TED-ED: The poet who painted with his words

[Ryan Goble]

The poet who painted with his words - Geneviève Emy Animation by TED-Ed Among the great poets of literary history, certain names like Homer, Shakespeare and Whitman are instantly recognizable. However, there’s an early 20th century great poet whose name you may not know: Guillaume Apollinaire. Geneviève Emy shows how during Apollinaire’s short lifetime he created poetry that combined text and image in a way that seemingly predicted a artistic revolution to come.  View full lesson »