Sara Teasdale "Broadway" Poem animation

Heres a virtual movie of the American lyrical poet Sara Teasdale reading her much loved poem "Broadway". Sara Teasdale (August 8, 1884 January 29, 1933), was an American lyrical poet. She was born Sarah Trevor Teasdale in St. Louis, Missouri. Teasdale had poor health for most of her life, and it was only at age 9 that she was well enough to begin school. In 1898 she began attending Mary Institute, but switched rapidly to Hosmer Hall in 1899, where she finished in 1903. Teasdale’s first poem was appeared in Reedy's Mirror, a local newspaper, in 1907. Her first collection of poems, Sonnets to Duse and Other Poems, was published that same year. Teasdale's second collection of poems, Helen of Troy and Other Poems, was published in 1911. It was well received by critics, who praised its lyrical mastery and romantic subject matter.[1] In 1913 Teasdale fell in love with the poet Vachel Lindsay. He wrote her daily love letters, but nevertheless she married Ernst Filsinger, a rich exporter, in 1914. Teasdale and Lindsay remained friends throughout their lives. Teasdale's third poetry collection, Rivers to the Sea, was published in 1915. The collection received further critical praise. In 1918, her poetry collection Love Songs won three awards: the Columbia University Poetry Society prize, the 1918 Pulitzer Prize for poetry and the annual prize of the Poetry Society of America. She was not happy in her marriage, divorcing Filsinger in 1929. In 1933, she committed suicide by ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 51s Date Found: Fri, Mar 25 2011 9:37 AM Category: Home Video Date Produced: Fri, Mar 25 2011 9:07 AM View Count: 0