We have now posted forty-three (43) videos
of readings and adventures from the gravesites of famous American
poets. Journey to the graves of Elizabeth Bishop, James Dickey,
Gwendolyn Brooks, Theodore Roethke, Henry Timrod, Robert Penn Warren,
Carl Sandburg and many more.
Visit the boyhood home of James Whitcomb Riley in Greenfield, Indiana, and the grave of the original Little Orphant Annie, in the Philadelphia Methodist cemetery just down the road. Hear "Little Orphan Annie" recited in the very kitchen she used to work in when she and Riley were childhood friends.
(The original title of the famous poem was "The Elf Child," then Riley changed it to "Little Orphant Allie" A printer's error was responsible for the final title. The book was selling well and Riley agreed with his printer to keep the mistake as the title.)
Hear Poet-Laureate of South Carolina, Marjory Wentworth, introduce the
man once called "The Poet-Laureate of the Confederacy," and read the
poem Henry Timrod composed for the dedication of the famous Magnolia Cemetery, in
Charleston, SC.
Join the Dead Poets Society for a moving tribute to Gwendolyn Brooks at her gravesite in Chicago. Listen to one of her dear friends and a giant in African-American poet and publishing, Prof. Haki Madhubuti, as he talks about her legacy and reads from her work.
We've posted 13 new videos from the Grand Tour. From Wisconsin to Virginia and South Carolina, and from Confederate poet, Henry Timrod to famed African-American activists and poets, Gwendolyn Brooks and Prof. Haki Madhubuti.