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Monthly Archives: September 2011
disappointing reading – Yvor Winters
This is disappointing for me, as I am a big fan of some of Yvor Winters’ poetry. Just never heard him read before. In this one, he settles early on a cadence and ‘score’ for a stanza and repeats it … Continue reading
sub-zero: timbre & accent cont’d
ok, shoot me, but on the timbre and accent scale, this reading registers pretty much -0 on a scale of 1 to 10. Courtesy of Poem of the Day (and it’s a long one): Fever 103° by and read by … Continue reading
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voice: timbre
tim·bre/ˈtambər/ Noun: The character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity. Regional or other accent, the timbre/quality/sound of one’s voice and speech impediments such as lisps are three things pretty much out … Continue reading
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poetry out loud website – The Poeio Project
This is just charming. The project author writes: I don’t know all that much about poetry – but I found this book – or rather, it found me – I walk around town with it, along with my little camera. … Continue reading
accents cont’d – Tennessee
More lovely southern accent: today’s Poem of the Day at the Poetry Foundation is Charles Wright’s ‘Stone Canyon Nocturne’. Enjoying his voice – so slow and pouring. about Charles Wright poem text 1 min 2 secs all ‘accents’ posts
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