Ours Poetica

Ours Poetica is an American YouTube channel produced by Complexly in collaboration with The Poetry Foundation. The channel features poets, writers, artists, and who have an interest in poetry. Each video starts with a thirty-second introduction by the reader, explaining why they love the poem. It is curated by the poet Paige Lewis.https://twitter.com/Paige_M_Lewis
==History==
Ours Poetica was created on January 18, 2019. The first video, an introduction to the channel, was uploaded on August 8, 2019.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw-vpKGVVvU The first episode, John Green reads Poetry, was released on September 12, 2019.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NK2gXouhBU On September 24, John uploaded a video to Vlogbrothers, titled I, Too, Dislike It. In this video, he discussed the poem Poetry by Marianne Moore and announced our Poetica.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sn3eDh0m_c
On September 9, the channel was discussed on the TV show The Jam. https://twitter.com/ErikaLSanchez/status/1171026916129857537 It also received an article in the Chicago Tribune. The channel was included in The Thomas Fordham Institute’s list of YouTube channels recommended for students unable to attend school during the COVID-19 pandemic, which also included The Art Assignment, 3Blue1Brown, and Journey to the Microcosmos.https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/great-youtube-channels-middle-schoolers-and-high-schoolers-learning-home-during
===Launch event===
On September 12, 2019, at 7:00 PM, a free admission event was hosted by The Poetry Foundation, to celebrate the channel’s launch. The event features a reading, screening, and discussion with Paige Lewis, series producer John Green, and special guest Kaveh Akbar. There was an American Sign Language interpreter at the event.https://www.poetryfoundation.org/events/150420/ours-poetica-launch-featuring-paige-lewis-john-green-kaveh-akbar The event was featured in an article by Newcity Lit.https://lit.newcity.com/2019/08/28/lit-top-5-september-2019/
==References==
Category:Book-narrating YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2019