The Empty Bowl


Read by LibriVox Volunteers

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Empty Bowl by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 22, 2026.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American author and poet. She made an appearance during World War I in France, reciting her poem, The Stevedores ("Here's to the Army stevedores, lusty virile and strong...") while visiting a camp of 9,000 US Army stevedores. - Summary by Wikipedia

Chapters

The Empty Bowl - read by BK 1:17 Read by Bruce Kachuk
The Empty Bowl - read by BWC 1:03 Read by Beeswaxcandle
The Empty Bowl - read by DC 1:03 Read by dc
The Empty Bowl - read by DF 1:30 Read by Dfisher
The Empty Bowl - read by DL 1:20 Read by David Lawrence
The Empty Bowl - read by FS 1:04 Read by FableSol
The Empty Bowl - read by GLN 1:14 Read by Garth Burton
The Empty Bowl - read by JKH 1:00 Read by Josh Hickman
The Empty Bowl - read by JSK 0:57 Read by Jacob K
The Empty Bowl - read by LAH 1:09 Read by Lee Ann Howlett
The Empty Bowl - read by LCW 1:16 Read by Larry Wilson
The Empty Bowl - read by LS 1:19 Read by LotusSeven
The Empty Bowl - read by PAC 1:07 Read by PaulClayton
The Empty Bowl - read by PFS 1:11 Read by Phil Schempf
The Empty Bowl - read by SLM 1:00 Read by Stacey Malcolm
The Empty Bowl - read by SP 1:05 Read by ShrimpPhish