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Title: Forgetfulness - Billy Collins Animated Poetry
Added: Jan 24, 2006
Author: smjwt
Duration: 1:51
Description:
View poetry in an entirely new and innovative way. Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and one of America's best-selling poets, reads his poem "Forgetfulness" with animation by Julian Grey of Headgear.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-NY.- - - - - -The Poem - The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel which suddenly becomes one you have never read, never even heard of, as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor decided to retire to the southern hemisphere of the brain, to a little fishing village where there are no phones. Long ago you kissed the names of the nine Muses goodbye and watched the quadratic equation pack its bag, and even now as you memorize the order of the planets, something else is slipping away, a state flower perhaps, the address of an uncle, the capital of Paraguay. Whatever it is you are struggling to remember, it is not poised on the tip of your tongue, not even lurking in some obscure corner of your spleen. It has floated away down a dark mythological river whose name begins with an L as far as you can recall, well on your own way to oblivion where you will join those who have even forgotten how to swim and how to ride a bicycle. No wonder you rise in the middle of the night to look up the date of a famous battle in a book on war. No wonder the moon in the window seems to have drifted out of a love poem that you used to know by heart.
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Youtube Comments: 1023
nikferh Says:
Apr 2, 2009 - Allah loves you all,.. watch my chanel and videos
nocakes4you Says:
Apr 3, 2009 - This is beautiful.
ViewtifulJak Says:
Apr 11, 2009 - SO TRUE!!!
boipoet2009 Says:
Apr 14, 2009 - excellent ....i was waiting for the twilight zone song to play. lol. bravo
zaraaaazar Says:
May 4, 2009 - This is so good.. reminds me of my dad in his last days.. So well written and love how the animation goes with it~~:)
JellyrollHorton Says:
Jun 22, 2009 - Poignant, sad and funny at the same time.
MourningStarLucifer Says:
Jul 16, 2009 - How depressing. >>
GeoffreyWoodward Says:
Aug 1, 2009 - So true, sad but strangely amusing, because it is so true.Hazel
pponcho8245 Says:
Aug 15, 2009 - A good poem. too bad we will all forget it.. . . . . . this poem makes perfect sense. every word, every vowel is perfectly making sense
voloz Says:
Nov 1, 2009 - The last line always gets me
ladyoiler Says:
Nov 28, 2009 - wow. i love this
jorge1234 Says:
Dec 1, 2009 - the river that starts with L is a mythical river that if you drink from its waters you forget everything. And i can't remember its name!!! Leteo! in spanish, leteo.
jorge1234 Says:
Dec 1, 2009 - in english: Lethe! yeah memory master, i wont suffer what he suffers, ill remember everything lol
forgivemefather1988 Says:
Dec 23, 2009 - what program was this edited in? Its quite beautifully done
RscChingpow Says:
Sep 24, 2010 - He sounds remarkably like Microsoft Sam. Hmm...
lushstories Says:
Feb 22, 2011 - I can certainly relate to this poem. My grandmother had alzheimers for 30 years, and died a total shell of a person, aged 94. She didn't recognise me for a couple of decades. Incredibly hard seeing someone in that state.
mikamo Says:
Mar 9, 2011 - Anyone know what type of film this is? It looks like 16mm but I can't be sure.
manatsunoshi Says:
Apr 4, 2011 - the voice is kinda like text document audio reader, only better :) it relaxes me :)
ladymoor2 Says:
Apr 12, 2011 - Billy is very connected to the poignancy of loss but lets us all laugh a little as we slip away.I love him.
mdtsendon Says:
Jul 20, 2011 - It was by chance I got to this video, and how I loved that chance. Thumbs up!
devikama1994 Says:
Aug 21, 2011 - wonderful.................ketto!
gschupfter Says:
Sep 3, 2011 - I favourited this video years ago, because I liked the animation, now i stumbeled upon it and now i understand it!I love it :D
ChurlsBeardSmug Says:
Feb 1, 2012 - Billy Collins likes to rock the status quo to sleep. He likes to struggle not to remember. The man represents American oblivion. Go ahead. Drin the Kool-Aid.
MrPSGifford Says:
Mar 28, 2009 - Genius.