Poems With Lois Letchford: Shel Silverstein - My Robot

8 Oct 2020 · 1 min

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In this YouTube video, Lois Letchford—author of Reversed: A Memoir and a literacy problem‑solver—introduces herself and the source of the poem, Shel Silverstein’s collection Falling Up. She then reads the poem “My Robot,” delivering each whimsical stanza where the robot humorously refuses various commands (cooking, cleaning, answering the phone, making tea, boiling an egg, playing a song) and ultimately remarks on ownership before she declares she sold the robot. The reading is performed in a clear, conversational tone. At the end, Lois adds a standard call‑to‑action, urging viewers to like, subscribe, share, and listen repeatedly, emphasizing the power of poetry.

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Hello, I'm Lois Letchford, author of the book Reversed: A Memoir and literacy problem solver, reading to you from Falling Up by Shel Silverstein, and today's poem is My Robot. I told my robot to do my bidding. He yawned and said, you must be kidding. I told my robot to cook me a stew. He said, I got better things to do. I told my robot to sweep my shack. He said, you want me to strain my back? I told my robot to answer the phone. He said, I must make some calls of my own. I told my robot to brew me some tea. He said, why don't you make tea for me? I told my robot to boil me an egg. He said, first, lemme have a big... Egg! I told my robot, there's a song you can play me. He said, how much you gonna pay me? So I sold that robot, 'cause I never knew exactly who belonged to who. Thank you. Hit like, hit subscribe, share the poems. Listen again and again and again, 'cause poetry is powerful.