Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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“Reading Borges, you might catch a glimpse of infinity too.” In this TED-Ed animated short film, the work of Jorge Luis Borges and the way his essays, poems, and stories helped pioneer the magical realism genre is explored by Ilan Stavans.
Tags: Poetry | Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Jorge Luis Borges | magical realism | short story | TED-Ed | animation | short film -
María Kodama discusses the work of her late husband, Jorge Luis Borges, at the Library of Congress, which Borges often called his home. Kodama is joined by Saúl Sosnowski, a professor of Latin American Literature and Culture at the University of Maryland.
Tags: Poetry | Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Jorge Luis Borges | María Kodama | in memoriam | Library of Congress | 2016 -
This short film, directed by Aleksandar Kostic and narrated by Miki Manojlovic, was inspired by Danilo Kiš's story “A Tomb for Boris Davidovich.” Kiš, a Yugoslavian writer who was influenced by Vladimir Nabokov and Jorge Luis Borges, died in 1989.
Tags: Fiction | short film | Danilo Kiš | A Tomb for Boris Davidovich | Jorge Luis Borges | in memoriam
