To be honest, I don’t understand the poem. But I am still struck by what strikes me as the deep uncertainty of Creeley’s voice.
The Tunnel by Robert Creeley
poem text (42 secs)
Robert Creeley reading
Voice Alpha
about reading poetry aloud for an audience
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February 18, 2013 at 11:15 am
Maybe after more sleep I could try to explicate the poem, but probably not. I think it’s more about a mood created than anything rational anyway. And I agree. I like it.
Side note. I have seen you and others use this recording application. Is this a tool in wordpress or something you embed from somewhere else? The closest I get is by using Sound cloud, but I like the simplicity of whatever it is you are using.
February 18, 2013 at 11:59 am
Hi David – thanks for stopping by! This audio player is courtesy of WordPress. You need the direct link to the mp3 file, wherever it is (in Creeley’s case, I used the download link from the Poetry Foundation’s Poem of the Day site), then you just embed it in your post like this:
[audio http://thelinktotheaudiofile.mp3%5D. When you publish the post, it shows up as a little audio player. I use the same audio player for mp3 files I have uploaded to WordPress (see whalesound.wordpress.com – each post is constructed like that). Good luck! Best, Nic