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All the Homespun Days: A Narrative Poem of New York State Life
Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry
Anthology of Negro Poetry
Anthology of Negro Poets in the U.S.A. - 200 Years
Anthology of Negro Poets in the U.S.A. is the aural complement to “The Poetry of the Negro, 1746-1949,” edited by Langston Hughes along with Arna Bontemps - who reads the selections heard on this album. This collection characterizes the rich history of poetry in the African American community, including slav...
Anthology of Negro Poets in the U.S.A. is the aural complement to “The Poetry of the Negro, 1746-1949,” edited by Langston Hughes along with Arna Bontemps - who reads the selections heard on this album. This collection characterizes the rich history of poetry in the African American community, including slaves such as Phyllis Wheatley who “won” their freedom with this skill and whose poem “His Excellency General Washington” may be heard here.
Anthology of Negro Poets in the U.S.A. is the aural complement to “The Poetry of the Negro, 1746-1949,” edited by Langston Hughes along with Arna Bontemps - who reads the selections heard on this album. This collection characterizes the rich history of poetry in the African American community, including slaves such as Phyllis Wheatley who “won” their freedom with this skill and whose poem “His Excellency General Washington” may be heard here.
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As If: Poems, New and Selected, by John Ciardi
Booker T's Child and Portia, Booker T. Washington Address, 1895
A controversial (though influential) figure in African American history, Booker T. Washington’s image is sanctified here as poet and author, Roy L. Hill, combines forces with Washington’s daughter, Portia Washington-Pittman. Pittman reflects on her father’s life and attempts to counteract the negative perce...
A controversial (though influential) figure in African American history, Booker T. Washington’s image is sanctified here as poet and author, Roy L. Hill, combines forces with Washington’s daughter, Portia Washington-Pittman. Pittman reflects on her father’s life and attempts to counteract the negative perceptions about her father with her own thoughtful understanding of Washington’s disposition. The compilation includes a recording of a...
A controversial (though influential) figure in African American history, Booker T. Washington’s image is sanctified here as poet and author, Roy L. Hill, combines forces with Washington’s daughter, Portia Washington-Pittman. Pittman reflects on her father’s life and attempts to counteract the negative perceptions about her father with her own thoughtful understanding of Washington’s disposition. The compilation includes a recording of a speech delivered by Booker T. Washington at the opening of the Atlanta Cotton States in 1895.
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Charles Olson Reads from Maximus Poems IV, V, VI
Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day
Rarely does the truth seem so comforting as when Giovanni shares her candid observations about the struggles of the African-American woman in the 1970s. In this collection of poems, the poet’s human flaws are endearing, her sadness is enlightening and her loneliness speaks for an entire community.
Rarely does the truth seem so comforting as when Giovanni shares her candid observations about the struggles of the African-American woman in the 1970s. In this collection of poems, the poet’s human flaws are endearing, her sadness is enlightening and her loneliness speaks for an entire community.
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Selections from Shakespeare [Author] (Poetic Drama)
Designed to parallel the reality of growing up and making decisions, this album delineates how the young writer should make decisions in literature. Through the study of several literary genres, the characters therein and their conflicts, this album is a great guide for the aspiring writer.
Designed to parallel the reality of growing up and making decisions, this album delineates how the young writer should make decisions in literature. Through the study of several literary genres, the characters therein and their conflicts, this album is a great guide for the aspiring writer.
Derry Down Derry: A Narrative Reading by Lesley Frost of Poems by Robert Frost
This collection of twenty-eight poems by Robert Frost is perfect for every seasonFireflies in Our Garden in summer,Gathering Leaves in autumn, a Dust of Snow in wintertime, and A Prayer in Spring. Frost’s poems come alive as Lesley shares stories of her childhood, her father, and his work.
This collection of twenty-eight poems by Robert Frost is perfect for every seasonFireflies in Our Garden in summer,Gathering Leaves in autumn, a Dust of Snow in wintertime, and A Prayer in Spring. Frost’s poems come alive as Lesley shares stories of her childhood, her father, and his work.
