This is from the Spoon River Anthology of 1915 that once sold as well as a popular novel. It’s a collection of poems, being epitaphs and life stories narrated by the residents of the small town of Spoon River. The individuals mentioned in this poem are the subjects of those stories, in the most part.
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An anti-bullying poem. This poem was released as part of a poetry anthology published for Anti-Bullying week 2005. Anti-Bullying week 2006 is 20th-24th November. Reproduced with permission by www.need2know.co.uk.
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关雎 – Guanju is an ancient Chinese poem, attributed to 诗经 (Shījīng) and 周南 (Zhōunán). There is a beautiful “100 Ancient Chinese Poems” anthology published by Sinolingua, Beijing that contains a book and cassette tape (Hehe, like what’s that?) media. The cassette recording is the basis upon which I am making my video interpretation. I have also submitted subtitles in simplified Chinese for your convenience. Don’t be surprised if you recognize the beginning of S.H.E’s 十面埋伏 (Shi2 Mian4 Mai2 Fu2) somewhere in that recording. The “100 Ancient Chinese Poems” recording has probably been sampled many times over by pop artists. My name is Larry Leathers, the performer of “Guanju”. I am the V.P. of Sales and Marketing for EUROC2.com. We are launching a product line called EUROC2.com Extreme Chinese for strategic language acquisition essential for doing business in China.
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More poems from Ikkyu’s Kyounshu, Anthology of Crazy Cloud.
http://taotechingdecoded.blogspot.com/2008/12/ikkyus-funny-dirty-love-poem.html «Tao by Matsumoto» to read the text!
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A rendition of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s ‘Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes’; done using still images and sound.
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Went on a school trip to watch some famous poets resite some of their best work, heres my favourite, its John Agard reading his poem Half-Caste! Note the enthusiasm he puts into his reading. the video may be distorted.
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Very clever poem named ‘Lost Generation’ by Jonathan Reed. Video also brought to by StillOutandAboutTown, which was gracious enjoy to allow to me mirror some of his videos.
Enjoy!
I am part of a lost generation
and I refuse to believe that
I can change the world
I realize this may be a shock but
Happiness comes from within.
is a lie, and
Money will make me happy.
So in 30 years I will tell my children
they are not the most important thing in my life
My employer will know that
I have my priorities straight because
work
is more important than
family
I tell you this
Once upon a time
Families stayed together
but this will not be true in my era
This is a quick fix society
Experts tell me
30 years from now, I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce
I do not concede that
I will live in a country of my own making
In the future
Environmental destruction will be the norm
No longer can it be said that
My peers and I care about this earth
It will be evident that
My generation is apathetic and lethargic
It is foolish to presume that
There is hope.
And all of this will come true unless we choose to reverse it .
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A brilliant rendition of John Agard’s Half-Caste, using still images and sound.
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A tribute to the gaucho. A tribute to bad music that moves the soul. Jimmy Carter Says Yes!
“I Lost My Girl To An Argentinian Cowboy” – Artist Unknown
Copyright by Bar None Records. Buy “The American Song Poem Anthology (Do You Know The Difference Between Big Wood And Brush)” today. I do not own the copyright here. I use with apologies to the owner.
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Analysis of “Island Man” by Grace Nichols (AQA POC Cluster 1) commenting on language and structure and focusing on whether there is hope for island man in the poem.
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