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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an influential female African American poet. Her poetry often deals with themes of freedom, discrimination, hatred, and injustice. Her poetry remains relevant to this day, and is still widely read. - Summary by Carolin (1 hr 40 min)

Chapters

My Mother's Kiss

1:28

Read by Larry Wilson

A Grain of Sand

2:13

Read by Greg Giordano

The Crocuses

1:40

Read by Larry Wilson

The Present Age

2:38

Read by Larry Wilson

Dedication Poems

2:56

Read by Michele Fry

A Double Standard

3:25

Read by AnnaLisa Bodtker

Our Hero

2:51

Read by Foon

The Dying Bondman

2:02

Read by Foon

A Little Child Shall Lead Them

2:09

Read by Foon

The Sparrow's Fall

1:44

Read by Foon

God Bless Our Native Land

0:49

Read by Caitlin S.

Dandelions

1:00

Read by Larry Wilson

The Building

0:46

Read by Larry Wilson

Home, Sweet Home

0:54

Read by Sarah Brown

The Pure in Heart Shall See God

1:49

Read by Larry Wilson

He Had Not Where to Lay His Head

1:02

Read by Larry Wilson

Go Work in My Vineyard

1:54

Read by Larry Wilson

Renewal of Strength

1:03

Read by Foon

Jamie's Puzzle

2:05

Read by Foon

Truth

2:15

Read by Foon

Death of the Old Sea King

2:43

Read by Greg Giordano

Save the Boys

2:02

Read by Nemo

Nothing and Something

2:57

Read by Nemo

Vashti

1:34

Read by Larry Wilson

Thank God for Little Children

1:50

Read by Jude

The Martyr of Alabama

5:26

Read by Greg Giordano

The Night of Death

3:49

Read by Greg Giordano

Mother's Treasures

2:13

Read by Greg Giordano

The Refiner's Gold

2:19

Read by Greg Giordano

A Story of the Rebellion

2:16

Read by Nemo

Burial of Sarah

2:31

Read by Greg Giordano

Going East

3:09

Read by Greg Giordano

The Hermit's Sacrifice

4:38

Read by Greg Giordano

Songs for the People

1:42

Read by Nemo

Let the Light Enter

1:21

Read by Sarah Brown

An Appeal to My Country Women

3:20

Read by Foon

Then and Now

6:30

Read by Foon

Maceo

3:07

Read by Larry Wilson

'Fishers of Men'

2:36

Read by Foon

The Lost Bells

3:08

Read by Foon

'Do not Cheer, Men are Dying,' Said Capt. Phillips, in the Spanish-American War

2:31

Read by Nemo

The Burdens of All

1:54

Read by Foon