COMPLETE Short Poetry Collection 215 - rap

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LibriVox Short Poetry Collection 215

This project is complete and all audio files can be found in the catalogue: https://librivox.org/short-poetry-collection-215-by-various/

This is an open collection of poems read in English for the month of April 2021. 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.
    • 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:
    spc215_[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. spc215_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 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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The Old Astronomer by Sarah Williams (837–1868)
Text URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Twilight_Hours_(1868)/The_Old_Astronomer
Duration: 3:17
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc215_old_astronomer_cmm_128kb.mp3

Catalogue Name (first recording): Chris Moriarty
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Hi, Chris! Welcome to the Poetry Collection, and thank you very much for your recording! All perfect with it! PL OK!
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Rapunzelina -

My start for this month -

Fungi from Yuggoth by H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937)
Text URL: Http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64940
Duration: 2:09
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc215_fungifromyuggoth_ps_128kb.mp3

I'm mystified what the title has to do with the poem, but perhaps that's the idea. I wasn't aware that Lovecraft wrote poetry.
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Post by brucek »

Hi Rapunzelina. Here are three from me. I see Benshimol is in the LV catalogue with no dates, nor could I discover any - good poet too.

1)
Two Moods from the Hill, by Ernest Benshimol ( - )
Text URL: https://archive.org/details/anthologyofmassa00brai/page/11/mode/2up
Duration: 3:15
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc215_twomoods_bk_128kb.mp3

2)
Magic, by Edward J. O'Brien (1890 - 1941)
Text URL: https://archive.org/details/anthologyofmassa00brai/page/110/mode/2up
Duration: 4:27
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc215_magic_bk_128kb.mp3

3)
The Flight, by George Edward Woodberry (1855 - 1930)
Text URL: https://archive.org/details/anthologyofmassa00brai/page/144/mode/2up
Duration: 2:13
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc215_flight_bk_128kb.mp3

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I think this Benshimol is Ernest Benshimol Sr. (1897-1980), who can be found with an internet search. He graduated from Harvard in 1917 (https://tinyurl.com/4rsvmsrh, https://tinyurl.com/rvxyts4r) and published a volume of poetry in 1920 (Tomorrow's Yesterday: A Book of Poems, https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=RK0gAAAAMAAJ&hl=en&pg=GBS.PP8). Unfortunately the poem, Two Moods from the Hill, isn't in this book so there isn't a direct link, but I'm convinced this is the guy, being a Massachusetts poet, published in the same time period with the uncommon name of Benshimol.
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Thank you, Fritz and Bruce! All PL OK!
Interesting poetry from Lovecraft! Able to create eeriness while rhyming at the same time!

The Hill poem reminded me of the Beatles song Fool on the Hill, which sent me to a short youtube journey :mrgreen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skh-evTwhbE

Nice searching skills, Fritz!
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Rapunzelina wrote: April 9th, 2021, 7:24 am Thank you, Fritz and Bruce! All PL OK!
Interesting poetry from Lovecraft! Able to create eeriness while rhyming at the same time!

The Hill poem reminded me of the Beatles song Fool on the Hill, which sent me to a short youtube journey :mrgreen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skh-evTwhbE

Nice searching skills, Fritz!
Mostly stubbornness. :D
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Post by Newgatenovelist »

Hello Rapunzelina,

My first two for the month, both by a new-to-the-catalogue author:

The Fond Lover by William Falconer (1732–1769)
Text: https://archive.org/details/poeticalworksofw00falc/page/230/mode/2up
Duration: 2.28
MP3: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc215_fondlover_el_128kb.mp3

On the Uncommon Scarcity of Poetry in the Gentleman's Magazine for December Last, 1755, by I. W. A Sailor by William Falconer (1732–1769)
Text: https://archive.org/details/poeticalworksofw00falc/page/232/mode/2up
Duration: 3.23
MP3: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc215_uncommonscarcitypoetry_el_128kb.mp3

William Falconer was a Scottish poet, sailor and the author of a marine dictionary. He is best known for his epic poem The Shipwreck.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Falconer_(poet)

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"On the bleakness of my lot" by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
Text URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12241/12241.txt
Duration:0:52
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc215_onthebleaknessofmylot_c_128kb.mp3
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Post by scottlfortune »

Ready for my first submission. Critique away!

The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes 1902-1967
Text URL:https://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poems/negro-speaks-rivers
Duration: 1:30.004
MP3 URL:https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc215_negrospeaksofrivers_slf_128kbs.mp3

If possible, I'd like my name recorded as Scott Leonard Fortune.

Thanks so much for your effort!

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Rapunzelina -

Things New and Old (1884) Chalfont St. Giles by Edward Hayes Plumptre (1821-1891)
Text URL: https://www.bartleby.com/294/229.html
Duration: 4:33
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc215_thingsnewandold_ps_128kb.mp3

Wish my voice wasn't such a wreck. :(
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Post by scottlfortune »

Hi Rapunzelina

Scott Fortune here. FYI, I just listened to my sound file, and I realized that there is a crapload of background noise which I didn’t hear until I’d uploaded it. I’m sure there are probably many other things I missed. I’m happy to re-record it at any time during the review process.

Thanks again for your time.

SLF
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