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 ŒHope¹ 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
>
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