From WGBH
The Poetry Everywhere Project
About the Project
WGBH and David Grubin Productions, in association with the Poetry Foundation, undertook this project in order to expose a diverse audience to a broad spectrum of poetic voices, build an appreciation and an audience for poetry, and increase the presence of poets and poetry within the two most ubiquitous media in American popular culture–the Web and TV.
The poetry films of Seamus Heaney, Philip Levine, and Charles Simic were created by Leita Luchetti.
Click on the large image below to go to the Home page of the project, where each poet's image is an active link to a page with a video of the poet reading his or her work. On each poet's page, you will also find a link to more of the poet's work, as well as more information about the poet.
Then, as if that weren't gift enough, the PBS Teacher's Domain companion website groups the Poetry Everywhere poems by theme, and offers lesson plans and other resources for each poem.
Finally, 34 animated films were created by students working with docUWM, a documentary media center at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the university’s creative writing program, in association with the Poetry Foundation.
Also, get the Poetry Everywhere app.
WGBH and David Grubin Productions, in association with the Poetry Foundation, undertook this project in order to expose a diverse audience to a broad spectrum of poetic voices, build an appreciation and an audience for poetry, and increase the presence of poets and poetry within the two most ubiquitous media in American popular culture–the Web and TV.
The poetry films of Seamus Heaney, Philip Levine, and Charles Simic were created by Leita Luchetti.
Click on the large image below to go to the Home page of the project, where each poet's image is an active link to a page with a video of the poet reading his or her work. On each poet's page, you will also find a link to more of the poet's work, as well as more information about the poet.
Then, as if that weren't gift enough, the PBS Teacher's Domain companion website groups the Poetry Everywhere poems by theme, and offers lesson plans and other resources for each poem.
Finally, 34 animated films were created by students working with docUWM, a documentary media center at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the university’s creative writing program, in association with the Poetry Foundation.
Also, get the Poetry Everywhere app.
Poetry Everywhere Poems & Poets
Poetry Everywhere Companion Website on PBS Teachers' Domain
Click on the image above
All poems & related teaching materials
Poetry Everywhere Animated Films
Independent of the videos created for PBS, 34 animated films were created by students working with docUWM, a documentary media center at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the university’s creative writing program, in association with the Poetry Foundation. Aiming to focus a new generation of filmmakers on poetry as subject matter, the project encouraged film students to read widely from the canon of contemporary poetry and, working closely with poets and scholars, effectively translate poetry to the screen using an array of film and animation techniques. The student-produced films were supervised by Liam Callanan, a creative writing professor at the UW-Milwaukee School of Letters and Science, and Brad Lichtenstein, a Peck School of the Arts film instructor.
To explore possibilities for having students make their own animated videos, visit www.awaytoteach.net and read about Illuminated Texts.
Independent of the videos created for PBS, 34 animated films were created by students working with docUWM, a documentary media center at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the university’s creative writing program, in association with the Poetry Foundation. Aiming to focus a new generation of filmmakers on poetry as subject matter, the project encouraged film students to read widely from the canon of contemporary poetry and, working closely with poets and scholars, effectively translate poetry to the screen using an array of film and animation techniques. The student-produced films were supervised by Liam Callanan, a creative writing professor at the UW-Milwaukee School of Letters and Science, and Brad Lichtenstein, a Peck School of the Arts film instructor.
To explore possibilities for having students make their own animated videos, visit www.awaytoteach.net and read about Illuminated Texts.
Click on the image above to go to the index of animated poems.
The Poetry Foundation
To read more about and from the poets featured on Poets Everywhere, visit The Poetry Foundation website for podcasts, poems, videos, and more.
