If I should have a daughter

A performing poet since she was 14 years old, Sarah Kay is the founder of Project V.O.I.C.E., teaching poetry and self-expression at schools across the United States.

"If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's gonna call me Point B ... " began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011. She tells the story of her metamorphosis, from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York's Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression through Project V.O.I.C.E., and gives two breathtaking performances of "B" and "Hiroshima."

Watch Sarah Kay recite her poem and watch her talk, where she explains her commitment to poetry.

Loudlit

LoudLit.org is committed to delivering public domain literature paired with high quality audio performances. They put together great literature and accompanying audio.

By putting the text and audio together, readers can learn spelling, punctuation and paragraph structure while listening and reading masterpieces of the written word. Read and listen via your web browser or on your mp3 player. Regardless of how you enjoy the audiobooks (audio books), they are free.

Awesome stories

Awesome stories is an interesting site for advanced learners of English, especially if they are keen on literature and current affairs issues.

On Awesome stories students have at their disposal a vast collection of stories, some of which include an audio file. They can also find video clips with extracts from films and interviews which revolve around issues our interest.

Edgar Allan Poe

To mark the 161st anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's death on October 7th, Open Culture posted the animated short film The Tell Tale Heart.


The Tell Tale Heart - UPA (1954) from J.F. Culhane on Vimeo.