ah, well: actors do not always do poetry justice, seeking all too hard
to do so, & overselling the stuff. Some poems do best with
understatement in the performance. There's also the rhythm thing....
But perhaps....
Doug
Quoting "Kasper Salonen" <[log in to unmask]>:
> This sounds incredible! Such an energetic and positive idea, and all these
> celebrities (all of them artists in their own right) being involved is sure
> to spark interest in kids as well as just about anyone else. Good tactic,
> and I'm sure the readings are great - nothing but actors and musicians,
> professional artists trained in the use of emotion & voice. Loving it.
>
> KS
>
> On 8 April 2011 05:18, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I wouldn't mind sampling this. If only I had a grandchild to sit by me...
>> Max
>>
>> CHICAGO ? The Poetry Foundation, in collaboration with HBO Family, is
>> pleased to announce the premiere of A Child¹s Garden of Poetry, airing
>> Thursday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m. Central Time on HBO.
>> The captivating program features whimsical animation, contributions from
>> kids, and readings by notable performers, including celebrities Claire
>> Danes, Carrie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ziggy Marley,
>> Dave Matthews, Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, and Jeffrey Wright and archival
>> recordings from renowned poets e.e. cummings, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and
>> Carl Sandburg.
>> Children share selections from their favorite poets (from Shakespeare to
>> Langston Hughes) as well as some of their own poetry?and speak about their
>> personal appreciation for the art form, too.
>>
>> ³By bringing poetry to the young, this program is helping to create the
>> next
>> generation of poetry lovers,² said Poetry Foundation president John Barr.
>> ³Children are the future of poetry.²
>>
>> Poems featured in the program include the following:
>>
>> ³My Shadow,² by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Julianne Moore
>> ³The Road Not Taken,² by Robert Frost, read by Philip Seymour Hoffman
>> ³sweet spring is your time . . . ,² written and read by e.e. cummings
>> ³An Old Silent Pond,² by Matsuo Basho, read by Josh Hamilton
>> ³Thoughts on a Still Night,² by Li Bai, read by Fiona, age seven
>> ³The Tropics in New York,² by Claude McKay, read by Ziggy Marley
>> ³When You Are Old,² by William Butler Yeats, read by Liam Neeson
>> ³Harlem 2,² by Langston Hughes, read by Kason, age eight
>> ³Calico Pie,² words and illustrations by Edward Lear, song by Natalie
>> Merchant
>> Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, read by Jeffrey
>> Wright
>> ³Recuerdo,² written and read by Edna St. Vincent Millay
>> ³Brother,² by Mary Ann Hoberman, read by Carrie Fisher
>> ³ ?Hope¹ is the thing with feathers,² by Emily Dickinson, read by Claire
>> Danes and signed by Rachel, age nine
>> ³Buffalo Dusk,² written and read by Carl Sandburg
>> ³Daffodils,² by William Wordsworth, read by Dave Matthews
>> ³The Lake Isle of Innisfree,² by William Butler Yeats, read by Liam Neeson
>> and Emily, age six
>>
>>
>
>
Douglas Barbour
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