A Verse Reaction
A Verse Reaction is a poetry podcast with Dr. Ann Beebe, Professor of English at The University of Texas at Tyler. Series One includes episodes on the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Anne Bradstreet, Phillis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Robert Lowell, Lucille Clifton, and Mary Oliver. Episodes include interviews with subject-area experts in the fields of Civil War history, Puritanism, Economics, Jazz, Math & Meter, Portrait Painting, Civil Rights, and Birds.
A Verse Reaction
8 - Lucille Clifton & The Civil Rights Movement
Episode Summary: Dr. Beebe interviews Dr. Kenneth Bryant about the American Civil Rights Movement. She then applies this context to four poems by Lucille Clifton: “good times,” “generations,” “listen children,” and “All of Us Are All of Us.”
Part 1 (Biography & Overview) Starts: 00.00
Part 2 (Interview with Dr. Kenneth Bryant) Starts: 10:45
Part 3 (Four Poems) Starts: 20:16
Dr. Beebe’s LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-beebe
Emily Dickinson: A Companion: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/emily-dickinson/
12-Question Survey for Readers: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R2TGWNM
Dr. Kenneth Bryant
1. Associate Professor of Political Science at UT-Tyler for 7 years.
2. 2023 recipient of the Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award (ROTA)
3. An educator, political junkie, and film enthusiast.
Publications:
1. Co-author of "Battle for the Heart of Texas: Political Change in the Electorate"
2. Working on a book project called "Is There A Bright Side?" on approaches to teaching government and political science in times of immense polarization.
Resources:
The Lucille Clifton House - https://www.thecliftonhouse.org/
Clifton, Lucille. The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton, 1965-2010. BOA Editions, 2012
Holladay, Hilary. Wild Blessings: The Poetry of Lucille Clifton. LSU Press, 2012.
Lucille Clifton Video, “What Poetry Is” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfYCRZ9LVh4
Lucille Clifton reads “won’t you celebrate with me” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM7q_DUk5wU
History Channel on the Civil Rights Movement - https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement
The Black Church (PBS) - https://www.pbs.org/show/black-church/
