The Power of Poetry, with Helena Bonham Carter and Jason Isaacs

[@Intelligence-Squared]

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[@sirtomcrane4102]

Beautiful. "Short" significant poems....the most awe filled joy filled show. 'A few colorful/less "leaves' of grass'': great for those who experience the resonance of grace when they pick up a pen....where letters are enlivened in the "cave of the heart".

[@kathymilkez1844]

Disyphering the mirrors that unveil the soul coming towards the present. To see the morning sun and feel the warmth of an entire nation. Words Trusts Rippling water Art Part.

[@PoetDesh]

Of course, being a poet myself!

[@ritazeghers499]

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[@astrodelik1972]

Me

[@BarbaraMerryGeng]

I came for Helena , but ended up finding deep appreciation for everyone on the panel ..

[@kathzemiau7234]

The first one Helena read. Imagine Ballatrix talking about the Dark Lord. So much fun😻

[@nicholejournet5723]

Miss Merry Berry, same:)

[@CelineAdobea]

same

[@shantcheetah]

Absolutely. They’re all brilliant

[@SquirrelyGirl17]

#MeToo

[@elenahessinger3229]

The poems: 10:19 - The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry 12:39 - Celia Celia by Adrian Mitchell 14:53 - Your Task by Rumi 17:39 - It Happens All The Time in Heaven by Hafiz 26:00 - Atlas by U. A. Fanthorpe 28:03 - Voice by Ann Sansom 31:05 - The Price by Stewart Henson 34:47 - Two Cures For Love by Wendy Cope 41:27 - The Mistake by James Fenton 45:13 - Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert 48:05 - Love After Love by Derek Walcott 54:06 - All That is Gold Does Not Glitter by J. R. R. Tolkien 1:01:39 - Golden Retrievals by Mark Doty 1:04:26 - Bedecked by Victoria Redel

[@annadeepak2845]

Thank you 🌺

[@lizasyrnik674]

thank you very very much

[@howtfamisupposedtoknow9759]

THANK U SO MUCH!

[@deepakirantirkeynssbhu8966]

Thank you

[@chelseabiggers4137]

Perfect! Thank you so much!

[@tfox285]

Many literature classes nearly murdered my love of words. They had us participate in the autopsy of great works. Eviscerating, cataloguing, breaking them down to pieces so small and disarticulated that the beauty of the whole was unrecognizable.

[@MelindaColden]

beautifully said

[@strawberrypez2938]

Hence when people hear the word _poetry_, they squirm and mumble under their breath

[@deefee701]

Me too, put me off reading and that is my passion! It took ages to get back to books after leaving school.

[@adelasussman3838]

Yes, I had the same experience. It's too bad. I wonderful teacher is one of the world's greatest gifts!

[@hookbeak3516]

@Lily Anderson Oh please its ' literature' not 'litriture' did you not receive the red wavy line of Professor Spell Check on your device?

[@kailaleegibbons6143]

I'm here for Helena Bonham Carter

[@r.michelleod3330]

Same here hehehe

[@mollyregan6011]

Same

[@writetoinspire550]

Same here 😂😍

[@nanonano03]

Same! ^_^

[@snappysue8981]

Same :'>

[@thepoetryland]

I love what Jeanette Winterson says about things outside of you will get destroyed easily, but the things inside stays.

[@sobrevida157]

Yes. I once heard that a possession is something you have that cannot be taken away... that's not much, is it? Our love, our hate? Our joy, our pain? Our knowledge, our memories. . . it's all inside.

[@AnnaMaledonPictureBookAuthor]

So true!

[@bhanu14pratap92]

Do follow me for some poetry :)! @agratagupta

[@fruityblue9784]

Reminds me of the song Marceline sings in Adventure time called “Everything Stays” and it’s one of my absolute favorite songs!

[@yolandadenblanken5536]

I wonder

[@JustHereForCatVideos]

This video is two years old, and KZbin finally recommended it to me. Awesome to see Bellatrix Lestrange and Lucius Malfoy reading Muggle literature.

[@mammamia17]

C mamo JAJSJJWHWHW

[@ozsfi]

I once was driven home in a car with open top by an English boyfriend. Suddenly he said a bit of poem to me. I have forgotten what it was but it was amazing what an effect it had on me, just because it was in rhyme.

[@Eimii_i]

Nicu B- That’s what I thought!

