchant takes the family of a poor peddler to court and learns a lesson about the meaning of Hanukkah. The night before Chrismas: The story of Santa's visit on a snowy Christmas Eve. Seven candles for Kwanzaa: For each new day of Kwanzaa, a new candle is lit and children and adults share their thoughts, songs, stories from the past and dreams about the future.
13) Winter holidays
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In the month of Kislev: A rich, arrogant merchant takes the family of a poor peddler to court and learns a lesson about the meaning of Hanukkah. The night before Chrismas: The story of Santa's visit on a snowy Christmas Eve. Seven candles for Kwanzaa: For each new day of Kwanzaa, a new candle is lit and children and adults share their thoughts, songs, stories from the past and dreams about the future.
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Sign Language
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The Heart of the Hydrogen Jukebox os a collection of ASL Poems presented by aDeaf poets along with interviews and comments from each of the presenters.The selections are crafted so as to create a sense of Deaf history and are woven together by commentators that bring both dignity and wisdom to the development of ASL Poetry. Included are pieces from Deaf poets Robert Panara, Bernard Bragg, Patrick Graybill, Dorothy Miles, Clayton Valli, Ella Mae Lentz,...
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A series of DVDs featuring Deaf poets performing their original works of poetry and sometimes translations of poems written by other poets in ASL. The poems are presented on each tape twice. First, the featured poet briefly discusses the work--why and how it was created, the form and structure of it and any hidden meanings and messages. The second part features a presentation of all the poems without explanation. Each DVD features a different...
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A series of DVDs featuring Deaf poets performing their original works of poetry and sometimes translations of poems written by other poets in ASL. The poems are presented on each tape twice. First, the featured poet briefly discusses the work--why and how it was created, the form and structure of it and any hidden meanings and messages. The second part features a presentation of all the poems without explanation. Each DVD features a different...
Author
Language
English
Description
A series of DVDs featuring Deaf poets performing their original works of poetry and sometimes translations of poems written by other poets in ASL. The poems are presented on each tape twice. First, the featured poet briefly discusses the work--why and how it was created, the form and structure of it and any hidden meanings and messages. The second part features a presentation of all the poems without explanation. Each DVD features a different...
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Sign Language
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The goal of the Flying Words Project is to stretch the language of American Sign Language to the limit. Since ASL is a rich language of moving images, deaf poet and storyteller, Peter Cook, presents the sign language images in these two videos, while associate Kenny Lerner provides the vocalizations.