Lawrence Fishburne recites E.E. Cummings' "Freedom Is a Breakfast Food" on Craig Ferguson 5-13-09 

You GO, Lawrence! ee is one of my favorite poets.

Omg, I didn't know that I needed Lawrence Fishburne reciting poetry to me.

this was my favorite scene in the matrix trilogy.

Much love to Mr.Fishburne. What other actor has the gall to recite poetry on tv

I just love how the host Ferguson is looking at Larry; such rapt attention. Its a wonderful thing!! I know they are on a tv program, thus quite contrived, yet it is just such a sublime moment. The kind we could wish we had given to a really wonderful teacher, who was sharing something really sublime with us.🖤😍👁😊❤

"and hornets wail by children stung" ... but a brilliant recitation by Mr Fishburne! Grateful to begin my day by seeing this video!

leave it to craig to have such a class act on his show.....two of my favorite people. craig and EECummings.

beautiful. this is only the second ee Cummings poem i"ve ever heard and I loved them at first" sight". must read more of his word in depth and Mr. Fishburne is a consummate actor. deeds cannot dream what dreams can do.

YAY!! I love E.E. Cummings. :)

I needed this. Thanks

He said it so well. Except for the last part he got it round the wrong way. "Long enough and just so long". The order is meant to change for the last one to, just so long and long enough. I think that line makes the whole poem.

I don't what this poem is about, it is ridiculous but Mr. Fishburne recited the hell out of this, more actors should do this.

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Lovely. He had a few hiccups, particularly the last line, which he reversed in order, should have read: "just so long and long enough"

He would make a good' narrator

0:35 isn't it "and hornets wail by children stung"? He said "robins wail"

Yeah is it just me or did he forget some lines?

"All over your ivy league suit."

as freedom is a breakfastfood or truth can live with right and wrong or molehills are from mountains made -long enough and just so long will being pay the rent of seem and genius please the talentgang and water most encourage flame as hatracks into peachtrees grow or hopes dance best on bald men’s hair and every finger is a toe and any courage is a fear -long enough and just so long will the impure think all things pure and hornets wail by children stung or as the seeing are the blind and robins never welcome spring nor flatfolk prove their world is round nor dingsters die at break of dong and common’s rare and millstones float -long enough and just so long tomorrow will not be too late worms are the words but joy’s the voice down shall go which and up come who breasts will be breasts thighs will be thighs deeds cannot dream what dreams can do -time is a tree(this life one leaf) but love is the sky and i am for you just so long and long enough

Unity for Assange

Magical poem… very jealous…. Not unlike God kept his oath to sparrows, who of little love, know how to starve

The great Lawrence Fishbourne and a host trying to be funny.🙄

A terrible reading