[@roxannemarie7859]

Best comment

[@ThatOn3simp]

Its been 6 years..thanks youtube for nothing..I literally only have Helena on my page

[@TommyLikeTom]

Helena Bonham Carter almost sings when she recites the poem. It's speech that is on the verge of singing

[@MsSabrinator]

“The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - that you’d thought special, particular to you. And here it is, set down by someone else, a person you’ve never met, maybe even someone long dead. And it’s as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.” Alan Bennett, The History Boys

[@yaknbo]

well said

[@elly3359]

I read this comment at exactly as it was being mentioned here 50:10

[@sophiawenbo8144]

Helena knows how to read.....she's literally got me engrossed into listening....

[@beatriced222]

"Phenomenal woman,that's me" Omg,these words suit Helena so much! I love when she reads btw

[@horaciocapanelli-soto4710]

What poem was that?

[@audraelynnegrimmelhaussen8808]

Jason Isaacs is so underrated.

[@Annayasha]

this is one of the most fascinating talks I've ever seen. In this time where everyone overtalks eachother and there's a lack of a real conversation hearing all this incredibly smart and sensible.people is like a breath of fresh air. Really amazing 🌟

[@SparkleOnWithJoyfulJon]

I agree. ✨

[@muncangel5993]

well said! i just send it to a friend...this event is so uplifting in many ways...even if I only understood let´s say about 94%...I will again listen to it. The way they listen and speek with so much awareness is awesome...very inspiring to practice this kind of spoken art again moer often...

[@nathanbranson9149]

Intelligence Squared does a good job of creating a culture where everyone has designated time to talk, so it gives people space to relax a bit and elaborate.

[@garimasane7713]

Bellatrix and Lucius sitting and smiling..... WHY AREN'T PEOPLE RUNNING??

[@ank409]

😂😂😂

[@lucasguimaraespacheco9630]

I'm asking the same! =D I'd call the Order, at least.

[@vitomcsween974]

Maybe they're slytherins and pure bloods

[@lucasguimaraespacheco9630]

@@vitomcsween974 even those should be fear, i think 😂

[@cisamalfoy6305]

Because they are Bellatrix and Lucius 😍😍😍😍😍

[@royalindication]

I just love how Helena always transpires a mysterious aura around her. It's so fascinating. I'm really glad I clicked this video. Also 7 am here.

[@dr.aniasara7038]

As a Poet from 17, I love this, and what you are exposing others to. I am finally creating books about my journey. Poetry is a part of my doctorate treatise. I am now 70 years young.

[@turkeysub7168]

I wish Alan Rickman could have been apart of this line up reciting poetry 💔😭

[@andrewroberthook3310]

A magic poem kzbin.info/www/bejne/nn3daKWbfr-NjrM

[@apaapajassnti6722]

😭😭

[@vminmotivationalcurve88yea64]

oh how I wish to see him act out my fave characters again.

[@lenamuffin6128]

Oh, I miss that man so much! 🥺💔🥺

[@glennewton7034]

I’m only 30 minutes into this video and this is probably, possibly one of my favourite videos on KZbin so far. Beautiful

[@Allegedly_Me]

Agreed. And the first one that had me taking notes and rewinding every few minutes just to enjoy the brilliance of their performances (William and Jeanette just as much as the others!) all over again. And again.

[@sarahjohnson3313]

Same

[@muncangel5993]

so true...watched it multiple times now...seems to have been a wonderful event...the athmosphere is just so light and loving somehow...I sometimes just listen to it while ironing or so ;-)...also good language training...still words I have to learn...and it makes me want to understand every single world :-)

[@cupofteawithpoetry]

I agree! Just wish I'd been there in person.

[@theempress1104]

OMG, the definition of Poetry being language at its most concentrated and most distilled. Amazing words. So true. Poetry is almost like a picture being worth a thousand words in its power to convey so much in such little time.

[@blessing.mp4]

KZbin recommended this to me two days ago and it had 50k views, now it’s at 66k and I’m so happy they’ve finally got their priorities right

[@JL-jm7]

I am glad for this recommendation too😊

[@tanyaaggarwal7582]

90k now

[@soulinsideabody6659]

202k now❤

[@sandrastone7019]

Recommended to me today, Feb 21, 2021.

[@inxbyinxby7837]

So glad KZbin suggested this. I've been so starved for this kind of conversation. A poem recommendation "Listen.." by Ogden Nash.

