Sister Wisdom
Sister Wisdom
Sister Wisdom Playlist – Women’s Studies – Learnstrong.net
(Women Writers in Chronological order)
Dr. Tim McGee - Room 303
List constructed by Denise Fletcher
Introduction video for Sister Wisdom:
Sister Wisdom, An Introduction: https://youtu.be/esyNbmBdRiE
Proverbs 7:4 - "Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:" (KJV)
800s – 9th Century
Ono Komachi (c. 833 – c. 857)
“Was it that I went to sleep” (and Priest Jakuren’s “One cannot ask loneliness”)
Priest Jakuren’s One cannot ask loneliness…Ono Komachi’s Was it that I went to sleep…: https://youtu.be/I_pN36j9LkY
1500s – 16th century
Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582)
“Lecture #42: St. Teresa: The Raptures of St. Teresa”
World of Ideas, Lecture #42, St. Teresa, The Raptures of St. Teresa: https://youtu.be/gMjivo_7kQU
Lady Mary Wroth (1587-1653)
Mary Wroth’s Sonnet 32: https://youtu.be/d4MRutwS6dQ
1600s – 17th century
Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)
Anne Bradstreet’s To My Dear and Loving Husband: http://youtu.be/FgpQr_t1dt0
Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661-1720)
“A Nocturnal Reverie”
Sr. A. A Nocturnal Reverie: https://youtu.be/3694DrR4peg
1700s – 18th century
Abigail Adams (1744-1818)
Abigail Adams, Letter to John Adams: https://youtu.be/JOFfHQbZGOU
Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753-1784)
Phillis Wheatley, To His Excellency, General Washington:
Wheatley, A: https://youtu.be/GNfmu1fDDh4
Wheatley, B: https://youtu.be/Hk5b_e_fNdQ
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797)
“A Vindication of the Rights of Women” (and Jane Austen’s “On Making an Agreeable Marriage”)
Sr. B. Marriage, Rights: http://youtu.be/sWn5JwVZlGU
Joanna Baillie (1762-1851)
“Woo’d and Married and A’”
Sr. B: Woo’d and Married and A’: https://youtu.be/8SzlqiRmqUY
Jane Austen (1775-1817)
“On Making an Agreeable Marriage” (and Mary Wollstonecraft's “A Vindication of the Rights of Women”)
Sr. B. Marriage, Rights: http://youtu.be/sWn5JwVZlGU
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)
“Frankenstein”
AP, Frankenstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxgT10kOVOY
Sr. B. Intro to Frankenstein (A review of the novel): http://youtu.be/XIYwE0QqYWM
“Introduction to Frankenstein”; “Curse of Frankenstein”
Sr. B: Introduction to Frankenstein:
A: https://youtu.be/T1L4gmaBmTQ
B: https://youtu.be/2j_GTXY1XCc
from Frankenstein:
from Frankenstein, A: https://youtu.be/mL7gUvfBf6g
from Frankenstein, B: https://youtu.be/XULaND_kQlM
from Frankenstein, C: https://youtu.be/OZ8rMV3EwBI
Sojourner Truth (born Isabella "Belle" Baumfree, c. 1797–1883)
Sojourner Truth, An Account of an Experience:
Sojourner Truth, Ain’t I a Woman?
1800s – 19th century
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
“Sonnet 14”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnets from the Portuguese, Number 14: If Thou Must Love Me: https://youtu.be/6WUXyj1WdKg
“Sonnet 43”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnets from the Portuguese: Number 43, How Do I Love Thee:
Sr. B. Sonnet 43: https://youtu.be/uRdKGXIY1ys
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Declaration of Sentiments: https://youtu.be/Ih6ABSzcCfY
Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855)
“Jane Eyre”
Intro to Jane Eyre:
Bronte’s Jane Eyre, A: https://youtu.be/OROJhbD2o8c
Bronte’s Jane Eyre, B: https://youtu.be/LOMvzGbp564
Charlotte Bronte’s from Jane Eyre:
Sr. B. Jane Eyre: http://youtu.be/hXK3vBovPHE
Emily Bronte (1818-1848)
“Remembrance” (and Thomas Hardy’s “Darkling Thrush” and Digging My Grave?”)
