The Poetical Art of William Blake
William Blake was not only an extraordinary poet, but also a painter, engraver and mystical philosopher whose works are unique in English literature. In the setting of an antiquarian print shop, The First Poetry Quartet examines the many facets of his genius, with frequent illustrations from his art work.
30 minutes/color/cat#33512
$37.00

D. H. Lawrence: A Restless Spirit
The only home the gifted novelist and poet, D. H. Lawrence, ever owned was a ranch high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Taos, New Mexico. In this spectacular setting, actor Robert Culp and members of the First Poetry Quartet perform a selection of Lawrence’s best-known poems including two written in praise of the wild country for which he felt affection: "Autumn at Taos" and "Mountain Lion".
30 minutes /Color/Cat# 31313
$37.00 

Thomas Hardy’s Wessex
The picturesque Southwest corner of England, which Thomas Hardy referred to by its ancient Saxon name of "Wessex", was made famous by his many novels and provides the setting for this performance of his poetry. English character actor, Roger Hammond, joins The First Poetry Quartet in the Dorset village of Moreton, at the ruins of Corfe Castle, and along the banks of the River Frome.
30 minutes /Color/Cat# 34431
$37.00

William Butler Yeats: The Heart of Ireland
By the end of his life, William Butler Yeats was widely honored as one of the most important poets and playwrights of the century and had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The brilliant stage actress, Irene Worth, portrays two roles in this presentation of Yeats’ poetry: first as the present-day owner of an inn in western Ireland and then as Maud Gonne, the fiery Irish revolutionary with whom he was in love. Members of the First Poetry Quartet join Ms. Worth in exploring some of the major concerns of Yeats’ life: pure art, studies of the occult, and Irish patriotism.
30 minutes /Color/Cat# 32880
$37.00 

A Tribute to Anonymous
A frolicking search for the identity of that most prolific of all poets, the mysterious Anonymous, a multi-national, multi-lingual politician, philosopher, soldier, lover, humorist. Join Fred Gwynne and the First Poetry Quartet in this never-ending hunt.
30 minutes/color/cat#30034
$37.00 

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: A Rediscovery
In this presentation of some of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s finest poems, beloved actor Will Geer portrays the role of a landlord at the ancient hostelry in Sudbury, Massachusetts made famous in Tales of a Wayside Inn. By the Inn’s fireside, his daughter and two travelers, played by members of The First Poetry Quartet, share with him their mutual enjoyment of seldom-heard as well as familiar Longfellow poems.
30 minutes /Color/Cat# 32932
$37.00 

Poetry from World War I: The Men Who Marched Away
Along with so many others, World War I claimed the lives of more than fifty prominent poets. Actor Darren McGavin joins The First Poetry Quartet in a stirring tribute to the soldiers who wrote from the trenches, leaving a legacy of poetry that tells of the agony and suffering that all war imposes.
30 minutes /Color/Cat# 32996
$37.00 

Edna St. Vincent Millay: A Journey Through Life
The first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Edna St. Vincent Millay spoke boldly of her times and the way she experienced them as a woman. Valerie Harper joins The First Poetry Quartet and portrays Millay as she describes a journey through life expressed in poetry.
30 minutes /Color/Cat# 31334
$37.00