The Voice Of The Banjo

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of The Voice Of The Banjo by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 3, 2019.
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What struck me in reading Mr. Dunbar's poetry was what had already struck his friends in Ohio and Indiana, in Kentucky and Illinois. They had felt, as I felt, that however gifted his race had proven itself in music, in oratory, in several of the other arts, here was the first instance of an American negro who had evinced innate distinction in literature. In my criticism of his book ... So far as I could remember, Paul Dunbar was the only man of pure African blood and of American civilization to feel the negro life aesthetically and express it lyrically. (W. D. HOWELLS from the Introduction to Lyrics of Lowly Life)

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

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by AG Andy Glover
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Play 02 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by ALP Algy Pug
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Play 03 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by ASM Anita Sloma-Martinez
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Play 04 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by BJD Brenda J. Davis
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Play 05 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by BK Bruce Kachuk
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Play 06 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by CJPH ChadH94
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Play 07 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by DL David Lawrence
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Play 08 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by ES Erin Stone
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Play 09 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by EL Newgatenovelist
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Play 10 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by GB Garth Burton
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Play 11 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by GRS Graham Scott
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Play 12 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by JQC Joseph Campbell
00:01:55
Play 13 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by KL Kyle L.
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Play 14 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by NR Nemo
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Play 15 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by PS Phil Schempf
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Play 16 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by PY Peter Yearsley
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Play 17 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by RLF roaringlionfish
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Play 18 The Voice Of The Banjo Read by RZ Rebecca Zimmerman
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