French surreal poets in A Gray Barn Rising, Francis Ponge and Robert Desnos, are featured with recitations in French and commentary by Prof. Sudarsan Rangarajan. A Gray Barn Rising is a series of YouTube videos featuring poetry chosen and recited by Indiana Poet Laureate George Kalamaras. (Please note, the volume will need to be increased for George Kalamars' readings.) Sudarsan Rangarajan is professor of French and Coordinator of the French Program Department of Languages at UAA. His areas of interest include twentieth century French and Québécois literatures, and critical theory. His book, Critical Essays on Michel Butor's L'Emploi du temps, was published by Peter Lang in 2012.