Futility by Wilfred Owen: Poem

(TESOL Worksheets--Poems ESL Listening)

Transcript: docs, pub
Video: HERE

Futility by Wilfred Owen: poem

Video: https://youtu.be/iBGnFSSl47w

Move him into the sun—

Gently its touch awoke him once,

At home, whispering of fields unsown.

Always it woke him, even in France,

Until this morning and this snow.

If anything might rouse him now

The kind old sun will know.

Think how it wakes the seeds—

Woke once the clays of a cold star.

Are limbs, so dear-achieved, are sides

Full-nerved, still warm, too hard to stir?

Was it for this the clay grew tall?

—O what made fatuous sunbeams toil

To break earth's sleep at all?

Related Playlists: Poems ESL Listening Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7ReDXIOlVgC1Ci0mGdDWqd ESL Listening Exercises Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7xq-zLjulU2DRTjg2TNmAx Wilfred Owen Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7Ym1NH43ynv0Lqscq716CV&si=18P0dJaSFd8X8wFx https://sites.google.com/view/reading-and-listening-practice

Started: Wizards of Mickey

Finding Dory: Movie Review

Finding Nemo: Movie Review: https://youtu.be/ajH9BitrmOc

This is part of my so-called "Scripted Review" series, in which I make a Youtube video based on an old blogpost.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE:

https://youtu.be/HgneyXvRI04  

and HERE: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/12/vlog-scripted-book-reviews-i-ramble-on.html

In this case, the old blog post is here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2016/06/finding-dory.html

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Scripted Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x49ts8TV1DbXQo8zN_e65us&si=_gzqGAmaz337NVCP

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Disney Animated Films Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4bGfYBjBlEYy_drlZaXp5S

Movies I Watched in 2016: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5n-hhJODZG_iJUw2IBvlqx&si=RJYlpCazCj2Wqel9

Finding Nemo: Movie Review

(Movie Reviews--Disney Animated Movies, Thoughts after Rewatching)

Finding Nemo: Movie Review

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Disney Animated Films Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4bGfYBjBlEYy_drlZaXp5S

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The newest of the Oldest Stories Podcast is out now.  (For my review of the whole series, see here.)

Why Sennacherib Erased His Father from History - Oldest Stories Podcast

The New Teen Titans: Who is Donna Troy? by Marv Wolfman, George Pérez, Phil Jimenez and others: Book Review

(Book Reviews--Teen Titans)

Started: March 30, 2026

The New Teen Titans: Who is Donna Troy? Book Review

Part 2: The New Teen Titans: Who is Donna Troy? Book Review

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 1: https://youtu.be/YfJuYJwEXx4

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 2: https://youtu.be/sVJmXvR8m_I

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 3: https://youtu.be/NqHtQI4YiQI

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 4: https://youtu.be/y5hi4aEZGjU

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 5: https://youtu.be/xICpJAh77sQ

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 6: https://youtu.be/jN2H5jFbvL0

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 7: https://youtu.be/8fKVBgvoNjc

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 8: https://youtu.be/qK3_Kqp2CLA

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 9: https://youtu.be/h1eaqqwMc8o

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 10: https://youtu.be/VJRRN716L5o

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 11: https://youtu.be/Ej6uk_rvBwo

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 12: https://youtu.be/fHqzrTao-60

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 13: https://youtu.be/hM5I8uWA3eM

* My review of The New Teen Titans Volume 14: https://youtu.be/dZXew23CUTw

My reviews of Silver Age Teen Titans books:

* My review of The Silver Age Teen Titans Archives Volume 1: https://youtu.be/9SizuRuqPDY

* My review of Teen Titans: The Silver Age Volume 1: https://youtu.be/c83PYSkoApM

* My review of Teen Titans: The Silver Age Volume 2: https://youtu.be/IHyoCJlhM3k

* My review of Showcase Presents: Teen Titans 2: https://youtu.be/ggsLFoQFyw4

See also: Crisis on Infinite Earths by Marv Wolfman: Book Review: https://youtu.be/dgWj1unFVlM

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Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Teen Titans Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4_-BaiPwS0J-LsMStZZlJq&si=EwPsg0qwXoP9MqVi

Marv Wolfman playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6afOHmmBE0sgNunNp7YmAb&si=O3vs5KtzlRPGlR_P

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I was able to read this book thanks to the Michigan statewide state-wide interlibrary loan service called MeLCat, which may be in danger thanks to a Presidential executive order.  If you, like me, enjoy using MeLCat, contact your local representatives and let them know.  

Started: DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return

Black Ajax by George MacDonald Fraser: Book Review

Links to stuff mentioned: 

* Introduction to the Flashman series: https://youtu.be/K2EH55L1Zsw

* Mr American by George MacDonald Fraser: Book Review: https://youtu.be/p9iA7qUFYIc

This is part of my so-called "Scripted Review" series, in which I make a Youtube video based on an old blogpost.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE: https://youtu.be/HgneyXvRI04  

and HERE: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/12/vlog-scripted-book-reviews-i-ramble-on.html

In this case, the old blog post is here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2014/02/black-ajax-by-george-macdonald-fraser.html

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* 2014 Reading List Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6Qz8okehoyhie5HTXe_LMx&si=LWfalvGt8PPorKr6

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Grand Rapids Public Museum

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Grand Rapids Public Museum

Address: 272 Pearl St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Related Playlists:

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Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

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Started: Titans: Total Chaos