Publisher Description
This volume of Mother's Day poetry brings together poems throughout history and very special women. Our relationship with our mother is one of the most powerful relationships many of us will ever feel. The deep, self-sacrificing, unconditional love we receive from our mothers from the moment of our birth is truly beautiful. No wonder the first attempts at language by babies is usually "ma", or something close to it—this is a universal sound for mother. In every culture, mothers are seen as both a symbol and living emblem of love and nurture, of comfort and safety. Through time, this unique and fulfilling relationship has inspired some of the greatest verse to be written by some of our most famed poets. We hope that listening to these carefully chosen words will help you reflect and further enjoy the experience that a mother's love has brought to your life.
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About various authors
Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was born in Odense, Denmark, the son of a poor shoemaker and a washerwoman. As a young teenager, he became quite well known in Odense as a reciter of drama and as a singer. When he was fourteen, he set off for the capital, Copenhagen, determined to become a national success on the stage. He failed miserably, but made some influential friends in the capital who got him into school to remedy his lack of proper education. In 1829 his first book was published. After that, books came out at regular intervals. His stories began to be translated into English as early as 1846. Since then, numerous editions, and more recently Hollywood songs and Disney cartoons, have helped to ensure the continuing popularity of the stories in the English-speaking world.
About the Narrators
Ghizela Rowe has worked in broadcast
television for thirty years on a broad range of programming. Her specialization
is in music. She helps run the Copyright Group, an extensive collection of
master recording rights, and has lent her voice to many audiobooks, including The Poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning,
Elizabeth Gaskell: The Short Stories, and The Romantics: An Introduction.
Ghizela Rowe has worked in broadcast
television for thirty years on a broad range of programming. Her specialization
is in music. She helps run the Copyright Group, an extensive collection of
master recording rights, and has lent her voice to many audiobooks, including The Poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning,
Elizabeth Gaskell: The Short Stories, and The Romantics: An Introduction.