Song of Myself by Walt Whitman read by David Allen poetryreincarnations 2011-09-23 | Heres a virtual movie of a recital of "Song of Myself" by the great Walt Whitman. The poem is read to absolute perfection by a brilliant reader of poetry David Allen who recorded this in the late 1950's. i know very little about this great reciter of poetry who had in my humble opinion one of the finest voices for reading poetry I have ever heard and would be grateful for any information anyone can provide me with about him.The image used in this virtual movie is the only photo I have of him he is pictured recording Shakespeare sonnets with a harpist accompanying him (i would love to find more if anyone can help) David Allen was active in radio broadcasting from the early 1940's and first broadcast poetry readings in Baltimore amd later appeared in radio programmes in New York "Remembered Words" is cited as one of his most noted radio shows. I understand he also worked in films and TV,but beyond mention on a few rare record sleeves I have managed to find nothing about him around the internet so please if anybody has more information about him can they please email me at my email address of hyperbolelad@hotmail.com "Song of Myself" is a poem by Walt Whitman that is included in his work Leaves of Grass The poem was published first without sections[1] and was the first of twelve untitled poems of the first (1855) edition of Leaves of Grass. Now it is one of the best-known poems of the publication. The first edition was published by Whitman at his own expense. In the edition of 1856, Whitman used the title "Poem of Walt Whitman, an American", which was shortened to "Song of Myself" for the 1860 edition. The poem was divided into fifty-two numbered sections for the 1867 edition. "Song of Myself" is featured by the John Green novel Paper Towns, where the protagonist uses clues within the poem to find a friend who has absconded. Kind Regards Jim Clark All rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2011 Song of Myself.......... In all people I see myself, none more and not one a barley-corn less, And the good or bad I say of myself I say of them. I know I am solid and sound, To me the converging objects of the universe perpetually flow, All are written to me, and I must get what the writing means. I know I am deathless, I know this orbit of mine cannot be swept by a carpenter's compass, I know I shall not pass like a child's carlacue cut with a burnt stick at night. I know I am august, I do not trouble my spirit to vindicate itself or be understood, I see that the elementary laws never apologize, (I reckon I behave no prouder than the level I plant my house by, after all.) I exist as I am, that is enough, If no other in the world be aware I sit content, And if each and all be aware I sit content. One world is aware and by far the largest to me, and that is myself, And whether I come to my own to-day or in ten thousand or ten million years, I can cheerfully take it now, or with equal cheerfulness I can wait. My foothold is tenon'd and mortis'd in granite, I laugh at what you call dissolution, And I know the amplitude of time.
Pittin In The Cries Scottish Monologue By William McCulloch Literary Animation. poetryreincarnations 2021-09-06 | Heres a virtual animation of Pittin' In The Cries a Scottish dialect Monologue written & recorded By William McCulloch in 1931.William McCulloch was of Highland descent, but lived in Paisley all his life. At one time he wanted to be a lawyer, but instead he worked in the local Parish Council, collecting rates. In his spare time he was interested in amateur dramatics and opera, appearing in a number of comic roles (he was principal comedian with the Glasgow Orpheus Club).After leaving the Parish Council, McCulloch became a professional entertainer, and for twenty five years he travelled throughout Scotland and beyond, reciting his monologues to hugely appreciative audiences. The monologues were also popular when released on 78 rpm records i the 1930's.
Mother Cornwall A Traditional Cornish Dialect Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2021-05-17 | Here's a virtual movie of "Mother Cornwall" a traditional dialect poem from Cornwall virtually read by the 19th century Cornish miner poet John Harris.John Harris FRHS (14 October 1820 – 7 January 1884) was a Cornish poet. He became a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in April 1879 for being ″distinguished in letters″.[3]Harris was born and raised in a two-bedroom cottage on the slopes of Bolenowe, a small hamlet near Camborne, Cornwall, in England. He was the eldest of nine children (six brothers and two sisters).[4] At age twelve, he was sent to work at Dolcoath mine where he combined a life of painful labour with the production of poetry celebrating his native landscape around Carn Brea and the scenic splendours of Land's End and the Lizard. He could not afford pen and paper, so he improvised and used blackberry juice for ink and grocery bags for paper.In the 1840s, he married Jane Rule, with whom he had two sons and two daughters. When his second-born daughter, Lucretia, died during Christmas 1855, he produced a moving eulogy. After this a friend found him a more congenial occupation as a Bible-reader or travelling comforter at Falmouth, where he spent the second half of his life. During this period he produced his most important work, the loco-descriptive poem A Story of Carn Brea (1863).He received a grant of £200 from the Royal Bounty Fund through the Earl of Beaconsfield and in September 1881 the prime minister gave him a grant of £100 from the civil list.[2] He died in 1884 having requested that he should be buried at Treslothan Chapel, near the village of Troon.There has been some revival of interest in his work, and recently, the book The Cornish Poet was brought out by the John Harris Society, containing his collected works.[5]
Henry Chappell The Day WW1 Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2021-05-15 | Here's a virtual movie of the WW1 Poem "The Day" virtually read by its author the Bath Railway Porter Poet Henry Chappell and published to much acclaim in the Daily Express Newspaper on the 22nd of August 1914. The Poem a rebuke to the Germans for starting The Great War was was further published as a popular postcard and wall poster that could be Widely found on display in homes and public buildings throughout the English speaking world during World War one.Henry Chappell (1874 - 1937) – British poetWith thanks to Charles Booth on TwitterKnown as the Railway Porter Poet, Henry worked at Bath Railway Station.Henry Lang Chappell was born in 1874 in London, where his father ran a shop. Henry Chappell’s family originally came from Cornwall and his Mother’s maiden name was Lang.When war broke out, Henry wrote a poem entitled “The Day”, with which he achieved instant fame. However, this was “…no sudden miracle or lucky accident” - if you look at the other poems in Henry's collection, he was obviously a very prolific poet. "The Day" was published in the “Daily Express” on 22nd August 1914 and then as a broadside and postcard. In the Introduction to Henry Chappell’s collection, Sir Herbert Warren says the poem was “reprinted in every paper in America” soon reaching “Canada, The Cape and Australia”.In 1894, Henry married Edith Elizabeth Hancock. By 1911, Henry and Edith were living at No. 18 Park Avenue, Bath, Somerset and they had two daughters - Nellie Elizabeth, b. 1896 andAlma Rose Edith, b.1899.According to Henry’s Great-Grandaughter, he gave the money he earned from that poem to the Red Cross. Poems by Henry Chappell were published in eight WW1 poetry anthologies.Henry Chappell’s WW1 collection “The Day and other poems”, with an introduction by Sir Herbert Warren, was published by The Bodley Head in 1918 is available as a free down-loan on Archive: archive.org/details/dayandotherpoem00warrgoog/page/n9
A Very Respectable Mon By Samuel Laycock Lancshire Dialect Poet Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2021-05-13 | Here's A Very Respectable Mon By Samuel Laycock the Lancshire Dialect Poet .Samuel Laycock (1826–1893) was a dialect poet who recorded in verse the vernacular of the Lancashire cotton workers.He was born on 17 January 1826 at Intake Head, Pule Hill, Marsden, West Yorkshire, the son of John Laycock, a hand-loom weaver. His formal education consisted of attending Sunday school and a few months at a local school. Laycock began work in a woollen mill at the age of nine. In 1837, when the family moved to Stalybridge, Cheshire, he worked as a cotton weaver and later cloth looker. The American Civil War (1861–1864) badly affected the Lancashire cotton towns as supplies of raw cotton dried up. Laycock was one of the thousands unemployed and tried to earn a meagre living by writing verses which the unemployed could set to music and sing in the streets for pennies. In 1864, he published Lancashire Rhymes and in 1866, Lancashire Songs, poems which documented the everyday life of cotton workers.In 1865, Laycock became the librarian at Stalybridge Mechanics' Institute, and in 1867, took up a similar post at The Whitworth Institute, Fleetwood. He moved to Blackpool in 1868 because his health was poor.[1] He continued writing while working as a photographer, while his wife ran a lodging-house. Just before his death in 1893, he published a collection of poems, Warblin's fro' an Owd Songster.In 1850, Laycock married Martha Broadbent, a cotton weaver, but she died two years later. He remarried in 1858 to Hannah Woolley, who died in 1863. His third marriage was to Eliza Pontefract in 1864 and she survived him. He had several children by Hannah and at least two by Eliza, including Arthur, who became a novelist.Laycock died of influenza which developed into acute bronchitis[2] on 15 December 1893, at his home, 48 Foxhall Road, Blackpool. He was buried in Layton Cemetery, Blackpool.[3]
Ill Take You Home Again, Kathleen Sung By An Unknown Child 1945 Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2021-04-26 | Here's a virtual movie of the popular song I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen Sung By An Unknown Child recorded to a now lost 78 rpm Acetate Lacquer lathe cut disc in 1945.Only the label probably mislabeled 50 rpm and audio file still exists. Here's some notes about the recording supplied to me by David Rule a Cornish collector of rare records who very kindly sent me the audio file from his collection of acetate records.The fact that the label states 50 rpm is a mystery - as is the date, 1945. It looks like some kind of (?)military stock issue or something that someone decided to use all those years later. The disc was 12'', made of lacquer-coated (?)steel, I guess - definitely not ally - and single-sided. And it was made on a centre-start machine as far as I remember. Recorded at 78 rpm, of course. It certainly wasn't a 50 rpm recording - (though I've heard of some speeded-up voices intended to sound like children. Even the Chipmunks were intended to "sound" like naughty children - that idea goes back to the late-40s-early-50s when magnetic tape started to be used for records as well as in the making of cartoons - Walt Disney, Mel Blanc, Warner Bros., Stan Freberg, Capitol).I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" is a popular song written by Thomas Paine Westendorf (1848-1923) in 1875. (The music is loosely based on Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Flat Minor Opus 64 Second Movement). In spite of its German-American origins, it is widely mistaken to be an Irish ballad.Westendorf, born in Virginia of German parents, was then teaching at the reform school known as the Indiana House of Refuge for Juvenile Offenders in Hendricks County, Indiana. He wrote it for his wife (who was, however, named Jennie), who had made a visit to her home state of New York due to homesickness. It's in the form of an "answer" to a popular ballad of the time, "Barney, Take Me Home Again," composed by Westendorf’s close friend, George W. Brown, writing under the nom de plume of George W. Persley.
