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Feb 20, 2020 · The poetry for the child, who spouts the pieces almost as if he is in a trance was written by Ocean Vuong and Kaveh Akbar who had to work hard to make it simple enough to be plausible for a five year old.
Amanda Gorman, America’s National Youth Poet Laureate, wrote a poem responding to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers.
Jan 22, 2018 · Director Sara Colangelo, actress/producer Maggie Gyllenhaal and actor Ajay Naidu talk about how they found the poetry used in their film, “The Kindergarten Teacher.”
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The scene where the boy is presenting his poem at the event. Someone has asked who was Anna in his poem. He replies, it is the assistant teacher in his classroom. Here's my question. Why was Maggie Gyllenhaal's character burst into tears from that? Was she really in love with him? Was she offended that a 6 year old boy finds the assistant ...
May 25, 2022 · Poet and activist Amanda Gorman wrote a searing series of tweets in the wake of Tuesday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that claimed the lives of 19 students and...
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Nov 24, 2018 · Maggie Gyllenhaal reveals the famous poets behind the original poetry used in "The Kindergarten Teacher" and discusses the reactions the film's poetry has received from critics.
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Jan 24, 2018 · At the LA Times, a video from the Sundance Film Festival reveals how director Sara Colangelo acquired the poetry she used in her film, The Kindergarten Teacher. Also seen here are actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ajay Naidu, with actor Anna Baryshnikov at the L.A. Times Studio in Sundance, Utah.
