![]() Video: Brian Turner reads his poem 2000 Lbs.Īll my bullets into the barrel of the sun.”īrian Turner was born in 1967 and is an American poet, essayist, and professor. She does this to create interactive possibilities and social experimentation. She is best known for her style of “code switching” or the use of mixed languages. She has published three volumes of poetry, Translating Mo’um, Dance Dance Revolution, and Engine Empire. What results is an evolving, multifaceted conversation among poets about the art form.”)Ĭathy Park Hong is a Korean-American poet and professor living in New Jersey. They then answer a question contributed anonymously by a poet in the series, and leave their own question for another to answer. Video: Cathy Park Hong, P.O.P (“Shot and edited by poet and photographer Rachel Eliza Griffiths, P.O.P is a video series featuring contemporary American poets who read both an original poem and a poem by another poet, after which they reflect on their choice. His work draws on the experiences of young people in school and encourages them to reach for their dreams. He is best known for his poems Why I Hate School but Love Education and I Will Not Let an Exam Result Decide My Fate. Suli Breaks was born in England in 1988 and is exclusively a spoken word poet. Video: Suli Breaks delivers his thought on Friends through a spoken word piece. Kay has published four poetry collections, All Our Wild Wonder, No Matter the Wreckage, B, and The Type. She founded and co-directs Project V.O.I.C.E which is dedicated to inspiring young people with spoken word poetry. She is well known for her spoken word poetry. ![]() ![]() Sarah Kay was born 1988 and lives in New York City. But getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.” “And she’s going to learn that this life will hit you hard in the face, wait for you to get back up just so it can kick you in the stomach. Video: Sarah Kay If I should have a daughter TED Talk His work is hailed as both urban and highbrow, and he is well know for taking snapshots of life that are specific and yet universal. Totem won Pardlo an American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize in 2007 and Digest won him the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2015. Gregory Pardlo was born in 1968 in Philadelphia and is best known for his two award winning poetry collections. Was borrowed with clothespins, a harrow tooth, “I was born in minutes in a roadside kitchen a skillet Video: Poet Gregory Pardlo reads ‘Written by Himself’. Her poetry is often accompanied by small drawings that she makes herself that are meant to honor her culture and work. Through her poetry she examines revolution, loss, trauma, healing, migration, and femininity in our modern world. Both of her poetry collections, milk and honey and the sun and her flowers, are critically acclaimed. Rupi Kaur was born in India in 1992 and now lives and writes in Canada. “We might be able to take pictures and write stories,īut she made an entire world for herself. Video: Rupi Kaur Reads Timeless from Her Poetry Collection The Sun and Her Flowers on the Jimmy Fallon Show Begay’s works try to keep the traditional Navajo culture alive while also expressing the realities and struggles of modern Native Americans. His experiences growing up in Native American culture, being forced into a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school, and spending 10 years in the National Park Service as a ranger influence all of his art and writing. Begay is an artist, writer, poet, and filmmaker. Shonto Begay was born into the Navajo nation in 1954. Video: Narrow Chimney “Religon by Hightline” By Shonto Begay
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