The Puzzled Astronomer Anonymous Poem Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2021-04-14 | Here's a virtual movies of"The Puzzled Astronomer" an anonymous poem found on a 78 rpm Master Sound System Metal Lacquer Disc which contained no details of the author or reader of the poem who may of course have been the same person. As the reader on this disc had a slight West Country rural English accent I thought it might be fun to use this image of the late great astrophysicist Professor Colin Pillinger as our reciter of the poem who came from Gloucestershire and had a similar accent. Colin Trevor Pillinger, CBE FRS FRAS FRGS (/ˈpɪlɪndʒər/; 9 May 1943 – 7 May 2014) was an English planetary scientist. He was a founding member of the Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute at Open University in Milton Keynes,[3] he was also the principal investigator for the British Beagle 2 Mars lander project, and worked on a group of Martian meteorites.
No Enemies By Charles Mackay Read By Margaret Thatcher Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2020-12-25 | Here's the poem "No Enemies" By Charles Mackay the English Chartist poet, 1814–1889 virtually Read By the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.After Margaret Thatcher fired half of her cabinet because of their “lack of grit as a consequence of their privilege and entitlement”.In response, the Queen reportedly told Thatcher that she’s playing a “dangerous game” making so many enemies, to which the prime minister replies that she is “comfortable” with having enemies.Thatcher then recites “No Enemies” by Scottish poet Charles Mackay, who lived from 1814 to 1889.Mackay was a part of the Chartist movement, which campaigned for the working class people of England to gain political rights, suffrage and influence. It was at its most popular from 1838 to 1948.In real life, Thatcher was extremely fond of the poem, with a 2019 BBC documentary revealing that she kept it on her desk.No EnemiesBy Charles Mackay(English Chartist poet, 1814–1889) YOU have no enemies, you say? Alas! my friend, the boast is poor; He who has mingled in the fray Of duty, that the brave endure, Must have made foes! If you have none, 5Small is the work that you have done. You’ve hit no traitor on the hip, You’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip, You’ve never turned the wrong to right, You’ve been a coward in the fight
Wee Bridgit Mcginley An Irish Ghost Story told by Percy French Literary animation poetryreincarnations 2020-10-31 | Here's a virtual movie that takes artistic liberty with time " Wee Bridgit Mcginley" An Irish Ghost Story told by Percy French who for the purposes of this video is telling a story that would have taken place after he had actually died himself in 1920. I wanted to utilise this enjoyable little ghost story to show Percy French doing something he might have done when he gave his public performances singing songs,and reciting his poems and perhaps telling a ghost story.I have no information about the authenticity of the story other than it is a sort of generic ghost story told in Ireland and throughout the British isles.William Percy French (1 May 1854 – 24 January 1920) became known as one of Ireland's foremost songwriters and entertainers. Thanks to the late Oliver Nulty, French has become recognised for his watercolour paintings as well. William Percy French was a gifted polymath who had a number of artistic talents at his command. He could work very quickly, and his output is prodigious across many genres.
Down By the Salley Gardens By William Butler Yeats Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2020-10-31 | Here's a virtual movie of Down By the Salley Gardens. By William Butler Yeats.Apologies for the extraneous noises towards the end of this very ancient recording that was rescued from many decades immersed in a barrel of guinness having sobered up after drinking the contents purely in the interests of science of course ha ha,but its such a lovely rendition of this wonderful poem come song i think it is still rewarding to the ear to listen to."Down by the Salley Gardens" (Irish: Gort na Saileán) is a poem by William Butler Yeats published in The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems in 1889.Yeats indicated in a note that it was "an attempt to reconstruct an old song from three lines imperfectly remembered by an old peasant woman in the village of Ballisodare, Sligo, who often sings them to herself."[2] The "old song" may have been the ballad The Rambling Boys of Pleasure[3] which contains the following verse:"Down by yon flowery garden my love and I we first did meet.I took her in my arms and to her I gave kisses sweetShe bade me take life easy just as the leaves fall from the tree.But I being young and foolish, with my darling did not agree."The similarity to the first verse of the Yeats version is unmistakable and would suggest that this was indeed the song Yeats remembered the old woman singing. The rest of the song, however, is quite different.Yeats's original title, "An Old Song Re-Sung", reflected his debt to The Rambling Boys of Pleasure. It first appeared under its present title when it was reprinted in Poems in 1895.
The Ballad of Clampherdown by Rudyard Kipling Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2020-08-29 | Heres a virtual movie of Rudyard Kipling reading his satirical poem The Ballad of Clampherdown Its brings to mind the recent Boaty McBoatface when the UK public was asked to suggest names for a new Royal Naval aircraft carrier and the British public being the irreverant souls they are voted to call it Boaty McBoatface eventually a mini sub on the vessel was named that instead. Kipling wrote this poem as a satire,but the public adopted it as a serious poem. The Ballad of the "Clampherdown"" is a satirical poem written by Rudyard Kipling in 1892.The poem describes an engagement between the Clampherdown, a fictional Royal Navy battleship, and a light cruiser of indeterminate origin; she is described as "of the ancient foe", and carrying "a dainty Hotchkiss gun", which implies the French navy. After the Clampherdown's guns fail to sink the cruiser, and she drifts aimlessly being shelled, she collides with the cruiser, and her crew "out cutlasses, and board!" the enemy.It was inspired by a letter written to the St James's Gazette, whose author "seemed to believe that naval warfare of the future would be conducted on the old Nelsonic battle lines, including boarding, etc.", to quote Kipling's explanation. He wrote the poem as a deliberate humorous play on this idea; however, to his surprise, it was taken quite seriously and published. Whilst boarding did never return as a major part of naval warfare, it did occur occasionally. The last major boarding action by the Royal Navy was the Altmark incident, in 1940, complete with cutlass-wielding Royal Marines.The Clampherdown is described in some detail in the poem, allowing some comparison to be made to real vessels. Whilst the name is similar to HMS Camperdown, the physical description—"one bow-gun of a hundred ton / and a great stern-gun beside"—is closer to that of her sister ship the Benbow, which was built with an experimental armament. Both were Admiral class battleships, pre-dreadnoughts launched in the 1880s. The 16.25″ guns of Benbow, the largest and most powerful then fitted to a Royal Navy battleship, were not greatly successful in service; they took four or five minutes to load and fire, the barrels only had a life of 75 rounds, and the muzzles tended to droop. The ships of this class were only partially armoured, with the bow and stern being lightly protected, and had low freeboard; these factors are noted and reflected in the text. In 1892, Benbow had recently been removed from active service and was serving as a guard ship at Greenock; the defects in her design would have been clear by this point.
invictus William Ernest Henley Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2020-04-17 | Here's a virtual movie of William Ernest Henley singing his great poem "Invictus" the soundtrack comes from a unique acetate 78 rpm record recorded around 1930 by an unknown baritone.
The Four Farrellys - Percy French - Poem animation poetryreincarnations 2019-01-25 | Here's a virtual movie of the great Irish balladeer poet and entertainer Percy French reciting his much loved poem "The Four Farrellys"In addition to his songs Percy French wrote poems, recitations and verse. Like his songs these usually related to his family, friends or acquaintances as well as his experiences and his moods.William Percy French (1 May 1854 – 24 January 1920) was one of Ireland's foremost songwriters and entertainers in his day. In more recent times, he has become recognised for his watercolour paintings as well.
