Art of Words Archives — Planet Word Museum The museum where language comes to life Fri, 08 Sep 2023 22:00:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://planetwordmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-PW_Logo_BLUE_circle-2-1-32x32.png Art of Words Archives — Planet Word Museum 32 32 What Makes a Great Love Song? https://planetwordmuseum.org/what-makes-a-great-love-song/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:51:29 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=6532 “The Love Song is the noise of love itself.” — Nick Cave, Australian musician (from a lecture delivered at the Atelierhaus der Akademie der Bildenden Kunste, Vienna on September 25,…

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]]> Lend Me Your Ears: Joe Biden’s Victory Speech https://planetwordmuseum.org/biden-victory-speech/ Sat, 14 Nov 2020 23:17:02 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=3356 In our public speaking gallery at Planet Word, we highlight some of the techniques that famous leaders and orators have used to inspire their listeners. Joe Biden’s victory speech was…

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]]> Empathy, Art, and Telling Important Stories: Q&A with Jason Reynolds https://planetwordmuseum.org/empathy-art-and-telling-important-stories-q-a-with-jason-reynolds/ Tue, 30 Oct 2018 04:00:00 +0000 http://planetwordmuseum.org/empathy-art-and-telling-important-stories-q-a-with-jason-reynolds/ Long Way Down—Jason Reynolds’s bestselling novel in verse—makes its way to the Kennedy Center. Reynolds, a member of Planet Word’s Advisory Board, talked to us about empathy, the theatrical adaptation…

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]]> Poetry in America: Q&A with Lisa New https://planetwordmuseum.org/poetry-in-america-q-a-with-lisa-new/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 04:00:00 +0000 http://planetwordmuseum.org/poetry-in-america-q-a-with-lisa-new/ Poetry shouldn't be some imposing, academic monolith: it should be discussed and enjoyed in homes and classrooms everywhere. The Poetry in America initiative, founded and directed by Lisa New, uses…

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]]> Peter Wegner’s Wall of Words https://planetwordmuseum.org/peter-wegners-wall-of-words/ Mon, 15 May 2017 04:00:00 +0000 http://planetwordmuseum.org/peter-wegners-wall-of-words/ Peter Wegner blends art and language in this adverb-inspired installation.

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]]> Sosolimited Shares Their Broadcast Visualization Exhibit https://planetwordmuseum.org/sosolimited-shares-their-broadcast-visualization-exhibit/ Mon, 02 Jan 2017 05:00:00 +0000 http://planetwordmuseum.org/sosolimited-shares-their-broadcast-visualization-exhibit/ Set Top Box, part of a series of artworks that deconstructs a television broadcast in real time to reveal hidden patterns of language

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