The Feast of Lights

Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Feast of Lights by Emma Lazarus. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 18, 2011.

Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, is the Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the 2nd century BCE.
This poem celebrating Hanukkah was written by Emma Lazarus, a Jewish American poet. Emma Lazarus also wrote 'The New Colossus,' a sonnet which is inscribed on a plaque on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.

Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry), House & Home, Other religions

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Feast of Lights - Read by CC Chris Caron
00:02:58
Play 02 The Feast of Lights - Read by CH Carmen H
00:02:54
Play 03 The Feast of Lights - Read by DL David Lawrence
00:03:05
Play 04 The Feast of Lights - Read by GC Snapdragon
00:02:55
Play 05 The Feast of Lights - Read by GHS Algy Pug
00:03:09
Play 06 The Feast of Lights - Read by LKP Lucy Perry
00:02:56
Play 07 The Feast of Lights - Read by REF Rhonda Federman
00:03:32
Play 08 The Feast of Lights - Read by RN ravenotation
00:03:37
Play 09 The Feast of Lights - Read by TG TriciaG
00:02:55