The Charge of the Light Brigade - Canon Fleming - Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2018-07-17 | Here's the renowned Orator Canon James Fleming reciting "The Charge of the Light Brigade" from a wax cylinder recording he made in 1907 the year before he passed away.Canon James Fleming (1830–1908) was an Irish clergyman of the Church of England, known as a public speaker and fund-raiser. A canon of York Minster, he became chaplain in ordinary to Queen Victoria and Edward VII, and was a close friend of the British royal family.Here's the 100 plus year old 78 rpm shellac Gramophone record I used for this recording playing on an a beautiful HMV 102 Portable wind up Gramophone which was a transcription from wax cylinder.youtube.com/watch?v=POVLi-jfkR0
Recuerdo - Edna St. Vincent Millay - Recitation by Cornelia Otis Skinner - Poem animation poetryreincarnations 2018-04-09 | Here's a virtual movie of a poem by the recuerdo by the celebrated American Poetess Edna St. Vincent Millay Recitaion by the Amercan actress,playright and monologist Cornelia Otis Skinner from a 78 rpm record set released in 1941.Cornelia Otis Skinner (May 30, 1899 – July 9, 1979) was an American author and actress.
The Tyger - William Blake - Recitation by Cornelia Otis Skinner - Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2018-04-09 | Here's a virtual movie of a poem by the great William Blake "The Tyger" Recitaion by the Amercan actress,playright and monologist Cornelia Otis Skinner from a 78 rpm record set released in 1941.Cornelia Otis Skinner (May 30, 1899 – July 9, 1979) was an American author and actress.
Ode on a Grecian Urn - John Keats - Recitation by Cornelia Otis Skinner - Poem animation poetryreincarnations 2018-04-09 | Here's a virtual movie of a poem by the great John Keats "Ode on a Grecian Urn" Recitation by the Amercan actress,playright and monologist Cornelia Otis Skinner from a 78 rpm record set released in 1941.Cornelia Otis Skinner (May 30, 1899 – July 9, 1979) was an American author and actress.Christina Rossetti's poem "Uphill" i (1861)s written using questions and answers. ... The poem is metaphorical in nature (meaning that one thing is compared to another). In regards to this poem, life is compared to a journey uphill.
Uphill - Christina Rossetti Recitation by Cornelia Otis Skinner - Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2018-04-08 | Here's a virtual movie of a poem by the great Christina Rossetti about the journey to death "Uphill" Recitaion by the Amercan actress,playright and monologist Cornelia Otis Skinner from a 78 rpm record set released in 1941.Cornelia Otis Skinner (May 30, 1899 – July 9, 1979) was an American author and actress.Christina Rossetti's poem "Uphill" i (1861)s written using questions and answers. ... The poem is metaphorical in nature (meaning that one thing is compared to another). In regards to this poem, life is compared to a journey uphill.
The Toys - Coventry Patmore - Recitation by Cornelia Otis Skinner - Poem - Animation poetryreincarnations 2018-04-08 | Here's a virtual movie of the Victorian Poem about fatherly Remorse "The Toys by Coventry Patmore recition by the American actress,Monologist,and author Cornelia Otis Skinner.Cornelia Otis Skinner (May 30, 1899 – July 9, 1979) was an American author and actress.There is no “deep meaning” in this poem, which is to say that the reader does not need to read too deeply to feel the poem’s effects. It is overwhelmingly pathetic and moving in its depiction of the sad, brooding little boy “with darken’d eyelids…their lashes yet / From his late sobbing wet.” The boy has been crying because his father has recently spanked him for being disobedient. Moreover, the mother is dead, so there was no one in the house to console the child after his father’s severe admonishment. Thus, the father finds his son asleep with eyes and face still stained from recent tears. The sharpest pathos in the poem arises when the father looks at a table near the boy’s bed, upon which are set a variety of commonplace objects that the boy has “ranged there with careful art.” The emotion emanates not from the toys themselves, but from the fact that the boy has sweetly bestowed importance upon objects that adults otherwise ignore. Indeed, so great is the father’s pain at the recognition of his young son’s sweet childishness that he immediately after prays to God, not as much to ask for anything as to observe that God, the ultimate father, will one day look upon His children and overlook “their childishness”–i.e., the father’s swift and severe response to his son’s disobedience. God, the father believes, will do for the human race what he could not for his son.Thus, the most remarkable aspect of this poem is not any profound, metaphysical notion, but rather the simple and yet sublime emotions attached with this paternal sentiment. Though this sentimentality was gobbled up by the hyper-sentimental Victorians of Patmore’s time, the pathos is sharp enough and universal enough that the poem transcends being a mere period piece and edges towards the realm of eternally relevant humanistic literature.
Cheddar Man - Recites Shakespeare - To be, or not to be - Poem -Animation poetryreincarnations 2018-02-24 | Here's a virtual movie of the supposed early Britain "Cheddar Man" reciting in a rather mumbled fashion "To be, or not to be" by William Shakespeare. The mumbling is because it is my theory that such an early English man would not have fully developed the skills to recite Shakespeare as clear as we are used to in our modern age ha ha.Cheddar Man is a human male fossil found in Gough's Cave in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, England. The skeletal remains date to the Mesolithic (ca. 9100 BP) and it appears that he died a violent death. A large crater-like lesion just above the skull's right orbit suggests that the man may have also been suffering from a bone infection.Excavated in 1903, Cheddar Man is Britain’s oldest complete human skeleton. The remains are kept by the Natural History Museum in London in the new Human Evolution gallery.The Psuedo science behind Cheddar Man been called into question as having less scientific basis than has bee asserted by the media in their desire to promote multiculturalism this other video on youtube excellently debunks the popular theory of Cheddar Man.youtube.com/watch?v=V690mntZD7ATo be, or not to be" is the opening phrase of a soliloquy spoken by Prince Hamlet in the so-called "nunnery scene"[1] of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Act III, Scene I.
Gunga Din - Rudyard Kipling - Poetry Recitation - Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2017-09-08 | Here a virtual movie of Rudyard Kipling reading his much loved poem Gunga Din.The sound recording comes from a very rare 78 rpm recorded recorded in 1913 by the Welsh actor Lyn Harding."Gunga Din" is an 1890 poem by Rudyard Kipling, set in British India.The poem is a rhyming narrative from the point of view of an English soldier in India, about an Indian water-bearer (a bhishti) who saves the soldier's life but is soon shot and killed. In the final three lines, the soldier regrets the abuse he dealt to Din and admits that Din is the better man of the two. The poem was published as one of the set of martial poems called the Barrack-Room Ballads.David Llewellyn Harding (12 October 1867 – 26 December 1952), known professionally as Lyn Harding, was a Welsh actor who spent 40 years on the stage before entering British made silent films, talkies and radio. He had an imposing and menacing stage presence and came to be cast as the villain in many films, notably Professor Moriarty in dramatisations of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Lasca - Frank Desprez - Poem animation poetryreincarnations 2017-09-08 | Here's a virtual movie of the English poet and playwright Frank Desprez reciting his best known poem "Lasca" A Poem abou a Mexican girl. “Lasca”. This ballad-like piece, first published in a London magazine in 1882, tells the story of a Mexican girl and her cowboy sweetheart caught in a cattle stampede “in Texas down by the Rio Grande”.The sound recording used here comes from a rare 78 rpm shellac record recorded in 1913 by the Welsh actor Lyn Harding.youtube.com/watch?v=yoIv-yVlhDUFrank Desprez (9 February 1853 – 25 November 1916) was an English playwright, essayist, and poet. He wrote more than twenty pieces for the theatre, as well as numerous shorter works, including his famous poem, Lasca.
The Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Lord Tennyson - Rose Coghlan - Poetry recital - poetryreincarnations 2017-04-21 | Here's a virtual movie of a fabulous recital of The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson by the Victorian/Edwardian English actress Rose Coghlan (1851 - 1932) using the soundtrack from a very rare 78 rpm shellac record recorded in 1909.Rose Coghlan (March 18, 1851 – April 2, 1932), English[1] actress was the sister of Charles Francis Coghlan.She went to America in 1871 as part of Lydia Thompson's troupe touring the U.S.. She made her Broadway debut in 1872 in a musical. Coghlan was again in England from 1873 to 1877, playing with Barry Sullivan, and then returned to America. She became prominent as Countess Zicka in Diplomacy, and Stephanie in Forget-me-not. She was at Wallack's almost continuously until 1888, and subsequently appeared in melodrama in parts like the title-role of The Sporting Duchess.Rose Coghlan died in 1932 in Harrison, New York. She had been married twice first to Clinton J. Edgerly from 1885 to 1890 and second to John T. Sullivan from 1890 to 1893. She had two children, an adopted daughter and a son.
