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Great Poets of the World: English-Language Poets (1923-Present)

27 minutes 59 seconds

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Outdoor bronze statue of a man sitting and holding a pencil. Text reads, “Great Poets of the World. English-language Poets 1923 - present.”

The 20th and 21st centuries saw technological innovation unprecedented in human history. This program examines how a new cadre of 20th and 21st century poets found new ways of expressing the human condition in a fast-changing modern world. Part of the "Great Poets of the World" series.

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Close up of William Shakespeare’s portrait painting.
Great Poets of the World
Episode 1
56 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Outdoor bronze statue of a man sitting and holding a pencil. Text reads, “Great Poets of the World. Spanish-Language Poets.”
Great Poets of the World
Episode 2
28 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Outdoor bronze statue of a man sitting and holding a pencil. Text reads, “Great Poets of the World. Poets of the European Continent.”
Great Poets of the World
Episode 3
29 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Outdoor bronze statue of a man sitting and holding a pencil. Text reads, “Great Poets of the World. English-language Poets Eighth Century A.D. - 1830 .”
Great Poets of the World
Episode 4
28 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Outdoor bronze statue of a man sitting and holding a pencil. Text reads, “Great Poets of the World. English-language Poets 1831 - 1894.”
Great Poets of the World
Episode 5
28 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Outdoor bronze statue of a man sitting and holding a pencil. Text reads, “Great Poets of the World. English-language Poets 1895 - 1922.”
Great Poets of the World
Episode 6
26 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Outdoor bronze statue of a man sitting and holding a pencil. Text reads, “Great Poets of the World. English-language Poets 1923 - present.”
Great Poets of the World
Episode 7
27 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Outdoor bronze statue of a man sitting and holding a pencil. Text reads, “Great Poets of the World. Poets of the Middle East and Asia.”
Great Poets of the World
Episode 8
28 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12