Dead Poets Society of America

The Place of Honor: @ the grave of Paul Laurence Dunbar

Join us by video for this travelogue edition of "Grave-hopping with the Dead Poet Guy", as we see how Dunbar's body was moved from his first grave to the highest place of honor: yet another example of how poets often posthumously claim the highest place of honor.

 

The Place of Honor: The Grave of Paul Laurence Dunbar from Walter Skold on Vimeo.

That's Poesome Dude!

That's Poesome Dude is a new public photo album on Flickr. Feel free to post any photos you have that are related to Edgar Allan Poe.

 

Daniel Hoffman, Helen McKenna-Uff and Dedgar at the Poe House in Philadelphia. May 26, 2011. Bob Dylan has taken a friend to the Poe House; so should you!

5 Hebrew Stones on Jackson MacLow's Gravestone

5 Hebrew Stones on Jackson MacLow's Gravestone. The stones are rolled away on Palm Sunday in this short video.

 

Voice of Kaddish at Ginsberg's Grave

Hear Ginsberg talk about Kaddish as Sir Joseph Drake rounds the corner towards the Ginsberg plot.

 

Photo Gallery of Celia Thaxter's Garden

Volunteers who love the work and legacy of Celia Thaxter have done a tremendous job keeping Celia's famous garden in beautiful shape. Go here to a link of photos of the garden, which is only accessible by special trip, and that in the summer. Winter currents and winds are rather deadly.

The Great Boston Poetry Marathon of 2010 Announced

This Columbus Day sail the ocean of poetic imagination as Dedgar The Poemobile leads a sunrise to sunset reading of over 40 poets at five major locations. Celebrate Dead Poets Remembrance Day in style, by joining the caravan for the whole day, starting at 6:15, in Gloucester, or meeting for a reading at Beverly, Salem, Boston Commons, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, or Author's Ridge.

This historic journey to the graves of so many sung and unsung poets is the longest poetry marathon in the history of Mt. Parnassus. We are looking for a reader for each of our 44 poets being read.

13 State Poets Laureate Joining the Grand Tour!

We are pleased to announce that current or former state poets laureate are participating in or endorsing the historic 34-day, 22-State, 1,600 mile Dead Poets Grand Tour! There has never been a poetry event like this -- it is the 2010 Rock Concert Tour of the poetry world!

Here are the laureates involved: Lisa Starr, Rhode Island...Betsy Sholl, Maine....Marjory Wentworth, S. Carolina...Joyce Brinkman, Indiana....Walter Butts, New Hampshire....Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, Virginia...Mary Swander, Iowa....Maggi Vaughn, Tennessee....Marilyn Taylor, Wisconsin... Pat Fargnoli New Hampshire...Sue Walker, Alabama...Naomi Long Madgett, Poet Laureate of Detroit

Historic Grand Tour 2010 Announced

On April 23rd the Dead Poets Grand Tour 2010 will kick-off a 34-day, 21-state trip from Portland, Maine. Along the way 13 State Poets Laureate will be meeting the Tour and holding public readings, where we'll announce some very exciting news about a new national literary holiday. Be on the lookout for a Dead Poets Bash near you!

Here is the map of the route with the dates of the stops.

New Literary Land Speed Record Set

Dedgar The PoeMobile and I have done it!

150 American poets in 90 Days!

That is traveling at a record speed of 1.66 graves per day, sustained over 23 States and 15,000 miles.

It was a long, strange, wonderful, amazing trip, and I'd like to THANK all the people I met and learned so much from .

Pictures of most of the 150 graves can be viewed at the Flickr Dead Poets Collection.

Nine "New" Dead Poets - Three to Go!

In the last two days -- drawing near to DAY 90 -- we've found NINE "new" graves. Of all the trips, this Last Mad Dead Poets Dash of 2009 has dug up the most obscure poets yet (taken as a group).

Of course Edward Taylor, our first visit, is the most famous early New England poet, but after that we entered the archives.

Henry Clay Work

Lydia Huntley Sigourney

Elizabeth Aker Allen

Theodore Tilton (Sued Henry Ward Beecher in adultery trial: ended up a well hung jury)

Charles Sprague - The Banker-Poet of Boston

Nathaniel Willis (friend of the Frogpondians; from Maine)

Buckminster Fuller (few know he wrote poetry)

Richard Henry Dana