Poetry Breaks: Philip Levine Reads "The Simple Truth"

The Poetry Breaks series is a series of videos filmed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by creator Leita Luchetti, who co-produced the series with the WGBH New Television Workshops. Poetry Breaks features short videos of internationally renowned poets reading their work, reading the work of other poets, and discussing their takes on poetry in a variety of locations. The Academy of American Poets has partnered with Luchetti to present these videos once again.

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  • @jeannettel4759
    @jeannettel4759 Жыл бұрын

    Phillip Levine was my professor and advisor for two years. He didn't lecture about the literature. He talked about the context of the times during which each author wrote. He demanded the best. I wanted to submit my best. He returned my first paper wirh this written across the first page: too fing coy. Stop bull sh..ing and write something worth reading. I'll never forget him.

  • @stevenferreira917
    @stevenferreira9173 ай бұрын

    Thank you Phillip Levine for these words🙏🏼

  • @JerseyMiller
    @JerseyMiller5 жыл бұрын

    I met Mr. Levine once in 2004 at a reading in a small book store in Manhattan. I have never been more star struck and at a loss for words. Simple truth.

  • @LaWendeltreppe
    @LaWendeltreppe5 жыл бұрын

    Just learned about him. He was great. His poems are such lovely bits of the real magic hidden in small things like wrens or a bit of salt.

  • @MrChecek
    @MrChecek3 жыл бұрын

    One of the greatest! We will never forget u Phil!

  • @rodneydrought9215
    @rodneydrought92153 жыл бұрын

    Such strength in his words and delivery.

  • @jencurtis4627
    @jencurtis46276 жыл бұрын

    Cannot listen to those last lines without choking up.

  • @karenharvey2549
    @karenharvey2549 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful!

  • @brucegelman5582
    @brucegelman5582 Жыл бұрын

    And you live on it.....

  • @ryandesaulles3717
    @ryandesaulles37176 жыл бұрын

    hi