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For me, I don't think the surface
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

For me, I don't think the surface, the surface of the poem, the politics are not on the...

For me, I don't think the surface, the surface of the poem, the politics are not on the surface of the poem, but I think since I use language, the politics are underneath, woven into the emotional architecture of the poem

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For me, I don't think the surface,
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the surface of the poem,
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the politics are not on the surface of the poem,
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but I think since I use language,
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the politics are underneath,
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woven into the emotional architecture
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of the poem.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:56
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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Movie Summary

A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
Has that always been part of your style, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
Has that always been part of your style,
I mean, it's part of your language, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
I mean, it's part of your language,
I go back to Baldwin, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
I go back to Baldwin,
And I think perhaps the poet - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
And I think perhaps the poet
And there is a kind of innuendo, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
And there is a kind of innuendo,
What I mean by that is that - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:27
What I mean by that is that
It really takes me back - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
It really takes me back
Simplicity say that also in a way morphs - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
Simplicity say that also in a way morphs
Got your library card? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Got your library card?
Okay, so you want to take these pictures - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Okay, so you want to take these pictures
Yes. You want to transfer it to here, correct? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Yes. You want to transfer it to here, correct?
Well, this is why you have to hold on "Control," you see? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Well, this is why you have to hold on "Control,"...
So once that gets to 100%, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
So once that gets to 100%,
Yeah, 100% is finished downloading, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Yeah, 100% is finished downloading,
Uh-huh. Most people that read braille - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Uh-huh. Most people that read braille
So your right hand will be your leader, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
So your right hand will be your leader,
That's okay to check out with both hands, if you want. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
That's okay to check out with both hands, if you want.
Before you try to comprehend, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Before you try to comprehend,
This is how a braille-reading hand moves. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
This is how a braille-reading hand moves.
So these lines that are kind of together, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:15
So these lines that are kind of together,