Sr. B. Bronte and Hardy: http://youtu.be/MawCXSg-DY0
Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. 1822–1913)
Known as the “Moses of her people”- Harriet (2019)
Spirituals: Go Down, Moses; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot:
Moses, A: https://youtu.be/0rn5iu1nvH0
Moses, B: https://youtu.be/UPRW5MJJixo
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
Jr Emily Dickinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5ZyfBKC7rQ
Dickinson, Intro A: http://youtu.be/r3IuDXe34VQ
Dickinson, Intro B: http://youtu.be/qYsX1sP2eEU
Dickinson, Success is Counted Sweetest:
Success A: http://youtu.be/r3IuDXe34VQ
Success B: http://youtu.be/qYsX1sP2eEU
Dickinson, Because I Could Not Stop For Death: http://youtu.be/TfHn8x9_0Ak
Dickinson, My Life Closed Twice Before Its Close: http://youtu.be/x-jx4MQOg50
Dickinson, I Heard a Fly Buzz—When I Died: http://youtu.be/lVVo1K4wtgE
Dickinson, There’s A Certain Slant Of Light: http://youtu.be/F-4MyomIx50
Dickinson, The Brain Is Wider Than The Sky: http://youtu.be/Q4YljcR6DZY
Dickinson, Water, Is Taught By Thirst: http://youtu.be/2KCVQuHQROs
Dickinson, There Is A Solitude Of Space: http://youtu.be/hThHxsx6Cts
Dickinson, The Soul Selects Her Own Society: http://youtu.be/eG1Pxq7FngE
Dickinson, We grow accustomed to the dark: https://youtu.be/zaF7Gs6hVSY
Dickinson, Hope is the Thing with Feathers: https://youtu.be/Rikg2LrWrOM
Dickinson, Much Madness is Divinest Sense: https://youtu.be/JtPaJMgKZwU
Dickinson, We never know how high we are: https://youtu.be/I9S0mh-I4kk
Dickinson, The Wind—tapped like a tired Man: https://youtu.be/Lk_eWZYkWEE
Dickinson, Tell all the Truth but tell it slant: https://youtu.be/EP1BxtR-OhY
Emily Dickinson, The Soul Unto Itself: https://youtu.be/zJkY8myKS0U
Emily Dickinson, Fame is a Fickle Food: https://youtu.be/rKu-wt9LRII
Emily Dickinson, They Shut me Up in Prose: https://youtu.be/i3KwCJHKLSU
Emily Dickinson, There Is A Solitude Of Space: https://youtu.be/IF39zYFONGI
Emily Dickinson, I'm Nobody! Who are You: https://youtu.be/Lb0xwFjjUCg
Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
Christina Rossetti’s A Christmas Carol:
A Christmas Carol: https://youtu.be/j2ysWPwo9PM
Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909)
Sarah Orne Jewett, A White Heron, A: https://youtu.be/WcLnaCTpt-I
Sarah Orne Jewett, A White Heron, B: https://youtu.be/xsprQXKdXbE
Emma Lazarus (1849-1887)
Emma Lazarus’ The New Colossus:
The New Colossus: https://youtu.be/XMkqFCvSRgI
Kate Chopin (1850-1904)
Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour:
Story, A: https://youtu.be/00Z-Txb2Cw0
Story, B: https://youtu.be/N59rZO1HXP0
Story, C: https://youtu.be/2BXiRkk64Qs
Story, D: https://youtu.be/ZSzRcwoLZoE
Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper:
Yellow: http://youtu.be/5g2qRwltZAY
Edith Hamilton (1867-1963)
Edith Hamilton’s Mythology Lectures:
Hamilton’s Mythology, #1: Introduction to Classical Mythology:
Introduction, A: https://youtu.be/fz6lskEzroU
Introduction, B: https://youtu.be/AX9TMgtJA7M
Hamilton’s Mythology #2: Part 1, Chapter 1, The Gods:
The Gods, A: https://youtu.be/w7lbZ-UgBrY
The Gods, B: https://youtu.be/OpV3q8L8cIg
Hamilton’s Mythology #3: Part 1, Chapter 2, The Two Great Gods of Earth:
Two Great Gods of Earth, A: https://youtu.be/2Zj4f1Wx7gc
Two Great Gods of Earth, B: https://youtu.be/NyQiKrWpanw
Hamilton’s Mythology #4: Part 1, Chapter 3 and 4: How the World and Mankind were Created; The Earliest Heroes:
How the World and Mankind were Created; The Earliest Heroes, A: https://youtu.be/8pY9vVMxf1A
How the World and Mankind were Created; The Earliest Heroes, B: https://youtu.be/VTZxFfDr71M
How the World and Mankind were Created; The Earliest Heroes, C: https://youtu.be/ww5Ps3aW-XQ
Hamilton’s Mythology #5: Part 2, Chapter 5 and 6: Cupid and Psyche; Eight Brief Tales of Lovers:
Cupid and Psyche; 8 Brief Tales of Lovers, A: https://youtu.be/3CSxWQqnaLY
Cupid and Psyche; 8 Brief Tales of Lovers, B: https://youtu.be/dgsTxyP8AJk
Hamilton’s Mythology #6: Part 2, Chapter 7 and 8: The Quest of the Golden Fleece; Four Great Adventures:
The Quest of the Golden Fleece; Four Great Adventures, A: https://youtu.be/g8SI99p6e6w
The Quest of the Golden Fleece; Four Great Adventures, B: https://youtu.be/PpIFnNO6Yl0
Hamilton’s Mythology #7: Part 3, Chapters 9-12: Perseus; Theseus; Hercules; Atalanta:
Perseus; Theseus; Hercules; Atalanta, A: https://youtu.be/LByODdP4v0U
Perseus; Theseus; Hercules; Atalanta, B: https://youtu.be/Zpk-L_2Fwec
Perseus; Theseus; Hercules; Atalanta, C: https://youtu.be/7I05k2ofLzU
