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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2009
- Recording of E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) reading his poem "i thank You God for most this amazing" from his book "XAIPE."
i thank You God for most this amazing
day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes
(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun's birthday;this is the birth
day of life and of love and wings:and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)
how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any--lifted from the no
of allnothing--human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?
(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)
The recording is from New York on May 28, 1953, and was on an old LP I found at a garage sale.
How wonderful to hear the poet speak his own poem!
This poem. Helps me get out of bed in the morning.
I can't stop listening to this... It's as if he knows exactly what the human ear desires.
One of the greatest poets of all time -- an ecstatic outpouring of gratitude and thanksgiving. I read somewhere that he first conceived of this outpouring of gratitude after being released from incarceration by the Germans during the 2nd world war. I don't know if this is true. What a gift to hear him recite it, with the phrasing, pauses and resonances that bring it to life from the place where it was first conceived.
Thank you for sharing this with the world. What a gift! How cool that you found it on a record at a garage sale. It feels very powerful and ghostly.
One of the most powerful poems ever written
Tingles from listening to E.E. Cummings read this most beautiful poem. I'm grateful for this gift.
I memorized this poem & shared at Thanksgiving one year.
Oh dude I didn't realize that is how he tried to say yes
Thank you thank you thank you, this is how we should begin the day, in full gratitude and reverance for the gift.
One of my all time favorite poems. What a pleasure to hear it in the poet's own voice!
Wow. Just, Wow. Thank you so much for posting this. My choir is singing Gwyneth Walker's passionate setting of this ecstatic poem for the 30th anniversary of the choir. Hearing this makes it resonate even more deeply.
🙌🏾 Gratitude 🤟🏾
What a magnificent reading of one of my all-time favorite poems by none other than the author himself! So much feeling in those words! It's way beyond just words, beyond poetry, entering realms of prayer and praise. Thank you!
For the day my soul is set free
Thank you for this treasure. The ears of my ears are opened
Reminds me of Gerard Manley Hopkins. "Glory be to God for dappled things".
yes!
Love the swapping of "this most" to "most this" a true poet is never hackneyed.
The most beautiful poem I have ever heard!
Amazing find!
Wow! What a find. Thank you for sharing.
excellent! as a e e cummings fan I had not heard this poem before. WOW
very nice to hear him read it himself! thanks Philip~~
I lost my faith long ago but he compels me to recapture it!
My all time favorite too! Thank you for sharing this gem of gratitude, especially for me to hear it at this time in the worlds journey...following Paris...and just before Thanksgiving here in the US...
thanks so much for uploading.he says so clearly what i feel so deeply-- feelings i thought were inarticulable.
Its 4 th of july..im listening to e.e...enjoy 🌻
In the tree you will find me..
I know, "boys I mean are not refined", but I can appreciate this very much!!!
I love this poem!
What a clear copy from an old LP! Thanks for sharing, and the photo.
Thank you for posting this.
love
beautiful YES!
love it
Oh my god, goosebumps! Thanks for this!
on my grandfather's headstone
Gerard Manley Hopkins was my first thought also
My first A in college was an analysis of this verse. It has all the spirit of spirituality without the oppression of religion. But why does every New England aristocrat who went to Harvard adopt an English accent? Is it some fraternity requirement?
He looks like the love child of Thom Yorke and Mickey Rourke
Snape??
May I post this on my WordfettiOpenMic instagram page?
It's great, but post it at a louder volume! It's pretty quiet.
Writes beautifully but never been keen on his diction. What a poem though.
whos here from school
who the hell watches poem recitations on youtube
Connor Hillson you do..we do too 🌻