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Robert Pinsky
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American poet, editor, literary critic, academic (born 1940)
Robert Pinsky appears in House Oversight Committee documents exclusively in the context of educational poetry projects. All mentions reference his collaboration with the "Poetry in America" initiative and the Favorite Poem Project.
Pinsky is mentioned in grant proposals and project reports related to educational media initiatives focused on poetry. He appears as a collaborator and advisory board member for "Poetry in America," a MOOC and video series project. The documents describe him as a "distinguished poet" and "US Poet Laureate," and reference his work including educational videos about his poem "Shirt." All mentions are in third-person descriptions of project partnerships and appear to be from funding proposals or progress reports for educational programming.
Key Highlights
- •Mentioned exclusively in House Oversight documents related to educational poetry programming, not in emails, flight logs, or court documents
- •Identified as US Poet Laureate and member of an advisory board that included actor John Lithgow and hip-hop artist Nas
- •Associated with the Favorite Poem Project and Poetry in America MOOC, which created educational videos featured in The New Yorker
- •All mentions appear in identical or nearly identical passages across multiple documents, suggesting these are copies of the same grant proposal or report
- •Co-listed with Poetry in America and The Nantucket Project as collaborative partners on educational media projects
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019203 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019205
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
rojects. These include a video series on poetry and science now running with award-winning magazine Nautilus, a collaboration with distinguished poet Robert Pinsky and his Favorite Poem Project, and an expansion of our poetry film series with partners at The Nantucket Project. Advised by a stellar and diversely
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
rojects. These include a video series on poetry and science now running with award-winning magazine Nautilus, a collaboration with distinguished poet Robert Pinsky and his Favorite Poem Project, and an expansion of our poetry film series with partners at The Nantucket Project. Advised by a stellar and diversely
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
rojects. These include a video series on poetry and science now running with award-winning magazine Nautilus, a collaboration with distinguished poet Robert Pinsky and his Favorite Poem Project, and an expansion of our poetry film series with partners at The Nantucket Project. Advised by a stellar and diversely
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ProposalPoetryinAmericaforMiddleandHighSchoolTeachers (1).pdf
1 mentionHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023435 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023437
Source: House Oversight Committee
boratory e Robert Polito, American academic, critic, poet, and President of The Poetry Foundation. Our advisory board includes: e US Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky e Actor John Lithgow HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023435 --- PAGE BREAK --- e Hip-Hop Artist Nas e distinguished academics and poets from Harvard and elsewhere
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ng to create rich educational media on poetry for adult learners and lifelong learners. These materials include short form videos such as this one on Robert Pinsky's "Shirt" (as featured in The New Yorker), and, this spring, the sixth module of the free seven-part Poetry in America MOOC, which has registrants in o
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ng to create rich educational media on poetry for adult learners and lifelong learners. These materials include short form videos such as this one on Robert Pinsky's "Shirt" (as featured in The New Yorker), and, this spring, the sixth module of the free seven-part Poetry in America MOOC, which has registrants in o
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
y for adult learners and HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028951 --- PAGE BREAK --- lifelong learners. These materials include short form videos such as this one on Robert Pinsky's "Shirt" (as featured in The New Yorker), and, this spring, the sixth module of the free seven-part Poetry in America MOOC, which has registrants in o
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ng to create rich educational media on poetry for adult learners and lifelong learners. These materials include short form videos such as this one on Robert Pinsky's "Shirt" (as featured in The New Yorker), and, this spring, the sixth module of the free seven-part Poetry in America MOOC, which has registrants in o
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ng to create rich educational media on poetry for adult learners and lifelong learners. These materials include short form videos such as this one on Robert Pinsky's "Shirt" (as featured in The New Yorker), and, this spring, the sixth module of the free seven-part Poetry in America MOOC, which has registrants in o
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ng to create rich educational media on poetry for adult learners and lifelong learners. These materials include short form videos such as this one on Robert Pinsky's "Shirt" (as featured in The New Yorker), and, this spring, the sixth module of the free seven-part Poetry in America MOOC, which has registrants in o
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