Rhymes, Rock & Revolution - The Story of Performance Poetry (BBC)
Requisitos de finalización
Watch the video (
) and answer the questions:
1. Why is T.S.Eliot and his poem “Waste
Land” mentioned in the video?
2. What are the examples that proved that poetry helped to surface the revolutionary ideas?
3. What kind of poetry did John Lennon write?
4. What is Liverpool poetry? What did Liverpool poets write about?
5. Why did Cohen put his poetry to music?
6. What is the story of Patty Smith?
7. What is John Cooper Clarke’s role in oral poetry tradition?
8. What does Atilla say about poetry?
9. How has poetry reading changed through years?
10. Which poet (poetry) impressed you most of all? Why? Present the poem in class.
11. Summarize the video (at least 100 words).