Miscellaneous

Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and one of America's best-selling poets, reads his poem "Forgetfulness" with animation by Julian Grey of Headgear. Noted for their intelligent humor,...

U.S. poet John Ashbery reads the poem "Interesting People of Newfoundland" from Notes from the Air, winner of the 2008 International Griffin Poetry Prize. Newfoundland is, or was, full of...

A reading of A Supermarket in California by Allen Ginsberg What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman, for I walked down the sidestreets under the trees with a headache self-conscious...

America I've given you all and now I'm nothing. America two dollars and twenty-seven cents January 17, 1956. I can't stand my own mind. America when will we end the human war? Go fuck...

My Heart by Frank O'Hara I'm not going to cry all the time nor shall I laugh all the time, I don't prefer one "strain" to another. I'd have the immediacy of a bad movie, not just a sleeper,...

Naomi Shihab Nye reads her poem "One Boy Told Me." Part of the Poetry Everywhere project airing on public television. Produced by David Grubin Productions and WGBH Boston, in association with the...

Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and one of America's best-selling poets, reads his poem "The Dead" with animation by Juan Delcan of Spontaneous. Noted for their intelligent humor,...

Writing a romantic love poem requires being honest, first and foremost, but also creative in how the love is compared to objects, ideas and feelings. Express love in a poem, expanding on the...

Coleman Barks performs a poem by Rumi, "What Was Said to the Rose" at one of the Mythic Journeys conferences. Musical accompaniment by Eugene Friesen and Arto Tuncboyaciyan. What Was Said to the...

When writing an autobiography, know your audience and determine the publishing route. Write an autobiography with tips from an author in this free video on writing techniques. About the Expert ...

Do you have a favorite poem that you cherish? Maria Shriver's favorite poem is "The Journey" by Mary Oliver. One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you...

The Poet's View offers unprecedented access into the life and work of some of America's finest poets. These films are warmly insightful portraits recorded in the personal setting of each poet's home...