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Lunch Poems - Student Reading Posted by: UCBerkeleyEvents
Video duration: 3201 seconds Global video hits: 1651 One of the years most lively events, the student reading includes winners of the following prizes: Academy of American Poets, Cook, Rosenberg, and Yang, as well as students nominated by Berkeleys creative writing faculty, Lunch Poems volunteers, and representatives from student publications. lunchpoems.berkeley. edu Related: uc, berkeley, events, lunch, poems, poetry, student, literature, arts, humanities Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Lunch Poems: Student Reading Posted by: UCtelevision
Video duration: 2741 seconds Global video hits: 392 Winners of the Academy of American Poets, Cook, Rosenberg, and Yang prizes, as well as students nominated by Berkeley's creative writing faculty, Lunch Poems volunteers, and representatives from student publications read their work. Series: Lunch Poems Reading Series [4/2010] [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 16937] Related: poetry, berkeley, poets, creative writing Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Lunch Poems: Cornelius Eady Posted by: UCtelevision
Video duration: 1739 seconds Global video hits: 1896 Charismatic poet Cornelius Eady uses deft paradoxes to meet the world's absurdities head-on. In a powerful reading of his own work, Eady recites like a jazz singer croons, emphasizing his poetry's hard-hitting content. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [10/2003] [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 7952] Related: poetry, lunch, poems, contemporary, literature Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Lunch Poems - Lisa Chen Posted by: UCBerkeleyEvents
Video duration: 1775 seconds Global video hits: 1098 Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Lisa Chen earned a BA from UC Berkeley and an MFA from the University of Iowa. Her debut collection of poetry, mouth, received a 2009 award from the Association for Asian American Studies. Sesshu Foster says that mouth startles with soulful complexity. She currently lives and works in New York City as a media consultant to social justice and environmental organizations. Related: uc, berkeley, ucberkeley, webcast.berkeley, cal, event, lisa, chen, lunch, poems, literature Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Lunch Poems: Amiri Baraka Posted by: UCtelevision
Video duration: 1566 seconds Global video hits: 3557 Revolutionary poet, playwright, and activist Amiri Baraka is recognized as the founder of the Black Arts Movement, a literary period that began in Harlem in the 1960s and forever changed the look, sound, and feel of American poetry. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [4/2008] [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 13561] Related: poetry, amiri, baraka, black, arts, movement Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Lunch Poems: Brenda Hillman Posted by: UCtelevision
Video duration: 1727 seconds Global video hits: 548 Poet Brenda Hillman writes of the realms where the division between the sensual and spiritual dissolve. In her passionate reading, Hillman uses language to explore the edges of human consciousness. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [9/2003] [Humanities] [Show ID: 7944] Related: poetry, brenda, hillman, humanities Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Lunch Poems: Myung Mi Kim Posted by: UCtelevision
Video duration: 1751 seconds Global video hits: 1328 Born in Seoul, Korea, Myung Mi Kim travels to the root of language, connecting speech and culture in a rich web of immaculate phrases. Kim strips words to the bone, using fragments and white space to enhance her themes of dislocation and first language loss. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [5/2007] [Humanities] [Show ID: 11961] Related: poetry, myung, mi, kim, poems, writing Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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