Short stories and poems from famous literature and a brief history on their authors.
Tonight, we take a look at the life and work of Irish poet Oscar Wilde.
In this episode, we take a look at more works by Walt Whitman.
In this episode, we take a look at the life and work of American poet Lucille Clifton.
In this episode, we take a look at the life and work of English-American poet T.S. Eliot.
In this episode, we take a look at the life and ideas of world renown astronomer and author Carl Sagan.
Oriah Mountain Dreamer is a Canadian story-teller who, through her writing, explores how we can each become the individual we are at the deepest level of being. Today, we take a look at an excerpt from “The Invitation”, which is one of her many best selling books.
In this episode, we take a look at Maya Angelou’s “California Prodigal” and “Awaking In New York”.
A brief biography of Langston Hughes and readings of his poems: “Dreams”, “Dream Deferred”, and “I Continue To Dream”.
This evening we look at the work “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold.
In this episode, I read “Absurd Freedom” from “The Myth Of Sisyphus” by Albert Camus.
In this episode, I read two of my favorite works by Merwin: “My Friends” and “Losing A Language”.
This evening’s reading is from “Song Of Myself”, found within Walt Whitman’s “Leaves Of Grass”.
This rather short segment is a very brief history of Edgar Allan Poe and a reading of his poem “Romance”, originally written in 1829.
A brief history of Robert Frost and a reading of his work “The Tuft of Flowers”.