Poetry in an age of distraction: Jennifer Scappettone at TEDxUVA
Jennifer Scappettone, Professor of English at the University of Chicago, discusses the future of poetic expression. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is ...
Thank YOU. My mind works & thinks similar to how you speak. Yet my words
form spoken sentences tainted by school day's grammar rules. Therefor when
I attempt to speak the poetic romances of my rhythmic mind's ecstasy on
even the most mundane topics or items, All meaning & value is lost to
furled eyebrows, half smile frowns, & faces turning away to stare at
mindless screens. So, perhaps I may fare better upon tracing my brain
thoughts upon the almighty screens they yearn to watch,& silence lips.
Homegoing Service for my nephew 16 y.o. Shakir Wingate of Harford County Maryland. He was shot multiple times in front of his home on October 2, 2010.
Interview with Robert J. Grimord, WWII veteran. CCSU Veterans History Project
Interview conducted on August 25, 2012 by Jeffrey Lewis. Robert John Grimord served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was stationed aboard the USS ...