Many of the videos here originated as assignments by creative writing students at St. Louis community College—Meramec. The Favorite Poem assignment is based on another in which the students compile an anthology of contemporary poetry. In the Favorite Poem Project, students present a poem from their anthology as their favorite poem. Anyone, however, is encouraged to follow the lead of these students and submit videos to the 2River Favorite Poem Project.

The Poems

Breakable
Montage with text from various poems
Video by Kat Dankel (STLCC—Meramec)

Breasts
Poem by Maxine Chernoff
Video by Jorgen Pederson (STLCC—Meramec)

It's Sweet to Be Remembered
Poem by Charles Wright
Video by Audrey Weiss (STLCC—Meramec)

Lamentation
Poem by Jason Schneiderman
Video by Silas Marner (STLCC—Meramec)

Mannequins
Poem by Daniel Mark Epstein
Vido by Samantha Brenk (STLCC—Meramec)

Plastic
Poem by Tony Hoagland
Video by Hally Moore (STLCC—Meramec