This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/leaves-of-grass-by-walt-whitman-2/
In honour of Walt Whitman's 200th birthday (31 May 2019) we bring you a solo recording of his seminal work Leaves of Grass.
Originally published in 1955, the work started as a collection of 12 unnamed poems. However, Whitman spent most of his life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass, resulting in many different editions published throughout his life. The final collection, which is recorded here, is a compilation of about 400 poems separated into 35 books.
This book is notable for its discussion of delight in sensual pleasures, and exalting the body and the material world. At the time, such candid displays were considered highly immoral, which led to reviews considering it "offensive", "obscene", "a mass of stupid filth", or suggesting it should have been burned after writing. Leaves of Grass even became banned in various locations, which only led to increased sales, with some printings even selling out on the first day. To this day, the work's legacy remains strong, and is one of the most important collections of American poetry.
Among some of the best known poems contained in this work are "O captain! My captain!", "I sing the body electric", and "Song of Myself".
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- Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1322
. - Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Magic Window:
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= - The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording (Intro):- "Book [number] of Leaves of Grass. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - Say:
"Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman. [Chapter]"
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For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:- "Book [number] of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - Only if applicable, say:
"[Chapter title]"
END of recording:- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Chapter]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
. - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
. - Example filename leavesofgrass_##_whitman_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. leavesofgrass_01_whitman_128kb.mp3)
. - Transfer of files (completed recordings)
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