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Black Words Matter

Poets From The 18th Century To The Harlem Renaissance

de Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Frances E. W. Harper ...

Narrado por Darrell Joe, Laurel Lefkow, Trei House ...

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3 hora 51 minutos

This anthology focuses on African-American poets. We start in the 18th century and end with the Harlem Renaissance. Many poets featured are, and were, rarely heard and have been painfully neglected. To be of colour was deemed at best to be second class so few of our poets had the privileges most of us take for granted or a means to market. Down the ages they illuminate the stain on our humanity ... Leer más

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This anthology focuses on African-American poets. We start in the 18th century and end with the Harlem Renaissance. Many poets featured are, and were, rarely heard and have been painfully neglected. To be of colour was deemed at best to be second class so few of our poets had the privileges most of us take for granted or a means to market. Down the ages they illuminate the stain on our humanity
... Leer más
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3 Stories About - Women’s Insecurities on Appearances

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

de Alice Dunbar Nelson, Amy Levy, F Scott Fitzgerald ...

Narrado por Darrell Joe, Janet Fullerlove, Laurel Lefkow ...

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2 hora 27 minutos

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Leer más

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There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Leer más
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Scapegoat, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

de Paul Laurence Dunbar ...

Narrado por Darrell Joe ...

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27 minutos

Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27th, 1872 in Dayton Ohio. His parents had been slaves in Kentucky before the Civil War.Dunbar wrote his first poem at age 6 and gave his first public recital at age 9. By 16 he was already published as a poet in ‘The Herald’, a local newspaper.After completing his formal schooling in 1891, Dunbar was employed as an elevator operator, at $4 a week. His hopes ... Leer más

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Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27th, 1872 in Dayton Ohio. His parents had been slaves in Kentucky before the Civil War.Dunbar wrote his first poem at age 6 and gave his first public recital at age 9. By 16 he was already published as a poet in ‘The Herald’, a local newspaper.After completing his formal schooling in 1891, Dunbar was employed as an elevator operator, at $4 a week. His hopes
... Leer más
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Senility

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

de Sherwood Anderson ...

Narrado por Darrell Joe ...

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6 minutos

Sherwood Anderson was born on 13th September 1876 in Camden, Ohio.When his father’s business failed the family was forced to move on a regular basis before finally settling in Clyde, Ohio.Anderson, one of 7 children, left school at 14 to take a number of jobs to help with the family finances. These were difficult years.He moved to Chicago in search of opportunities before joining the Army for the ... Leer más

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Sherwood Anderson was born on 13th September 1876 in Camden, Ohio.When his father’s business failed the family was forced to move on a regular basis before finally settling in Clyde, Ohio.Anderson, one of 7 children, left school at 14 to take a number of jobs to help with the family finances. These were difficult years.He moved to Chicago in search of opportunities before joining the Army for the
... Leer más
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Top 10 Poets – The African-American Men, The

Five poems each from some of the best African American male poets

de Langston Hughes, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Claude McKay, James Weldon Johnson, Countee Cullen, James Monroe Whitfield, George Moses Horton, George Marion McClellan, James Edwin Campbell, Jupiter Hammond ...

Narrado por Darrell Joe, Warren Keyes, Machelle Williams ...

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The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Leer más
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Neglected Authors, The - Men - Volume 1

Celebrated in their time, forgotten in ours

de Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Grant Allen, Leonid Andreyev, Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev, Stacy Aumonier, William Austin, Richard Harris Barham, Robert Barr, Charles Baudelaire, John Davys Beresford, Ernest Bramah, Valery Bryusov, Thomas Burke, William E Burton, Bernard Capes, Charles W Chesnutt, Frederick Cowles ...

Narrado por David Shaw-Parker, Richard Mitchley, Darrell Joe ...

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10 hora 57 minutos

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Leer más

$24.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
... Leer más
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Top 10 Poets – The U S, The - Mid-West

Five poems each from poets born in the American Mid West

de Langston Hughes, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Hart Crane, Sara Teasdale, Vachel Lindsay, James Whitcomb Riley, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Katherine Chapman Tillman, Eugene Field, Ambrose Bierce ...

Narrado por Darrell Joe, Eric Meyers, Warren Keyes ...

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The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Leer más
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Top 10 Poets – The African-Americans, The

Five poems each from some of the best African American poets

de Langston Hughes, Phillis Wheatley, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Claude McKay, Frances E W Harper, James Weldon Johnson, Alice Dunbar Nelson, Angelina Weld Grimké, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Adah Isaacs Menken ...

Narrado por Darrell Joe, Warren Keyes, Laurel Lefkow ...

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The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Leer más
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3 Stories - Racial Identity

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

de Charles W Chesnutt, Louisa May Alcott, Alice Dunbar-Nelson ...

Narrado por Laurel Lefkow, Darrell Joe, Ghizela Rowe ...

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2 hora 15 minutos

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Leer más
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3 Stories About Judgemental Townspeople

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

de Willa Cather, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Alice Dunbar-Nelson ...

Narrado por Darrell Joe, Michael Lyons, Christopher Ragland ...

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2 hora 6 minutos

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Leer más
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Neglected Authors, The - Volume 2

Celebrated in their time, forgotten in ours

de William E Burton, Mary Butts, Bernard Capes, Charles W Chesnutt, Mary Cholmondeley, Frederick Cowles, Mrs Craik, Isabella Valancy Crawford, Bithia Mary Croker, Ella D'Arcy, Uriah Derick D'Arcy, Ulric Daubeny, Alphonse Daudet, E M Delafield, Maria Edgeworth, Dorothy Edwards, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Rudolph Fisher, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Lettice Galbraith, Zona Gale ...

Narrado por Lisa Bowerman, Darrell Joe, David Shaw-Parker ...

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12 hora 37 minutos

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Leer más

$24.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
... Leer más
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Neglected Authors, The - American Men

Celebrated in their time, forgotten in ours

de William Austin, Charles W Chesnutt, Uriah Derick D'Arcy, Rudolph Fisher, Henry Harland, Robert E Howard, Ring Lardner, Sinclair Lewis, Robert Duncan Milne, Edward Page Mitchell, W C Morrow, Tod Robbins, Frank R Stockton, Booth Tarkington, Wallace Thurman ...

Narrado por Eric Meyers, Darrell Joe, Christopher Ragland ...

Completo

10 hora 2 minutos

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Leer más

$24.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
... Leer más