Explore the power of language, look at the world with a fresh sense of wonder, and build reading and writing skills. These video segments, drawn from the PBS Poetry Everywhere series, capture some of the voices of poetry, past and present.

 
Calling him back from layoff, by Bob Hicok

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Bob Hicok reads his poem “Calling him back from layoff,” which describes the emotionally fraught phone conversation between a manager and a laid-off worker.

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