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Preludes of Poetry and Music

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This is a collection of poems by American poet Irene Curtis. These poems were collected by friends and family after her death in 1916, at only 26 years of age. This book of poems is divided into two parts. The first is a collection of poems in dialect, lending an extra voice to the community of people of colour with which she grew up in the South of the United States. The second is a collection of miscellaneous poems. All of the poems shine with a special warmth and love, which make it a pleasure to read them. - Summary by Carolin (0 hr 43 min)

Chapters

Introduction

8:49

Read by Larry Wilson

A Darky Pastoral

1:08

Read by KHand

Mah Baby Bruddah

0:46

Read by KHand

Dat Rabbit

1:08

Read by KHand

De Bugguh Man

1:14

Read by KHand

Crawfishin'

1:00

Read by KHand

'Heart o' Gol' Sunlight'

1:44

Read by Monika M. C.

De Saw-Mill

1:59

Read by Monika M. C.

Ha'nted

1:18

Read by Monika M. C.

Po' Li'l' Cottontail Rabbit

2:07

Read by Malka Davis

'De Peace ob de Lawd'

2:33

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

De Cabin in de Trees

5:22

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

The Dying Day

0:40

Read by Larry Wilson

The Christmas Season

0:50

Read by Larry Wilson

Christmas Eve

1:54

Read by Larry Wilson

To P.F.B.

2:00

Read by Foon

Nocturne

2:49

Read by Foon

Christmas, 1914

1:59

Read by Foon

The Song

0:59

Read by Foon

Fragments

1:30

Read by Foon

Alone I Stood

0:41

Read by Foon

Why Fear Old Age

0:37

Read by Foon

God Bless You

0:45

Read by Foon