The Adventures of a Folk Singer

ReadOasis Step 3 "I think a poet is anybody who wouldn't call himself a poet." - Bob Dylan It was [...]

Mary Shelley: Author of Frankenstein

ReadOasis Step 3 Mary Shelley was born on August 30, 1797 in London, England. She was the second daughter in [...]

C. S. Lewis: An Extraordinary Life (Step 2)

By David BelloReadOasis Step 2(Part 1) An ordinary boy and girl are looking at a painting on the wall. The [...]

The Meaning of Haiku

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 2) This sad story was told by Matsuo Basho, one of Japan’s most famous poets. The [...]

The Meaning of Haiku

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 3) Grammar and vocabulary also make a difference. In English, you can say this strange sentence. [...]

The Meaning of Haiku

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 4) When writers follow Rule Two (see Part 3), haiku do not read like sentences. The [...]

C. S. Lewis: An Extraordinary Life (Step 2)

By David BelloReadOasis Step 2(Part 2) But Lewis was not always a religious man. From the age of thirteen till [...]

Beyond the Freezing Point (Ayako Miura)

ReadOasis Step 3(Part 2) Freezing Point by Ayako Miura In fact, Ayako Miura became so ill that she had to [...]

C. S. Lewis: An Extraordinary Life (Step 3)

By David BelloReadOasis Step 3(Part 1) An ordinary boy and girl are looking with great curiosity at a painting on [...]

C. S. Lewis: An Extraordinary Life (Step 3)

By David BelloReadOasis Step 3(Part 2) But Lewis was not always a religious man. From the age of thirteen till [...]