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Poetry of Resilience

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Six poets explore themes of survival, strength and the power of the human heart, body and soul-as expressed through their poetry. Each poet individually survived Hiroshima, the Holocaust, China's Cultural Revolution, the Kurdish Genocide in Iraq, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Iranian Revolution. By summoning the creative voice of poetry to tell stories of survival and witness, each reclaims humanity and dignity in the wake of some of history's most dehumanizing circumstances.

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Runtime: 40 minutes 1 seconds

Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Literature, Social Science
Subtopic: Human Behavior, Multiculturalism, Poetry, Social Issues
Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
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Release Year: 2011
Producer/Distributor: Women Make Movies, Inc
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Closeup of a teenage boy's face from the side as he drives a car with a black steering wheel. His hair is dark and curly. Caption. "You can't be pregnant. You must have made some mistake."

Man faces camera and gestures in sign language, making an L-shape. Caption. Sit up straight and lean your back against the chair.

Baby peers up from crib looking up towards a colorful mobile hanging above. Arms are outstretched, feet kicking inside a zipped baby gown.

Digital illustration of the lateral view of the brain. Text on image reads, "Working Memory." "Cognitive System with Limited Capacity." "Transient Holding Processing and Manipulation of Information."

Black and white photo of a sitting dog looking at a woman in an observation room. A white haired seated man is observing through a glass partition in the foreground.

X-ray images of 3 views of the brain. 2 smaller brain images appear below in a gallery view.

Classroom with students talking and working at a group table. The teacher in the front of the classroom raises her hand and smiles toward class.

Closeup of a man with brown eyes and a short black beard wearing a brown flat cap. White text in the bottom right reads, "Bryant Terry, chef and author." Caption. We grew much of our food. We got it from our backyard.

2 middle-school-aged girls talking at their desks in a classroom setting. Caption. Melanie told me Jessica isn't going to invite Sam to her party.