Poetry Speaks to Children

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	The First Book spoken vocals: Rita Dove recording of: The First Book writer: Rita Dove	Rita Dove	0:36
2	The Quarrel spoken vocals: Maxine Kumin recording of: The Quarrel writer: Maxine Kumin	Maxine Kumin	1:09
3	Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening spoken vocals: Robert Frost recording of: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening writer: Robert Frost	Robert Frost	0:48
4	Wolf spoken vocals: Billy Collins recording of: Wolf writer: Billy Collins	Billy Collins	1:03
5	The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves spoken vocals: Gwendolyn Brooks recording of: The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves writer: Gwendolyn Brooks	Gwendolyn Brooks	2:38
6	The Adventures of Isabel spoken vocals: Ogden Nash recording of: The Adventures of Isabel writer: Ogden Nash	Ogden Nash	1:53
7	On a Flimmering Floom You Shall Ride spoken vocals: Carl Sandburg recording of: On a Flimmering Floom You Shall Ride writer: Carl Sandburg	Carl Sandburg	0:46
8	The Dentist and the Crocodile spoken vocals: Roald Dahl recording of: The Dentist and the Crocodile writer: Roald Dahl	Roald Dahl	1:52
9	Bear Song spoken vocals: Kay Ryan recording of: Bear Song writer: Kay Ryan	Kay Ryan	0:52
10	Jabberwocky spoken vocals: Emma Fielding recording of: Jabberwocky writer: Lewis Carroll	Lewis Carroll read by Emma Fielding	1:54
11	Sneeze spoken vocals: Maxine Kumin recording of: Sneeze writer: Maxine Kumin	Maxine Kumin	0:36
12	Okay, Brown Girl, Okay - Introduction spoken vocals: James Berry	James Berry	0:27
13	Okay, Brown Girl, Okay spoken vocals: James Berry recording of: Okay, Brown Girl, Okay writer: James Berry	James Berry	1:51
14	Vowel Owl (Roger) spoken vocals: John Hollander recording of: Vowel Owl (Roger) writer: John Hollander	John Hollander	0:57
15	Frodo’s Song in Bree spoken vocals: J.R.R. Tolkien partial recording of: The Fellowship of the Ring writer: J.R.R. Tolkien part of: The Lord of the Rings (novel)	J. R. R. Tolkien	1:59
16	Eagle Poem spoken vocals: Joy Harjo recording of: Eagle Poem writer: Joy Harjo	Joy Harjo	2:19
17	The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Introduction spoken vocals: Langston Hughes	Langston Hughes	1:41
18	The Negro Speaks of Rivers spoken vocals: Langston Hughes recording of: The Negro Speaks of Rivers writer: Langston Hughes	Langston Hughes	0:46
19	About the Teeth of Sharks spoken vocals: John Ciardi recording of: About the Teeth of Sharks writer: John Ciardi	John Ciardi	0:30
20	My Sister Saw a Dinosaur spoken vocals: Mary Ann Hoberman recording of: My Sister Saw a Dinosaur writer: Mary Ann Hoberman	Mary Ann Hoberman	0:21
21	Joey - Introduction spoken vocals: Brad Leithauser	Brad Leithauser	1:01
22	Joey spoken vocals: Brad Leithauser recording of: Joey writer: Brad Leithauser	Brad Leithauser	0:26
23	Rabbit - Introduction spoken vocals: Mary Ann Hoberman	Mary Ann Hoberman	0:55
24	Rabbit spoken vocals: Mary Ann Hoberman recording of: Rabbit writer: Mary Ann Hoberman	Mary Ann Hoberman	0:38
25	Balloons spoken vocals: William Jay Smith recording of: Balloons writer: William Jay Smith	William Jay Smith	0:37
26	The Reason I Like Chocolate spoken vocals: Nikki Giovanni recording of: The Reason I Like Chocolate writer: Nikki Giovanni	Nikki Giovanni	0:31
27	Trips spoken vocals: Nikki Giovanni recording of: Trips writer: Nikki Giovanni	Nikki Giovanni	0:34
28	Mommies spoken vocals: Nikki Giovanni recording of: Mommies writer: Nikki Giovanni	Nikki Giovanni	0:16
29	Good Luck Gold - Introduction spoken vocals: Janet S. Wong	Janet S. Wong	1:47
30	Good Luck Gold spoken vocals: Janet S. Wong recording of: Good Luck Gold writer: Janet S. Wong	Janet S. Wong	0:52
31	Crying spoken vocals: Galway Kinnell recording of: Crying writer: Galway Kinnell	Galway Kinnell	0:50