[@samanthabinns90]

Wow! Stonking recommendation. Thank you for sharing the love.

[@Kelly_r_v]

Me too!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wickandde]

Same.

[@hookbeak3516]

inxby inxby Listen... ' There is a knocking in the skull, An endless silent shout Of something beating on a wall, And crying , "Let me out!" and this continues for another five stanzas. Very tasty, deliciously dark.

[@CelebrianUndomiel]

"His lonliest is when he pretends that he is not alone" ...jesus, that hit me hard

[@janswimwild]

“I had no language of my own and it’s the first time language has ever left me and it was very frightening” Jeanette Winterson, incredibly powerful understated words. This is a wonderful video, a gem in every phrase spoken or recited. Thank you.

[@normadesmond6017]

Let Helena Bonham Carter just talk about anything and I am happy with it.

[@lisaoppenheim8149]

I really appreciate Jeannette Winterson: she was profound, humorous, and an active listener. I will return to more of her own writings.

[@samr2c854]

Helena Bonham Carter made me speechless while reading reading that Phenomenal Woman..wow!!

[@iris9618]

Woah this poetry reading really blew me away. As a teacher (to be) there's so much usefull stuff in here, even though I'm in Belgium and don't teach English but Dutch. I'm about to translate some of the poems and use those in my lessons. Really loved Helena's reading of Phenomenal Woman!

[@arvenblack5656]

The moment u see Bellatrix and Lucius sitting next to each other

[@GemmaJohnshat]

Tom Burke (who sits centre-stage in this video) is also the godson of Alan Rickman (Snape), Great Britain is a small island....

[@esmefishman6656]

@@GemmaJohnshat and every single person on it seems to have been in Harry Potter

[@Draculhuhn]

That was phenomenal.... I never dared going near poems. Now I might venture into a new adventure

[@groderck14]

Do it, you won't regret it♡

[@nfv9039]

I don’t know why every time I try to do something artistic I just get stuck. With poems too I just can’t find the words to express what I want

[@BlackStrawberry79]

@@nfv9039 just read a lot, the more you read the more you become comfortable with words and using and manipulating language to mean what you want it to mean.

[@alexantonopoulos4120]

You know, I first discovered this in 2018, and all these years I have been revisiting it every couple of months. What I'm trying to says is, this is the greatest video on KZbin.

[@SewHungryHippie]

Completely amazed at the power of this talk and the poems. I came for Helena and ended up staying the whole way through, impacted powerfully. Thank you.

[@helenedwards1468]

Thank you so much. I cried. I finally acknowledged to myself that my late husband was not wholly responsible for our rather stale marriage, Voices.I also realised something that is a real comfort now, we also flew, really flew. Hearing such erudite people has awakened such a joy in me, awake half of the night finding poems on the internet, especially Anthony Wilson, Lifesaving poems. In this second lockdown this will be such an internal happiness, no one can lock that down. Thank you again, hope you haven’t minded me making this personal, i can imagine the poetry pharmacy sessions get quite intense.

[@jennyoshea1958]

I'd never heard of William before. He talks so profoundly. I'm going to buy his book 🌟 I thoroughly enjoyed this talk and felt that everyone contributed something lovely for me to take away.

[@inotherwords2024]

A poem is a secret the heart cannot keep ❤️ -robin wiencek

[@musicfan1935]

then it's not a secret

[@hookbeak3516]

Can you keep a secret Can you keep it well, Can you keep a secret And never, never tell?

[@hookbeak3516]

If I were a tree All my life, & my colour would hide beneath, the leaves that fall. " Take a rake & scrape them in a neat pile, my dear "

[@AnnaMaledonPictureBookAuthor]

Beautiful.

[@keatsgipsy9991]

❤️

[@nanonano03]

I love Helena!!! I'm here for Helena Bonham Carter! ^_^

[@ShuaybGanatra]