The Tyger - William Blake - Poem - Animation poetryreincarnations 2017-03-19 | Here's a virtual movie of William Blake reading his much loved Poem "The Tyger" The soundtrack used on this video is from a rare 78 rpm shellac record recited by Clifford Turner.Clifford Turner delivers the Poem somewhat in the style of a preacher delivering a sermon.Very few people would ever have seen a Tiger in the flesh in Blake's Time and most people of the time in Britain would have considered such a creature depicted only by art works as a devilish creature of Myth. To me Turner is the nearest I have ever heard ,and I have most of the significant recordings of recitals of this poem in my collection to how I imagine Blake may have sounded reciting his poem.J. Clifford Turner was a leading voice teacher who gained his experience at RADA. "The Tyger" is a poem by the English poet William Blake published in 1794 as part of the Songs of Experience collection. Literary critic Alfred Kazin calls it "the most famous of his poems,"[1] and The Cambridge Companion to William Blake says it is "the most anthologized poem in English."[2] It is one of Blake's most reinterpreted and arranged works.he Songs of Experience was published in 1794 as a follow up to Blake's 1789 Songs of Innocence.[4] The two books were published together under the merged title Songs of Innocence and Experience, showing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul: the author and printer, W. Blake[4] featuring 54 plates. The illustrations are arranged differently in some copies, while a number of poems were moved from Songs of Innocence to Songs of Experience. Blake continued to print the work throughout his life.[5] Of the copies of the original collection, only 28 published during his life are known to exist, with an additional 16 published posthumously.[6] Only 5 of the poems from Songs of Experience appeared individually before 1839.The Tyger,All rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2017
The Raggedy Man - James Whitcomb Riley - Poem animation poetryreincarnations 2017-01-06 | Here's a virtual movie of the great James Whitcomb Riley The Hoosier poet from Greenfield Indiana USA who in his heyday was compared to Charles Dickens such was his popularity reading my favourite of his poems "The Raggedy Man" first published in 1890 the poem gets its title from the scruffily dressed German handy man his father employed to do jobs around the house. The term Raggedy Man was used commonly by children in Indiana at the time to describe the shabbily dressed men who found employment from wealthy householders as handy men. This lovely unforgeable little poem makes children of all of us who hear it,it is entrancing.The Raggedy Man was a poem wrote by James Whitcomb Riley and first published in 1888. The poem was the inspiration for the Raggedy Ann doll, and two films by the same name. The poem is one of Riley's most famous and is based on a German tramp employed by his father during his youth.James Whitcomb Riley (October 7, 1849 -- July 22, 1916) was an American writer, poet, and best selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the Hoosier Poet and Children's Poet for his dialect works and his children's poetry respectively. His poems tended to be humorous or sentimental, and of the approximately one thousand poems that Riley authored, the majority are in dialect. His famous works include "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Raggedy Man".Riley began his career writing verses as a sign maker and submitting poetry to newspapers. Thanks in part to an endorsement from poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, he eventually earned successive jobs at Indiana newspaper publishers during the latter 1870s. Riley gradually rose in prominence during the 1880s through his poetry reading tours. He traveled a touring circuit first in the Midwest, and then nationally, holding shows and making joint appearances on stage with other famous talents. Regularly struggling with his alcohol addiction, Riley never married or had children, and was involved in a scandal in 1888 when he became too drunk to perform. He became more popular in spite of the bad press he received, and as a result extricated himself from poorly negotiated contracts that limited his earnings; he quickly became very wealthy.Riley became a bestselling author in the 1890s. His children's poems were compiled into a book and illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. Titled the Rhymes of Childhood, the book was his most popular and sold millions of copies. As a poet, Riley achieved an uncommon level of fame during his own lifetime. He was honored with annual Riley Day celebrations around the United States and was regularly called on to perform readings at national civic events. He continued to write and hold occasional poetry readings until a stroke paralyzed his right arm in 1910.Although he was popular in his day, modern critics rate Riley as a minor poet, citing the quality of his work and his lack of serious subject matter as their reasons. Riley's chief legacy was his influence in fostering the creation of a midwestern cultural identity and his contributions to the Golden Age of Indiana Literature. Along with other writers of his era, he helped create a caricature of midwesterners and formed a literary community that produced works rivaling the established eastern literati. There are many memorials dedicated to Riley, including the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children.Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2017
Scurvy by James Lind - Literary Animation poetryreincarnations 2017-01-04 | Here's a virtual movie of the Scottish Physician James Lind reading from his treatise of 1762 on the Sailors Disease Scurvy a chronic medical condition brought on by long sea voyages and poor hygiene and lack of citrus (Vitamin C) fruits and fresh vegetables in the diet.I found this recording probably from the early 1970's on a reel to reel audio tape and thought it might be of interest to those like myself have heard,but didnt know much about this terrible,but preventable disease of old until James Lind realised the way to prevent it was to stock citrus fruit on ships and ensure the crew regularly eat it on punishment of flogging if necessary.James Lind FRSE FRCPE (4 October 1716 – 13 July 1794)was a Scottish doctor, a pioneer of naval hygiene and expert on the treatment of scurvy.James Lind was born in Edinburgh in 1716. In 1731, he registered as an apprentice at the College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and in 1739 became a surgeon's mate, seeing service in the Mediterranean, Guinea and the West Indies, as well as the English Channel. In 1747, while serving as surgeon on HMS Salisbury, he carried out experiments to discover the cause of scurvy, the symptoms of which included loose teeth, bleeding gums and haemorrhages.Lind selected 12 men from the ship, all suffering from scurvy, and divided them into six pairs, giving each group different additions to their basic diet. Some were given cider, others seawater, others a mixture of garlic, mustard and horseradish. Another group of two were given spoonfuls of vinegar, and the last two oranges and lemons. Those fed citrus fruits experienced a remarkable recovery. While there was nothing new about his discovery - the benefits of lime juice had been known for centuries - Lind had definitively established the superiority of citrus fruits above all other 'remedies'.In 1748, Lind retired from the navy and went to Edinburgh University to take professional qualifications. In 1753, he published 'A Treatise of the Scurvy' and in 1757 'An Essay on the Most Effectual Means of Preserving the Health of Seamen in the Royal Navy', which threw much light on the appalling living conditions and diet of seamen. In 1758, he was appointed physician to the Naval Hospital at Haslar in Gosport where he investigated the distillation of fresh water from salt water for supply to ships.In 1763, Lind published work on typhus fever in ships and in the 1768 publication 'An Essay on Diseases Incidental to Europeans in Hot Climates' he summarised the prevalent diseases in each colony and gave advice on avoiding tropical infections. Lind died in 1794 in Gosport.Although the importance of Lind's findings on scurvy were recognised at the time, it was not until more than 40 years later that an official Admiralty order was issued on the supply of lemon juice to ships. With this, scurvy disappeared almost completely from the Royal Navy.
William Shakespeare Recites Henry V: Battle Speech at Harfleur -Literary animation poetryreincarnations 2016-12-14 | Here's a virtual movie of William Shakespeare reciting his beautiful Henry V: Battle Speech at Harfleur .The definitive speech is actually recited by Lewis Waller from a 10 inch 78rpm Shellac record circa 1907 or 1911.The siege of Harfleur, Normandy, France, was a military action which occurred during the Hundred Years' War. It began on 18 August 1415 and ended on 22 September, when the French port of Harfleur surrendered to the English..Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1599. It tells the story of King Henry V of England, focusing on events immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt (1415) during the Hundred Years' War. In the First Quarto text, it was entitled The Cronicle History of Henry the fift,[1]:p.6 which became The Life of Henry the Fifth in the First Folio text.The play is the final part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, and Henry IV, Part 2. The original audiences would thus have already been familiar with the title character, who was depicted in the Henry IV plays as a wild, undisciplined lad known as "Prince Harry" and by Falstaff as "Hal". In Henry V, the young prince has become a mature man and embarks on a successful conquest of France.William Waller Lewis (3 November 1860 – 1 November 1915), known on stage as Lewis Waller, was an English actor and theatre manager, well known on the London stage and in the English provinces.'Once more unto the breach' - is from the 'Cry God for Harry, England, and Saint George!' speech of Shakespeare's Henry V, Act III, 1598.once more unto the breachThe most celebrated rendition of the speech comes from Laurence Olivier's performance in the 1944 film The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France, better known to the world just as Henry V.The breach in question is the gap in the wall of the city of Harfleur, which the English army held under siege. Henry was encouraging his troops to attack the city again, even if they have to 'close the wall with English dead'.KING HENRY V:Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;Or close the wall up with our English dead.In peace there's nothing so becomes a manAs modest stillness and humility:But when the blast of war blows in our ears,Then imitate the action of the tiger;Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;Let pry through the portage of the headLike the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm itAs fearfully as doth a galled rockO'erhang and jutty his confounded base,Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean.Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide,Hold hard the breath and bend up every spiritTo his full height. On, on, you noblest English.Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof!Fathers that, like so many Alexanders,Have in these parts from morn till even foughtAnd sheathed their swords for lack of argument:Dishonour not your mothers; now attestThat those whom you call'd fathers did beget you.Be copy now to men of grosser blood,And teach them how to war. And you, good yeoman,Whose limbs were made in England, show us hereThe mettle of your pasture; let us swearThat you are worth your breeding; which I doubt not;For there is none of you so mean and base,That hath not noble lustre in your eyes.I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:Follow your spirit, and upon this chargeCry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'Waller made a small number of recordings for the Gramophone Company:Recorded 3 January 19071351: Charge of the Light Brigade (Tennyson) (matrix 9641b)1359: Speech from Henry V (Shakespeare) (matrix 9639b)1360: The Ballad of Clamperdown (Kipling) (matrix 9640b)1361: The Snarleyow (Kipling) (matrix 9640b)Recorded 4 August 19111442: Henry V at Harfleur from Henry V (Shakespeare) (matrix y13914e), also issued on E1641443: Charge of the Light Brigade (Tennyson) (matrix y13915e), also issued on E164[18]
Alfred, Lord Tennyson - The Charge of the Light Brigade - Poem animation poetryreincarnations 2016-12-12 | Heres a virtual movie of Alfred Lord Tennyson reading his much celebrated poem "The charge of the light brigade" The Charge of the Light Brigade" is an 1854 narrative poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson about the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. He was the poet laureate of the United Kingdom at the time of the writing of the poem.The sound track is by the actor Lewis Waller and comes from a 78 rpm shellac recorded in either 1907 or 1911 and probably originally recorded to wax cylinder.much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language.Kind Regards Jim Clark All rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016The Charge of the Kight Brigade........Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward,All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred."Forward, the Light Brigade!"Charge for the guns!" he said:Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.2."Forward, the Light Brigade!"Was there a man dismay'd?Not tho' the soldier knew Someone had blunder'd:Theirs not to make reply,Theirs not to reason why,Theirs but to do and die:Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.3.Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them,Cannon in front of them Volley'd and thunder'd;Storm'd at with shot and shell,Boldly they rode and well,Into the jaws of Death,Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred.4.Flash'd all their sabres bare,Flash'd as they turn'd in air,Sabring the gunners there,Charging an army, while All the world wonder'd:Plunged in the battery-smokeRight thro' the line they broke;Cossack and RussianReel'd from the sabre stroke Shatter'd and sunder'd.Then they rode back, but not Not the six hundred.5.Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them,Cannon behind them Volley'd and thunder'd;Storm'd at with shot and shell,While horse and hero fell,They that had fought so wellCame thro' the jaws of DeathBack from the mouth of Hell,All that was left of them, Left of six hundred.6.When can their glory fade?O the wild charge they made! All the world wondered.Honor the charge they made,Honor the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred.
