Robin Williams

2021.04.06

Song of the day:

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Video of the day:

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National Poetry Month

Today’s poem is from Alicia Ostriker…

when love floods a person
            it cuts
a canyon

that deepens year after year
            carrying silt
away leaving

the essential person
            revealed
letting everyone see

the layers of yellow
            sandstone, red basalt
grey granite

when love washes over a person
                        it washes
the person away

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When looking for today’s video I got lost in a sea of clips from Dead Poets Society, one of my all-time favorite films and one of the best roles Robin Williams ever played. I haven’t watched the film in a long time, maybe not since Robin died, but after seeing those clips I just may have to cue it up this week. If you have not seen this film I highly recommend adding it to your list. You will not be disappointed.

Thinking about this movie and thinking about Robin Williams, I decided to make a list of my top 10 Robin Williams movies (his TV character Mork is iconic in its own right but my list is limited to movies)…I’d love to know your favorites…let me know in the comments.

10. Awakenings

9. Mrs. Doubtfire

8. Good Morning, Vietnam

7. The Fisher King

6. Good Will Hunting

5. August Rush

4. Hook

3. Dead Poets Society

2. Aladdin

1. The Birdcage