2019-10-03

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TED-Ed

A poet receives a card with a cryptic message from a third grader. What she uncovers is a perfect little moment of beauty.

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An animated interpretation of Aracelis Girmay's poem "For Estefani, Third Grade, Who Made Me A Card"

Watch an interview with the poet here: https://youtu.be/RkKZSJGCbyI

This animation is part of our series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings.

Check out the full series here: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTheresAPoemForThat

Poem by Aracelis Girmay, directed by Jordan Bruner.

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