Robert Frost - The Rose Family - Poem animation poetryreincarnations 2016-10-02 | Here's a virtual movie of Robert Frost reading his popular poem "The Rose Family"Poet and American legend Robert Frost (1874 – 1963) was best known for his introspective verse that was often full of past regrets. One poem that showcased Frost’s dry sense of humor was “The Rose Family.” Although the poem is a mere 10 lines long, it packs quite a poetical punch.“The Rose Family” first appeared in print in 1927 and has been derided by Frost’s contemporaries during his lifetime. This was the time when poems such as T. S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” were so beloved of critics. American poet and critic Babette Deutsch (1895 – 1982) even went so far as to call “The Rose Family” as “unworthy of inclusion” of any literary journal or poetry anthology.Unconventional Love PoemEach line ends in the same sound “-ose” but never becomes repetitive. “The Rose Family” is spoken by an unseen narrator (presumably Frost himself) about the members of the rose family, including apples and pears. The narrator wonders if plums could be considered a rose (they are), but he firmly declares in the final lines “You, of course, are a rose/ But you were always a rose.”The poem begins in the familiar “RO-ses are RED, VI-olets are BLUE” rhythm with “A rose is a rose” but then turns the usual love poem on its head. Instead of talking about the beloved’s great traits, the narrator wonders why fruits are related to roses. He has no problem equating his beloved with a rose, “of course.” This is emphasized in the final line, (“But you were always a rose”) which has the same rhythm as the second line, showing that the last line is a pair of the first and not the line that preceded it.Poems, Metaphors and LifeThe Robert Frost Encyclopedia (Greenwood Publishing Group; 2001) muses that Frost was poking fun at poets in general while making a simple yet touching deceleration of love. The usual metaphors used by poets may not be entirely accurate metaphors. For example, a rose is often thought of as a flower, but the rose family also encompasses apples, pears, plums, quinces, peaches, blackberries and strawberries.Frost’s first line “A rose is a rose” echoes Gertrude Stein’s famous line to “Sacred Emily”, “A rose is a rose is a rose.” That line in turn echoed William Shakespeare’s line from “Romeo and Juliet” that “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Perhaps poets need to come up with new metaphors for their beloveds, since fruits like the quince are far different from conventional roses.Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech.[2] His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of the twentieth century,[3] Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He became one of America's rare "public literary figures, almost an artistic institution."[3] He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic works. On July 22, 1961, Frost was named poet laureate of Vermont.
Robert Burns - A Red, Red Rose - Poem animation poetryreincarnations 2016-10-02 | Here's a virtual movie of the great Robert Burns reciting "A Red, Red Rose". "A Red, Red Rose" is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title "Oh, My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose", "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" or "Red, Red Rose" and is often published as a poem.Burns worked for the final ten years of his life on projects to preserve traditional Scottish songs for the future. In all, Burns had a hand in preserving over 300 songs for posterity, the most famous being "Auld Lang Syne". He worked on this project for James Johnson's the Scots Musical Museum (1787-1803) and for George Thomson's five-volume A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs for the Voice. Burns had intended the work to be published as part of Thomson's selection. However, he wrote to a friend that Thomson and he disagreed on the merits of that type of song. "What to me appears to be the simple and the wild, to him, and I suspect to you likewise, will be looked on as the ludicrous and the absurd."[1]Instead, Burns gave the song to Scots singer Pietro Urbani who published it in his Scots Songs. In his book, Urbani claimed the words of The Red Red Rose were obligingly given to him by a celebrated Scots poet, who was so struck by them when sung by a country girl that he wrote them down and, not being pleased with the air, begged the author to set them to music in the style of a Scots tune, which he has done accordingly.[2] In other correspondence, Burns referred to it as a "simple old Scots song which I had picked up in the country."[3]The lyrics of the song are simple but effective. "My luve's like a red, red rose/That's newly sprung in June" describe a love that is both fresh and long lasting. David Daiches in his work describes Burns as "the greatest songwriter Britain has produced" for his work in refurbishing and improving traditional Scots songs including "Red, Red Rose" which he described as a "combination of tenderness and swagger.Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known as Rabbie Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire and various other names and epithets,[nb 1] was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a light Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest.He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world
Clive Carey - The Little Turtle Dove - Folk Song - Baritone - Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-07-28 | Here's a virtual movie of the brilliant English Baritone Clive Carey performing two popular folk songs The Little Turtle Dove.The soundtrack from a rather worn and rare 78 rpm shellac record probably recorded around the late 1920's.You can see this rare 90 something year old shellac record playing as it would originaly been played on my beautiful HMV 109 Wind up Gramophone circa 1928 at my videocurios channel at this link.youtube.com/watch?v=xvrAG5lo3SIFrancis Clive Savill Carey CBE (30 May 1883 – 30 April 1968),[1] known as Clive Carey, was a British baritone, singing teacher, composer, opera producer and folk song collector.This tune is a variant of The True Lover's Farewell. It was popular in both England and in America. Cecil Sharp collected nine variants in the Appalachian Mountains. Another variant and alternate title is Ten Thousand Miles.True Lover's Farewell appeared in Roxburghe Ballads dated 1710. It was also in Five excellent New Songs a collection printed in 1792.The song is similar to a song Queen Mary's Lament, that was printed in Johnson's Scots Musical Museum (1787-1803).
