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Favorite Poem Project

Favorite Poem Project

The Favorite Poem Project is dedicated to celebrating, documenting and encouraging poetry's role in Americans' lives. Robert Pinsky, the 39th Poet Laureate of the United States, founded the Favorite Poem Project shortly after the Library of Congress appointed him to the post in 1997.

A collection of 50 short video documentaries showcases individual Americans reading and speaking about the poems they love.  The videos have been regular features on PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and are a permanent part of the Library of Congress archive of recorded poetry and literature. They have also proven valuable as teaching and learning tools for a range of classrooms and ages.

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Americans about poems, Favorites poems
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Material Type:
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Date Added to MERLOT:
May 14, 2009
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 6, 2019
Author:
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Submitter:
Seth "Skip" Sparkman
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Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
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Language:
English
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