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4 de jul. de 2004 · Originally aired in 1996 as a five part series on PBS, "The United States of Poetry" is an excellent presentation of twentieth century poetry. This two-part series includes a wide variety of poets, such as Czeslaw Milosz, Rita Dove, and Allen Ginsberg, alongside actors and musicians such as Johnny Depp (reading Jack Kerouac) and Lou ...
United States of Poetry: Created by Joshua Blum, Bob Holman. With Johnny Depp, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Jack Kerouac.
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- 1995-02-12
- Documentary
- Johnny Depp, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed
The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets.
Strikingly photographed, this five-part series travels from coast to coast, from Poet Laureates to up'n'comers, giving viewers a new look at the spoken word. Released in 1996 on PBS, the USOP series is accompanied by a 178 page hardcover, illustrated poetry collection, and a soundtrack
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American poetry refers to the poetry of the United States. It arose first as efforts by American colonists to add their voices to English poetry in the 17th century, well before the constitutional unification of the Thirteen Colonies (although a strong oral tradition often likened to poetry already existed among Native American ...
The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, commonly referred to as the United States Poet Laureate, serves as the official poet of the United States. During their term, the poet laureate seeks to raise the national consciousness to a greater appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry.
With over 80 poems to reveal this nation as never before, The United States of Poetry captures the passion, intelligence, and variety of the New Poetry that is sweeping the country. Three years in the making, including a 10-week, 13,000-mile road trip to film the poets on their own turf, this series is for everyone with a love for the power of ...
