Remembering 9/11 in Poetry
That’s Tahkus Ekedal singing the first verse of Ted Arnold’s setting of Emily Dickinson’s poem, “Hope is the Thing with Feathers” from the CD “The Days Gone By, Songs of the American Poets.”
Children’s Books in the Aftermath of 9/11
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/11-2.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 9/12/2002 Children’s Books in the Aftermath of 9/11 Transcript Since last September 11th, children’s books have been very quiet about this difficult subject. In many ways, writers, artists, editors, and publishers are still trying to figure out what to say, […]
September 11th: Help on the Internet
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/September-11th-on-the-Internet.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 9/10/2002 September 11th: Help on the Internet Transcript With the anniversary of September 11, many children may be confused and scared because they can not fully understand this tragedy and what they might be able to do in response to it. When considering how […]
Innocent Voices
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Innocent-Voices.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/9/2002 Innocent Voices Transcript This week, as we commemorate the anniversary of September 11th, we adults have been thinking about some of the ways that children try to understand and cope with these and other shocking and saddening events. One heartbreaking example of how […]
