Thursday, August 2, 2012

Wired for Books Online Audio Recordings

                                                                                                   Wired for Books hosts a multitude of audio recordings of poems, stories, plays, essays, lectures, and interviews for children and adults. Wired for Books is a production of the WOUB Center for Public Media Scripps, College of Communication, at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. You can listen to classic tales like Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the poetry of Emily Dickinson and Robert Pinsky, plays by William Shakespeare, such as the Tragedy of Macbeth in their entirety, or contemporary plays like Susan Glaspell's Trifles: A Play in One Act, as well as interviews with well-known authors like Daniel Keyes. 
You can also listen to readings and lectures of today's noted writers who were featured guests of the Ohio University Spring Literary Festival. Wired for Books brings the the literary festival to you!
Wired for Books Poetry Online offers all of their poems and poets in one place. Don't miss out on this wonderful resource for your classroom!
The Red Door by Fred Harris
The Red Door, by Frederick Harris, is a watercolor
painting of the Temple of Literature in Hanoi.