Perseus; Theseus; Hercules; Atalanta, D: https://youtu.be/XRc-NqDObSo
Hamilton’s Mythology #8: Part 4, Chapters 13-16: The Trojan War; The Fall of Troy; The Adventures of Odysseus; The Adventures of Aeneas:
The Trojan War; The Fall of Troy; The Adventures of Odysseus; The Adventures of Aeneas, A: https://youtu.be/hxrVM_Opk9k
The Trojan War; The Fall of Troy; The Adventures of Odysseus; The Adventures of Aeneas, B: https://youtu.be/S2zhLfOr6B4
The Trojan War; The Fall of Troy; The Adventures of Odysseus; The Adventures of Aeneas, C: https://youtu.be/kShiXQjnk_0
The Trojan War; The Fall of Troy; The Adventures of Odysseus; The Adventures of Aeneas, D: https://youtu.be/47ycQsabpns
The Trojan War; The Fall of Troy; The Adventures of Odysseus; The Adventures of Aeneas, E: https://youtu.be/s6-Se3krSNg
Hamilton’s Mythology #9: Part 5, Chapters 17-19: The House of Atreus; The Royal House of Thebes; The Royal House of Athens:
The House of Atreus; The Royal House of Thebes; The Royal House of Athens, A: https://youtu.be/cid0Z1Xiy08
The House of Atreus; The Royal House of Thebes; The Royal House of Athens, B: https://youtu.be/3jiVj1IRuZM
The House of Atreus; The Royal House of Thebes; The Royal House of Athens, C: https://youtu.be/o-oNamA44H0
Hamilton’s Mythology #10: Part 6, Chapters 20-21: Midas—And Others; Brief Myths Arranged Alphabetically: https://youtu.be/rYXJI4-B06Y
Edith Hamilton’s Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe:
Edith Hamilton’s Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe, A: https://youtu.be/-DbtRRvMBkA
Edith Hamilton’s Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe, B: https://youtu.be/gvClRxBkQf4
Edith Hamilton’s Perseus:
Edith Hamilton’s Perseus, A: https://youtu.be/n3JMJmTseMw
Edith Hamilton’s Perseus, B: https://youtu.be/UCsrK6yyLEY
Willa Cather (1873-1947)
Willa Cather, A Wagner Matinee:
Wagner, A: https://youtu.be/NZO5opRdGTI
Wagner, B: https://youtu.be/Mw3d0cXEr_4
Wagner, C: https://youtu.be/Qs0ENIk2iI0
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
“from Mrs. Dalloway”
Sr. B. Woolf. Dalloway: http://youtu.be/bixv6cUYf8c
“A Letter to a Young Poet”
World of Ideas, Lecture #49, Woolf, A Letter to a Young Poet: https://youtu.be/AtwFugTIloY
"The Lady in the Looking Glass: A Reflection"
Sr. B. Woolf. Reflection: http://youtu.be/QRoP-u_xEjk
“Shakespeare’s Sister”
Sr. B. Woolf. Shakespeare’s Sister: http://youtu.be/RXJ_pnMitPM
Sara Teasdale [Filsinger] (1884-1933)
“Barter”
Sara Teasdale’s Barter: https://youtu.be/3t1e6d7wOSk
“There Will Come Soft Rains” (based on Sara Teasdale’s poem)
Ray Bradbury’s There Will Come Soft Rains, A: https://youtu.be/AiQlOYRfcHg
Ray Bradbury’s There Will Come Soft Rains, B: https://youtu.be/Uzyk5-QZx3A
Karen Horney (1885-1952)
“Lecture #23: Horney: The Distrust between the Sexes”
World of Ideas, Lecture #23, Horney, The Distrust between the Sexes: https://youtu.be/prc9xP5CdxU
Mary Borden (1886-1968)
Mary Borden’s The Song of the Mud: https://youtu.be/XmgQW2zE4lU
from At the Somme
Hilda “H.D.” Doolittle (1886-1961)
H.D.’s “Helen” (and poetry by Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams)
Jr, Modernist Poetry, Part 1 – H.D., Pound, Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzC_cfokcx0
“Pear Tree”
H.D., Pear Tree: https://youtu.be/07sGYtyy82k
Imagist Poetry Intro (Introduction to Modernism and the Imagist poets):
Ruth Benedict (1887-1948)
“Lecture #34: Benedict: The Pueblos of New Mexico”
World of Ideas, Lecture #34, Benedict, The Pueblos of New Mexico: https://youtu.be/F5YQo5OrJBg
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
“The Fish"
Marianne Moore’s The Fish: https://youtu.be/aEZDSNyIlz0
“Poetry”
Marianne Moore, Poetry: https://youtu.be/We-lN4U3rAg
Imagist Poetry Intro (Introduction to Modernism and the Imagist poets):
“Poetry” (and Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Recuerdo” and E.E. Cumming's "anyone lived in a pretty how town")
Jr. Cummings, Moore, Millay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTJnQHSkPXk
Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) (pen name)
(born Kathleen Mansfield)
"A Cup of Tea"
AP, Cup of Tea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uig1tp3oALk
Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957)
Gabriela Mistral’s Fear:
Gabriela Mistral’s Fear: https://youtu.be/IuLp6Uk2KYo
Gabriela Mistral’s Rocking (Meciendo):
Gabriela Mistral’s Rocking (Meciendo): https://youtu.be/FZxBs7jr-As
Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980)
Katherine Anne Porter’s The Jilting of Granny Weatherall:
Granny, A: https://youtu.be/BxIZoCXK2Ps
Granny, B: https://youtu.be/aS2Rqh_bENo
