Youtube Poetry Readings
Here are a few of the important poets from history and today. Maya Angelou for inspiring thoughts in
the morning, Carl Sandburg for bittersweet wisdom, Sexton's twist on feminism, Bukowski's tainted impressions, Ginsberg's unusual blues, lyrical bliss in Langston Hughe's kiss, Parker's matter of fact
way and a dose of reality from Def Poetry at the end of the day. And they're all on Youtube. I'll let you
get to the poetry right away! These are my favorites.
the morning, Carl Sandburg for bittersweet wisdom, Sexton's twist on feminism, Bukowski's tainted impressions, Ginsberg's unusual blues, lyrical bliss in Langston Hughe's kiss, Parker's matter of fact
way and a dose of reality from Def Poetry at the end of the day. And they're all on Youtube. I'll let you
get to the poetry right away! These are my favorites.
Maya Angelou:
Still I Rise
On The Power Of Words
[Interview]
I Am A Human Being
[Motivational Talk]
Chicago
Carl Sandburg
Anne Sexton:
Her Kind
The Truth The Dead Know
The Fury of Overshoes
Bluebird
Charles Bukowski
Father Death Blues
Allen Ginsberg
Langston Hughes:
Mother To Son
A Dream Deferred
Inscription For The Ceiling
Of A Bedroom
Dorothy Parker
Def Poetry Jam
Slam Poetry
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Nancy Austin is a co-owner of two small businesses, a poet and freelance writer, homeschooling mother and homemaker for the past thirteen years. She's also a former stage performer of the spoken word. View profile
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