[COMPLETE] Short Poetry Collection 111 - gu

[Guero]

LibriVox Short Poetry Collection 111

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/short-poetry-collection-111-by-various/

This is an open collection of poems for the month of August 2012. When this month is over, another one will be started.

Note: If you would like to contribute to this collection, please do so by August 28th.

1. How to record a poem - Initial Guidelines:
   • All poems read must be in the public domain (that is, not copyrighted).
   • You do not have to "sign-up" to submit a poem; as long as it's clearly in the public domain, just start recording!
   • There is a limit of 2 poems per person per collection.
   • Poems can be as short as you like, but not longer than 30 minutes (approximately 5000 words). (If you would like to record a longer poem, please discuss it with the MC.)
   • To see what's been recorded already, you can search the LibriVox Catalog - but remember that we welcome multiple versions!
2. Find a public domain poem:
   • The Poets' Corner is a great resource for public domain poetry. Other sources to try are Bartleby and Project Gutenberg.
   • You may use other websites if you like, but we will have to check them to make sure they are not copyrighted.
   • See this page for more info on copyrights. You can always ask me in this thread if you're not sure whether a poem is public domain.
3. BEFORE recording:
   • If you are new to LibriVox, please check the Recording Notes thread first.
   • If this is your first time recording, you'll find this useful as well: The Newbie Guide to Recording.
   • Set your recording software to:
   Bit Rate: 128 kbps
   Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz (44100 Hz)
   Channels: 1 (Mono)
4. DURING recording:
   • At the beginning of the recording, read the abbreviated "LibriVox disclaimer":
   "[Poem title], by [author], read for LibriVox.org by [your name]" or some variation on that, adding date, location, your personal URL, etc., if you wish.
   • Then read the poem.
   • At the end, say: "End of poem. This recording is in the public domain." and leave five seconds of silence.
   • No recordings can be accepted without the LibriVox disclaimer.
5. AFTER recording:
   • Add these ID3 tags:
   (If you're not sure how to add ID3 tags, please visit this page: How To Add or Edit ID3 Tags)
   
   Title: Poem Title (e.g. The Road Not Taken)
   Artist: Author Name and Year of Birth-Death [e.g. Robert Frost (1874-1963)]
   Album: LibriVox Short Poetry 111
   (You may put "Recorded by [your name]" in the comments section if you wish)
   
   • Save file as:
   spc111_[poem's title]_[author's last name]_[your initials].mp3
   Put file name all in lowercase, and the title all in one word (no leading articles - the, a, an, without the square brackets, please, and NO SPACES):
   e.g. spc111_roadnottaken_frost_apc.mp3
   
   When submitting, please follow this template:

   [Title of Poem] by [Author] (BIRTH-DEATH)
   Text URL:
   MP3 URL:
   Duration:

6. Upload your completed recording:
   • Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader:
   http://upload.librivox.org
   
   (If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
   You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: gu - Guero
   • When your upload is complete, you will receive a link. Please click "Post Reply" at the top left of this thread, and post the link there.
   • Also post the following information:
   • The title and author of the poem.
   • A link to the poem's text online (Poets' Corner, Bartleby, Gutenberg, etc.) so it can be verified as public domain.
   • The length of your recording in minutes.
   • If this is your first recording for LibriVox, please give us your name as you'd like it to appear in the catalog (that is, either your real name or some pseudonym). Also let us know if you have a personal URL you'd like to list (e.g. a personal blog).

Please provide the birth and death dates for the author. Thank you.

Magic Window:

BC Admin

Any questions?
Please post below or PM me.

[Guero]

Collection 111 is ready for submissions a day early!

[KurtFieldhouse]

Hello!

This is it- My first official reading for LibriVox.org:

THE GIFT OF GOD by Jack London (1876-1916)
Text URL: http://www.jacklondons.net/writings/Nonfiction/Poetry/giftGod.html
MP3 URL: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/spc111_thegiftofgod_london_kaf.mp3
Duration: 1:27

This is my first recording for LibriVox and I would like to go by the name Kurt Arthur Fieldhouse. My website is http://alternativevoices.co .

Regarding copyright:
This work was long unpublished before finally being published by a third-party in April 2006. My understanding of US copyright law is that if this work had been copyrighted on or before December 31 2002, then it would have been copyrighted through 2047. But since the first copyright date is after December 31 2002, this work has fallen into the Public Domain and can be RE-published by anyone, anytime. I found the following links online-

Summary of 70 year rule
http://www.johntaquino.com/Blog--Substantially-Similar.html?entry=old-unpublished-works-who-s
"Suppose you found your great-great-grandmother’s diary in the attic. Say it was written between 1807 and 1842. She died in 1866. According to the statute, even though the work was over 150 years old, the diary’s copyright, was not set to expire until Dec. 31, 2002. If you had published the work before Dec. 31, 2002, then its copyright would last until Dec. 31, 2047. If you found the diary today, your great-great grandmother having died in 1866, then the work would be in the public domain. "

More general description
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/related-materials/codes/code-best-practices-fair-use-poetry
"This code is not a guide to using published and unpublished material that is already free to use without considering copyright, such as material in the public domain (copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/). This generally includes material published before 1923 and unpublished poems whose authors died more than seventy years ago."

