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Library and Archives Canada In Flanders Fields: A Century of Poppies
The poem In Flanders Fields — which is over 100 years old — is considered to be the most popular poem from the First World War. This episode features archivist Emily Monks-Leeson from Library and Archives Canada who will guide us through the life of John McCrae, the Canadian soldier who penned the poem. She will help us understand the conditions from ...
- 2015
- 00:35:27
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/19/2021
CBC Books Shakespeare Selfie: Reading of 2018 winner (Grades 7 to 9) – The Universe's Greatest Love Story by Cynthia Gan
Cynthia Gan, 14, won the Grades 7 to 9 category of the 2018 Shakespeare Selfie student writing challenge. Her poem on the total solar eclipse of 2017 was inspired by the star cross'd lovers and written from the perspective of Friar Laurence from Romeo & Juliet. Gan attends Richmond Christian Secondary School in Richmond, B.C. The text of her poem can ...
- 2018
- 00:02:43
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/26/2019
CBC News Bernie Francis reads "In Flanders Fields" in Mi'kmaq
For Remembrance Day, Mi'kmaw linguist Bernie Francis reads his translation of John McCrae's war poem "In Flanders Fields."
- 2017
- 00:01:37
- 9-12
- Added on: 03/25/2019
The National The resurgence of poetry through a modern medium
Poetry is having a huge surge, largely through the growing popularity of so-called "Insta-poets." These young writers built their audience using Instagram, and have now drifted into the world of celebrity, gracing the front rows of fashion shows and getting celebrity endorsements.
- 2018
- 00:02:44
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/01/2019
Exhibitionists Exhibitionists, Season 1, Episode 10
This episode of Exhibitionists look at people who create and why they do it, with host Amanda Parris.
- 2015
- 00:21:54
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/26/2017
Exhibitionists Exhibitionists, Season 1, Episode 7
Meet a young poet who tore up Instagram with a single photograph; a visual artist whose performance could be called back-breaking; and musician Peaches tells a story of when art equals danger.
- 2015
- 00:21:54
- 15-17
- Added on: 04/25/2017
Firsthand IF the Poet Classroom Favourites
IF the Poet is the compelling, against-all-odds story of Ian French, a.k.a. IF, from his humiliating slam poetry debut at age 50, to representing English-speaking Canada at The World Cup of Poetry in Paris, France just five years later. It's an unfiltered trip into the mesmerizing heart of competitive slam poetry, pitting IF against the best poets in the world and ...
- 2015
- 00:44:23
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/20/2015
