Short readings of excerpts from classic poetry and prose in English, along with information about the authors and their works. Message me through my Teacher Profile for a free PDF transcript.

Enchanted English

Meet the simple yet profound poetry of Emily Dickinson with her delightful poem, "A Bird Came Down the Walk."

Episode 2: A Bird Came Down the Walk

This episode introduces listeners to Walt Whitman, "America's World Poet." Listen to Whitman's poem, "Beginning My Studies," along with a short description of his life and a discussion of the language he uses.

Beginning my studies, the first step pleas’d me so much, 
The mere fact, consciousness — these forms — the power of motion,
 The least insect or animal — the senses — eyesight — love;
 The first step, I say, aw’d me and pleas’d me so much,
 I have hardly gone, and hardly wish'd to go, any farther,
 But stop and loiter all the time, to sing it in ecstatic songs.

Episode 1: Beginning My Studies

"The Road Not Taken" is one of the most famous poems by a beloved American poet, Robert Frost -- yet many people misunderstand its layers of meaning. Hear about the poem and its author and make your own decision.