TEDxRamallah - Mark Gonzales مارك غونزالس - Wage Beauty
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Poet. Scholar. Lover of Life. Mark Gonzales is an HBO Def Poet with a Master's in Education, a Mexican and a Muslim, a Khalil Gibran meets Pablo Neruda in a lyrical break dance cypher, Mark lives in the center of intersections. From Palestinian refugee camps, universities in Beirut, foster homes in Portugal, to cities across the Americas, he tra... Read more
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- -: TEDxRamallah - Mark Gonzales مارك غونزالس - Wage Beauty
June 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Poet. Scholar. Lover of Life. Mark Gonzales is an HBO Def Poet with a Master's in Education, a Mexican and a Muslim, a Khalil Gibran meets Pablo Neruda in a lyrical break dance cypher, Mark lives in the center of intersections. From Palestinian refugee camps, universities in Beirut, foster homes ...
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- -: Felix Dennis' odes to vice and consequences
June 5, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Media big shot Felix Dennis roars his fiery, funny, sometimes racy original poetry, revisiting haunting memories and hard-won battle scars from a madcap -- yet not too repentant -- life. Best enjoyed with a glass of wine. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and...
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- -: Authors@Google: Al Young
January 5, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Poet Al Young visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "Something About the Blues." This event took place on December 4, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series. Like Harlem renaissance poet Langston Hughes, who first popularized the blues as a poetic form, Al Young ...
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- -: The Students of ASU Compete for Spring Break!
February 16, 2011 (about 13 years ago)As Ellen's Big Truckin' Deal rolls on, Ellen took to her Twitter and issued a challenge to the students of Arizona State University. The lucky winner won money for the ultimate spring break!
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- -: Charlie Rose - Patti Smith
January 14, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Patti Smith sings 'My Blakean Year' on Charlie Rose, January 13, 2011 visit www.CharlieRose.com to see the full interview
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- -: Billy Collins - Consolation
December 27, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/07/04/An_Evening_of_Poetry_with_Billy_Collins Former United States Poet Laureate Billy Collins reads "Consolation," a poem about the joys of (not) traveling abroad. ----- "An Evening of Poetry with Billy Collins" at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival. Some of...
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- -: Roger Housden Recites Rilke's "Sonnet to Orpheus Pt 2, XII"
January 22, 2008 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/11/28/Roger_Housden_Ten_Poems_to_Change_Your_Life Bestselling author and poet Roger Housden recites Rainer Maria Rilke's "Sonnet to Orpheus Pt. 2, XII." ----- Roger Housden talks about "Ten Poems to Change Your Life Again and Again." Housden examines the...
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- -: Billy Collins - Litany
May 29, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/07/A_Selection_of_Poems_by_Billy_Collins Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins discusses stealing material from other writers, and reads his poem, "Litany." ----- Poet Billy Collins is a unique literary figure - a widely read contemporary poet. The f...
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- -: Billy Collins - The Lanyard
May 29, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/07/A_Selection_of_Poems_by_Billy_Collins Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins reads his poem, "The Lanyard." ----- Poet Billy Collins is a unique literary figure - a widely read contemporary poet. The former US Poet Laureate and New York State Poet ...
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- -: President and Mrs. Obama Open White House Poetry Jam (1 of 8)
May 20, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)The President and First Lady kick off an evening of poetry, music and the spoken word at the White House on May 12, 2009. (public domain)
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