Jessica B. Harris Presents: Tell Me A Story, Read Me A Poem
Jessica B. Harris, Full Service Radio
9 episodes
4 months ago
The human voice is music that works as a tuning fork for the soul. In times of trouble it brings solace and comfort. We also find refuge in stories - they can allay our fears, comfort our anxieties and instruct us on better ways to be. On this series, renowned culinary historian and author Jessica B. Harris shares stories and reads poems from around the world. Some might bring a smile of recollection or a nod of recognition - others might startle with their aptness to todays world. May they all help us find peace of mind body and soul.
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The human voice is music that works as a tuning fork for the soul. In times of trouble it brings solace and comfort. We also find refuge in stories - they can allay our fears, comfort our anxieties and instruct us on better ways to be. On this series, renowned culinary historian and author Jessica B. Harris shares stories and reads poems from around the world. Some might bring a smile of recollection or a nod of recognition - others might startle with their aptness to todays world. May they all help us find peace of mind body and soul.
"Harlem" by Langston Hughes, "If We Must Die" by Claude McKay and "The Strong Men" by Sterling Brown
Jessica B. Harris Presents: Tell Me A Story, Read Me A Poem
7 minutes 36 seconds
5 years ago
"Harlem" by Langston Hughes, "If We Must Die" by Claude McKay and "The Strong Men" by Sterling Brown
The Ghanian Sankofa symbol reminds us to go back and fetch information from the past to inform our decisions about how to deal with the future. This week’s three poems: Harlem by Langston Hughes 1951, If We Must Die by Claude McKay 1919, and The Strong Men by Sterling Brown remind is that the past is indeed prologue. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.
Jessica B. Harris Presents: Tell Me A Story, Read Me A Poem
The human voice is music that works as a tuning fork for the soul. In times of trouble it brings solace and comfort. We also find refuge in stories - they can allay our fears, comfort our anxieties and instruct us on better ways to be. On this series, renowned culinary historian and author Jessica B. Harris shares stories and reads poems from around the world. Some might bring a smile of recollection or a nod of recognition - others might startle with their aptness to todays world. May they all help us find peace of mind body and soul.