Granny, C: https://youtu.be/f3ZcDp9l82k
Granny, D: https://youtu.be/D90ooGstgpE
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960)
Zora Neale Hurston, from Dust Tracks on a Road:
Dust, A: https://youtu.be/5e0yPu260Ug
Dust, B: https://youtu.be/z4RmHegmbrY
Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950)
“An Ancient Gesture”
Edna St. Vincent Millay’s An Ancient Gesture: https://youtu.be/U-8dDgHx9yo
“Conscientious Objector”
Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Conscientious Objector: https://youtu.be/SOxvPqw3OEQ
“Recuerdo” (and Marianne Moore’s “Poetry” and E.E. Cumming's "anyone lived in a pretty how town")
Jr. Cummings, Moore, Millay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTJnQHSkPXk
Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
Tribute: “Marian Anderson, Famous Concert Singer” by Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes’ Marian Anderson:
Langston Hughes’ Marian Anderson, A: https://youtu.be/n6ze1vbJk6k
Langston Hughes’ Marian Anderson, B: https://youtu.be/_6Vqql12npc
Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973)
“The Demon Lover”
Sr. B. Demon Lover: http://youtu.be/6YuwGcdEA-s
1900s – 20th century
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
“Lecture #35: Mead: Women, Sex, and Sin”
World of Ideas, Lecture #35, Mead, Women, Sex, and Sin: https://youtu.be/atNlSqZL0mQ
Stevie Smith (1902-1971)
"The Frog Prince" and "Not Waving but Drowning"
Sr B, Stevie Smith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BF82HCpgeg
“Not Waving but Drowning” (and Peter Redgrove’s “On the Patio”)
Sr. B. Patio. Drowning: http://youtu.be/h6qxcXA3adA
Ayn Rand (1905-1982) (pen name)
(born Alisa Z. Rosenbaum, renamed Alice O'Connor)
“Anthem”
Ayn Rand’s Anthem, A: https://youtu.be/vtAEA1D--rk
Ayn Rand’s Anthem, B: https://youtu.be/WWIhLv69CJk
“Atlas Shrugged” (Honorable mention)
A Global Pandemic: A Literary Response, A: https://youtu.be/vciJfNYdqEw
A Global Pandemic: A Literary Response, B: https://youtu.be/MCZ9SxM7mx8
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975)
“Lecture #7: Arendt: Ideology and Terror”
World of Ideas, Lecture #7, Arendt, Ideology and Terror: https://youtu.be/PUg-IN6EGwU
Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
“The Marginal World”
Rachel Carson’s The Marginal World:
Rachel Carson’s The Marginal World, A: https://youtu.be/07DJiyP_-x0
Rachel Carson’s The Marginal World, B: https://youtu.be/B2yo7RH3w7s
Rachel Carson’s The Marginal World, C: https://youtu.be/hlT_KtPnOtk
“Silent Spring”
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring:
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, A: https://youtu.be/f02mY5m0m84
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, B: https://youtu.be/B0OiSXZxiK0
Dorothy West (1907-1998)
Dorothy West’s The Sun Parlor: https://youtu.be/vYS0oaqx374
Simone De Beauvoir (1908-1986)
“Lecture #12: De Beauvoir: The Second Sex”
World of Ideas, Lecture #12, De Beauvoir, The Second Sex, A: https://youtu.be/bhiczCIHEWw
World of Ideas, Lecture #12, De Beauvoir, The Second Sex, B: https://youtu.be/jQZpN2eCpjE
Olivia Ensor Coolidge (1908-2006)
Prometheus and the First People:
Prometheus and the First People, A: https://youtu.be/In7DL7c4FNE
Prometheus and the First People, B: https://youtu.be/UyifBKXgoFQ
Eudora Welty (1909-2001)
“A Worn Path”
Jr. Worn Path
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XlxANRHXdM
Eudora Welty’s A Worn Path:
Worn Path, A: https://youtu.be/pY2T-WBhvn0
Worn Path, B: https://youtu.be/jWfXqgbxc74
Worn Path, C: https://youtu.be/bCMSvZG33jQ
Worn Path, D: https://youtu.be/Z3A1g9eAR2c
Josephina Niggli (1910-1983)
Josephina Niggli’s The Street of the Canon:
Josephina Niggli’s The Street of the Canon, A: https://youtu.be/VXltl60AGvo
Josephina Niggli’s The Street of the Canon, B: https://youtu.be/SeA0yfefTuM
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
"Filling Station"
Elizabeth Bishop, Filling Station: https://youtu.be/zdRlM3U4KXk
"The Fish"
Soph, Bishop's Fish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBz2LY3QmRY
Elizabeth Bishop’s The Fish:
Elizabeth Bishop’s The Fish, A: https://youtu.be/5KSKh1nfE0I
Elizabeth Bishop’s The Fish, B: https://youtu.be/d_zWDqj611s
"One Art"
Elizabeth Bishop, One Art: https://youtu.be/pW4AekqWmmk
Ruth Gruber (1911-2016)
Ruth Gruber’s The Assignment of My Life: https://youtu.be/2J31d82XjVw
Lady Bird Johnson (1912-2007)
Lady Bird Johnson’s A White House Diary:
Lady Bird Johnson’s A White House Diary, A: https://youtu.be/0xP5SXLFFJE
Lady Bird Johnson’s A White House Diary, B: https://youtu.be/ABku0MesFtg
