The Tiger

ReadOasis Step 5 Textured Tiger by Steve Wilson (Creative Commons) The Tiger by William Blake may be the most popular [...]

The Mystery and Horror of Poe

ReadOasis Step 3 A man sits at night in his room alone. He is deeply saddened by the death of [...]

The Meaning of Haiku

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 1) An old man is walking along a rocky river bed. He is a traveller, but [...]

Beyond the Freezing Point (Ayako Miura)

ReadOasis Step 3(Part 1) It was much later that I finally learned what a dark age it was. It?s after [...]

Awarding Excellence: The Pulitzer Prize

ReadOasis Step 3 The Color Purple The Pulitzer Prize The Color Purple is a book about a black woman named [...]

The Good in Nature (Step 3)

By Max L. Knowles ReadOasis Step 3 In November 2004, the BBC News reported this extraordinary story. Near the North [...]

Scotland’s Favorite Son

ReadOasis Step 2 Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old [...]

The Artful Geisha (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 Geisha are traditional female entertainers from Japan. They are skilled at various Japanese arts, such as classical [...]

The Artful Geisha (Step 2)

ReadOasis Step 2 Geisha are traditional female entertainers from Japan. They are skilled at various Japanese arts, such as traditional [...]

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 [...]