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)
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Stories. A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud, by Carson McCullers
A story which is hard to read, especially if you want to teach students to pronounce the endings and the consonant clusters!!! 🙂
Read the story.
Poems. The Housing Poem, by Dian Million
Stories. Ada, by Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein, a vital explorer of life and art, tried to write like Cezanne painted. It’s hard to explain.
Ada is a story to her lifelong loved one.
Read Ada and read about Gertrude Stein.
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Poems. Autobiography in 5 short chapters, by Portia Nelson

Hope you enjoy it!
Stories. Dishwashers, by michelle
Read the story (2 pdf pages)
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Poems. Wild Geese, by Mary Oliver
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! 🙂
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Poems. Strange Fruit, by Joy Harjo
Welcome to our poetry segment!
Read this poem, watch videos where Joy Harjo reads other poems or plays music…
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