Tillie Olsen (1912-2007)
Tillie Olsen’s I Stand Here Ironing:
Tillie Olsen’s I Stand Here Ironing, A: https://youtu.be/4WWwaMeGE0Q
Tillie Olsen’s I Stand Here Ironing, B: https://youtu.be/v17spINQnf8
"Silences" (Honorable mention)
Jr Gardens: Straw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LAv0L9EeSg
Barbara W. Tuchman (1912-1989) – The Worms of the Earth
"The Worms of the Earth Against the Lions"
Tuchman’s The Worms of the Earth: https://youtu.be/_YIDwbvLksg
from A Distant Mirror
May Swenson (1913-1989)
May Swenson’s Analysis of Baseball: https://youtu.be/hF0GE-650xo
Margaret Walker ( 1915-1998)
Margaret Walker’s For My People: https://youtu.be/IIrTDZYE_V8
Eve Merriam (1916-1992)
Eve Merriam’s Metaphor: https://youtu.be/bGiHTGsaYzQ
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000)
“The Bean Eaters”
Gwendolyn Brooks’ The Bean Eaters: https://youtu.be/ne-xc6TnZI8
“The Explorer”
Gwendolyn Brooks, The Explorer:
Explorer, A: https://youtu.be/gEl4lnT-Dt8
Explorer, B: https://youtu.be/xx7qudCEL9E
“The Mother”
Gwendolyn Brooks’ The Mother: https://youtu.be/y9S65DkDuao
“Life for My Child is Simple” and Gwendolyn Brooks’ Primer For Blacks:
Jr, Brooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15NDjmY4cSk
“the sonnet-ballad” (and Stephen Crane’s “Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War is Kind”):
Soph Crane:Brooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY_bNtq93mo
Mary TallMountain (1918-1994)
Mary Tall Mountain’s There is No Word for Goodbye: https://youtu.be/NDBc8GuQTpI
Doris Lessing (1919-2013)
Doris Lessing’s No Witchcraft for Sale:
Sr. B. No Witchcraft for Sale: http://youtu.be/bER1IR6OHeI
Yoshiko Uchida (1921–1992)
Yoshiko Uchida’s from Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese-American Family:
Yoshiko Uchida’s from Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese-American Family, A: https://youtu.be/qX6zeUe38sc
Yoshiko Uchida’s from Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese-American Family, B: https://youtu.be/cYbtPdr_YnQ
Elizabeth Brewster (1922-2012)
Elizabeth Brewster’s Where I Come From:
Where I Come From: https://youtu.be/n6pD0VOIHZE
Grace Paley (1922-2007)
Grace Paley’s Traveling: https://youtu.be/slcneP4wcO4
Denise Levertov (1923-1997)
“Of Being”
Denise Levertov’s Of Being:
Of Being: https://youtu.be/XpCiMmEA5-o
“The Secret”
Denise Levertov, The Secret: https://youtu.be/0Y-ebDtba28
“A Time Past”
Denise Levertov’s A Time Past:
A Time Past: https://youtu.be/vR28G7bkCrI
“A Tree Telling of Orpheus”
Denise Levertov’s A Tree Telling of Orpheus:
Denise Levertov’s A Tree Telling of Orpheus, A: https://youtu.be/NTM-7oT6ioI
Denise Levertov’s A Tree Telling of Orpheus, B: https://youtu.be/icBOFjmDg-c
“Variation on a Theme by Rilke” (and Lucille Clifton’s “Boats”)
Soph, Variation and Boats, Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znlp6hv1utU
Soph, Variation and Boats, Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUJO42pKib4
Joan Aiken (1924-2004)
Joan Aiken’s Sonata for Harp and Bicycle:
Aiken’s Sonata for Harp and Bicycle, A: https://youtu.be/PQ2eXDQqbOA
Aiken’s Sonata for Harp and Bicycle, B: https://youtu.be/Z_iikbDfnNY
Aiken’s Sonata for Harp and Bicycle, C: https://youtu.be/H-69Jp-eN_M
Lisel Mueller (1924-2020)
“Alive Together”
Lisel Mueller’s Alive Together:
Alive Together: https://youtu.be/CqXOmH-dSbk
“Hope”
Lisel Mueller’s Hope:
Hope: https://youtu.be/chQ4FRYszjk
Carolyn Kizer (1925-2014)
Carolyn Kizer’s Night Sounds:
Night Sounds: https://youtu.be/tH5aqmt9ntM
Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964)
Flannery O’Connor, The Life You Save May be Your Own:
Life, A: https://youtu.be/23o3I4lSwgw
Life, B: https://youtu.be/6scOWFclwxQ
Life, C: https://youtu.be/PAFv-liBU-w
Life, D: https://youtu.be/xhqUbe6DpyY
Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
“New Directions”
Maya Angelou’s New Directions: https://youtu.be/hgH5Uqb2RVY
“Maya Angelou’s Occupation: Conductorette”
Maya Angelou’s Occupation: Conductorette, A: https://youtu.be/C3XOUyRCcx8
Maya Angelou’s Occupation: Conductorette, B: https://youtu.be/1P4PDBULo5c
Anne Sexton (1928-1974)
Anne Sexton’s Courage:
Courage, A: https://youtu.be/6JJ4LJNQfDY
Courage, B: https://youtu.be/KzmPMMkWDi0
Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965)
“On Summer”
Lorraine Hansberry’s On Summer:
Lorraine Hansberry’s On Summer, A: https://youtu.be/-QSsGFHrA2k
Lorraine Hansberry’s On Summer, B: https://youtu.be/auBGIUvWpmk
“A Raisin in the Sun”
Lorraine Hansberry’s from A Raisin in the Sun: https://youtu.be/GUsUMiJi_eg
Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
Toni Morrison, Life in His Language:
Life, A: https://youtu.be/_vrM-lW-5d8
Life, B: https://youtu.be/y8e0NDpdcJ4
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
Sylvia Plath’s Mirror: https://youtu.be/jncGB9xBlAg
Penelope Lively (b. 1933)
“Next Term, We’ll Mash You”
Sr. B. We’ll Mash You: http://youtu.be/SS67y0_Zpsk
Susan Sontag (1933-2004)
“Lecture #50: Sontag: Against Interpretation”
World of Ideas, Lecture #50, Sontag, Against Interpretation: https://youtu.be/qblnMadZU18
Colleen McElroy (b. 1935)
Colleen McElroy, For My Children: https://youtu.be/ivF_8UnkB_M
Lucille Clifton (1936-2010)
“The beginning of the end of the world”
Lucille Clifton’s the beginning of the end of the world:
“Study the Masters”
Lucille Clifton, Study the Masters:
Study, A: https://youtu.be/5rl_hNNhN70
Study, B: https://youtu.be/RbiSzpGic1s
“Blessing the Boats” (and Denise Levertov’s “Variation”)
Soph, Variation and Boats, Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znlp6hv1utU
Soph, Variation and Boats, Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUJO42pKib4
Dahlia Ravikovitch (1936-2005)
Dahlia Ravikovitch’s Pride: https://youtu.be/LWi5ePPulk0
Anita Desai (b. 1937)
“A Devoted Son”
Sr. B. Devoted Son: http://youtu.be/buspva39ABQ
“Games at Twilight”
Anita Desai’s Games at Twilight, A: https://youtu.be/ezvJ1y7Vwik
Anita Desai’s Games at Twilight, B: https://youtu.be/A77RSt5AXiA
Joyce Carol Oates (b. 1938)
Joyce Carol Oates’ Loving:
Loving: https://youtu.be/IUs1V20oiQ0
Luisa Valenzuela (b. 1938)
Luisa Valenzuela’s The Censors:
Luisa Valenzuela’s The Censors, A: https://youtu.be/R_rYNGjcVY8
Luisa Valenzuela’s The Censors, B: https://youtu.be/uevTUWYpW7o
Margaret Atwood (b. 1939)
Margaret Atwood’s Siren Song: https://youtu.be/RXbaQp5fIko
Elaine Terronova (b. 1939)
Elaine Terronova’s Rush Hour:
Rush Hour: https://youtu.be/tB7hKVwRQ9A
Maxine Hong Kingston (b. 1940)
Maxine Hong Kingston, from The Woman Warrior:
Warrior, A: https://youtu.be/ZMHdnC2NtPg
Warrior, B: https://youtu.be/dleLYZY_0Vs
Ama Ata Aidoo (b. 1942)
Ama Ata Aidoo’s The Girl Who Can:
Ama Ata Aidoo’s The Girl Who Can, A: https://youtu.be/hVWVLDuMYJk
Ama Ata Aidoo’s The Girl Who Can, B: https://youtu.be/Fh3WTig6zDU
Isabel Allende (b. 1942)
Isabel Allende’s Uncle Marcos:
Isabel Allende’s Uncle Marcos, A: https://youtu.be/lDWjHoBTsk8
Isabel Allende’s Uncle Marcos, B: https://youtu.be/3ErieJ-_Z9s
Carolyn Janice Cherryh (b. 1942) – C. J. Cherryh (pen name)
C. J. Cherryh’s The Threads of Time: https://youtu.be/B3IDlITnRQs
Penny Le Couteur (b. 1942)
Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson’s Making History with Vitamin C:
Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson’s Making History with Vitamin C, A: https://youtu.be/q-mV0lyk4rs
Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson’s Making History with Vitamin C, B: https://youtu.be/gMLMTJd4mQA
Pat Mora (b. 1942)
“The Leader in the Mirror”
Pat Mora’s The Leader in the Mirror: https://youtu.be/YZEmZBpbXQ0
“Uncoiling”
Pat Mora’s Uncoiling: https://youtu.be/95nRw7axtFE
“A Voice”
Pat Mora’s A Voice: https://youtu.be/S_zsbE8Bs0I
Louise Gluck (b. 1943)
Louise Gluck’s Snowdrops:
Snowdrops: https://youtu.be/tI5VQWdRmPg
Susan Griffin (b. 1943)
Susan Griffin’s Love Should Grow Up Like a Wild Iris in the Fields:
Love Should Grow Up Like a Wild Iris in the Fields: https://youtu.be/0qmR3Bc3OYU
Alice Walker (b. 1944)
"Everyday Use"
Alice Walker’s Everyday Use:
Everyday, A: https://youtu.be/lNU9EoM-n6Q
Everyday, B: https://youtu.be/LR3Zcy0r1c8
Everyday, C: https://youtu.be/51UkftVOq60
Walker’s Everyday Use: A Discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL5uJkyeaKA
"Women"
Alice Walker’s Women: https://youtu.be/lAlEMfjBuDw
"In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens" (and Sandra Cisneros’ “Straw Into Gold”)
Jr Gardens: Straw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LAv0L9EeSg
Kay Ryan (b. 1945)
Kay Ryan’s Crib:
Crib: https://youtu.be/ZlTD-1MmCXs
Susan Vreeland (1946-2017)
“Magdalena Looking”
Susan Vreeland’s Magdalena Looking:
Susan Vreeland’s Magdalena Looking, A: https://youtu.be/TQ4bxWGOI3o
Susan Vreeland’s Magdalena Looking, B: https://youtu.be/KTiMNqRYDtU
“Artful Research” (and Anna Quindlen’s “A Quilt of a Country”)
Anna Quindlen’s A Quilt of a Country, Susan Vreeland’s Artful Research: https://youtu.be/2Lq9DElJnVA
Jane Shore (b. 1947)
Jane Shore’s A Letter Sent to Summer:
A Letter Sent to Summer: https://youtu.be/bS3szoYkT-Y
Dava Sobel (b. 1947)
Dava Sobel’s from Longitude:
Dava Sobel’s from Longitude, A: https://youtu.be/jE5B56MdGkg