POEMS READ IN THE PROGRAM 1/2 The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. Celia Celia by Adrian Mitchell When I am sad and weary When I think all hope has gone When I walk along High Holborn I think of you with nothing on. Your Task by Rumi Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. (attributed to Rumi and translator is unknown.) It Happens All The Time In Heaven by Hafiz It happens all the time in heaven, And some day It will begin to happen Again on earth - That men and women who are married, And men and men who are Lovers, And women and women Who give each other Light, Often will get down on their knees And while so tenderly Holding their lover’s hand, With tears in their eyes, Will sincerely speak, saying, My dear, How can I be more loving to you; How can I be more kind? (From The Subject Tonight Is Love, renderings by Daniel Ladinsky) Atlas by UA Fanthorpe There is a kind of love called maintenance, Which stores the WD40 and knows when to use it; Which checks the insurance, and doesn’t forget The milkman; which remembers to plant bulbs; Which answers letters; which knows the way The money goes, which deals with dentists And Road Fund Tax and meeting trains, And postcards to the lonely; which upholds The permanently rickety elaborate Structures of living; which is Atlas. And maintenance is the sensible side of love, Which knows what time and weather are doing To my brickwork; insulates my faulty wiring; Laughs at my dryrotten jokes; remembers My need for gloss and grouting; which keeps My suspect edifice upright in the air, As Atlas did the sky. Voice by Ann Sansom Call, by all means, but just once don’t use the broken heart again voice; the I’m sick to death of life and women and romance voice but with a little help I’ll try to struggle on voice Spare me the promise and the curse voice, the ansafoney Call me, please when you get in voice, the nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen voice; the I’d value your advice voice. I want the how it was voice; the call me irresponsible but aren’t I nice voice; the such a bastard but I warn them in advance voice. The We all have weaknesses and mine is being wicked voice the life’s short and wasting time’s the only vice voice, the stay in touch, but out of reach voice. I want to hear the things it’s better not to broach voice the things it’s wiser not to voice voice. The Price by Stuart Henson Sometimes it catches when the fumes rise up among the throbbing lights of cars, or as you look away to dodge eye-contact with your own reflection in the carriage-glass; or in a waiting-room a face reminds you that the colour supplements have lied and some have pleasure and some pay the price. Then all the small securities you built about your house, your desk, your calendar are blown like straws; and momentarily, as if a scent of ivy or the earth had opened up a childhood door, you pause, to take the measure of what might have been against the kind of life you settled for. Two Cures for Love by Wendy Cope 1. Don’t see him. Don’t phone or write a letter. 2. The easy way: get to know him better.

[@sawda5429]

omygod thanks

[@sahithi9903]

Thanks for this :)

[@ShuaybGanatra]

@@sawda5429 Welcome

[@ShuaybGanatra]

@@sahithi9903 Welcome

[@chelseabiggers4137]

Thank you!!

[@tinaw.9485]

My favorite definition of poetry is that poems are “the stories of the soul.”

[@mellonlord4616]

Jason's reading of Voice was IT.

[@Allegedly_Me]

But also his reading of The peace of wild things with that American accent!

[@suzannedesylva3805]

"...carbon beings in a silicon world..." I am so happy to have found this channel.

[@milan4989]

which poem is this from? i might have missed it in the video ^^;

[@mrunalvora209]

​@@milan4989 The second poem... Celia Celia... Hower about 10 mins in and i guess you'll find it

[@chopin65]

Jeanette Winterson's greatness can be observed in her tremendous capacity for joy, compassion for the comedy in pain, and the salvation she preserves for us all. Thank you, Jeanette Winterson. Your art makes life bearable.

[@karlroger6481]

The Poet is the legislature of the heart and soul. Invisible commanders of their own world, their own unique perspective, The ubiquitous point of view, which in any given moment is always and in in everything unique. My favorite poets are Walt Whitman and Rumi. The so called secular world and the sacred world are both aspects of the One Reality. The separation between the two are conceptual only. They say the poet sees the world through rose tinted spectacles. Not true! The poet see it as it is, the good and bad and the ugly. The poet sees that to which everybody else around is oblivious to, until they are reminded. I could say more, but ponder on it. Explanations can sometimes be traps. No matter what I know, how much I know, how much I understand, I can tell you nothing that you don't already know. Poetry truly is the elixir for the soul.

[@meadowrae1491]

@K C I'm glad your kind is relegated to the internet and is no longer welcomed in the public square. I'm sorry you've chosen to live your precious life this way.

[@jamesjohngarner]

"I hope you recognize the voice". Yes, it sounds exactly like Emma Thompson's.

[@nanonano03]

I was actually just listening (not watching bc i was doing some other things) and i thought it was Emma T.

[@28105wsking]

Yes, I thot so too. But I'm an ignorant American and Emma's is the one I know best. How delightful that there is more than one wonderful voice!

