This project is complete and can be found at http://librivox.org/trees-and-other-poems-by-joyce-kilmer/
"I think that I shall never see, a poem as lovely as a tree;
A tree whose hungry mouth is presd against the sweet earth's flowing breast ...".
Almost all of us, including myself of course, have heard and enjoyed those famous words which begin Kilmer's poem, Trees. There is even a National Forest in the United States named in honor of this poem. Here is a recording of the entire book of poems in which it was first published in 1914. Joyce Kilmer was an American writer and poet mainly remembered for this short poem but he was a prolific poet whose works celebrated the common beauty of the natural world as well as his Roman Catholic religious faith, Kilmer was also a journalist, literary critic, lecturer, and editor. While most of his works are largely unknown, a select few of his poems remain popular and are published frequently in anthologies.
At the time of his deployment to Europe during World War I (1914–1918), Kilmer was considered the leading American Roman Catholic poet and lecturer of his generation, whom critics often compared to British contemporaries G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc . He enlisted in the New York National Guard and was deployed to France with the 69th Infantry Regiment (the famous "Fighting 69th") in 1917. He was killed by a sniper's bullet at the Second Battle of the Marne in 1918 at the age of 31. He was married to Aline Murray, who later became a poet and author in her own right, with whom he had five children.(Summary Wikipedia and Phil Chenevert)
- Target completion date: 2014-Jan-01
- Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/263
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
- Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
- Number of sections (files) this project will have: 6
- Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: no
- Original publication date (if known): 1914
- If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
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Genres for the project:
poetry
Keywords that describe the book: - 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)- "Section [number] of Trees and Other Poems . - 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]" - Say:
" Trees and Other Poems , by Joyce Kilmer . [Chapter]"
- "Section [number] of Trees and Other Poems by Joyce Kilmer . This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name]" - Only if applicable, say:
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [section]" - 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 Trees and Other Poems , by Joyce Kilmer . "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes. - Example filename
treesandotherpoems_##_kilmer.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. treesandotherpoems_01_kilmer.mp3) - Example ID3 V2 tags
Title: ## - [Section title]
Artist: Joyce Kilmer
Album: Trees and Other Poems
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