Emma Lazarus's "The New Colossus" - Poetic Post Card

[afp18]

Not gonna lie. I always get chills when I read this poem...its awesome. But this video is fuckin' creepy.

[auralaurora]

@cocolatte5000 Brilliant that you've picked someone for your project who the others haven't heard of. As you've chosen a woman, maybe you could think about the link between the REAL woman - Emma Lazarus and the IMAGINARY woman - The Statue of Liberty. It's unusual to find a FEMALE figure who is not maligned in mythology. Contrastingly, the revolting French made Liberty a symbol of hope and heroism - have a look at Eugene Delacroix' "Liberty Leading the People". Good luck with your work ENJOY it.

[auralaurora]

@cocolatte5000 Hi. Apparently the mask's material is copper rather than bronze and is a faithful copy of how the monument's face originally looked. It may be viewed, where it is housed, at the Statue of Liberty Museum. There are photos at Wikipedia (YouTube won't let me post the direct link) which give a great sense of scale.

[KatyushaRockets]

This.... is creepy.

[CornyChris]

wtf.

[firexsound]

does the mask have braces?

[auralaurora]

Yes.

"God Bless America" and God forbid that she should end up speaking English through (the grit of gritted) "English TEETH".

Brrr !

[JanboJay]

Emma Lazarus was indeed a great scolar of her time and a great patriot .

[jesus1mylife]

"Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door !" i hafe to say this in school