Documents tagged "Samantha Power"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029592.txt
The document is a letter from Elisa New, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature at Harvard University, inviting the recipient to be a featured guest on her public television series "Poetry in America" for season four. The poem she wants to read and interpret with the recipient is by Sharon Olds called "The Language of the Brag," which compares feats of athletic prowess and poetic prowess to childbirth. If the recipient agrees to film with her, Elisa New will use their collaboration in an upcoming season of the series as well as in an online course for medical professionals she is creating in partnership with Harvard Medical School.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029589.txt
The document is a letter from Elisa New, the Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature at Harvard University, to Ms. Williams inviting her to be a featured guest on the public television series Poetry in America. The series discusses contemporary poems with various guests, including politicians, celebrities, and poets. If Ms. Williams agrees, they will spend 45 minutes discussing a poem by Sharon Olds that compares athletic prowess to childbirth at a location of her choice. The content from this conversation will be used in an upcoming season of the series and in a course for medical professionals created in partnership with Harvard Medical School.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029517.txt
The document is a letter from Elisa New, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature at Harvard University's Department of English, inviting someone to be a featured guest on the series Poetry in America. The series features distinguished guests including Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, Cynthia Nixon, Shaquille O'Neal, Yo Yo Ma, Samantha Power, Herbie Hancock, John McCain, Nas, Angela Duckworth, Bono, Regina Spektor, Frank Gehry, Stuart Weitzman, E.O. Wilson, and many others. The poem to be read and interpreted together is by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds called "The Language of the Brag" which compares feats of athletic prowess and poetic prowess to childbirth.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029298.txt
The document is a letter from Elisa New, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature at Harvard University's Department of English, to Ms. Knowles-Carter. The letter invites her to be a featured guest on Poetry in America, a series that airs on public television stations and streams via Amazon Prime and other services. The poem they would read together is by contemporary poet Evie Shockley called "you can say that again, billie" which speaks back to Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" and evokes a history of gender and race in the American South. Elisa New mentions that Ms. Knowles-Carter is the ideal reader for this poem.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023205.txt
This document appears to contain a series of emails regarding a project involving taped interviews with various individuals, including politicians and other notable figures such as Woody Allen, Frank Gehry, and Richard Dawkins. The sender is seeking advice on how to proceed with the footage from one particular interviewee who has denied permission for use.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023202.txt
This email discusses a list of politicians and other notable figures that have been taped by the sender. The focus is on obtaining permission to use footage from these individuals in an online course. Key people mentioned include Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John McCain, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. The email also references Woody Allen's legal team and their decision not to allow the footage to be used.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023198.txt
The document discusses a list of politicians and other figures that the sender has taped, including Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John McCain, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, Sir Mervyn King, former Sec of Treasury Larry Summers, Vice President Biden, Senator Mark Warner, Governor Jerry Brown, UN representative Samantha Power, former Sec of State Henry Kissinger, former Sec of State Condoleezza Rice, and several others. The sender also mentions that they have taped figures such as Frank Gehry, Katie Couric, David Brooks, Andrea Mitchell, Richard Dawkins, Peter Gallison, Head of the College Board David Coleman, Dean of Harvard Law School Martha Minow, and several poets laureate.