COMPLETE Short Poetry Collection 171 - rap

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Rapunzelina
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LibriVox Short Poetry Collection 171

This project is complete and all audio files can be found in the catalogue: https://librivox.org/short-poetry-collection-171-by-various/

This is an open collection of poems for the month of August 2017. When this month is over, another one will be started. Don't despair if the sections are all filled up! I will add more sections as needed. :)
  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 3 poems per person per collection.
    • Poems can be as short as you like, but not longer than 74 minutes (so as to fit in an audio CD)
    • 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 they need to state date of publication (or book edition) to verify public domain status.
    • Please read from the text you post! You may not read from another source, as the other source may not be public domain!
    • 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, leave no more than one second of silence and read the abbreviated "LibriVox disclaimer":
    "[Poem title], by [author], read for LibriVox dot 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:
    ID3 tags: Not needed for this project. (You may put "Recorded by [your name]" in the comments section if you wish)

    Save file as:
    spc171_[poem's title in short form - no leading articles]_[your initials]_128kb.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. spc171_roadnottaken_apc_128kb.mp3

    When submitting, please post in the thread, following this template:
    [Title of Poem] by [Author] (BIRTH-DEATH)
    Text URL:
    Duration:
    MP3 URL:
  6. Upload your completed recording:
    • Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader:
    http://librivox.org/login/uploader
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    (If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
    You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: Rapunzelina
    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. Please READ FROM the text you post!
    • The length of your recording in minutes & seconds.
    • 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).
PL Type: Special - Standard PL, plus checking all tech specs including ID tags, file names, volume, background noise, and plosives for new readers. For everyone, follow along with text and check to make sure any deviations from text don't affect rhyme, meter, or meaning.

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Post by Ealswythe »

Here's my first poem for August:

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Text URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10031
Duration: 10:17
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc171_raven_lof_128kb.mp3

:D
Le silence va plus vite à reculons.

https://librivox.org/reader/11772
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Post by Rapunzelina »

:clap: :clap:

Thank you for this contribution! MW is updated!
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Post by pschempf »

Rapunzelina-

My 3 for the month. I really wanted to do Waiting for the Barbarians by C. P. Cavafy, a perfect poem for the times, but unfortunately, even though it was written in 1904, I can't find any translations in the public domain and it's mostly English speakers that need to hear it these days. :cry:

Three Airs for the Beggar’s Opera, Air XXII by John Gay (1685-1732)
Text URL: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/three-airs-beggars-opera-air-xxii
Duration: 0:48
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc171_airxxii_ps_128kb.mp3

Live Blindly and Upon the Hour by Trumbull Stickney (1874-1904)
Text URL: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/live-blindly-and-upon-hour
Duration: 1:03
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc171_liveblindly_ps_128kb.mp3

O, Gather Me the Rose by William Ernest Henley (1849-1903)
Text URL: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/o-gather-me-rose
Duration: 0:55
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc171_ogathermetherose_ps_128kb.mp3
Fritz

"A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labors of a spasmodic Hercules."

Trollope
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Thank you, Fritz! PL OK and MW updated.

I also looked around a bit for an English translation of Waiting for the Barbarians, but I had the same luck as you...
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Post by pschempf »

Thanks for looking. What I find mostly is the translation by Keeley and Sherrard, but it was first published in 1975. I'm afraid I won't be around long enough to see that in the public domain.
Fritz

"A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labors of a spasmodic Hercules."

Trollope
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Post by Kitty »

my first for August, a very funny poem, recited with the needed pathos to convey the desperation of this sick man LOL

To My Beef Tea by Anonymous
Text URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40738
Duration: 1:31 min.
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc171_tomybeeftea_ss_128kb.mp3

Sonia
I will be on vacation from Wednesday 27 March till Sunday 14 April
and unable to PL during that time. Thank you for your patience.
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Post by Rapunzelina »

wow! you sure know how to depict this kind of desperation! :mrgreen:

:D PL OK and in the MW!
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Post by Ealswythe »

Here's my second poem:

Eulalie by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Text URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10031
Duration: 1:40
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc171_eulalie_lof_128kb.mp3

:D
Le silence va plus vite à reculons.

https://librivox.org/reader/11772
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Thank you, Ealswythe! PL OK and in the Magic Window! :9:
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Post by Kitty »

second poem from me, less funny than the first, but very uplifting:

Comforted by Anonymous
Text URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25101
Duration: 2:07 min.
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc171_comforted_ss_128kb.mp3

Sonia
I will be on vacation from Wednesday 27 March till Sunday 14 April
and unable to PL during that time. Thank you for your patience.
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Thank you Sonia! PL OK and in the MW!
Very nice!
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Post by brucek »

Here are mine:

1)
The Labourers' Hymn, by Bernard Gilbert (1882 - 1927)
Text URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36803
Duration: 2:52
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc171_labourershymn_bk_128kb.mp3

2)
Oh Fools, by Bernard Gilbert (1882 - 1927)
Text URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36803
Duration: 2:16
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc171_ohfools_bk_128kb.mp3

3)
Oh, to be Home, by Bernard Gilbert (1882 - 1927)
Text URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36803
Duration: 2:05
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc171_ohtobehome_bk_128kb.mp3

~~~~~
Bruce.
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Post by JohnNDaily »

I'm so glad to see the poetry collections are still going! Here are three more:

1:
"The Owl" by Edward Thomas (1878 – 1917)
Text URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/22423/pg22423.html
Duration: (01:23)
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/spc171_theowl_jnd_128kb.mp3

2:
"Song of Khan Zada" by Laurence Hope (pseudonym of Adela Florence Nicolson; 1865 – 1904)
Text URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8197/8197-h/8197-h.htm#link2H_4_0006
Duration: (00:43)
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/spc171_songofkhanzada_jnd_128kb.mp3

3:
"Youth's Agitations" Matthew Arnold (1822 – 1888)
Text URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27739/27739-h/27739-h.htm#Page_37
Duration: (01:10)
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/spc171_youthsagitations_jnd_128kb.mp3
Kitty wrote:my first for August, a very funny poem, recited with the needed pathos to convey the desperation of this sick man LOL

To My Beef Tea by Anonymous
Text URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40738
That. Is. Hilarious! I can't wait to hear your reading.
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Thank you, Bruce!!

Thank you John! And I am glad to see you are still going! Welcome back to Librivox!
Just a note: when you upload, take care to choose the correct MC folder. No need to do anything about these recordings now; I have moved them ;)


So, MW updated!
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