32	Art Class spoken vocals: X. J. Kennedy recording of: Art Class writer: X. J. Kennedy	X. J. Kennedy	0:44
33	How to Paint a Donkey spoken vocals: Naomi Shihab Nye recording of: How to Paint a Donkey writer: Naomi Shihab Nye	Naomi Shihab Nye	0:53
34	A Faery Song spoken vocals: Paul Muldoon recording of: A Faery Song writer: William Butler Yeats is based on: A Faery Song (We Who Are Old)	W. B. Yeats read by Paul Muldoon	0:59
35	The Unicorn spoken vocals: Paul Muldoon recording of: The Unicorn writer: Rainer Maria Rilke translator: Paul Muldoon translated version of: Die Sonette an Orpheus	Rainer Maria Rilke translated and read by Paul Muldoon	1:19
36	The Lion and the Lily spoken vocals: Elizabeth Spires recording of: The Lion and the Lily writer: Elizabeth Spires	Elizabeth Spires	2:43
37	The Ghost and Jenny Jemima lead vocals: Eddie Douglas recording of: The Ghost and Jenny Jemima writer: Dennis Lee	Dennis Lee performed by Eddie Douglas	2:36
38	The Raven spoken vocals: Basil Rathbone recording of: The Raven (poem by E.A. Poe) lyricist and writer: Edgar Allan Poe	Edgar Allan Poe read by Basil Rathbone	3:36
39	Sheep Party spoken vocals: John Fuller recording of: Sheep Party writer: John Fuller	John Fuller	1:15
40	Jamaican Song spoken vocals: James Berry recording of: Jamaican Song writer: James Berry	James Berry	1:21
41	Count to Ten and We’ll Be There spoken vocals: Rita Dove recording of: Count to Ten and We'll Be There writer: Rita Dove	Rita Dove	0:46
42	4 from More Opposites spoken vocals: Richard Wilbur partial recording of: More Opposites writer: Richard Wilbur	Richard Wilbur	0:45
43	7 from More Opposites spoken vocals: Richard Wilbur partial recording of: More Opposites writer: Richard Wilbur	Richard Wilbur	1:00
44	20 from Opposites spoken vocals: Richard Wilbur partial recording of: Opposites writer: Richard Wilbur	Richard Wilbur	0:27
45	Casey at the Bat spoken vocals: Poetry Alive! recording of: Casey at the Bat writer: Ernest Lawrence Thayer	Ernest Lawrence Thayer performed by Poetry Alive!	4:23
46	A Poem for Jesse spoken vocals: Sonia Sanchez recording of: A Poem for Jesse writer: Sonia Sanchez	Sonia Sanchez	0:33
47	To P.J. spoken vocals: Sonia Sanchez recording of: To P.J. writer: Sonia Sanchez	Sonia Sanchez	0:48
48	Summer - Introduction spoken vocals: W. D. Snodgrass	W. D. Snodgrass	0:54
49	Summer spoken vocals: W. D. Snodgrass recording of: Summer writer: W. D. Snodgrass	W. D. Snodgrass	1:02
50	Winter - Introduction spoken vocals: W. D. Snodgrass	W. D. Snodgrass	0:22
51	Winter spoken vocals: W. D. Snodgrass recording of: Winter writer: W. D. Snodgrass	W. D. Snodgrass	1:05
52	Knoxville, Tennessee spoken vocals: Nikki Giovanni recording of: Knoxville, Tennessee writer: Nikki Giovanni	Nikki Giovanni	0:30
53	The Tyger spoken vocals: Elise Paschen recording of: The Tyger lyricist: William Blake part of: Songs of Innocence and of Experience (collection of poems by William Blake, earliest edition)	William Blake read by Elise Paschen	1:20
54	Conversation with a Mouse spoken vocals: Robert Bly recording of: Conversation with a Mouse writer: Robert Bly	Robert Bly	0:42
55	On Turning Ten spoken vocals: Billy Collins recording of: On Turning Ten writer: Billy Collins	Billy Collins	1:46
56	How to Stay Up Late spoken vocals: X. J. Kennedy recording of: How to Stay Up Late writer: X. J. Kennedy	X. J. Kennedy	0:45
57	Flashlight spoken vocals: X. J. Kennedy recording of: Flashlight writer: X. J. Kennedy	X. J. Kennedy	1:05
58	Maturity spoken vocals: X. J. Kennedy recording of: Maturity writer: X. J. Kennedy	X. J. Kennedy	0:20
59	Brother - Introduction spoken vocals: Mary Ann Hoberman	Mary Ann Hoberman	0:58
60	Brother spoken vocals: Mary Ann Hoberman recording of: Brother writer: Mary Ann Hoberman	Mary Ann Hoberman	0:55

Poetry Speaks to Children

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