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  Short Poetry Collection 077

  Various Various

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  This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of March 2009.

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  Poems on Various Subjects...

  Phillis Wheatley

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  Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American to publish a book of poetry in 1773. Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at age seven, and bought by a wealthy Massachusetts family who taught her to read and write. Her extraordinary literary gifts led to the publication of her "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral," and to her eventual emancipation by her owners. Although some of the poems demonstrate an apparent acceptance of the racist values of the white slave-owning classes (which viewed Africans as savage), Wheatley's considerable talents simultaneously contradicted these stereotypes. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

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  Adventures of Jerry Muskrat The...

  Thornton W. Burgess

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  Join us as we follow Jerry Muskrat and his friends on an adventure to discover what is threatening their homeland, Laughing Brook and Smiling Pool. (Summary by Linette Geisel) Cast: 
  Narration: Marty KrisJerry Muskrat: Phil ChenevertPeter Rabbit: Lucy PerryBilly Mink: ChyAnne DonnellMother Muskrat: Linette GeiselBobby Coon: Amy GramourMr. Coon: Glenn PreviteraGrandfather Frog: ToddHWLittle Joe Otter: Nicky RiveraFarmer Brown's boy: ChyAnne DonnellMr. Redwing: Chris MarcellusSpotty the Turtle: Barry EadsOl' Mistah Buzzard: Beverly ScottPaddy the Beaver: Leonard WilsonAudio edited by: Linette GeiselThis project was proof listened by Linette Geisel and Marty Kris.

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  Beyond Good And Evil

  Friedrich Nietzsche

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  In 1886, Frederich Nietzsche self-published Beyond Good and Evil.  Structured into 296 separate sections, and nine parts, this work deconstructs the metaphysics and dogma established by previous philosophers. Nietzsche traced the roots of issues that he viewed hindered mankind in his society.  He spoke about what it means to be a free spirit, the prejudice of philosophers, and begins questioning traditional morality.On the Genealogy of Morals was published a year later in 1887.  Influenced by Fyodor Dostoevsky and Soren Kierkegaard, the book consisted of three overlapping essays.  It follows the evolution of morals and the moral prejudices of Christianity and Judaism.  In this book, Nietzsche goes into the history of values and why we’ve put so much emphasis these values. In his treatises, Nietzsche delves into the origin of good and evil, guilt, bad conscience, resentment, and how these parts of the human condition have evolved over time.

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  Samskara (NHB Modern Plays)

  Lanre Malaolu

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  Four generations of black men are trying to understand themselves in a world which tells them they have to be strong.
  Inspired by real-life testimony and told through an explosive fusion of text, physical theatre and hip-hop dance, Samskara explores vulnerability, emotional trauma and how cycles of fathering affect masculinity. Moving through joy and suffering, laughter and longing, this soul-baring odyssey untangles what it means to be a black man in twenty-first-century Britain.
  Samskara premiered at The Yard Theatre, London, in November 2021, written, directed and choreographed by award-winning artist Lanre Malaolu.
  'Lanre Malaolu has a light touch on heavyweight subjects. His sharp, naturalistic script switches between laugh-out-loud comedy, personal psychology and social comment to address black masculinity in the 21st century... powerful, moving, rich and straight-talking... Malaolu is a real talent, and Samskara deserves a wide audience' - Guardian
  'An outburst of a show... an achingly moving 90 minutes that questions whether Black men must be strong to be valued... Samskara feels current and raw... A triumph in its frank unpicking of the male psyche, it masters the experience of being an equally joyful and painful watch' - The Stage
  'Undulating between naturalistic dialogue, mesmerising physical storytelling, and genuinely laugh-out-loud moments... Samskara is at once a deliciously joyful and hard-hitting watch' - Exeunt

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  Always Die Before Your Mother -...

  Patrick Woodcock

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  Like an embedded journalist, Patrick Woodcock writes his poetry from the front lines of experience.
   
  From cities reeling from the trauma of siege warfare to the stifling heat and politics of the Arabian Peninsula to the darkest corners of the South American rain forest, Woodcock's poems bear witness to a world that is equally immediate and remote... and far more complex than we often imagine.
   
  In his new book Always Die Before You Mother, Woodcock takes us around the globe — recording whatever he can. Like a photographer using the changeable lenses of image and idiom, he transforms all that he sees into a searing commentary on human failures both public and private, those of our societies, our politics and our religions, as well as his own failures as a son.

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