The New Colossus, Version 2

About this film

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus (Version 2). This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 12, 2107. Read in English by Bruce Kachuk; Doug Fajardo; David Lawrence; fshort; Greg Giordano; Jason in Panama; Julia Ward; Kara Shallenberg; Lee Ann Howlett; Maria Kasper; Matthew Datcher; realisticspeakers; Stuart Partin; Scotty Smith; Tomas Peter; tovarisch and The Voice before the Void. My Grandma's father arrived in this country through New York City, and often spoke to my dad, when he was a boy, of what it was like to first see the Statue of Liberty. Most of my relatives arrived through Philadelphia or Boston, and didn't get to see the the "mighty woman with the torch" until later life, on vacation trips to New York City, when she was a must-see for them all. My Grandma always loved this Emma Lazarus poem, so I read this one especially for her, but also for all the other family members who came here "yearning to breathe free". And for those just like my family, who are still "♫♪coming to America, today♫♪". (Summary by Maria Kasper) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other…

Directors & creators

Emma Lazarus

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; litertature; poetry; historical; statue of liberty

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