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Audio & Video
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Allen Ginsberg Trust 
 This site on Allen Ginsberg delivers a rich archive of "published as well as never-before-published text, photos, hand-written documents and audio and video materials representing Allen's life-work." There is also a biography, chronology, and "beatlinks." http://www.allenginsberg.org/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Sep 18, 2005 Big Trees and the Lives They've Changed
Companion to a National Public Radio (NPR) series providing "a look at majestic giants of nature and their effects on humans." Shows discuss California's redwood trees, Washington's Douglas firs, and Georgia's live oaks. Features audio clips from shows (including readings from poet Wendell Berry), images of trees, and related links. http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2003/nov/bigtrees/ Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, California: Media, Plants, Poetry Last updated Dec 16, 2003 Civil War Life
"An online library of stories and articles about civilian life during the Civil War." Includes excerpts from the journal of Louisa May Alcott, letters, reproduced portions of a magazine for children, a poem by Clara Barton, a lesson in dancing the quadrille, and stories and songs (some audio files) of the Christian Commission, an important relief agency. http://www.edinborough.com/Learn/Civil_War_Life/Life.html Topics: Correspondence, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Society & Social Science, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 2, 2006 Favorite Poem Project
Robert Pinsky, former Poet Laureate of the United States, created this audiovisual poem project to reflect America's diversity. Brief videos, the heart of the site, show Americans describing and reciting a personally meaningful poem. Other features include poem texts, teaching suggestions, and an invitation to submit a favorite poem. This project is contained in the Library of Congress Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature. http://www.favoritepoem.org/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Dec 5, 2006 Grace Online
The Web site for the cathedral of the Episcopal diocese of California, in San Francisco, contains a virtual tour, audio clips of sermons, music, and poetry, a multimedia feature on the arts and the sacred, live and archived Webcasts, information about the labyrinth, schedules of services and events, and a phone directory. http://www.gracecathedral.org/ Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, Christianity, Poetry Last updated Oct 15, 2002 The Great War
This World War I site includes history and analysis of the war; overviews of the battles of Gallipoli, Verdun, the Somme, and Passchendaele with excerpts from veteran's letters and audio interviews; a ten minute video showing film footage and photographs from the battlefields; and information on the Russian revolution, war memorials, and poets who died in the war. Produced in 1998 by BBC News in observance of the 80th anniversary of the Armistice. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/10/98/world_war_i/197437.stm Topics: Correspondence, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Poetry, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 23, 2002 Guide to Poetry & Literature Webcasts
This is "a resource for locating webcasts of poets, fiction writers, and critics as they read and discuss their own and each other's work." It includes links to sites with webcasts of performance poetry, visual poetry, children's books, specific poets and fiction writers, and more. Also provides suggestions for print resources on poetry. Compiled by Peter Armenti, Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/webcasts/ Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Poetry Last updated Mar 28, 2007 I Hear America Singing: A Great Performances Special on the American Concert Song
This companion to a public television special invites users "to embark on a multimedia journey to listen to what our great poet Walt Whitman called 'our varied carols' and to learn about the composers, poets, writers, artists, ideas, and events that have shaped the American song saga." Includes a timeline, biographies, and audio files of several classic songs. Note: the "Resources" section has not been maintained and has many broken links. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Internet Poetry Archive
Selected poems by Philip Levine, Seamus Heaney, Czelaw Milosz, Robert Pinsky, Yusef Komunyakaa, Margaret Walker, and Richard Wilbur. Includes brief biographies and audio and video files of the poets reading their works. Sponsored by the University of North Carolina Press and the North Carolina Arts Council. http://www.ibiblio.org/ipa/ Topics: Notable People, Poetry Last updated May 31, 2006 Lunch Poems
Lunch Poems, a poetry reading series under the direction of Professor Robert Hass and held on the U.C. Berkeley campus, has "become the best-attended poetry series in the West of the U.S." The site contains audio and video of selected readings, and brief information about the poets. From the University of California, Berkeley. http://lunchpoems.berkeley.edu Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, Poetry Last updated Aug 13, 2006 Nikki Giovanni
This site celebrates the life and work of poet Nikki (born Yolande Cornelia) Giovanni. In addition to photographs of Giovanni, the site includes a biography, timeline of her life and accomplishments, and links to other sites. Also lists her poetry books, children's books, and essays (no excerpts), and features clips from a documentary about Giovanni. The multimedia section contains video clips of Giovanni reciting poems and delivering speeches. http://nikki-giovanni.com/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Poetry Last updated Jan 7, 2006 Online Audio and Video Recordings: UC Berkeley Lectures and Events
Audio and video of interviews, speeches, lectures, and poetry readings from James Baldwin, Noam Chomsky, Bill Clinton, Michel Foucault, Malcolm X, Robert Frost, and others. From The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/audiofiles.html Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, Government, Internet, Music, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Presidents by Name Last updated Jul 5, 2004 Poetry Magic
This British site sponsored by a small electronic literary publisher, LitLangs, is clearly organized with headings under two main categories, beginning and advanced, addressing the interests of poetry fans or students as well as writers and teachers. Beginning topics include postmodernist poetry, finding a theme, word choice, and publishing. Advanced topics include literary criticism, poetry movements, and intellectual foundations. Each topic is approached in essay fashion with an introductory paragraph, followed by discussion and suggestions for further study or practice. The Poetry Online section contains audio files. American poets are well represented, and numerous links to poetry sites are very helpful. http://www.poetrymagic.co.uk/ Topics: Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Apr 11, 2001 Poetry Portal
This is a very comprehensive and informative collection of links about poetry online, events, courses, styles, and publishing. The site also covers "ezines, poetry sites, audio poetry, literary appreciation, criticism and reviews, poetry courses, workshops, conferences, book and trade news, literary chit-chat and trade news, plus sources to improve your own writing and get it published." http://www.poetry-portal.com/ Topics: Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated May 25, 2005 The Tennyson Page
A timeline of the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson is included, as is a short bibliography of some critical works. The text and audio versions of many poems are included, even a short clip of Tennyson himself reading " Charge of the Light Brigade." From a professor at San Francisco State. http://charon.sfsu.edu/tennyson/tennyson.html Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 The Walt Whitman Archive
A project to digitize all the editions of "Leaves of Grass" as well as Whitman's other poetry and prose. The site includes not only texts, but also facsimiles of his works, an audio recording "thought to be Whitman's voice reading four lines from the poem 'America'," photographs, biographical information, contemporary and current reviews of his works, and more. Searchable. "Affiliated with the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities." http://www.whitmanarchive.org/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 2, 2004 What Is Creative Nonfiction?
Essays in print and audio about the literary genre of creative nonfiction, which "allows a writer to employ the diligence of a reporter, the shifting voices and viewpoints of a novelist, the refined wordplay of a poet and the analytical modes of the essayist." From Lee Gutkind, editor and founder of the journal Creative Nonfiction. http://www.creativenonfiction.org/thejournal/whatiscnf.htm Topics: Poetry Last updated Dec 16, 2004 Wired for Books
Author interviews from Don Swaim's New York radio program, Book Beat, from the 1970s through the early 1990s. Features video clips of the interviews and of celebrities and authors reading poetry and literature. "Wired for Books is a production of the WOUB Center for Public Media Ohio University." http://wiredforbooks.org/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 6, 2007 The Writer's Almanac
The website for "a daily program of poetry and history hosted by Garrison Keillor," broadcast on public radio and offered on this site. Includes an archive of the audio and text for the programs back to early 2001. Free daily e-mail updates available. "Be well, do good work, and keep in touch." http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/ Topics: Media, Poetry, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 26, 2006 |
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