(JTA) – “Benediction,” a new biopic of the British anti-war poet Siegfried Sassoon, opens with a Sassoon poem called “Concert Interpretation.” In it, the author describes a British ...
Six short films, each celebrating a different contemporary poem and featuring performances and personal insights from the poets themselves. This clip will be relevant for teaching English ...
The British poet’s unique spoken word creations helped him win the 2012 Poetry Slam World Cup; even Ed Sheeran has called him “a champion”. It’s no wonder Baker proved a hit with his most ...
It could even foster a new affinity with (and love of) English. Poets such as Danez Smith, Richard Scott, Fran Lock and Joelle Taylor all write about sexuality and the body in ways that have ...
A one-man show that re-creates Die Hard in rhyme and is also a rom-com: That’s the gist of British playwright-poet Richard Marsh’s takeoff on the iconic 1988 Bruce Willis action flick.