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Jay Parini
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JAY PARINI
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Jay Parini appears in 10 documents from the House Oversight Committee collection, primarily as a participant in an educational documentary project about poetry. He is consistently identified as a Robert Frost biographer who filmed segments at Frost's Vermont cabin and historical sites.
Parini appears exclusively in what seem to be production documents, proposals, or schedules for an educational film series about poetry and literature. He is mentioned alongside prominent figures like Richard Dawkins, Ray Dalio, Elena Kagan, Al Gore, and Walter Isaacson as one of many contributors to this project. The documents describe filming sessions where Parini discussed Robert Frost's poetry with Harvard students, particularly focusing on poems like "The Road Not Taken" and "Out! Out" at Frost's historical cabin in Middlebury, Vermont. His role appears to be as a literary expert and educator rather than in any other capacity.
Key Highlights
- •Identified consistently as a Robert Frost biographer across all mentions
- •Filmed educational segments at Robert Frost's actual Vermont home and cabin in the Green Mountains
- •Discussed Frost's poetry alongside evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, exploring themes of probability and evolution
- •Part of a larger documentary project featuring Supreme Court justices, politicians, poets, and academics discussing poetry
- •Focused on teaching trauma through Frost's poem "Out! Out" with Harvard students at historical sites in Middlebury, Vermont
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Poetry in America for Teachers II.docx
1 mentionHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023416 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023417
Sep 13, 2014Source: House Oversight Committee
with Director of the College Board (and writer of the Common Core Standards) , David Coleman on Robert Frost’s “Birches” and with Frost biographer, Jay Parini at Robert Frost’s Vermont home in the Green Mountains with Peter Galison on Einstein and Modernism (taped in the Harvard Scientific Instruments coll
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023416 →ProposalPoetryinAmericaforMiddleandHighSchoolTeachers (1).pdf
1 mentionHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023435 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023437
Source: House Oversight Committee
and morality Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on poetry and the law Vice President Al Gore on poetry and the environment Robert Frost biographer Jay Parini with Harvard students on trauma (filmed in Vermont) Alfre Woodard on Gwendolyn Brooks and rebellion Senator John McCain on love and loyalty to comr
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023436 →Poetry in America IV.docx
1 mentionHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023450 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023451
Sep 23, 2014Source: House Oversight Committee
with spoken word poet, Sarah Kay, on Edna St. Vincent Millay and falling in and out of love (to be filmed in Brooklyn) With biographer and filmmaker Jay Parini and Harvard students on Frost’s “Out! Out” and on trauma (filmed at the Robert Frost historical site, Middlebury Vermont;) and with David Coleman, he
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023450 →Sponsored
Poetry in America for Teachers II.docx
1 mentionHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023452 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023453
Sep 23, 2014Source: House Oversight Committee
st River) on Whitman and urban greenspace and with Susan Howe on Stevens and parks with Richard Dawkins on Frost, evolution and probability and with Jay Parini, Frost biographer, in Frost’s cabin on “The Road not Taken”. with Director of the College Board (and writer of the Common Core Standards) , David Co
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023452 →HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025511 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025513
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
st River) on Whitman and urban greenspace and with Susan Howe on Stevens and parks with Richard Dawkins on Frost, evolution and probability and with Jay Parini, Frost biographer, in Frost’s cabin on “The Road not Taken”. with Director of the College Board (and writer of the Common Core Standards) , David Co
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025512 →HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025514 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025516
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
d with Susan Howe on Stevens and parks HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025515 --- PAGE BREAK --- with Richard Dawkins on Frost, evolution and probability and with Jay Parini, Frost biographer, in Frost’s cabin on “The Road not Taken”. with Director of the College Board (and writer of the Common Core Standards) , David Co
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025516 →Sponsored
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025537 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025539
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
st River) on Whitman and urban greenspace and with Susan Howe on Stevens and parks with Richard Dawkins on Frost, evolution and probability and with Jay Parini, Frost biographer, in Frost’s cabin on “The Road not Taken”. with Director of the College Board (and writer of the Common Core Standards) , David Co
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025538 →HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028882 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028883
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
to, Sarah Kay, Al Filreis, Rafael Campo, Susan Howe, kids from Nantucket High School, kids from Brookline High School, Alfre Woodard, Jane Pickering, Jay Parini, Ray Dalio, Leon Wieseltier, Richard Dawkins and others; and footage shot in Harlem, Greenwich Village, midtown, Chicago, London (if I have the money
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028882 →HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028884 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028886
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
to, Sarah Kay, Al Filreis, Rafael Campo, Susan Howe, kids from Nantucket High School, kids from Brookline High School, Alfre Woodard, Jane Pickering, Jay Parini, Ray Dalio, Leon Wieseltier, Richard Dawkins and others; and footage shot in Harlem, Greenwich Village, midtown, Chicago, London (if I have the money
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028884 →Sponsored
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
to, Sarah Kay, Al Filreis, Rafael Campo, Susan Howe, kids from Nantucket High School, kids from Brookline High School, Alfre Woodard, Jane Pickering, Jay Parini, Ray Dalio, Leon Wieseltier, Richard Dawkins and others; and footage shot in Harlem, Greenwich Village, midtown, Chicago, London (if I have the money
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029221 →EFTA00314488.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00314488
r, Simon Doonan, Ralph Fiennes, Stephen Fry, Michael Friedman, David Gilbert, Adam Gopnik, Mark Kingwell, Stephen Lang, Jay McInerney, Susan Orlean, Jay Parini, Katie Roiphe, Gretchen Rubin, Dan Stevens, Amor Towles, Dana Vachon, Amanda Vaill, Harriet Walter, Caroline Weber, and Simon Winchester. Central
EFTA00690244.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00690244
, Sarah Kay, Al Filreis, Rafael Campo, Susan Howe, kids from Nantucket High School, kids from Brookline High School, Alfre Woodard, Jane Pickering, Jay Parini, Ray Dalio, Leon Wieseltier, Richard Dawkins and others; and footage shot in Harlem, Greenwich Village, midtown, Chicago, London (if I have the mone
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EFTA00625913.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00625913
, Sarah Kay, Al Filreis, Rafael Campo, Susan Howe, kids from Nantucket High School, kids from Brookline High School, Alfre Woodard, Jane Pickering, Jay Parini, Ray Dalio, Leon Wieseltier, Richard Dawkins and others; and footage shot in Harlem, Greenwich Village, midtown, Chicago, London (if I have the mone
EFTA00655770.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00655770
t River) on Whitman and urban greenspace and with Susan Howe on Stevens and parks with Richard Dawkins on Frost, evolution and probability and with Jay Parini, Frost biographer, in Frost's cabin on "The Road not Taken". with Director of the College Board (and writer of the Common Core Standards) , David C
EFTA02677224.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02677224
r, Simon Doonan, Ralph Fiennes, Stephen Fry, Michael Friedman, David Gilbert, Adam Gopnik, Mark Kingwell, Stephen Lang, Jay McInerney, Susan Orlean, Jay Parini, Katie Roiphe, Gretchen Rubin, Dan Stevens, Amor Towles, Dana Vachon, Amanda Vaill, Harriet Walter, Caroline Weber, and Simon Winchester. Central
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