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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Donna reads ‘How To Make A Raft’
This week the Voice Alpha gang is challenging itself to read a list poem – How To Make A Raft by Elisa Albo, a poem donated by the poet to Voice Alpha‘s list of poems for which the authors have … Continue reading
Dick reads ‘How To Make A Raft’
This week the Voice Alpha gang is challenging itself to read a list poem – How To Make A Raft by Elisa Albo, a poem donated by the poet to Voice Alpha‘s list of poems for which the authors have … Continue reading
Posted in How To Make A Raft, internet performance, poem-as-voice
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Dave reads ‘How To Make A Raft’
This week the Voice Alpha gang is challenging itself to read a list poem – How To Make A Raft by Elisa Albo, a poem donated by the poet to Voice Alpha‘s list of poems for which the authors have … Continue reading
Nic reads ‘How To Make A Raft’
This week the Voice Alpha gang is challenging itself to read a list poem – How To Make A Raft by Elisa Albo, a poem donated by the poet to Voice Alpha‘s list of poems for which the authors have … Continue reading
Kristin reads ‘How To Make A Raft’
This week the Voice Alpha gang is challenging itself to read a list poem – How To Make A Raft by Elisa Albo, a poem donated by the poet to Voice Alpha‘s list of poems for which the authors have … Continue reading
‘For to-day we have naming of parts’ – Henry Reed, no – Dylan Thomas!
Henry Reed has been a favorite of mine for many years and yesterday I was reminded of him at Kathleen Kirk’s blog . At the site linked to by Kathleen, you can find readings by Henry Reed and various others … Continue reading
‘a million bushels?’ – Carl Sandburg
A nice one (and just 34 seconds long) from the Poetry Foundation Poem of the Day feed – How Much? by Carl Sandburg: I love this reading. It’s so oomphy and comfortable. Except for a couple of lines in the … Continue reading
Posted in poem-as-voice, readers Nic likes
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A nice reading – Rachel Dacus
Here’s Rachel Dacus reading her own poem “I spend an afternoon with Monet.” It starts at 30 seconds in and ends at the 2-minute mark. This is the kind of reading I like – conversational, engaged, convincing. Great breath control, … Continue reading
a poet needs her mouth!
The left side of Patricia Smith’s face temporarily frozen by the effect of a virus and how it affects her: I never realized how tightly the way I sound is connected to what I want to say. The minute I’ve … Continue reading
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‘like a hound at the races’
I have the Poetry Foundation’s Poem of the Day feed in my Google reader. It’s rare, though (sorry, Poetry Foundation!), that I hear a reading there that I enjoy and appreciate. Here’s one of those rare ones – A Pedestrian … Continue reading
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