COMPLETE Sonnets by James Russell Lowell -ck

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » May 29th, 2016, 3:28 am

thank you ross!

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » May 29th, 2016, 3:29 am

also thank you matthew, and welcome to this project. only one little thing: would you please in the future always claim a section and make sure it is assigned to you before submitting it? this is just to avoid confusion if more than one reader have their eye on the same poem

thank you!

mdatcher · Post by **mdatcher** » May 29th, 2016, 7:09 pm

My apologies for not following protocol.

May I claim Sonnets 11, 25, and 27? Thanks,

-Matthew

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » May 30th, 2016, 1:13 am

thank you matthew

Post by **Kitty** » May 30th, 2016, 1:58 am

RossKlatte wrote:I done uploaded #21 - Our love is not a fading, earthly flower,
https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/sonnets_21_lowell_128kb.mp3
Duration is 1:18
RossKlatte

Hi Ross

what a beautiful poem

and you do it very good credit. Right in the first line I love that you put the emphasis on "earthly" in "Our love is not a fading, earthly flower". I was expecting emphasis on "flower" but with the second line I noticed it was to be in contrast with the Paradise seed, so your reading was optimal ! It's these small details that make the listening so enjoyable.

Oh and it's also PL ok

Sonia

Post by **Kitty** » May 30th, 2016, 2:03 am

mdatcher wrote:May I join this group?
I'll start off with Sonnet I.
https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/sonnets_01_lowell_128kb.mp3
1:01
Thanks,

-Matthew

Hi Matthew

thanks for joining the group.

I enjoyed your reading very much too.

Today seems the day of blisses for me LOL You have a calm way of reading and an agreeable tone of voice, which I like very much. Also, word perfect reading, so all is fine.

PL ok

Hope to hear more from you.

Sonia

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » May 30th, 2016, 2:10 am

thank you so much sonia

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » May 30th, 2016, 3:02 am

we have orphans!

mdatcher · Post by **mdatcher** » May 30th, 2016, 5:51 am

Kitty wrote:Hi Matthew

thanks for joining the group. I enjoyed your reading very much too. Today seems the day of blisses for me LOL You have a calm way of reading and an agreeable tone of voice, which I like very much. Also, word perfect reading, so all is fine.

PL ok

Hope to hear more from you.

Sonia

Many thanks. I'm open to any suggestions you have for improvement. Until then, here are my latest uploads.

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/sonnets_11_lowell_128kb.mp3
1:04
https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/sonnets_25_lowell_128kb.mp3
1:00
https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/sonnets_27_lowell_128kb.mp3
1:03

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » May 30th, 2016, 5:53 am

thank you!

Post by **Kitty** » May 30th, 2016, 6:08 am

mdatcher wrote:Many thanks. I'm open to any suggestions you have for improvement. Until then, here are my latest uploads.

Well it's hard to give suggestions for improvement for someone who already reads so well.

This time I only have a small note on:

Sonnet 11
> at 0:45: "For worldlings cannot" – I listened to this 3 times now, I hear “worldlies” which doesn’t make sense to me. I maybe mistaken though, maybe you can have a listen in and check ? Maybe there was a little jump in the recording ?

The rest is fine

25 and 27 PL ok

Sonia

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » May 30th, 2016, 8:48 am

thank you sonia!

mdatcher · Post by **mdatcher** » May 30th, 2016, 9:36 am

Kitty wrote:Sonnet 11
> at 0:45: "For worldlings cannot" – I listened to this 3 times now, I hear “worldlies” which doesn’t make sense to me. I maybe mistaken though, maybe you can have a listen in and check ? Maybe there was a little jump in the recording ?

No, not a jump; I just can't pronounce worldlings. It doesn't roll off the tongue and lips. Here's another stab at it.

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/sonnets_11_lowell_128kb.mp3
1:08

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » May 30th, 2016, 10:08 am

thank you

mdatcher · Post by **mdatcher** » May 30th, 2016, 1:46 pm

I can work on Sonnets 14 - 20, although, I do see that Ryan was assign one if them in the middle of that run. Let me know what you would like me to do. Thanks.