A Child's Garden of Poetry

Apr 28, 2011

0h 30m

★ 4.0

Overview

Poems by some of the greatest writers of all time are brought to life through lyrical animation and readings by some of today’s most respected performers.

Genres

Family

Animation

Production Companies

HBO

A Child's Garden of Poetry Trailers

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Claire Danes

Self (voice)

Carrie Fisher

Self (voice)

Josh Hamilton

Self (voice)

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Self (voice)

Ziggy Marley

Self (voice)

Dave Matthews

Self (voice)

Natalie Merchant

Self - Narrator (voice)

Julianne Moore

Self (voice)

Liam Neeson

Self (voice)

Jeffrey Wright

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