COMPLETE Short Poetry Collection 199 - rap

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Rapunzelina
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LibriVox Short Poetry Collection 199


This project is complete and all audio files can be found in the catalogue: https://librivox.org/short-poetry-collection-199-by-various/


This is an open collection of poems for the month of December 2019. 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 (if you wish) date, location, your personal URL, etc.
    • 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:
    spc199_[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. spc199_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 Newgatenovelist »

Hello Rapunzelina!

My first one for December:

'Sonnets' by Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824-1873)
Text: https://archive.org/details/bengalibookengl00tagogoog/page/n52
Duration: 2.21
MP3: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc199_sonnets_el_128kb.mp3

Unsurprisingly, it's a new author. He has a wikipedia entry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Madhusudan_Dutt
Michael Madhusudan Dutt was a Bengali poet, dramatist, polyglot and barrister.

Erin
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Post by lurcherlover »

Hi

Spent ages trying to find 198 then discovered it was full and closed!!

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc199_wildswansatcoole_pt_128kb.mp3

The Wild Swans at Coole by W B Yeats (1865-1939)

Source: http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/yeats01.html#f5

Duration: 01:36

Peter
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Post by Horner94 »

Hello!
Here is my contribution:
Author: W. B. Yeats (1865-1939)
Title: The Sad Shephard
Title 2: A Dream Of Death
URL to text: www.gutenberg.org/files/38877/38877-h/38877-h.htm#THE_SAD_SHEPHERD
Audio recording ready for PL'ing: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc199_thesadshephard_cjph_128kb.mp3
URL to text 2:http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38877/38877-h/38877-h.htm#A_DREAM_OF_DEATH
Audio recording ready for PL'ing: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc199_adreamofdeath_cjph_128kb.mp3
Time: 01:32
Kind regards,
Chad
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Post by Newgatenovelist »

I'm very excited to see all this Yeats coming in this month!

Another one for the collection:

'The Oblation' by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909)
Text: https://archive.org/details/poemsofalgernonc02swinuoft/page/232
Duration: 1.28
MP3: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc199_oblation_el_128kb.mp3

Erin
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Thank you, Erin, Peter and Chad! Lovely recordings! :9:
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Post by Grothmann »

Hi:

The Haunted Tram
By P. G. Wodehouse (1881 - 1975)
read by Dale Grothmann

Time 2:51

Text at --
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8190

Audio at--
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc199_hauntedtram_dg_128kb.mp3

I never really thought of Wodehouse as a poet. To much PBS.

Thanks
Dale
Last edited by Grothmann on December 6th, 2019, 1:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Post by tomewing »

Apologies. Forgot. Yeats 1865-1939
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Post by Grothmann »

Hi:

How doth the little…
By Lewis Carroll (1832 -- 1898)
read by Dale Grothmann
Time :50

Text at --
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28885
(early in chapter 2)

Audio at
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc199_howoththelittle_dg_128kb.mp3

Thanks

Dale
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Post by Algy Pug »

Here's one:

Title: At Cape Schank
Author: James Cuthbertson (1851 - 1910)
Text URL: http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924013247055
MP3 link: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc199_atcapeschank_alp_128kb.mp3
Duration: 2:45

If I am not mistaken, Cape Schank is the southernmost point of the Australian mainland:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Schanck

Cheers
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Post by pschempf »

Rapunzelina -

Here's a start. I hope to have a couple more later this month.

Initiation, by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926)
Text URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38594/38594-h/38594-h.htm#INITIATION
Duration: 0:56
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc199_initiation_ps_128kb.mp3

I wish I read German well enough to enjoy Rilke's poetry in the original language.
Fritz

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Post by paulbrianstewart »

Gidday Rapunzelina,
This is the first poem I've ever recorded. I'd welcome any feedback on how to improve. Thank you for your help

I Travelled Among Unknown Men by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
Text URL: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45520/i-travelled-among-unknown-men
Duration: 1:09
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc199_itravelledamongunknownmen_pbs_128kb.mp3

Kind Regards,
Paul Brian Stewart
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