Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and one of America's best-selling poets, reads his poem "The Dead" with animation by Juan Delcan of Spontaneous.
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A most excellent link, Kerryanne. Thank you so much for this. I really loved the poem. Poetry is meant to be read aloud, and there's just something about the voice...it adds a whole new dimension to the work, don't you find? I thought the animation was very cool, too. I've never read Collins' work before, but now that you've introduced me to him, I'll be looking for more.
I suppose we could have used the title 'not safe for anyone' many times already, but I thought it would be especially pertinent here because in this show Richard and Hans illustrate the many situations in which the C-word is perfectly appropriate.
A most excellent link, Kerryanne. Thank you so much for this. I really loved the poem. Poetry is meant to be read aloud, and there's just something about the voice...it adds a whole new dimension to the work, don't you find? I thought the animation was very cool, too. I've never read Collins' work before, but now that you've introduced me to him, I'll be looking for more.