January 28, 1939 - the passing of a great poet. James Joyce sent flowers, albeit late, and called Yeats "the golden mouth" in one of his own poems. Yeats had tried to coral Joyce into the Irish Literary Movement, but Jimmie was a free spirit, who found his own voice in exile, looking backward to that tormented, mystical place of Erin. Rest in peace, Mr. Yeats. We have not lost memory of your poetic words. Thank you. Pat Durkin - Chicago
They were . . they're on this. www.amazon.co.uk/Auden-Reads-W-H/dp/B006801NH0/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1498042722&sr=1-1&keywords=w+h+auden+reads
And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, "O LORD, bless this Thy hand grenade that with it Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits, in Thy mercy." And the LORD did grin and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats and large... Auden...did you have to have such a silly voice?
@GeraldMcBoingDoing Right... I assume a recording exists, since there's one of the first section? Earth receive an honoured guest... I do like Auden's own readings: he interprets the phrasing as real speech, rather than the pretentious singsong "I am Reading Poetry" tone that so many would-be reciters seems to affect...
When Auden revised the poem he cut out some of the best verses --about Kipling and Claudel for I think political not aesthetic reasons so you are quite right.
January 28, 1939 - the passing of a great poet. James Joyce sent flowers, albeit late, and called Yeats "the golden mouth" in one of his own poems. Yeats had tried to coral Joyce into the Irish Literary Movement, but Jimmie was a free spirit, who found his own voice in exile, looking backward to that tormented, mystical place of Erin. Rest in peace, Mr. Yeats. We have not lost memory of your poetic words. Thank you.
Pat Durkin - Chicago
his poems are for ever
I did want to hear how he rhymed "Let the Irish vessel lie
Emptied of its poetry."
Love this.
this dude is bad ass
I have to read so many poems for my English class, and it's so confusing. This is one of them.
best poem
Anyone here from nerdfighteria? I can't be the only one that clicked the link from todays vid...
You're not.
You're not the only one! 😊 Dftba
You are not alone
That is all there is to it. Parts II and III were never recorded by the man himself.
They were . . they're on this. www.amazon.co.uk/Auden-Reads-W-H/dp/B006801NH0/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1498042722&sr=1-1&keywords=w+h+auden+reads
does anyone also have the other 2 parts of the poem?
And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, "O LORD, bless this Thy hand grenade that with it Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits, in Thy mercy." And the LORD did grin and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats and large...
Auden...did you have to have such a silly voice?
@GeraldMcBoingDoing
Right... I assume a recording exists, since there's one of the first section?
Earth receive an honoured guest...
I do like Auden's own readings: he interprets the phrasing as real speech, rather than the pretentious singsong "I am Reading Poetry" tone that so many would-be reciters seems to affect...
Where's the rest?
:(
No good at all! You haven't included the most important portions of the poem. Disgraceful!
When Auden revised the poem he cut out some of the best verses --about Kipling and Claudel for I think political not aesthetic reasons so you are quite right.
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he butchered his own poem--unforgivable
what do you mean by it?
he excised three verses
butchered yes . . but not by Auden. I have the complete recording with all 3 verses.
I agree - that accent is awful. And his rendition is so pedestrian.
You were funny - and then, you blew it with your last line.
What a damn shame.