I Will Give My Love an Apple - Clive Carey - Baritone - Folk song - Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-07-27 | Here's a virtual movie of the brilliant English Baritone Clive Carey performing the popular English folk song "I Will Give My Love an Apple" The sound recording comes from a rare 78 rpm shellac record probably recorded during the late 1920's from my collection and can be seen playing in its entirety on my beloved HMV 109 Gramophone at my videocurios youtube channel at this link.youtube.com/watch?v=PMtH2BZBmvsFrancis Clive Savill Carey CBE (30 May 1883 – 30 April 1968),[1] known as Clive Carey, was a British baritone, singing teacher, composer, opera producer and folk song collector."I Will Give my Love an Apple" is a traditional English folk song. It was arranged by Benjamin Britten[1] and by Herbert Howells. The song begins:I will give my love an apple, I will give my love an apple without e'er a core, The song dates its origins back to the 15th century and may have had a Celtic origin the song also has strong connections with the English county Dorset.Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
Walter de la Mare - The Buckle - Poem - Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-05-23 | Here's a virtual movie of the English poet Walter de la Mare reading his poem "The Buckle" This actual sound recording of De La Mare comes from a rare 1930's 78 rpm shellac record in my collection which you can see playing on my beloved HMV 109 Wind up Gramophone at my videcurios channel here. youtube.com/watch?v=sYuxIUeP9_MWalter John de la Mare OM CH (/ˈdɛləˌmɛər/;[1] 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for subtle psychological horror stories, amongst them "Seaton's Aunt" and "Out of the Deep"..Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
Walter de la Mare - Nod - Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-05-22 | Here's a virtual movie of the English poet Walter de la Mare reading his poem "Nod" This actual sound recording of De La Mare comes from a rare 1930's 78 rpm shellac record in my collection which you can see playing on my beloved HMV 109 Wind up Gramophone at my videcurios channel here. youtube.com/watch?v=sYuxIUeP9_MWalter John de la Mare OM CH (/ˈdɛləˌmɛər/;[1] 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for subtle psychological horror stories, amongst them "Seaton's Aunt" and "Out of the Deep"..Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
Tartary - Walter de la Mare - Poem - Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-05-09 | Here's a virtual movie of the English poet and writer Walter de la Mare reading his fantasy poem "Tartary" The poem is about an imagined grandiose place where he was Lord .The poet, Walter De La Mare, imagines himself, in this poem as the “Lord of Tartary”. Tartary is a land of dream, beauty and fertility. It is replete with unheard and unseen delights. He desires to have a bed made of ivory, throne made of beaten gold, court full of dancing peacocks, forests full of roaming tigers and pools teemed with great fishes.He imagines himself wearing a robe clustered with pearls of gold of green and white colour, holding a curved sword in his hand and riding a chariot driven by seven Zebras. He is fond of music and enjoys harp, flute and mandolin. He also desires to derive pleasure from the natural beauty and charming objects of Tartary as S.T.Coleridge puts it in own way,“Where Alph, The Sacred river, ranThrough caverns, measureless to manAnd there were gardens bright with sinuousrillsWhere blossomed many an incense-beamingtree.The poet expresses his hidden wish. He wishes to be an absolute master of Tartary, a far-off land given the lineaments of a romantic land, beautiful, rich, fertile and full of delights. Then, he would lead a luxurious life. Hid bed would be made of solid gold. Beautiful peacocks woulddecorate his court and his royal jungles would be full of fierce roaming tigers. His beautiful ponds would be full of pretty fish whose fins would shine in the light of the sun andthus make the whole court colourful and delighting. The poet wishes to enjoy a life full of colour, pomp and show if he were the Lord of Tartary. Then his life would be changedaltogether. His guards would blow bugle whenever the royal meal would be served. So his court would be full of the sounds of bugles and trumpets all the time. During the evening time, the beauty of the court would be enhanced and it would be illuminated with yellow and red light. Thenlike the courts of the great kings, the music and dance would be presented in his honour.All kinds of musical instruments would be played to produce sweet and melodious tunes. If he were the king, he would wear the royal dress decorated with different colours of beads and pearls. His robe would be full of white, golden and green coloured gems. Early in the morning before the waning of the morning star, he would put on his royal dress adorned with a curved sword. Seven Zebras would drive his carriage and thus he would inspect his royal estate passing through the green patches of his dark forests, as Coleridge says:“And here were forests ancient as the hills,Enfolding Sunny spots of greenery.”He would be the owner of all the fruits of Tartary land and all the rivers shining in the light of sun would be his. He would be the master of the hills, valleys, forests and roves. Thus shining stars and the sweet smelling air, the winding lakes and the birds that are singing in the citron trees, allwould be his subject. So he would be able to enjoy all these things fully.Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,Then reached the caverns measureless to man,And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean.Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved onn this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
Five Eyes - Walter De la Mare - Poem - Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-05-09 | Here's a virtual movie of the English poet and author Walter De la Mare reading his enchanting poem "Five Eyes " The poem is about 5 cats that guard the grain from rats and mice in a Millhouse.Here's an enjoyable explanation of the poem found here http://mercyfonseka58.blog.com/2012/02/29/explanation-of-five-eyesIn Hans’ old Mill his three black catsWatch the bins for the thieving rats.Hans is a person who owns a flour mill and he rears three cats to look after his mill. The cats kill rats and other small animals who harm the sacks of flour.Whisker and claw, they crouch in the night,Their five eyes smouldering green an bright:The cats hide in the mill waiting to pounce on the enemies and as they are black in colour only their bright, green eyes can be seen in the dark.Squeaks from the flour sacks, squeaks from where The cold wind stirs on the empty stair, Squeaking and scampering, everywhere. Mice run here and there with light steps on the sacks of flour and on the steps of the mill.Then down they pounce, now in, now out, At whisking tail,and sniffing snout;The cats wait in the dark for the mice and aim for the tail or snout of the rats.While lean old Hans he snores awayTill peep of light at break of day;Hans has no worries because his cats are the guardians of the mill. So he is able to sleep well until the Sun- rise.Then up he climbs to his creaking mill,Then the miller wakes up and climbs the steps to go to the grinding machine to start his work for the day.Out come his cats all grey with meal – Jekkel, and Jessup, and one-eyed Jill.Then his cats come out of the mill, their bellies are full with the meal they have taken throughout the night.Here for the first time the poet gives us the reason for giving the title’Five Eyes’ to the poem.There are three cats;Jekkel,Jessup and Jill. but Jill’s vision is limited to only one eye.So altogether three cats have only five eyes!Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
The listeners - Walter de la Mare - Poem - Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-05-09 | Here's a virtual movie of the English Poet Walter de la Mare reading his much loved poem "The listeners"....."The Listeners" is narrative poem centering a traveler's encounter with the supernatural. It was first published in London in 1912 by Constable and Company in The Listeners and Other Poems, a collection of Walter de la Mare's verses.Walter John de la Mare OM CH (/ˈdɛləˌmɛər/;[1] 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for subtle psychological horror stories, amongst them "Seaton's Aunt" and "Out of the Deep".His 1921 novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction,[2] and his post-war Collected Stories for Children won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books.Kind RegardsJim ClarkAllrights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
The Secret of the Machines - Rudyard Kipling - Poem - Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-04-20 | Here's a virtual movie of the great Rudyard Kipling reading "The Secret of the Machines" first published in 1911.The poem deals with the problem of modern technology and machines. In the beginning, the reader gets informed about how machines are produced and what kind of treatment they need. Afterwards the machines explain how they can serve humanity. But machines are not only useful, they can also lead to big disasters if they arent used in a right way. The poem ends with the statement that machines, although capable of great deeds, are still nothing more than creations of the human brain.Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
The Irish Question - George Bernard Shaw - Literary animation poetryreincarnations 2016-04-16 | Here's a virtual movie of the great George Bernard Shaw reading from his 1934 essay 1916 Rising John Bull’s Other Island which gave a critical appraisal of the Easter Rising of 1916 . The voice of George Bernard Shaw on this video was recorded by the late celebrated Australian/Irish actor and historian Peter O'shaughnessy (1923 - 2013)."1916 Rising (Appendix to Preface of John Bull’s Other Island [1906], 1929): ‘[T]he sequel to these events confirmed my unheeded warning with a sanguinary completely of which I had no prevision. At Easter 1916 a handful of Irishmen seized the Dublin Post Office and proclaimed an Irish Republic, with one of their number, a schoolmaster named Pearse, as President. If all Ireland had risen at this gesture it would have been a serious matter for England, then up to her neck in the war against the Central Empires. But there was no response: the gesture was a complete failure. All that was necessary was to blockade the Post Office until its microcosmic republic was starved out and made ridiculous. What actually happened would be incredible if there were not so many living witnesses of it. […] Thus by fire and bullet, murder and torture and devastation, a situation was produced in which the British Government [470] had either to capitulate at the cost of a far more complete concession of self-government to Ireland than that decreed by the repudiated Home Rule Act, or to let loose the military strength of England in a Cromwellian reconquest, massacre, and replantation which it knew that public opinion in England and America would not tolerate; for some of the most conspicuous English champions of Ulster warned the Government that they could stand no more of the Black and Tan terrorism. And so we settled the Irish Question, not as civilised and reasonable men should have settled it, but as dogs settle a dispute over a bone.’ (Complete Prefaces, London 1934, pp.470-71.)"Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved onn this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
