Rhymes / Poems
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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…
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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?…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in…
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The Shapes Song
The Shapes Song We are Shapes! You can see us everywhere…. I’m a square…I’m a square….. You can see me…
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Jelly Bears Finger Family
Daddy finger Daddy finger, Where are you? Here I am here I am. How do you do? Mommy finger Mommy…
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Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed One fell off and bumped his head Mama called the doctor, And the…
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