![]() ![]() Belying the notion that no one reads poetry anymore-or that only academics or other writers do-tens of thousands of people representing a range of ages, occupations, levels of education, ethnicities, and backgrounds submitted poems. Pinsky asked for Americans across the land to share their favorite poems and say what they loved about them. The project is modeled on the Library of Congress’s Favorite Poem Project, instituted by the poet Robert Pinsky in 1997 when he was the nation’s Poet Laureate. They were also asked to discuss some of the aesthetic elements in their poem that made it an effective work of art. The instructions for the project were for students to choose a poem that especially resonated with them, to read or recite it on video, and to talk a bit about the poem’s personal significance. Compilation of videos created by students in English 1604: Introduction to Poetry. ![]()
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