William Shakespeare - Tomorrow, - Michael Redgrave - Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-04-12 | Here's a virtual movie of the great actor Sir Micheal Redgrave Reciting "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow" From Macbeth.Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author. His father was George Ellsworthy "Roy" Redgrave (26 April 1873 – 25 May 1922) was an English stage and silent film actor. Redgrave is considered to be the first member of the Redgrave acting dynasty."Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" is the beginning of the second sentence of one of the most famous soliloquies in Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. It takes place in the beginning of the 5th scene of Act 5, during the time when the English troops, led by Malcolm and Macduff, are approaching Macbeth's castle to besiege it. Macbeth, the play's protagonist, is confident that he can withstand any siege from Malcolm's forces. He hears the cry of a woman and reflects that there was a time when his hair would have stood on end if he had heard such a cry, but he is now so full of horrors and slaughterous thoughts that it can no longer startle him.Seton then tells Macbeth of Lady Macbeth's death, and Macbeth delivers this soliloquy as his response to the news.[1] Shortly afterwards he is told of the apparent movement of Birnam Wood towards Dunsinane Castle (as the witches previously prophesied to him), which is actually Malcolm's forces having disguised themselves with tree branches so as to disguise their numbers as they approach the castle. This sets the scene for the final events of the play and Macbeth's death at the hands of Macduff.Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow...(from Macbeth, spoken by Macbeth)Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,To the last syllable of recorded time;And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,And then is heard no more. It is a taleTold by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing.Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
William Shakespeare - Tomorrow, - Johnston Forbes Robertson - Poem Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-03-26 | Here's a virtual movie of the Victorian Shakespearean actor Johnston Forbes-Robertson Reciting "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow" From Macbeth. The sound recording of FForbes Robertson comes from a rare 78 rpm shellac record circa 1928.Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson (16 January 1853 – 6 November 1937[1]) was an English actor and theatre manager. He was considered the finest Hamlet of the Victorian era and one of the finest actors of his time, despite his dislike of the job and his lifelong belief that he was temperamentally unsuited to acting.His many performances led him into, among other things, travel to the U.S., and work with Sir Henry Irving. He was hailed as one of the most individual and refined of English actors. He was a personal friend of the Duke of Sutherland and his family and often stayed with them at Trentham Hall; he is known to have recommended to them various writers and musicians in dire need of assistance.Forbes-Robertson first came to prominence playing second leads to Henry Irving before making his mark as the greatest interpreter of Hamlet of the nineteenth century, according to many critics.[according to whom?] One of his early successes was in W. S. Gilbert's Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith. In 1882, he starred with Lottie Venne and Marion Terry in G. W. Godfrey's comedy The Parvenu at the Court Theatre.[3] He was noted for his elocution, particularly by George Bernard Shaw who wrote the part of Caesar in Caesar and Cleopatra for him.[citation needed] Forbes-Robertson's other notable roles were Romeo, Othello, Leontes in The Winter's Tale, and the leading role in The Passing of the Third Floor Back; performed on Broadway 1908 (filmed in 1916, released 1918). He did not play Hamlet until he was 44 years old, but after his success in the part he continued playing it until 1916, including a surviving silent film (1913). Shaw considered him the greatest Hamlet he had ever seen.[citation needed]He was also a talented painter who did a portrait of his mentor Samuel Phelps that currently hangs in the Garrick Club in London. Forbes-Robertson acted in plays with the gifted actress Mary Anderson in the 1880s. He became smitten with her, fell in love with her and asked her hand in marriage. She kindly turned him down though they remained friends. Later he and actress Beatrice Campbell enjoyed a brief affair during the time she starred with him in a series of Shakespearean plays in the mid-1890s.Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow...(from Macbeth, spoken by Macbeth)Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,To the last syllable of recorded time;And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,And then is heard no more. It is a taleTold by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing.Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
Erin Go Bragh sung by Kathleen Behan - Literary animation - Song poetryreincarnations 2016-03-26 | Here's a virtual movie of the the Rebel Irish Woman Kathleen Behan mother of Brendan Behan and the head of a family that became famous for its literary output and its Fenian roots. Kathleen Behan was a unique character who lived through stirring times in Irish history and raised one of Ireland’s famous families.Born in 1889, she spent most of her early life in an orphanage, but this had no dampening effect on her indomitable spirit. She took part in the Rising of 1916 and remained a committed Republican all her life. She was very proud of being a socialist and communist. ‘I’m not red, I’m scarlet’, she used say.What makes her so appealing to me is her enormous sense of fun and her extraordinary repertoire of songs, some of which were recorded by RTE and on vinyl.She married twice. Her first husband, Jack Furlong, died in 1918, leaving her with two sons, Rory and Sean. With her second husband, Stephen Behan, she had five children: Brendan, Brian, Dominic, Seamus and Carmel. The first three were writers, social activists and song writers.Brendan became a world-famous playwright and novelist. Kathleen was devastated by his death fifty years ago this year. It is this anniversary which is inspiring the revival of this portrait of her ebullient life.Erin go Bragh /ˌɛrɪn ɡə ˈbrɑː/, sometimes Erin go Braugh, is the anglicisation of an Irish language phrase, Éirinn go Brách, and is used to express allegiance to Ireland. It is most often translated as "Ireland Forever though I always thought it meant "Ireland the Great"The song here finds its origins in A traditional Scottish song from the 19th century entitled "Erin-go-Bragh" tells the story of a Highland Scot who is mistaken for an Irishman,but i have not found the exact origins of this modern version that has been written to describe events of during the Easter uprising of 1916. In 1969, the band Wolfe Tones released a song called "Erin Go Bragh" on their LP Rifles of the IRA. The song tells the story of an uprising in Ireland, talking about the courage of the Irish fighters. All 6 verses end with "Erin Go Bragh". Here's the 19th century Scots version.My name's Duncan Campbell from the shire of ArgyllI've travelled this country for many's the mileI've travelled through Ireland, Scotland and a'And the name I go under's bold Erin-go-braghOne night in Auld Reekie as I walked down the streetA saucy big polis I chanced for to meetHe glowered in my face and he gi'ed me some jawSayin' "When cam' ye over, bold Erin-go-bragh?"— 19th Century Scottish songKind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
Maud Gonne - Lessons of Our History - Literary Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-03-15 | Here's a virtual movie of Maud Gonne Activist and actress using an actual recording her voice discussing her thoughts on the Lessons of Irish History gleaned from the uprising of 1916.Maud Gonne MacBride (Irish: Maud Nic Ghoinn Bean Mac Giolla Bhríghde, 21 December 1866 – 27 April 1953) was an English-born Irish revolutionary, suffragette and actress, best remembered for her turbulent relationship with the poet William Butler Yeats. Of Anglo-Irish stock and birth, she was won over to Irish nationalism by the plight of evicted people in the Land Wars. She also actively agitated for Home Rule.
Alison Gross - Poem -Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-01-22 | Here's a virtual movie of a charming old traditional British Poem come ballad "Alison Gross" that is these days more usually sung rather than recited as it is here in a Scottish brogue."Allison Gross" (also known as Alison Cross) is a traditional ballad, catalogued as Child Ballad #35.[1] It tells the story of "the ugliest witch in the north country" who tries to persuade a man to become her lover and then punishes him by a transformation.Allison Gross, a hideous witch, tries to bribe the narrator to be her "leman". She combed his hair, first. When a scarlet mantle, a silk shirt with pearls, and a golden cup all fail, she blows on a horn three times, making an oath to make him regret it; then she strikes him with a silver wand, turning him into a wyrm (dragon) bound to a tree. His sister Maisry came to him to comb his hair. One day the Seelie Court came by, and a queen stroked him three times, turning him back into his proper form.The horn motif is not clear. In "The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea", the witch uses it after the transformation to summon her victim, but nothing appears to stem from it here.[2]The thwarted supernatural lover -- nereid, fairy, elf, or troll -- taking this form of revenge is a common motif; the tales are generally a variant on Beauty and the Beast, where the victim must live in that form until finding another love, as beautiful as the thwarted lover.[3]The transformation back being performed by the Queen of the Fairies, however, is a unique motif.[2]This ballad was one of 25 traditional works included in Ballads Weird and Wonderful (1912) and illustrated by Vernon Hill (sculptor).he first sung folk revival recording of Alison Gross was by Dave and Toni Arthur on their 1970 album Hearken to the Witches Rune (Trailer LEA 2017), three years before Steeleye Span recorded their folk-rock version on their Parcel of Rogues album. The music Steeleye composed for it was substantially more rock-influenced than most of their more folk music-influenced recordings, and they included a chorus that was not in Child's collection. The Steeleye Span version concludes with its narrator, having rebuffed the advances of Allison Gross numerous times, transformed into "an ugly worm". However, other recordings include the several additional verses chronicle his life after this, including his transformation to his proper form by the queen on Halloween. Also known as "Alison Cross"Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
