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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 |
In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
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Title from container. |
| Performer |
Host, Elisa New. |
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Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2018. |
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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. |
| Credits |
Written and directed by Elisa New ; producer, Leah Reis-Dennis. |
| Subject |
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886. I cannot dance opon my toes.
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Hirsch, Edward. Fast break.
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Hayden, Robert, 1913-1980. Those winter Sundays.
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Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Hymmnn and hum bom!
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Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. Skyscraper.
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Harlem.
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Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. Musée des Beaux Arts.
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Pinsky, Robert. Shirt.
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Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000. To prisoners.
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Kinnell, Galway, 1927-2014. Gray heron.
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Nas (Musician). N.Y. state of mind.
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Lazarus, Emma, 1849-1887. New colossus.
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American poetry -- History and criticism.
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American poetry -- Appreciation.
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American poetry -- Explication.
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American poetry -- 20th century.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary television programs.
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Television series.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
New, Elisa, screenwriter, television director, host.
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Reis-Dennis, Leah, television producer.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), presenter.
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Verse Video Education (Firm), production company.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
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PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
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| ISBN |
9786317580640 |
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9781531708702 |
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1531708706 |
| Standard No. |
841887040457 : $39.99 |
| Music # |
PTRY601 PBS |
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