Jean Baudrillard, a French philosopher, wrote Simulations and Simulacra in the early 1980s. In this book, Baudrillard takes on two major themes of a postmodern society that lead to an interesting problem: the loss of the Real. For this entry, I will focus just on the simulacra of Simulations and Simulacra in the context of…
Category Archives: Poets
Edgar Allan Poe Enters The 21st Century (And WCP Video Annals)
If you’re a fan of Edgar Allan Poe as I am then you might appreciate poetry videos based on his poems. I’ve uploaded four videos based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and derivative work by Alan Parsons Project, at World Class Poetry. Feel free to check them out. If you were around in…
Billy Collins Times Four Equals Cool Animated Videos
Yesterday I informed you of a few new videos at World Class Poetry. Today I’d like to announce the addition of four new Billy Collins videos. If you’re a fan of former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins then you’ll like these videos. I’ve seen hundreds of poetry videos online and none come close to the…
Poetry Everywhere: Don’t Miss These Animated Poetry Videos
Regular readers of World Class Poetry Blog know I’m an advocate of using the latest technology to create and deliver poetry to the audience. A joint project between the Poetry Foundation and film students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee called Poetry Everywhere and funded in part by an award from the National Endowment for the…
From The Trenches: WCP Adds Social Networking Features
Thanks to reader Gary Fitzgerald for pointing me to a website called It’s JUST War. Read poems, watch videos, and hang out a while. Be sure to read Gary’s four poems on the Vietnam War posted on September 2, 2008. Powerful stuff. On another note, I’m testing some new social features at World Class Poetry,…
23 Things Poets Can Do With Twitter
Literary agent Nathan Bransford had a guest blogger on his blog this morning. Tracy Marchini shared 21 things an author can do with Twitter. But Tracy left a couple of things off the list. I’m sure there are more, but these two extra things are things that I do as well. Install Twitter Tools into…
Poet Knuckle Tattoo
I’d never get a tattoo, but I like looking at them. Click here to see a Poet knuckle tattoo.
Reginald Shepherd’s Itinerary: A Chapbook For A New Millennium
I received a copy of Itinerary by the late Reginald Shepherd, compliments of John Gallaher. It is not often that I read through an entire work of a poet, even a small one, and marvel. Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of reading certain Reginald Shepherd poems and I’ve enjoyed them, though I’ve never…
Reginald Shepherd’s Itinerary: A Chapbook For A New Millennium
I received a copy of Itinerary by the late Reginald Shepherd, compliments of John Gallaher. It is not often that I read through an entire work of a poet, even a small one, and marvel. Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of reading certain Reginald Shepherd poems and I’ve enjoyed them, though I’ve never…
