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Title:

Poetry in America. Season 2 / directed by Elisa New, Leah Reis-Dennis ; produced by Leah Reis-Dennis, Cathleen O'Connell ; written by Elisa New.

Publisher:

PBS,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

1 videodisc (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

DVD videodisc.
American poetry--History and criticism.
American poetry--Appreciation.
American poetry--Explication.
American poetry--History and criticism--19th century.
American poetry--History and criticism--20th century.
Documentary television programs.
Television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television series.
Literary criticism.

Other Authors:

New, Elisa, host. television director, host.
Reis-Dennis, Leah, television producer. television producer.
O'Connell, Cathleen, television producer.
PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.

Other Titles:

Poetry in America (Television program)

Notes:

Title from disc surface. Host, Elisa New. Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2020. Wide screen.

Contents:

Urban love poem / Marilyn Chin -- One art / Elizabeth Bishop -- The fish / Marianne Moore -- This your home now / Mark Doty -- Finishing the hat / Stephen Sondheim -- You and I are disappearing / Yusef Komunyakaa -- This is just to say / William Carlos Williams -- Leaves of grass / Walt Whitman.

Summary:

Poets, public figures and members of various communities join series creator Elisa New to engage in close readings of a single American poem. Each episode mixes lively discussion with archival materials, location footage, and vivid animation. The series offers audiences an immersive and accessible experience in reading poems that touch on many aspects of American life, past and present.

ISBN:

1531712339
9781531712334

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1160200258

UPC:

841887044080

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)