Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter
To someone first encountering the works of William Shakespeare, the language may seem strange. But there is a secret to appreciating it. Although he was…
Category: Rhymes / Poems
Did Shakespeare write his plays?
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them”, quoth William Shakespeare. Or did he? Some people question whether Shakespeare…
A poetic experiment: Walt Whitman, interpreted by three animator
As an experiment, we gave recordings of the same Walt Whitman poem to 3 different animators. Each interpreted the text with no knowledge of what…
The poet who painted with his words
Among the great poets of literary history, certain names like Homer, Shakespeare, Milton, and Whitman are instantly recognizable. However, there’s an early 20th century great…
The pleasure of poetic pattern
Just for a moment, focus on your breath. In slowly. Out slowly. In slowly. Out. The same pattern repeats within every one of us and…
What makes a poem … a poem?
Muhammad Ali spent years training to become the greatest boxer the world had ever seen, but only moments to create the shortest poem. Ali captivated…
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky Twinkle, twinkle little…
The Shapes Song
The Shapes Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTjeI_Ehs_Y We are Shapes! You can see us everywhere…. I’m a square…I’m a square….. You can see me everywhere…. I have four…
Jelly Bears Finger Family
Daddy finger Daddy finger, Where are you? Here I am here I am. How do you do? Mommy finger Mommy finger.. Where are you? Here…
Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed One fell off and bumped his head Mama called the doctor, And the doctor said No more monkeys…