[@starchf]

No lah

[@marcbuccola253]

@@johnmulligan455 she is one of the best journalist from radio 4 bbc. The greater, and charming Sarah Montague. Marc from France.

[@YiskaGudricht]

jamesjohngarner where is Emma T.?

[@nengkai10]

Poetry is really powerful, it brings out the angel and monster of the reader but also hits the very bottom of emotions. How I wish I had this experience in the classroom when I was a student, I would have appreciated it more in my early years.

[@taylorraven9765]

The story William told about the gay Muslim man just hits hard. The atmosphere was quiet and emotional. The poem is wonderful.

[@joeygenes]

It happens all the time in heaven had me choking and sobbing for a few moments. I bursted to tears.

[@Remnants100]

I have been a Poet in isolation all of my life; how I now wish I had engaged with others of that ilk. So much can be shared and absorbed through a forum such as this one. My sincere thanks to all concerned and to 'Intelligence squared'

[@MandyJMaddison]

8 and a half minutes in, and I am still sitting here stunned by Jeanette Winterson's description of encountering T.S Elliott. ......The discussion had rolled on, without any acknowledgement of what she said. It is almost as if there was nothing to add. So powerful a description of the power of poetry!

[@KxNOxUTA]

48th-ish minute. Me coming from a Tom Hiddleston video cause I saw Helena Bonham Carter in the thumbnail. I click into the middle of the video. She speaks a sentence and it hits me, that this iis the exact same poem that truck me, when Tom Hiddleston read it in another video a day or two ago. The Very Same Poem is haunting me. And it's reminding me AGAIN what I keep getting reminded of frequently in card readings. To feast on life and bring joy back in. Here I am, trying, while at the bottom of things. Moreso than ever. When even getting this far has cost me tremendous effort.

[@n3bie]

Really enjoyed this! Thank you all involved! Mr. Isaacs, you're a fantastic reader. I loved you as Malfoy, AND as Lorca, loved you as the inquisitor, loved you as Commander Zhao, loved you as Captain Hook and in so many other roles, and I was so excited to see your involvement with my first love, poetry.

[@denise2169]

I came for Helena, and had never really understood the power of poetry until I heard this. Thank you!

[@nuandamele5360]

Thank you so much for this ear - and mind massage. I found this video because I searched videos with helena bonham carter and I endet up with buing the book. And like the book, I can watch and mostly listen this video several times. It is a beatiful conversation. And it was the first time I learned that when a poem is read and I hear every savoring of each word the poem comes so much more to life than silence reading. So next time i read a poem, I have to read it loud. Thank you!

[@taylorraven9765]

I really like Tom's recitations. His voice is mesmerising.

[@silver17s91]

Helena and Jason and Poetry? It seems like my kind of party :o

[@etherealtb6021]

My goodness. This just came up on my playlist & even though I wasn't really interested, I love Jason Isaacs & studied literature, so I let it play. My God! I had no idea the affect this would have on me. That poem, The Mistake, resonated so hard with me. Thank you.

[@linlomox]

was planning to watch this while doing other things, but ended up just gulping it in one go fully focused. I needed this and didn't know it.

[@alibeaumont-filder3185]

Opened my eyes, ears , mind and soul. James Fenton poem ... sadly brings the deepest realisation. Yet so many enlightenments still unfolding .

[@aaronmcmurray2629]

Got goosebumps when Helena read out Maya Angelou's "Phenomenal Woman"

[@CelebrianUndomiel]

Me too! Every woman needs to recite that to herself every morning into the mirror.

[@ulissina1]

Made me cry. Really beautiful, all this.

[@伊藤愛真-v1h]

It is so good to hear English with British accent! Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed all the poems read here and learned the importance of poems in our lives.

[@merxeddie6474]

Why do pathological angry bitter personalities bother to roam KZbin simply to regurgitate their bile over us who simply want to be entertained,educated,and yes amused Poetry has been an inspiration a consolation and by the genius of the creative artist helped to develop my sensibilities and fully relish the English language.Great actors and authors reading great poems for an hour and half! How bads that sados.

[@arbre4all]

Wow, I cried during "It happens all the time in heaven". I needed that.

[@petercrossley2956]

As a gay man in his 70s, C.P. Cavafy (brought to me by an actress of a play of whom I was SM in the '60s) has become my go-to poet in times of distress and joy. Please give him a try. Garcia Lorca's poetry can also absorb and elucidate the blazing fire and gentle meadow streams that are part of any sentient being's life.

