Read the poems on the Literature page on the Talking People website
Download “Poems. Emily Dickinson & Why Read Literature” dickinson1.mp3 – Downloaded 35 times –
Poems to learn by heart with all your heart!
Read the poems on the Literature page on the Talking People website
Download “Poems. Emily Dickinson & Why Read Literature” dickinson1.mp3 – Downloaded 35 times –
Read the poem at the Mujer Palabra website.
Check out the webpage at Talking People about Sylvia Plath
Download “Poems. Child, by Sylvia Plath” plath_child.mp3 – Downloaded 307 times –
Read the poem and learn more about this insightful author
Download “Poems. Song, by Adrienne Rich” adriennerich_song.mp3 – Downloaded 452 times –
Check out the Talking People webpage for Anne Sexton, and you’ll be able to listen to her!!!
Download “Poems. Her Kind, by Anne Sexton” annesexton_herkind.mp3 – Downloaded 468 times –
I love this poem. It’s so mysterious, and so honest. I don’t know what it means. I just know it means something mysterious and daily and beautiful, plus totally human. Picture it as a post-it note on a fridge. Hope you enjoy it!
Read the poem
Read the lyrics here (from her album “not so soft”, 1991)
Language notes: “to wane” is something the moon does, because the moon waxes and wanes! “To toe the line” is ‘to conform to a rule or standard’.
More on Ani Difranco at the Talking People Website (Music)
Read this poem and find more info/activities.
Tell yourself this poem when you are waiting to enter an examination room! It’ll lull you a bit, soothe you down, and you’ll be able to concentrate and focus better! 🙂
Download “Poems. Wild Geese, by Mary Oliver” maryoliver_wildgeese.mp3 – Downloaded 496 times –
Welcome to our poetry segment!
Read this poem, watch videos where Joy Harjo reads other poems or plays music…
More on American Indians
More on Billie Holiday – “Strange Fruit” and more
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