Art and Heart

Author(s): Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Genre(s): Multi-version (weekly And Fortnightly Poetry)

Narrators: Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010), Anna Maria Stone, Annie Coleman Rothenberg, Anita Roy Dobbs, Betsie Bush, Catharine Eastman, Christiane Levesque, Christie Nowak, David Barnes, David Jaquay, Dexnell Peters, Elizabeth Palmer, Ezwa, Graham Williams, Hugh McGuire, John Gonzalez, JemmaBlythe, Joy Chan, Juho Fröjd, Featherheadfop, Kristin Hughes (1974-2021), Kristin LeMoine, Kristen McQuillin, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), Kathleen Dang, Lotte Claire, Linton, Laura M.D., Martin Clifton, Mary Anderson, Maddie, Patricia Oakley, Peter Yearsley, Rainer, Sean McKinley, Ted Delorme, Tracy Hall, Tears On Roses

Number of Chapters: 38

Length: 1 hour and 10 minutes

Language: English

This special poetry collection was assembled to celebrate the first anniversary of the creation of LibriVox. LibriVox volunteers bring you 38 different recordings of Art and Heart, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This poem, originally suggested by Betsie Bush, was chosen for this special collection due to a general consensus that the message of the poem corresponds with the spirit of LibriVox.

The poem asserts that, “It is not art, but heart, that wins the wide world over.” And so it is with LibriVox: it is not only the books, the poetry, the literature that make LibriVox what it is; but it is also the people, the diversity of voices, and all of the different lives and experiences that affect the way a person reads a piece of text. The art is the foundation of LibriVox, but the many hearts behind it are the true essence and spirit of LibriVox.

For more information on the the first anniversary of LibriVox, and to hear a one hour special audio program featuring interviews, bloopers, and samplers, please visit the Anniversary homepage: http://librivox.org/librivox-anniversary-2006/