This month’s programming suggestions from Films On Demand can help students and researchers enjoy classic and contemporary poetry, honor the memory of a brilliant physicist, commemorate a great civil rights leader, learn more about the battle that started the American Civil War, and avoid the dangers of distracted driving. Subscribers can also explore the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the header, top left of the platform) for the year’s milestones, holidays, and events—a handy source for ideas throughout the year.

Enjoy Classic and Contemporary Readings for National Poetry Month in April

Consider these titles for your classes:

• Sylvia Plath: Growth of a Poet (Item #142920)
• American Poet Laureates (Item #36968)
• Great African-American Poetry Performed (Item #128272)
• 2nd Verse: The Rebirth of Poetry (Item #52176)
• The Poetry of Frost and Whitman Performed (Item #128291)
• Truth Underground: Three Poets Discover the Power of the Spoken Word (Item #138087)
• Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death (Item #117375)

Remembering Physicist Stephen Hawking, Died March 14, 2018

Consider these titles for your classes:

• Hawking (Item #58662)
• TEDTalks: Stephen Hawking—Asking Big Questions about the Universe (Item #48349)
• Genius by Stephen Hawking series (Item #129800)
• The Quantum Tamers: Revealing Our Weird and Wired Future (Item #41312)

50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., April 4, 1968

Consider these titles for your classes:

• Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers His “I Have Been to the Mountain Top” Speech (Item #38614)
• The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306 (Item #40368)
• Martin Luther King, Jr.: Look Here (Item #39058)
• A Bus for Martin Luther King (Item #145597)
• 40 Years Later: Our People (Item #140184)

April Is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Consider these titles for your classes:

• Deadly Driving Distractions: Texting, Cell Phones, and Other Killers (Item #41308)
• Shocking Videos Show Teen Drivers Moments before a Crash (Item #95270)
• Survival Tips for Teens: Defensive Driving, with Mike Pehl (Item #53613)
• Accidents Happen: What to Do When You’re in a Car Accident (Item #93737)

The Civil War Begins at Fort Sumter, April 12, 1861

Consider these titles for your classes:

• The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns series (Item #40976)
• Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color (Item #130754)
• The Coming of the Civil War: Episode 9—A Biography of America (Item #111501)
• Forward to Sumter: The Beginning of the War between the States (Item #40511)
• Civil War’s Causes: Historians Largely United on Slavery, but Public Divided (Item #57978)