Poems by Heart

Memorize the sublimely twisted love poem by William Yeats -- When You Are Old. Using an image based memorization technique, we'll memorize this classic poem and discover Yeats' um...unique personal love story.

Welcome our new President Joe Biden by memorizing his favorite poem "The Cure of Troy" along with him. Send off Donald Trump by memorizing his rally favorite "The Snake" with the daughters of the man who wrote it -- Oscar Brown.

Memorize Mary Oliver's poem "The Journey." The perfect poem for a New Year's state of mind. Practice reciting with Oliver herself and discover what the poem meant for her as we celebrate Oliver two years after her death.

Memorize the final stanza of "The Night Before Christmas," the poem that brought us our modern Santa.

Continue memorizing "The Night Before Christmas" with Verse 4. Christmas music and sound effects will make it easy to memorize the entire poem to recite to your loved ones this Christmas Eve.

Memorize the world's most famous Christmas poem in time to recite it to your loved ones this Christmas Eve...spices up a Zoom-call Christmas. The episode covers Verse 3 and explores the magic mushroom that may have inspired some of the lore of flying reindeer.

Memorize verse two of The Night Before Christmas. With the sounds of the Holiday and guitar music by Martin Tallstrom, you'll be able to recite this most beloved Christmas poem for your loved ones by Christmas Eve.

Memorize "The Night Before Christmas" and recite it to your family, friends, children or grandchildren Christmas Eve. In this episode we memorize the first stanza. We use the immersion memorization technique with bountiful Holiday sounds and music that bring this poem to life.

Memorize this arousing and short poem with the motion memory technique. Psycho-linguist Dr. Steven Pinker joins us to discuss how reading may help create a more empathetic and peaceful world. 

Recall is king in poetry memorization. We review the first seven poems we've memorized together and practice a few recall techniques you can apply to anything you need to remember.