[@DadePomsouvan]

Poetry is not just words, but also the silent voice that speaks to our soul!

[@teok.391]

This is poem by itself! Love it!

[@teok.391]

This is poem by itself!

[@thestreamer1481]

my favorite poem is : Shre nazg golugranu kilmi-nudu, Ombi kuzddurbagu gundum-ishi, Nugu gurunkilu bard gurutu, Ash Burz-Durbagu burzum-ishi, Daghburz-ishi makha gulshu darulu. Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul, Daghburz-ishi makha gulshu darulu.

[@Stephanie-hn3yn]

Helen reading Love After Love was amazing 💕

[@julietsaruhas3510]

Lovely interpretation of "what is a poem?" by all guest speakers but was especially moved by Ms. Winterson. Took a moment to pause, rewind and listen again because of how it impacted me. I could have never succinctly and beautifully stated it as she had, but I suppose that is the beauty of it - we all have our own interpretation of a thing. Her interpretation of a poem: "Language at its most concentrated; its the place where the thing is distilled into the tightest possible place so that you can trust it not to break under you when you put your own weight on to it." - Jeanette Winterson

[@tiffsaver]

I truly enjoyed this hour, thank you so much for posting:) I'm a guy largely raised on the movies, when there was a TV show in the sixties called, "The Twilight Zone," and the writer/creator was the wonderful Rod Serling. As a combat veteran of WWII, many of his episodes centered around the inhumanity and irony of war. In one of my favorite episodes called, "Changing Of The Guard," Serling quoted several lines from poets like Browning, and even as a brainless 14-year old, I found myself curiously moved by the timeless beauty of their words. It seems that through the often vacuous medium of television I have managed to learn some magnificent quotes from the great poets and writers, from Shakespeare to Roddenberry, words that have stayed with me like old, dependable friends for over 60-years.

[@niennasaralonde7471]

Beautiful and relatable comment 🌹

[@wiktoria_dyszy]

English is not my language . It’s strange for me to feel and understand poetry cause during my lessons at school never understood it in my native language but here I understand and feel it. I have joy listening and it’s giving me reflections that’s amazing

[@cisamalfoy6305]

Jason Isaacs ♥♥♥ HBC and Poetry = Perfection.

[@karenhall2988]

I loved seeing Jason Issacs rapt attention as the final poem was read. Complete presence, totally in the moment. Bliss. That alone, could tempt a non-believer to try poetry at least once. Wonderful recording. Thanks to all involved. God be with the days.

[@MrTorleon]

Utterly, utterly wonderful. The power of poetry, the power of voice - sit back and enjoy this astonishingly good session :)

[@andrewrudygalindo2646]

What. A. Treat. Didn’t know I needed this.

[@lordwolfgangjosephuskaiser6778]

Great Video. Helena Bonham Carter is like Amy Nuttall, Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Daniel Craig, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Karen Gillan, Bonnie Wright, Christopher Lee, Ben Kingsley, Geoffrey Rush, Jeremy Irons one of my favorite actors and artists.

[@chrisparsonson420]

I'm 78. When I was at school a trainee teacher introduced us to 'Other Men's Flowers'. Poems collected by Load Wavell. It was first printed in 1941. I bought my kids a copy each two years ago (2008). I've had a copy since I left school. My first copy got lost so I had to replace it.

[@pedroheberle6665]

I find difficult to express how much I love the Internet

[@Kelly_r_v]

I found this youtube account thanks to algorithm gods and I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GREATFUL. The poem "failing and flying " brought me to tears. Thank you for this and if you can please listen to their episode about SPEECHES that changed history. Another gem!!!!!!!!

[@ondinefinn]

Thank you all so much for gifting us this opportunity to observe, learn, enjoy... bless🙏🏽👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@denise2169]

« Let the words do something to you; don’t do something to the words. » As a teacher, I love to help children find the power and emotions in words. It’s also important to help students learn to respect the feelings of others, through sharing and celebrating their words. We talk about how it takes courage to share our personal work. We don’t count syllables or worry about rhyme (thought they can use rhyme, if they wish), but focus on the snapshot of time that the words give to us. For me and my students, success is not about rhyme (as one of the panelist’s said, this can easily kill poetry if the focus is overdone), but is rather about expressing something that is personal, powerful and unique for that moment.

