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Document Information
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Project status report / newsletter
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Summary
This document is a status report for Verse Video Education and the 'Poetry in America' project, likely written by Elisa New (though unnamed on this page) in late 2016. It details partnerships with Harvard's Bok Center, the launch of a teacher training course in Jan 2017, and the production of a TV series for WGBH/APT featuring high-profile guests like Joe Biden, Shaquille O'Neal, and Nas. The document serves as an update on expansion, sustainability, and content distribution.
People (20)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Robert Pinsky | Distinguished Poet |
Collaborating on Favorite Poem Project
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| Mike Smith | Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard |
Endorsed the integration and expansion of the author's work within the Bok Center
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| Rob Lue | Director |
Director of the Bok Center, working alongside the author
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| Shaquille O'Neal | Guest/Participant |
Appearing in episode on Edward Hirsch's 'Fast Break'
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| Pau Gasol | Guest/Participant |
Appearing in episode on Edward Hirsch's 'Fast Break'
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| Shane Battier | Guest/Participant |
Appearing in episode on Edward Hirsch's 'Fast Break'
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| Edward Hirsch | Poet/Guest |
His poem 'Fast Break' is the subject of an episode
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| Samantha Power | Ambassador |
Appearing in episode on W.H. Auden's 'Musee Des Beaux Arts'
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| David Brooks | Guest/Participant |
Appearing in episode on W.H. Auden's 'Musee Des Beaux Arts'
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| Peter Sacks | Guest/Participant |
Appearing in episode on W.H. Auden's 'Musee Des Beaux Arts'
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| Joe Biden | Vice President |
Appearing in episode on Robert Hayden's 'Those Winter Sundays'
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| Elizabeth Alexander | Guest/Participant |
Appearing in episode on Robert Hayden's 'Those Winter Sundays'
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| Angela Duckworth | Guest/Participant |
Appearing in episode on Robert Hayden's 'Those Winter Sundays'
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| Kevin Young | Guest/Participant |
Appearing in episode on Robert Hayden's 'Those Winter Sundays'
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| Frank Gehry | Architect/Guest |
Appearing in episode on Carl Sandburg's 'Skyscraper'
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| Robert Polito | Guest/Participant |
Appearing in episode on Carl Sandburg's 'Skyscraper'
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| Nas | Artist/Guest |
Appearing in episode on his own work 'New York State of Mind'
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| Russell Simmons | Guest/Participant |
Appearing in episode on Nas's 'New York State of Mind'
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| Salamishah Tillet | Guest/Participant |
Appearing in episode on Nas's 'New York State of Mind'
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| Steve Stoute | Guest/Participant |
Appearing in episode on Nas's 'New York State of Mind'
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Organizations (13)
Timeline (2 events)
January 23rd (2017)
Launch of course 'Poetry in America for Teachers: The City from Whitman to Hip Hop'
Online/HarvardX
May 2016
WGBH and American Public Television asked Verse Video Education to expand television series
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
Relationships (2)
Mike Smith endorsed the integration and expansion of the author's work
Working alongside Bok director Rob Lue
Key Quotes (3)
"Verse Video Education is looking toward sustainability."Source
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Quote #1
"As a Bok Fellow this year... I will be working to substantially expand Bok's capacity and resources to train humanists in 21st-century methods of public engagement"Source
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Quote #2
"We are currently discussing group enrollments with major educational systems and reformers across the nation"Source
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Quote #3
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