Documents tagged "Jay Parini"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029221.txt
In the email exchange, Jeffrey and Lisa discuss a proposal for contributing $500,000 to Poetry in America at Harvard University. The funds will be used for post-production and distribution of a historical period of American poetry, which includes interviews with various individuals. The money is expected to come as a gift from Harvard, but there are other ways to contribute without involving the university. The proposal is seen as optimistic, but it could potentially bring success.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028884.txt
This document discusses a proposal for contributing $500,000 to the Poetry in America initiative at Harvard University. The key participants include Lisa New and Jeffrey E., with Larry also mentioned as providing information about the project. The proposal seeks to use this money for post-production and distribution of a historical period of American poetry (1914-1945), including interviews with various individuals such as Bill Clinton, Peter Gallison, Walter Isaacson, Lena Dunham, Woody Allen, Harrison Ford, Robert Polito, Sarah Kay, Alfre Woodard, Jane Pickering, Jay Parini, and Ray D. The document also mentions the possibility of using alternative ways to give the money that would not involve Harvard University.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028882.txt
This document is an email from Lisa New to Jeffrey Epstein discussing a proposal for a project related to Poetry in America at Harvard University. The proposal seeks $500,000 and mentions that it would be best if the money were given as a gift to EdLabs at Harvard. It also discusses potential raw materials for the project including interviews with Bill Clinton, Woody Allen, Harrison Ford, and others.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023452.txt
The document describes an educational initiative by Harvard Graduate School of Education and other organizations that combines the study of poetry with science, environment, and visual arts. Key topics include the exploration of various natural landscapes like oceans, ponds, marshes, mountains, forests, and coral reefs. The initiative features a diverse range of experts including poets, economists, historians, conservationists, scientists, and educators from Harvard University. Notable locations included in the study are Cape Cod, Nantucket, Vermont, New York, Connecticut, Jamaica, Aspen, California, Papua New Guinea, and Harvard's Houghton Rare Book Library.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023450.txt
This document lists various conversations about the emotional life and character development through poetry with people such as Jason Collins, Anne Marie Slaughter, Annette Bening, Yo-Yo Ma, Lena Dunham, Sarah Kay, Jay Parini, David Coleman, Woody Allen, Rafael Campo, Alfre Woodard, Rabbi Moshe Waldocks, Bill Clinton, Sonia Sanchez, Herbie Hancock, Katie Couric, Kate Burton, and others. These conversations will take place in different locations such as the Emily Dickinson Museum, Harvard Yard, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and the Hauser Studio. The topics of discussion include love, trauma, self-esteem, healing, grief, obedience to parents, marriage, dreaming, disappointment, memory, inheritance, and more.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023416.txt
This document describes an initiative by Harvard Graduate School of Education, HarvardX, and WGBH that combines poetry study with science, environment, and visual arts. Materials include archival images and live footage from various locations such as Cape Cod, Nantucket's Whaling Museum, and Emily Dickinson's home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Notable guests for this initiative include author Michael Pollan, economist Lawrence Summers, Vice President Al Gore, eco-critic Lawrence Buell, Harvard students and Boston area school teachers, Martin Espada, David Coleman, Ray Dalio, Jane Pickering, Peter Galison, Walter Isaacson, Walt Mossberg, David Malan, Richard Dawkins, and Harrison Ford. Future planned conversations include discussions on computer language and poetry, evolution and probability, and a conversation with actor Harrison Ford about "The Fish".