[@owenwebb5095]

"Celia, Celia" is one of my favourites of all time too. So happy to hear my favourite actress read it :))

[@Buddanutslol]

I am neither gay, nor Muslim but hearing the story behind It Happens All The Time in Heaven, then hearing the words for myself was a beautiful, cathartic experience.

[@tinaw.9485]

In my SIX minutes of viewing, I have been interrupted with commercials THREE times. What a shame to mar such a soul-filling discussion with these excessive breaks. It discourages viewing a program from which many would benefit.

[@BarbaraMerryGeng]

Sign up for KZbin premium ? no ads

[@tenyc3449]

Seriously. Quite annoying and completely distracted from the conversation. It's fairly sad when videos on what used to be a free platform for information and content sharing have turned into greed and money accumulation for folks who don't even have a need for said money.

[@magnoem1]

get an adblocker fuck youtube

[@itsokay2606]

@@tenyc3449 don't be greedy yourself. Pay for a good quality content made for you to enjoy

[@joffy9373]

Here girl, let me give you a real life hack, either A use pc, aka Adblocker, or if on phone, fast forward the video until the end and dont have autoplay on next video on in the settings. It will remove all the ads, then just click replay on the video - no ads, enjoy.

[@upendasana7857]

wow William is a poetry doctor! what an amazing thing to do to match someone with a poem for what they need at that time and yes loneliness is probably one of the biggest problems in our society

[@dhantravel]

I need bedtime stories narrated by HBC

[@annafoden4218]

Yessss

[@markfrank0924]

William is amazing, I came out of general interest but stayed for William. He has been given an incredible gift and he gives it back so well.

[@elisabethbenn1572]

This was just the thing for me, after months of Lockdown, too many crime series, needing a break from reading. Thank you.

[@oflightbeguile]

She lit a burner on the stove And offered me a pipe I thought you'd never say hello, she said You look like the silent type Then she opened up a book of poems And handed it to me Written by an Italian poet From the thirteenth century And everyone of them words rang true And glowed like burnin' coal Pourin' off of every page Like it was written in my soul From me to you Tangled up in blue-BOB DYLAN. I collect lyrics and poems in my mind, to me it's a about those little lines of truth that help sort our head or make us smile, their meaning can change when you change.

[@MARYANNE269]

This is a bloody brilliant program. 👍

[@amyallen4459]

I really need a series of this. Just 3 more of the same people.

[@renekumar8290]

Yes man wheres the petition

[@williamhemsley2828]

Three quarters of a century swimming and smashing against the swells and oe'r capping of monstrous cold waves, and finally a digital island---well done all--build a lighthouse now, please and for pity's sake--there are more swimmers out in the darkening waves of this plunging century.

[@johnmartlew5897]

I’m only one minute into the intros. I already feel better for having come here.

[@jpw6424]

such great poems, i wish each speaker took a few seconds and stood silent after each poem though, felt like the applause came before the last line resonated

[@snapesgirl8082]

I saw Helena and Jason and my heart melted 💕

[@elenababa1369]

Please do more of this! I have seen the power of Poetry on young people. Loved what was said about teaching it!

[@Emily-kj8wl]

Omg Jason... You took my heart flying above the cloud with your mesmerizing voice~ Thank you for bringing joy to my life!

[@lukedurnell6588]

what an interesting and engaging video. I love poetry and attempt to write poetry. I particularly enjoyed the freedom of the event, where they were plucking out poems from here and there, even off the phone. This has given me more encouragement to discover poems I don't know or don't understand fully, and to continue on my poetry journey.

[@CelebrianUndomiel]

I love that they read Tolkien's poem, I've gone to so many of his poems myself when I needed some hope

[@nikkinocturnal6512]

This is the best thing that’s showed up on my algorithm in a long time. Loved this! 🧡

[@Michallote]

I actually sought after it

[@MelindaIversonInn]

Poetry always seemed so distant and alien to my life. This video has changed my feelings about poetry. Thank you for opening my heart to poetry as a Rx and a touchstone to the past, present and how i can chose how I feel about my future.

[@tituscaesar]

Ahhh the Great Helena ... always so inspiring!

[@yolita51espinioza65]

Love after love is a beautiful poem!

[@claire-voyant777]

I have watched this at just the right time. loved all the poems and everyone on the panel thank you

[@lovev9904]

1:12:32 I AM FLOORED !!! WOW, JUST WOW !!!

[@Teebagforyou]

I knowww