WGBH and David Grubin Productions, in association with the Poetry Foundation sought to build an audience appreciation and increase the presence of poets and poetry within the two most ubiquitous media in American popular culture–the Web and TV and this they have certainly done through the aim of focusing a new generation of filmmakers on poetry as subject matter therefore the project encouraged film students to read widely from the canon of contemporary poetry and, working closely with poets and scholars, effectively translate poetry to the screen using an array of film and animation techniques.
As Marie Howe states in her poem " The Gate " - "I had no idea the gate I would step through" and this truly describes the Poetry Everywhere web site where a world of wonder and beauty awaits us all. This is a "must return" web site; a place where we all may gain knowledge, learning, peace for the soul and tranquility for the mind.
Reviewer: R. S.
Key teaching element: Writing.
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