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The Ballad of the Banjo Player’s Brother – a poem The Ballad of the Banjo Player’s Brother – a poem

“free” as the breeze that blows through the trees
“free” as the wind that dances with leaves
“free” as the fire that burns in your heart
“free” as desire that drives you to art

art is the language that we use when we speak
not for profit or purpose but to get something out
and the person who listens; the person who hears
is not of this world and its physical spheres
the whole thing is mental, internal, beyond
and the one who listens is god by the pond

so whisper and shout and get that thought out
express it, inscribe it on walls which have ears
celebrate all the things that there are
and dream and create as you drive in your car

the living land is a living song
and the water that nourishes
is tuning the keys
of an epic; a symphony; a piano; a sea
a living poem called geography

Do you read novels? Do you read novels?

You are a man on a train on a journey from Hell to Heaven but nowhere around you can you see the tracks, the carriage, the other passengers or the window, let alone the view from the window.

The Water Car: Episode 4 – Listen and Write The Water Car: Episode 4 – Listen and Write

This is the first half of Episode 4 of The Water Car, an Interactive Story series for intermediate level English language learners. It focuses on present progressive verbs.

Listen and Write: listen to Aaron and write Mark’s responses.

Water Car 4 – an Example of an Interactive Story Water Car 4 – an Example of an Interactive Story

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at B G Johnson

Note: This is an OLD recording of Episode 4. It is NOT from the new and improved full version of The Water Car, …

Water Car 7 – an Example of an Interactive Story Water Car 7 – an Example of an Interactive Story

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at ton3vita

Note: This is an OLD recording of Episode 7. It is NOT from the new and improved full version of The Water Car, which you …

Nurse Story – An Example of an Interactive Story Nurse Story – An Example of an Interactive Story

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at Manu Le Manu

Listen to the interactive story and write in the words that Mark says.
1. THE NEW JOB (be verbs)
Alec: A young woman is at …

Mosquito City Mosquito City

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at markwhite

Hi. My name is Ralph Mesquite. I am a biologist. I live at Ling Lodge in Brooklyn City. Ling Lodge is on Old River …

Jack and the Beanstalk Jack and the Beanstalk

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at Lindfish

In this podcast, Steve Yenik tells the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, an old English fairytale.
Steve: Okay so Jack was a poor boy who …

The Big Dream, Part 1 The Big Dream, Part 1

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by ciro@tokyo

The Graveyard
This is a recording of Part 1 of the interactive story, The Big Dream, and is meant to be an example of what a …