Poetic Stickup: Put the Financial Aid in the Bag
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At TEDYouth 2011, Performance artist Carvens Lissaint shows how to use language, metaphor and imagery to express a powerful idea -- as in this spoken word performance, a stirring plea to make college education more accessible.
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- -: Poetic Stickup: Put the Financial Aid in the Bag
March 21, 2012 (about 1 year ago)At TEDYouth 2011, Performance artist Carvens Lissaint shows how to use language, metaphor and imagery to express a powerful idea -- as in this spoken word performance, a stirring plea to make college education more accessible.
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- -: Billy Collins: Everyday moments, caught in time
March 23, 2012 (about 1 year ago)http://www.ted.com Combining dry wit with artistic depth, Billy Collins shares a project in which several of his poems were turned into delightful animated films in a collaboration with Sundance Channel. Five of them are included in this wonderfully entertaining and moving talk -- and don't miss ...
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- -: TEDxUNC - Poetic Portraits of a Revolution - Egypt and Tunisia in Stanza, Still Shot, and Stories
February 24, 2012 (about 1 year ago)A group of poets who traveled to Egypt and Tunisia during the Arab spring document the revolutions through a poetic lens. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks...
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- -: TEDxOU - Bobby Gruenewald - The Responsibility of Technology
February 22, 2012 (about 1 year ago)Listed by Fast Company as one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business in 2011, Bobby is one of the leading voices in the Church as it relates to innovation and the use of technology. He frequently writes and speaks on the topic, and has been featured in the Washington Post, TechCrunch, CNN, C...
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- -: TEDxMileHighSalon - Theo Wilson (AKA Lucifury) - Woman: An Ode to the Feminine
February 15, 2012 (over 1 year ago)Theo Wilson is among other things a slam poet known for mastering the power of the spoken word and its ability to inspire. In this delightful and passionate TEDxMileHighSalon performance, Theo Wilson (AKA Lucifury) shares a tribute to the feminine. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx i...
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- -: TEDxPhoenix - Samuel Chelpka - Poetry for a Change
February 12, 2012 (over 1 year ago)- About Samuel Chelpka - Samuel is most known for his memorization and recitation of poetry at such a young age. At TEDxPhoenix 11.11.11, Samuel takes a moment to share his recitation of Billy Collins' "Litany". - About TEDxPhoenix 11.11.11 - The theme for TEDxPhoenix 11.11.11 was "_______ fo...
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- -: TEDxMacquarieUniversity - Chris Wright - Ode to Erasmus
February 9, 2012 (over 1 year ago)Chris Wright is a Macquarie University student. In 2011, he was awarded Second Place at the Vice Chancellor's Poetry Slam. Soon after, he competed at the Australia Poetry Slam and was awarded NSW Slam Champion for 2011. He is an avid poet studying Anthropology and traveling the world. About TEDx...
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- -: TEDxCambridge - Vanessa German's shooting star hands
January 19, 2012 (over 1 year ago)Award-winning poet Vanessa German gets her second standing ovation at TEDxCambridge with two love letters to the power and fragility of our own possibility. http://www.tedxcambridge.com/thrive/vanessa-german/ http://vanessagerman.com/
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- -: Morley sings "Women of Hope"
January 13, 2012 (over 1 year ago)http://www.ted.com Inspired by Aung San Suu Kyi's call to action, "If you're feeling helpless, help someone," Morley composed this song. She sings it at TEDxWomen in her gorgeous, warm voice. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the ...
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- -: TEDxUniversityofGothenburg - Sasha Becker - Reads Tranströmer
January 12, 2012 (over 1 year ago)Tomas Tranströmer was 2011 awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature with the motivation "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality". Watch Sasha Becker's beautiful reading of Tranströmer during TEDxUniversityofGothenburg. Sasha Becker has been an a...
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