What’s Inside the moon
Fontessa Moore and Vivien Tuft reading their poem, “What’s Inside the Moon?” on Camera Three
Kenneth Koch’s Wishes, Lies and Dreams is one of the most famous compilations of poetry written by children. More than half a century after its publication, Jess Shane tracks down his students, now in their late 60s, to ask what it meant for their lives.
Kenneth Koch’s book Wishes, Lies and Dreams changed how kids learn about poetry. More than half a century after its publication, I tracks down some of Koch’s students to ask what it meant for their lives.
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Edited by Liza Yeager, Jackson Roach, and Annie Rosenthal
Original music in this story was produced by Luka Kuplowsky, and played by Thom Gill and Germaine Liu, with engineering by Joseph Shabason.