” ‘We’re all going to die — and poems can help us live with that.’ In a charming and funny talk, literary critic Stephen Burt takes us on a lyrical journey with some of his favorite poets, all the way down to a line break…
Famous Def Jam poet, Lemon Anderson, performs his classic poetry on TED Talks.
Spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011. She tells the story of her metamorphosis — from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York’s Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of…
The Poetry Corner 