Poetry

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of poetry.

Video playlists about Poetry

Spoken-word fireworks

9 talks • 2h 3m
Brave and beautiful expressions from some of the world's most talented spoken-word performers, who weave stories in words and gestures.

TED Talks as the seven deadly sins

7 talks • 2h 2m
Envy, sloth, lust, wrath ... These talks intelligently explore and masterfully subvert these concepts of vice.

Talks about Poetry

12:45

Felice Belle and Jennifer Murphy

How we became sisters

Posted Mar 2018
7:49

Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa

Black life at the intersection of birth and death

Posted Feb 2018
11:00

Cleo Wade

Want to change the world? Start by being brave enough to care

Posted Jan 2018
20:15

David Whyte

A lyrical bridge between past, present and future

Posted Aug 2017
16:09

Lucy Kalanithi

What makes life worth living in the face of death

Posted May 2017
16:40

Jorge Drexler

Poetry, music and identity

Posted May 2017
10:51

Emtithal Mahmoud

A young poet tells the story of Darfur

Posted Mar 2017
13:22

Jude Kelly

Why women should tell the stories of humanity

Posted Mar 2017
3:57

Chinaka Hodge

What will you tell your daughters about 2016?

Posted Dec 2016
17:07

Tiq Milan and Kim Katrin Milan

A queer vision of love and marriage

Posted Dec 2016
10:56

Oscar Schwartz

Can a computer write poetry?

Posted Jan 2016
11:57

Robin Morgan

4 powerful poems about Parkinson's and growing older

Posted Sep 2015
5:39

eL Seed

Street art with a message of hope and peace

Posted Jul 2015
4:21

Lee Mokobe

A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender

Posted Jun 2015
5:12

Clint Smith

How to raise a black son in America

Posted Apr 2015
13:58

Harry Baker

A love poem for lonely prime numbers

Posted Mar 2015
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Exclusive articles about Poetry

Was this poem written by a computer or human?

Put your bot-sniffing skills to the test, and see how you do. How would you feel if you read a poem — and then found out it was written by a computer? Would you be upset? Impres...

5 poems for an inauguration

Five powerful poems to commemorate this moment in time, as we look toward the 2017 US Presidential inauguration ceremony. Whatever your politics, poetry can help. As President J...
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