Dava Sobel’s from Longitude, B: https://youtu.be/0_NZIFTNZMk
Roberta Hill Whiteman (b. 1947)
Roberta Hill Whiteman’s Morning Talk: https://youtu.be/swczXXE5Vl8
Roberta Hill, In the Longhouse, Oneida Museum: https://youtu.be/g7vO8vFWUvo
Leslie Marmon Silko (b. 1948)
“The Man to Send Rain Clouds”
Leslie Marmon Silko’s The Man to Send Rain Clouds:
Leslie Marmon Silko’s The Man to Send Rain Clouds, A: https://youtu.be/0pNVZNlQqcw
Leslie Marmon Silko’s The Man to Send Rain Clouds, B: https://youtu.be/TWudoh5Lazc
Jamaica Kincaid (b. 1949)
“On Seeing England for the First Time”
Kincaid’s On Seeing England:
On Seeing England A: https://youtu.be/4r5vlZUNTbc
On Seeing England, B: https://youtu.be/6q-37LpoO7M
Elizabeth A. Thompson (b. 1949)
Elizabeth A. Thompson’s Team Builds ‘Sociable’ Robot: https://youtu.be/7xcy7xKXk1o
Toni Cade Bambara (1939-1995)
Toni Cade Bambara’s Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird:
Toni Cade Bambara’s Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird, A: https://youtu.be/gB1kPuppE4c
Toni Cade Bambara’s Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird, B: https://youtu.be/uLgf1M7oHt4
Toni Cade Bambara’s Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird, C: https://youtu.be/c0aBmdGWS-s
Julia Alvarez (b. 1950)
“Antojos”
Julia Alvarez, Antojos:
Antojos, A: https://youtu.be/wfUxfZ0-uJ0
Antojos, B: https://youtu.be/k5315LFh3J4
Antojos, C: https://youtu.be/DXq6nKY9-D8
“My English”
Julia Alvarez’s My English:
Julia Alvarez’s My English, A: https://youtu.be/8K4EXes8DjY
Julia Alvarez’s My English, B: https://youtu.be/XKWp24S5qYc
Joy Harjo (b. 1951)
Joy Harjo’s Eagle Poem:
Eagle Poem: https://youtu.be/dRY68QPUlqA
Sally Ride (1951-2012)
Sally Ride’s Single Room, Earth View:
Sally Ride’s Single Room, Earth View, A: https://youtu.be/9y2htP_MTEc
Sally Ride’s Single Room, Earth View, B: https://youtu.be/NHCgvGBm4fA
Nancy Sherman (b. 1951)
Nancy Sherman’s The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt:
Nancy Sherman’s The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt, A: https://youtu.be/iJYd3e97Ru0
Nancy Sherman’s The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt, B: https://youtu.be/dV4dza83psc
Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952-2016)
"American History"
Judith Ortiz Cofer’s American History:
Judith Ortiz Cofer’s American History, A: https://youtu.be/RKQhZDvSODY
Judith Ortiz Cofer’s American History, B: https://youtu.be/ufZmHrB3wMk
Judith Ortiz Cofer’s American History, C: https://youtu.be/BtZYCJgoDSo
"The Latin Deli"
Judith Ortiz Cofer, The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica: https://youtu.be/Sw7dQlYqWfc
"Latin Women Pray"
Judith Ortiz Cofer’s Latin Women Pray:
Latin Women Pray: https://youtu.be/cO2CN6RceZc
Rita Dove (b. 1952)
Rita Dove, For the Love of Books:
Books, A: https://youtu.be/9v9r5hHW61Y
Books, B: https://youtu.be/JCY3NU-NeyQ
“Adolescence III and Testimonial”
Jr Dove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WymxelrYLdo
Dorianne Laux (b. 1952)
Dorianne Laux’s The Life of Trees:
The Life of Trees: https://youtu.be/EMDO8Auqvmk
Naomi Shihab Nye (b. 1952)
“Daily”
Naomi Shihab Nye’s Daily: https://youtu.be/_gvxN5RWIqE
“Hugging the Jukebox”
Naomi Shihab Nye’s Hugging the Jukebox: https://youtu.be/ia2VLOLs-BE
“Making a Fist”
Naomi Shihab Nye’s Making a Fist: https://youtu.be/atyDVEhlfck
“Streets”
Naomi Shihab Nye, Streets: https://youtu.be/pcNb4z8R_iI
“Where Children Live”
Naomi Shihab Nye’s Where Children Live: https://youtu.be/KdtPA_AeKSk
Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)
“One Day, Now Broken in Two”
Anna Quindlen, One Day, Now Broken in Two: https://youtu.be/kCmQDUuRRwo
“A Quilt of a Country”
Anna Quindlen’s A Quilt of a Country: https://youtu.be/2MFXT3YjubI
“A Quilt of a Country” (and Susan Vreeland’s “Artful Research”)
Anna Quindlen’s A Quilt of a Country, Susan Vreeland’s Artful Research: https://youtu.be/2Lq9DElJnVA
Amy Tan (b. 1952)
“Mother Tongue”
Amy Tan, Mother Tongue:
Mother, A: https://youtu.be/whJARZonABY
Mother, B: https://youtu.be/aYWDYEKmdKE
“Rules of the Game”
Amy Tan’s Rules of the Game:
Amy Tan’s Rules of the Game, A: https://youtu.be/EI-U4YBWhmI
Amy Tan’s Rules of the Game, B: https://youtu.be/6M3tzf0qZWw
Amy Tan’s Rules of the Game, C: https://youtu.be/dHOBTZ-jdjI
Amy Tan’s Rules of the Game, D: https://youtu.be/_99gY-Ftw2Y
“Mother Tongue” (and James Baldwin’s "My Dungeon Shook"):
Jr Dungeon:Tongue, Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgJk9sCrLT4
Jr Dungeon:Tongue, Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGe6rIBtNqo
