The Dead - Billy Collins Animated Poetry

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Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and one of America's best-selling poets, reads his poem "The Dead" with animation by Juan Delcan of Spontaneous. Noted for their intelligent humor, accessibility and observations on daily life, Collins' popular poems come alive further in a series of animated poems produced by JWT New York. - - - - - - - The Poem - The dead are always looking down on us, they say, while we are putting on our shoes or making a sandwich, they are looking down through the glass-bottom boats, of heaven as they row themselves slowly through eternity. They watch the tops of our heads moving below on earth, And when we lie down in a field or on a couch, Drugged perhaps by the hum of a warm afternoon, They think we are looking back at them, which makes them lift their oars and fall silent and wait, like parents, for us to close our eyes.

Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: February 13, 2007 at 11:07 am
Author: JWTNY

Length: 0:00:51
Rating: 4.30
Views: 686,267

Tags: poet laureat poetry Billy Collins animation JWT

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Video Comments:
hansfree007 (Sunday 28th of September 2008 11:53:52 AM)
boss this laaa
wiffybiffy (Tuesday 23rd of September 2008 07:32:26 AM)
nice film, is it based on a true story?
jasonstheory (Friday 26th of September 2008 06:12:31 AM)
Yes. I believe so.
poetguruCatherine (Thursday 18th of September 2008 04:21:27 AM)
It's a deep poem.I love this poem. I also write poems. you guys can check out my page or type Agege in the search engine and tell me what you feel about it.
Poesiefilmchen (Wednesday 17th of September 2008 04:33:19 AM)
watch this film at ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival in Berlin! 9th to 12th October at Cinema Babylon:Mitte
Poesiefilmchen (Wednesday 17th of September 2008 03:58:13 AM)
hello
PhiladelhiaWolf (Sunday 14th of September 2008 01:44:01 AM)
wow. That was really great.
satnitcboy (Monday 25th of August 2008 03:52:36 PM)
marmas, I'm taking your advice. Will buy one of BC's books today. Billy Collins was a 2-term Poet Laureate of the US, and Poet Laureate of New York. I admire his fearlessness about being funny and charming - he's criticized for it by some. There is always a bit of surprise in the humor (the disarming element) and always truth.
uberdansounds (Tuesday 5th of August 2008 11:41:29 PM)
this is great! really great! Love the animation & voiceover.
house25 (Tuesday 9th of September 2008 02:00:07 PM)
the voice is actually billy collins himself