The Song My Paddle Sings

E. Pauline Johnson (1861 - 1913)

LibriVox’s weekly poetry project for the week of February 5, 2006 offers fourteen versions of "The Song My Paddle Sings" from the collection Flint and Feather by E. Pauline Johnson.

E. Pauline Johnson, also known as Tekahionwake, was born to the Mohawk Chief G.H.M. Johnson (Onwanonsyshon), and his wife, Emily S. Howells, a lady of pure English parentage. Pauline, born and raised in Canada, was a great reader and began writing poetry as a child. She died in 1913 after having poetry published in periodicals in several countries and collections of her work published in book form. (Summary adapted from the "Biographical Sketch" included in the Gutenberg text.)

Genre(s): Poetry, Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Version 01 Annie Coleman Rothenberg
00:02:50
Play 02 Version 02 Betsie Bush
00:02:44
Play 03 Version 03 Chip
00:02:56
Play 04 Version 04 Eugene Pinto
00:03:17
Play 05 Version 05 Brad Bush
00:02:33
Play 06 Version 06 KYO
00:02:59
Play 07 Version 07 Marian Brown
00:02:34
Play 08 Version 08 Marlo Dianne
00:03:06
Play 09 Version 09 Patricia Oakley
00:02:38
Play 10 Version 10 Paul Jacobus
00:02:19
Play 11 Version 11 Ray Bush
00:01:54
Play 12 Version 12 SDW
00:02:43
Play 13 Version 13 Sara Schein
00:02:18
Play 14 Version 14 Vicki Barbour
00:03:03