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Title:

The language of life [videorecording] / produced and directed by David Grubin ; a production of David Grubin Productions, Inc. & Public Affairs Television, Inc. ; a presentation of Thirteen WNET New York ; Newbridge Communications, Inc.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Edition:

Standard format.

Publisher:

Films for the Humanities & Sciences,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

8 videodiscs (448 min. total, 56 min. each) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

American poetry--20th century--Theory, etc.--Theory, etc.
American poetry--Theory, etc.--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
Poets, American--20th century--Interviews.
American poetry--20th century.
Minorities--United States--Intellectual life.
Ethnic groups--Poetry.
Minorities--Poetry.
Documentary television programs.

Other Authors:

Grubin, David.
Moyers, Bill D.
Nye, Naomi Shihab.
Sundiata, Sekou.
Barks, Coleman.
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273.
McPherson, Sandra.
McCarriston, Linda.
Hass, Robert.
Alegría, Claribel.
Forché, Carolyn.
Snyder, Gary, 1930-
Zamora, Daisy.
Baca, Jimmy Santiago, 1952-
Bly, Robert.
Chin, Marilyn.
Rich, Adrienne Cecile.
Cruz, Victor Hernández, 1949-
Harper, Michael S., 1938-
Clifton, Lucille, 1936-
Mura, David.
David Grubin Productions.
Public Affairs Television (Firm)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Newbridge Communications.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

Other Titles:

Welcome to the mainland.
Love's confusing joy.
Field of time.
Some can sing.
Here in the mind.
Swirl like a leaf.
Heart of things.
Come celebrate with me.

Notes:

Filmed at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival in Waterloo, N.J. Originally produced for video in 1995.

Contents:

[pt.1] Welcome to the mainland / (with Naomi Shihab Nye, Sekou Sundiata) -- [pt. 2] Love's confusing joy / (with Coleman Barks, reading poems based on the work of Rumi Jelaluddin) -- [pt. 3] The field of time / (with Sandra McPherson, Linda McCarriston) -- [pt. 4] Some can sing / (with Robert Hass, Claribel Alegría, Carolyn Forché) -- [pt. 5] Here in the mind / (with Gary Snyder, Daisy Zamora) -- [pt. 6] Swirl like a leaf / (with Jimmy Santiago Baca, Robert Bly, Marilyn Chin) -- [pt. 7] The heart of things / (with Adrienne Rich, Victor Hernández Cruz, Michael S. Harper) -- [pt. 8] Come celebrate with me / (with Lucille Clifton, David Mura).

Summary:

Welcome to the mainland: Sekou Sundiata & Naomi Shihab celebrate the cultures of today and the way those cultures have become part of the American mosaic. Love's confusing joy: Coleman Barks brings the poems of 13th century Islamic poet Jelaluddin Rumi to contemporary American audiences. The field of time: Sandra McPherson and Linda McCarriston exult in the beauty of love, family, and nature. Some can sing: Poetry's ability to bridge gaps and cross boundaries is highlighted in the works of Robert Hass, Claribel Alegría, and Carolyn Forché. Here in the mind: Gary Snyder and Daisy Zamora share the same weapon: the power of language. Swirl like a leaf: Through writing, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Robert Bly, and Marilyn Chin have all found routes to self discovery and personal reconciliation. The heart of things: Adrienne Rich, Victor Hernandez Cruz, and Michael S. Harper write poems which testify to their struggles against intolerance. Come celebrate with me: Lucille Clifton and David Mura bring their talent and humor to bear as they look at the past and the lives they live in America today.

Locations:

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)