[Algy Pug]

Here's one:

Author: Richard Le Gallienne (1866 - 1947)
Title: Desiderium
Text URL: http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/amv13_2.html#desiderium
MP3 URL: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/spc111_desideruim_legallienne_alp.mp3
Duration: 1:55

Cheers

Algy Pug

[Britannia]

Hi,

Here's another one:

Title : The Two songs
Author : William Blake (1757-1827)
Text URL: http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/blake01.html#4
MP3 URL: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/spc111_twosongs_blake_brit.mp3
Duration : 00.59

This is only my second recording, but the first one has not been proof-listened yet, therefore I just want to precise that I would like to appear as Britannia in the catalog.

Also, Constructive Criticism(s) would be appreciated and welcomed, if it is not too much trouble.

[k5hsj]

Hi John,

The Need of Being Versed in Country Things by Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Text: http://www.bartleby.com/155/8.html
MP3: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/spc111_needversedcountrythings_frost_wt.mp3
Duration: 1:38

Waiting by Meng Hao-Jan (689-740) Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1845-1935)
Text: http://archive.org/stream/cu31924008867222#page/n59/mode/2up
MP3: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/spc111_waiting_haojan_wt.mp3
Duration: 00:54

Winston

[Guero]

Thanks for your poems. I'll catch up with them either today or tomorrow.

[CaprishaPage]

Here we go!


On His Blindness by John Milton (1608-1674)
Text URL: http://www.bartleby.com/101/318.html
MP3 URL: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/spc111_onhisblindness_milton_cmp.mp3
Duration: 01:12


The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892)
Text URL: http://www.bartleby.com/42/624.html
MP3 URL: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/spc111_ladyofshalott_tennyson_cmp.mp3
Duration: 07:55

Thanks!
Caprisha

[cynm1788]

I think I got this to sounding less like Kipling's Simla, after a couple of takes:

Stanzas for the Times by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)
Text URL: http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/whitt01.html#7
MP3 URL: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/spc111_stanzasforthetimes_whittier_cam.mp3
Duration: 05:06

[JohanLiebert]

Hi John!

here's my first reading for this collection

Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Text URL: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sonnet_116_(Shakespeare)?match=de
MP3 URL: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/spc111_sonnet116_shakespeare_ag.mp3
Duration: 1:07

[branalli]

Hi There,

I've recorded and uploaded:
"the moon is hiding in" by E. E. Cummings (1894-1962)
Text URL: http://poetry.poetryx.com/poems/10141/
MP3 URL: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/spc111_moonishidingin_cummings_br.mp3
Duration: 0:46

This is my first recording. Any feedback is appreciated!

Thank you,

Brent

[ratan]

Dear John,

Please accept my contribution per the details below.

- Title: Fire and Ice by Robert Frost
- Poem link: http://www.bartleby.com/155/2.html
- Recording Link: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/spc111_fireandice_frost_rds.mp3
- Duration: 0m 49s

--
Take care,
Ratan

[Guero]

THE GIFT OF GOD by Jack London (1876-1916)

Welcome to LibriVox, Kurt! Very nice recording.

I had to check with other admins who know more about copyright law and it seems that they're comfortable letting this one in. If you have future works that you want to record whose PD status isn't 100% clear, feel free to ask us before recording them. It would be a shame to put work into recording something that we can't end up using.

I have a few notes regarding your recording:

1. We do not use articles in filenames. Could you please rename your file, removing the "the" from it? It should be spc111_giftofgod_london_kaf.mp3. Normally I would be able to make this change for you, but since I have other notes, I'll ask you to make the correction along with them.

2. There are 2.5 seconds of silence at the beginning. We ask for between .5 and 1 second of silence. If you could remove the extra silence, that would be great.

3. At two points in the recording (00:18 to 00:20 and 00:45 to 00:48) you have raised your voice significantly. This has caused clipping, which distorts the sound. I understand that you wanted it to come across as shouting. The best thing to do in that case is to move the microphone away from your mouth. The change in your voice will be picked up, but you won't end up raising the volume so much and clipping the sound. For this recording, I would suggest selecting those sections and de-amplifying them significantly. In Audacity, I'd suggest using Effect / Amplify, then choosing something like -8. This will bring the volume down so it's more consistent with the rest of the recording, but keeping the same shouting tone of your voice. Alternatively, you could record those spots again, with the microphone away from your mouth.

Let me know if you have any questions about these notes. When you've made the corrections, please upload the file again and post the link here.

Thanks!

[Guero]

"the moon is hiding in" by E. E. Cummings (1894-1962)

Welcome to LibriVox, Brent!

Your recording sounds great and the tech specs are fine. The only issue is that the volume is too low. Your wave forms should look something like this:



For this recording you probably can get away with selecting the whole recording, choosing Effect / Amplify and setting the Amplification to 5 or so. I tested it and it doesn't increase the background noise. But for future recordings you will probably need to adjust your input levels rather than using the amplify tool. Here is a page on the wiki which can help with that http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Audacity_1-2-3#Volume.

If you could go ahead and adjust the volume then upload the file again with the same name, that would be great.

Also, could you please tell me how you would like your name to appear in our catalog? Some readers use their forum name, some use their real name, some use another nickname entirely. Here's a link to another reader's catalog page so you'll see what I'm referring to: https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=5694

Thanks!

[Guero]

The Two songs

Welcome to the Short Poetry project, Britannia! Glad to have you. Your recording sounds great. I have no criticism to give you at all. Your tech specs are right, your volume is good, there is not background noise. This is PL OK!