400 years (!) of American music and poetry - compare, sing together, enjoy together!
Teach the poem...then teach the song - place it in its time:
FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS:
"A collection of field recordings by a wide range of award-winning contemporary poets. Each poet reads a singular American poem of his or her choosing, and also speaks to how the poem connects, deepens, or re-imagines our sense of the nation. The feature includes a print version of the poem to complement the recording, as well as a piece by the participating poet."
