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. Noted for their intelligent humor,...

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Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and one of America's best-selling poets, reads his poem "The Best Cigarette" with animation by David Vaio of FAD. Noted for their intelligent humor,...

Since poetry is the food of the senses,

Cart me loads of wholesome flesh,

Beneath the skin and on the...

(Horatian Ode in Iambic Pentameter with ababcdecde Rhyme Scheme)

The tranquillity of valley hills,
Allows the mind to wander like the clouds,
Above the tree tops with their...

Heres a virtual movie of the poet John Keats reading his lovely "Ode on Melacholy". Please try my Dailymotion video websites where you can see the great poets oldtime acoustic blues performers...

Visual poetry brings to life Maine's devastating ice storm in 1998. Residents often recall when their beloved woods seem to scream in pain as weighted limbs cracked and fell all around them....