Shu Ting (pen name) (born Gong Peiyu, 1952)
“Also All” (and Bel Dao’s “All”)
Bei Dao’s All, and Shu Ting’s Also All: https://youtu.be/rpLGeOlULJM
Jane Hirshfield (b. 1953)
Jane Hirshfield’s The Lives of the Heart:
The Lives of the Heart: https://youtu.be/8BuqDanyhGg
Sandra Cisneros (b. 1954)
"Straw Into Gold"
Sandra Cisneros, Straw Into Gold:
Cisneros, A: https://youtu.be/1ln2BItMWzs
Cisneros, B: https://youtu.be/pYhwGSw33MU
"Tepeyac"
Sandra Cisneros’ Tepeyac:
Sandra Cisneros’ Tepeyac: https://youtu.be/4SfpQoKXSVE
"Twister Hits Houston"
Sandra Cisneros’ Twister Hits Houston:
Sandra Cisneros’ Twister Hits Houston: https://youtu.be/ngIvDbKpBsQ
"Straw Into Gold" (and Alice Walker’s “Gardens”)
Jr Gardens: Straw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LAv0L9EeSg
Louise Erdrich (b. 1954)
“Indian Boarding School”
Louise Erdrich’s Indian Boarding School: The Runaways:
Indian Boarding School: The Runaways: https://youtu.be/WvnEkdbaemM
“The Leap”
Louise Erdrich’s The Leap:
Louise Erdrich’s The Leap, A: https://youtu.be/XMyVVQePf0E
Louise Erdrich’s The Leap, B: https://youtu.be/-UaKi7RyRVg
Cynthia Rylant (b. 1954)
Cynthia Rylant’s Checkouts:
Cynthia Rylant’s Checkouts, A: https://youtu.be/F9rxJy8x0LA
Cynthia Rylant’s Checkouts, B: https://youtu.be/m5xdleTQXY4
Caroline Alexander (b. 1956)
Caroline Alexander’s The Voyage of the James Caird:
Caroline Alexander’s The Voyage of the James Caird, A: https://youtu.be/H1-9Pg0tdg4
Caroline Alexander’s The Voyage of the James Caird, B: https://youtu.be/E4wMYTIK97E
Andrea Levy (1956-2019)
Andrea Levy’s Back to My Own Country: An Essay:
Andrea Levy’s Back to My Own Country: An Essay, A: https://youtu.be/CkMHP6ntCBo
Andrea Levy’s Back to My Own Country: An Essay, B: https://youtu.be/A6kkX9gaBbw
Lynne Cox (b. 1957)
Lynne Cox’s from Swimming to Antarctica:
Lynne Cox’s from Swimming to Antarctica, A: https://youtu.be/0VyNrRRv-5Q
Lynne Cox’s from Swimming to Antarctica, B: https://youtu.be/-Hgi8IuZoII
Susan Power (b. 1961)
Susan Power, Museum Indians: http://youtu.be/kJEuXwpmK44
Firoozeh Dumas (b. 1965)
Firoozeh Dumas’ With a Little Help from My Friends: https://youtu.be/qCUam-MlwQo
Lian Dolan (b. 1966)
Lian Dolan’s Carry Your Own Skis:
Lian Dolan’s Carry Your Own Skis, A: https://youtu.be/1JrKIS3p8bM
Lian Dolan’s Carry Your Own Skis, B: https://youtu.be/_ZWrtEIcVq8
Diane Jacobs (b. 1966)
Diane Jacobs, The Intimate Lives and Revolutionary Ideas of Abigail Adams and Her Two Remarkable Sisters: https://youtu.be/Vfwfc6CO9mI
Elizabeth McCracken (b. 1966)
"Desiderata"
Elizabeth McCracken’s Desiderata: https://youtu.be/-ieId6s5yYM
"The Giant’s House"
Elizabeth McCracken’s The Giant’s House:
Elizabeth McCracken’s The Giant’s House, A: https://youtu.be/aJyZ8f0XwWA
Elizabeth McCracken’s The Giant’s House, B: https://youtu.be/ztG0N4sDE00
Natasha Trethewey (b. 1966)
Natasha Trethewey’s Incident: https://youtu.be/pp4idJJP8Lw
Adrienne Su (b. 1967)
Adrienne Su’s Escape from the Old Country: https://youtu.be/7qfhZMtnkYo
Francesca Beard (b. 1968)
Francesca Beard’s Old Love: https://youtu.be/qbXcmRtAaks
Rebecca Walker (b. 1969)
Rebecca Walker’s Before Hip-Hop Was Hip-Hop:
Rebecca Walker’s Before Hip-Hop Was Hip-Hop, A: https://youtu.be/4hWepUhtIuY
Rebecca Walker’s Before Hip-Hop Was Hip-Hop, B: https://youtu.be/1BSjkGd_aBM
Camille T. Dungy (b. 1972)
Camille Dungy’s The Writing on the Wall: https://youtu.be/I28HB2xA09Q
Robin Wasserman (b. 1978)
Robin Wasserman’s Early Dismissal: https://youtu.be/OuZMh_YhPbQ
Alyssa Rosenberg (b. 1984)
“Romeo and Juliet is a Terrible Play”
Alyssa Rosenberg’s Romeo and Juliet Is a Terrible Play: https://youtu.be/ZR4NWu3ps44
Tyroneca “Ty” Booker (dates unknown)
(College student from Baton Rouge, at the University of Louisiana in 2005)
Tyroneca “Ty” Booker’s The Day of the Storm: https://youtu.be/5PvwF6ob1qE
[from Katrina: In Their Own Words, edited by Richard Louth. Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project. 2006.]
N. Michelle Murray (dates unknown)
Home Away From Home: https://youtu.be/j1Fwd0uTgfI
from Home Away From Home: Immigrant Narratives, Domesticity, and Coloniality in Contemporary Spanish Culture
Gordana Sandic-Hadzihasanovic (dates unknown)
Gordana Sandic-Hadzihasanovic's Twenty Years on: The Unfinished Lives of Bosnia’s R&J: https://youtu.be/AzpH-DH0h78
Stephanie Watson (GenX) (dates unknown)
Stephanie Watson’s How Podcasting Works: https://youtu.be/lrK1sz7D1L4
Amanda Gorman (b. 1998)
“The Hill We Climb”
Amanda Gorman’s The Hill We Climb, An AP Study, A: https://youtu.be/7KU8PleBqsA
Amanda Gorman’s The Hill We Climb, An AP Study, B: https://youtu.be/IwJdP33GRSo