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The Language by Robert Creeley

On 9 June, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Animation
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Animation by Chad Edwards of a poem by Robert Creeley.

Shark’s Teeth by Kay Ryan

On 28 May, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Animation
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http://youtu.be/gCcLRx6gOsw

Poem and reading by Kay Ryan

Animation by Kristin Vogel

The Heat of Autumn by Jane Hirshfield

On 20 May, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Animation
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Poem by Jane Hirshfield (reading by Flora Coker)

Animation by Adam Deniston for the Poetry Foundation’s Poetry Everywhere series

En la calle San Sebastian by Martín Espada

On 13 April, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Animation
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Poem and reading by Martín Espada

Animation by Kwok Tung Shuen for the Poetry Foundation’s Poetry Everywhere series

Spacebar by Heather McHugh

On 8 April, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Animation
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http://youtu.be/1sXiMz9q1TI

Poem and reading by Heather McHugh

Animation by Braulio Garcia for the Poetry Foundation’s Poetry Everywhere series

Snowmen by Agha Shahid Ali

On 3 March, 2009 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Animation
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http://youtu.be/H4qk62qcG9w

Poem by Agha Shahid Ali (reading by Carl Hancock Rux) — text here

Animation by Kyle Jenkins for the Poetry Foundations’ Poetry Everywhere series

A posthumous volume of Ali’s collected poems, The Veiled Suite, has just been released. He was a master who died much too young. As for the video, I’m not sure it adds anything to the poem or not.