Product Code: 7219
ISBN: 978---08748-372-1-6
Binding: Compact Disc
Age Range: 8 to Adult
Grade Range: 3 to and Up
Price: $14.95
Paul Laurence Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1872, to parents who were both former slaves. From this humble and impoverished background, he went on to achieve international recognition for his work, which he alternately rendered in African-American dialect and in standard English. His work was popular with both black and white readers. Though he died of tuberculosis at the age of 33, his output was prolific. Before his death, he published twelve poetry collections, four short-story collections, ....
one play, and five novels.
Here are a baker's dozen of his poems brought to life in the medium Dunbar always wrote for—the spoken word. As narrated by Bobby Norfolk, these poems evoke the range of moods—from elegy to wonder to celebration—Dunbar is remembered for.
AWARDS Parents' Choice 2005 gold award winner
Parents' Choice Award (Gold Title)
ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Gold award 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction (1:23)
2. The Party (7:26)
3. Little Brown Baby (2:27)
4. In the Morning (2:27)
5. When Malindy Sings (2:52)
6. An Ante-Bellum Sermon (4:23)
7. When Dey 'Listed Colored Soldiers for War (3:39)
8. We Wear the Mask (0:53)
9. She Gave Me a Rose (0:46)
10. A Negro Love Song (1:25)
11. De Critters' Dance (3:37)
12. The Boogah Man (2:08)
13. A Cabin Tale (4:44)
REVIEWS
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"This poetry collection has something for everyone...
...Storyteller Bobby Norfolk brings this poetry to life for the 21st-century listener. Dunbar's stories are written to be heard, and Norfolk tells the stories, illuminates poignant thoughts, and captures photographic moments through pacing, inflection, musical intonation, and African-American dialect. His interpretation complements the energy and depth of Dunbar's work. Period musical interludes complete this fine recording."
