John Lithgow and Very Special Guests
1. The Poets' Corner (D1of6)
2007
speech

#    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