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John Lithgow and Very Special Guests
1. The Poets' Corner (D1of6)
2007
speech
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Title
Time
Info
1
Introduction: To Readers, Young and Old (1of2)
5:16
2
Introduction: To Readers, Young and Old (2of2)
5:43
3
Matthew Arnold: The Serious Poet (1822-1888)
2:21
4
"Dover Beach" read by Eileen Atkins
3:43
5
W. H. Auden: The High/Low Poet (1907-1973)
2:46
6
3:51
7
John Berryman: The Alter Ego (1914-1972)
3:05
8
Dream Song 76: "Henry's Confession" read by Gary Sinise
3:43
9
Elizabeth Bishop: The Poet's Poet (1911-1979)
2:22
10
"Filling Station" read by Glenn Close
3:49
11
William Blake: The Mystical Visionary (1757-1827)
2:08
12
"The Tyger" read by Helen Mirren
3:04
13
"The Lamb" read by John Lithgow
1:36
14
Gwendolyn Brooks: The Visionary (1917-2000)
1:49
15
"We Real Cool" read by Morgan Freeman
2:50
16
Elizabeth Barrett Browning: The Beloved (1806-1861)
2:42
17
"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." (Sonnet 43) ...
3:08
18
"The Best Thing in the World" read by John Lithgow
1:07
19
Robert Burns: The Ploughman Poet (1759-1796)
1:12
20
"To a Mouse" read by Billy Connolly
5:46
21
"A Red, Red Rose" read by John Lithgow
2:04
Total time
61:55