The Poem I Turn To With Audio CD

Actors and Directors Present Poetry That Inspires Them

By Shinder, Jason

Publishers Summary:
Movies and poetry have been intertwined since the dawn of cinema. Poets have written about movies, and movie actors have written and been inspired by poetry. Selected by 42 acclaimed entertainers, The Poem I Turn To includes selections from Pulitizer Prize winners and Poets Laureate, as well as inspiring contemporary poets. Listen to compelling readings on the CD and read the actors' thoughts describing how poetry has affected their lives.*HEAR30 poems on one audio CD, including:* Adam Arkin readingTheodore Roethke's The Waking* John Landis readingMark Twain's The War Prayer* Lili Taylor reading Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken* Stacy Keach reading ShakespeareAnd Many More

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ISBN
978-1-40220-502-6
Publisher
Sourcebooks MediaFusion


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Library Journal

Reviewed on May 15, 2008

Shinder (founding director, YMCA National Writer's Voice; Arrow Breaking Apart) combines several of his loves-filmmaking, directing, acting, writing, and editing-in this compilation of poems selected by approximately 45 actors and directors. The actors/directors are a diverse lot that includes Alan Arkin, Eve Ensler, and Philip Seymour Hoffman; the poets whose work they chose range from established (e.g., Shakespeare, T.S. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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