The Hill - Edgar Lee Masters - Poem - Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-01-13 | Here's a virtual movie of the celebrated American poet Edgar Lee Masters reading in his own voice circa 1934 "The Hill" from his brilliant and much loved "Spoon River Anthology" circa 1915. To hear more amazing actual recordings of Edgar Lee Masters reading his own poems visit The Pennsound Website here where you will hear rare recordings from many great American poets..http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Masters.php Spoon River Anthology (1915), by Edgar Lee Masters, is a collection of short free-form poems that collectively narrates the epitaphs of the residents of Spoon River, a fictional small town named after the real Spoon River that ran near Masters' home town. The aim of the poems is to demystify the rural, small town American life. The collection includes two hundred and twelve separate characters, all providing two-hundred forty-four accounts of their lives and losses. The poems were originally published in the magazine Reedy's Mirror.Edgar Lee Masters (August 23, 1868 – March 5, 1950) was an American attorney, poet, biographer, and dramatist. He is the author of Spoon River Anthology, The New Star Chamber and Other Essays, Songs and Satires, The Great Valley, The Serpent in the Wilderness An Obscure Tale, The Spleen, Mark Twain: A Portrait, Lincoln: The Man, and Illinois Poems. In all, Masters published twelve plays, twenty-one books of poetry, six novels and six biographies, including those of Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Vachel Lindsay, and Walt Whitman.Born in Garnett, Kansas to attorney Hardin Wallace Masters and Emma J. Dexter,[2] his father had briefly moved to set up a law practice, then soon moved back to his paternal grandparents' farm near Petersburg in Menard County, Illinois. In 1880 they moved to Lewistown, Illinois, where he attended high school and had his first publication in the Chicago Daily News. The culture around Lewistown, in addition to the town's cemetery at Oak Hill, and the nearby Spoon River were the inspirations for many of his works, most notably Spoon River Anthology, his most famous and acclaimed work.Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
A Stockmans Nostalgia - W Miller - Poem-Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-01-05 | Here's a virtual movie about an Australian Cowboy A Stockman yearning to be back riding the open wilds of Australia rather than being stuck in the confines of the City "A Stockmans Nostalgia"by W Miller. Having only the initial and surname of the poet I haven't managed to pin down any biographical info on this so ?In Australia a stockman (plural stockmen) is a person who looks after the livestock on a large property known as a station, which is owned by a grazier or a grazing company. A stockman may also be employed at an abattoir, feedlot, on a livestock export ship, or with a stock and station agency.Stockmen who work with cattle in the Top End are known as ringers and are often only employed for the dry season which lasts from April to October. A station hand is an employee, who is involved in routine duties on a rural property or station and this may also involve caring for livestock, too. With pastoral properties facing dire recruitment problems as young men are lured into the booming mining industry, young women from the cities are becoming a common sight on outback stations, often attracted by the chance to work with horses.[1] Some stations are now making changes for the employment of women by building female living quarters and installing hydraulic cattle crushes etc.[2] An associated occupation is that of the drover, who, like the shearer may be an itinerant worker, and is employed in tending to livestock while they are travelling on a stock route.A station trainee is known as a jackaroo (male) or jillaroo (female),[3] and does much the same work as a stockman.Kind RegardsJim Clark All rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
Emmas Broke it Off - Charles Henry Souter - Poem - Animation - Australian poetryreincarnations 2016-01-04 | Here's a virtual movie of an Australian poem written around 1920 "Emma's Broke it Off" a melancholy little gem of a poem a middle aged man remembers with regret the sadness of his lost love Emma who shattered his dreams of a family life when she left him spurning his offer of marriage .The poem was written by the Scottish Emigre to Australia William Henry Souter.Charles Henry Soutar was born a Scot but moved to Australia with his parents in his teens. He wrote mainly about the countryside and people around Mallee in South Australia though his poems of World War I are considered as a significant contribution to the field. His ballads, shanties and poems like 'The Mallee Root', 'Old John Bax', 'Irish Lords' and 'O'Halloran' are still well thought of (and sung) today.Charles Henry Soutar was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on 11th October 1864. His father was a GP. The family moved to Nottingham, England, and then to London, England in 1872 where Charles went to school. In 1878, at the age of 14, he was registered as a medical student with the Royal College of Surgeons, his father was to be his tutor.In 1879 John Soutar obtained a post as a ship’s surgeon and he and his family sailed for Sydney on board the SS City of Corinth. In Australia the family settled in Coonabarabran. That sea voyage gave Charles his lifelong interest in ships and sailors' songs.When they settled in Coonabarabran Charles worked on his family's land and became an expert horseman but eventually (in 1882) he returned to Scotland to study at the University of Aberdeen from which he graduated as M.B. in 1887. In the same year he married Jane Ann Raeburn and returned to New South Wales.Charles and his family moved to Hillston but, following the birth of a daughter in 1889, his wife died. Leaving his daughter in the care of the family Soutar, like his father before him, took a post as ship’s surgeon for a couple of years.In 1891 moved to Balaklave in South Australia where he took up a medical practice. He re-married in 1896 this time to Lucy de Neufoille Lucas and together they had a son. Although he moved around he continued his medical career, mostly as a locum, in various settlements until his death in North Adelaide, South Australia on 20th August 1944.From 1896 onwards he made contributions to “The Bulletin”, sometimes using the pseudonyms 'Nil' and 'Dr Nil'. He also published four collections of verse: “Irish Lords” (Sydney, 1912), “To Many Ladies” (Adelaide, 1917), “The Mallee Fire” (Sydney, 1923) and “The Lonely Rose” (Adelaide, 1935).His work is marked by 'a gentle humanity' and is similar to such balladeers as “E. J. Brady” and “Will Ogilvie” Most of Souter's best verse tells of the daily life of the small farmers of the Mallee district of South Australia. He tried to use the vernacular in his writings in order to give the authentic “Australian” diction.Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
J M Synge - Still South I went - Poem - Animation poetryreincarnations 2016-01-02 | Here's a virtual movie of the celebrated Dublin Irish poet and playwright John Millington Synge reading his poem " Still South I went" which is often titled "Prelude"Prelude....Still south I went and west and south again,Through Wicklow from the morning till the night,And far from cities, and the sights of men,Lived with the sunshine and the moon's delight.I knew the stars, the flowers, and the birds,The gray and wintry sides of many glens,And did but half remember human words,In converse with the mountains, moors, and fens.Edmund John Millington Synge (/sɪŋ/; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, travel writer and collector of folklore. He was a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival and was one of the co-founders of the Abbey Theatre. He is best known for his play The Playboy of the Western World, which caused riots in Dublin during its opening run at the Abbey Theatre.Although he came from a privileged Anglo-Irish background, Synge's writings are mainly concerned with the world of the Roman Catholic peasants of rural Ireland and with what he saw as the essential paganism of their world view. Synge developed Hodgkin's disease, a metastatic cancer that was then untreatable. He died several weeks short of his 38th birthday as he was trying to complete his last play, Deirdre of the Sorrows.Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2016
Liberty - Walt Whitman - Poem - Animation poetryreincarnations 2015-12-07 | Here's a virtual movie of the great Walt Whitman reading his Poem "Liberty" From his longer poem sequence "To a foil'd European Revolutionaire". The poem published in 1856 encourages revolutionaries everywhere to fight for liberty against tyranny. Whitman was concerned with politics throughout his life. He was an opponent of slavery . His poetry presented an egalitarian view of the races, though his attitude in life reflected many of the racial prejudices common to nineteenth-century America and his opposition to slavery was not necessarily based on belief in the equality of races per se.[5] At one point he called for the abolition of slavery, but later he saw the abolitionist movement as a threat to democracyWalter "Walt" Whitman (/ˈhwɪtmən/; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.[1] His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality.Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2015
William Shakespeare - You do look, my son, in a moved sort - Poem - Animation poetryreincarnations 2015-11-07 | Here's a virtual movie of the great William Shakespeare reading "You do look, my son, in a moved sort," From his play The Tempest ,Act 4 ,Scene 1.Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2015
Let me not to the marriage of true minds - William Shakespeare - Poem - Animation poetryreincarnations 2015-11-07 | Here's a virtual movie of the great William Shakespeare reading his sonnet 116 "Let me not to the marriage of true minds". You can see the amazing 78rpm Shellac record circa 1932 of John Gielgud reading this wonderful sonnet here at this link...youtube.com/watch?v=Wrj3rilcTnkShakespeare's sonnet 116 was first published in 1609. Its structure and form are a typical example of the Shakespearean sonnet.The poet begins by stating he should not stand in the way of "the marriage of true minds", and that love cannot be true if it changes for any reason; true love should be constant, through any difficulties. In the seventh line, the poet makes a nautical reference, alluding to love being much like the north star is to sailors. Love also should not fade with time; instead, true love is, as is the polar star, "ever-fixèd" and lasts forever.Sonnet 116 is one of Shakespeare's most famous love sonnets, but some scholars have argued the theme has been misunderstood. Hilton Landry believes the appreciation of 116 as a celebration of true love is mistaken,[3] in part because its context in the sequence of adjacent sonnets is not properly considered. Landry acknowledges the sonnet "has the grandeur of generality or a 'universal significance'," but cautions that "however timeless and universal its implications may be, we must never forget that Sonnet 116 has a restricted or particular range of meaning simply because it does not stand alone."[4] Carol Thomas Neely writes that, "Sonnet 116 is part of a sequence which is separate from all the other sonnets of Shakespeare because of their sense of detachment. They aren’t about the action of love and the object of that love is removed in this sequence which consists of Sonnets 94, 116, and 129".[5] This group of three sonnets does not fit the mold of the rest of Shakespeare’s sonnets, therefore, and they defy the typical concept and give a different perspective of what love is and how it is portrayed or experienced. "Though 116 resolves no issues, the poet in this part of the sequence acknowledges and accepts the fallibility of his love more fully than he could acknowledge that of the young man’s earlier".[6] Other critics of Sonnet 116[7] have argued that one cannot rely on the context of the sonnet to understand its tone. They argue that since "there is no indisputably authoritative sequence to them, we cannot make use of context as positive evidence for one kind of tone or another."[8] Shakespeare does not attempt to come to any significant conclusion within this particular sonnet because no resolution is needed.Kind RegardsJim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2015
