COMPLETE Short Poetry Collection 235 - rap

Solo or group recordings that are finished and fully available for listeners
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LibriVox Short Poetry Collection 235

This project is complete and all audio files can be found in the catalogue: https://librivox.org/short-poetry-collection-235-by-various/

This is an open collection of poems read in English for the month of December 2022. 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:
    Project Gutenberg is the preferred text source, so first check if your chosen poem can be found there.
    The Poets' Corner and Bartleby are also great resources for public domain poetry.
    • 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:
    spc235_[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. spc235_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.

Magic Window:



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Please post below or PM me. :)
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Moved over from previous collection:
SimaDC2022 wrote: November 11th, 2022, 1:46 pm First recording with Librivox, please let me know if there are any changes I should make.

[The Waste Land] by [T.S. Eliot] (1888-1965)
Text URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1321/pg1321-images.html
Duration: 20:24
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc234_wasteland_mc_128kb.mp3
Congratulations on your first Librivox Recording! :clap:

Lovely reading and tech specs correct! I only spotted a couple of short repetitions to be deleted
- at 3:35-3:40 "I had not thought death had undone so many. Sighs,"
- at 5:39-5:45 "yet there the nightingale filled all the desert with inviolable voice"
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Post by Grothmann »

Hi:

The Morning Pool
From The Star-Treader And Other Poems
By Clark Ashton Smith
read by Dale Grothman
Time :59

Audio at: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc235_morningpool_dg_128kb.mp3
Text at: hhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/38410/38410-h/38410-h.htm


Enjoy
Dale
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Perfect! Thank you, Dale!
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Post by LeeVogler »

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Post by SimaDC2022 »

Rapunzelina wrote: December 2nd, 2022, 12:04 pm Moved over from previous collection:
SimaDC2022 wrote: November 11th, 2022, 1:46 pm First recording with Librivox, please let me know if there are any changes I should make.

[The Waste Land] by [T.S. Eliot] (1888-1965)
Text URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1321/pg1321-images.html
Duration: 20:24
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc234_wasteland_mc_128kb.mp3
Congratulations on your first Librivox Recording! :clap:

Lovely reading and tech specs correct! I only spotted a couple of short repetitions to be deleted
- at 3:35-3:40 "I had not thought death had undone so many. Sighs,"
- at 5:39-5:45 "yet there the nightingale filled all the desert with inviolable voice"
Hi Rapunzelina,

Thank you for your comments! I have made the suggested changes to my attempt last month, please let me know if there are any additional steps you would like me to take.

[The Waste Land] by [T.S. Eliot] (1888-1965)
Text URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1321/pg1321-images.html
Duration: 20:15
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc234_wasteland_mc_128kb.mp3
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Post by Newgatenovelist »

Hello Rapunzelina,

Here are my three for the month. Happy holiday season, whatever that means for you!

Written in Autumn by Mary Tighe (1772–1810)
Text: https://archive.org/details/psycheotherpoems00tigh/page/156/mode/2up
Duration: 1.24
MP3: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc235_writteninautumn_el_128kb.mp3

To Time by Mary Tighe (1772–1810)
Text: https://archive.org/details/psycheotherpoems00tigh/page/160/mode/2up
Duration: 1.25
MP3: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc235_totime_el_128kb.mp3

Sonnet by Mary Tighe (1772–1810)
Text: https://archive.org/details/psycheotherpoems00tigh/page/162/mode/2up
Duration: 1.32
MP3: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc235_sonnet_el_128kb.mp3


Mary Tighe was an Anglo-Irish author. She is now best remembered for her epic poem Psyche.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Tighe

Erin
Off LV 25-28 March.
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The Castle of Indolence, by James Thomson (1700-1748)
https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_the-castle-of-indolence_thomson-james_1748/mode/2up
35:26
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc235_castleofindolencecanto1_a_128kb.mp3

Hi Rapunzel. Hope this one's not too long. If you want more I'll do Canto 2 of 2. Thanks! :D
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Post by mleigh »

Three very short poems for December:

The Seasons by Elizabeth H. Connor
Text URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51807
Duration: 0:50
MP3 URL:

Simplicity by Elizabeth H. Connor
Text URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51807
Duration: 0:49
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc235_simplicity_mlm_128kb.mp3

The Supplication by Elizabeth H. Connor
Text URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51807
Duration: 0:54
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc235_supplication_mlm_128kb.mp3

Thanks,

M
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Post by brucek »

Hi Rapunzelina. Here are three from me.

1)
The Man Who Bears the Hod, by Walter Seymour Percy (1867 - 1935)
Text URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63500
Duration: 1:38
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc235_whobearsthehod_bk_128kb.mp3

2)
The Blazed Trail, by Walter Seymour Percy (1867 - 1935)
Text URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63500
Duration: 1:26
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc235_blazedtrail_bk_128kb.mp3

3)
The Stars of Destiny, by Walter Seymour Percy (1867 - 1935)
Text URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63500
Duration: 1:31
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc235_starsofdestiny_bk_128kb.mp3

~~~~
Thanks,
Bruce.
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Alright! Let's listen to some poetry! :D


LeeVogler wrote: December 4th, 2022, 9:06 am “When We Shall Be Dust” By Muna Lee (1895 – 1965)
https://www.bartleby.com/292/68.html
0:50
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc235_whenweshallbedust_lv_128kb.mp3

Thank You
Thank you, Lee! A dark love poem! PL OK!
SimaDC2022 wrote: December 6th, 2022, 6:50 pm Hi Rapunzelina,

Thank you for your comments! I have made the suggested changes to my attempt last month, please let me know if there are any additional steps you would like me to take.

[The Waste Land] by [T.S. Eliot] (1888-1965)
Text URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1321/pg1321-images.html
Duration: 20:15
MP3 URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc234_wasteland_mc_128kb.mp3
Thank you for the updated file! :thumbs: Looking forward to your next one :D
Newgatenovelist wrote: December 8th, 2022, 3:09 am Hello Rapunzelina,

Here are my three for the month. Happy holiday season, whatever that means for you!
Thank you! Happy Holidays to you too!
Thank you for adding a new poet!

Arden wrote: December 8th, 2022, 7:10 pm Hi Rapunzel. Hope this one's not too long. If you want more I'll do Canto 2 of 2. Thanks! :D
This deserves an applause :clap:
Not too long of course! And if you feel like doing 2 of 2, it'd be great to have it complete!!

I have a few PL notes of repetitions:
a repetition around 15:43 "Fair-rang'd the dishes rose"
a repetition around 18:53 "As when seraphic hands an hymn impart"
a repetition around 30:08 "Thou wilt be glad to see the rural shade"
a repetition around 31:29 "if a tight damsel chaunc'd to trippen by"

mleigh wrote: December 8th, 2022, 7:48 pm Three very short poems for December:
Thank you, M! This poet is also a new addition to the catalogue!

brucek wrote: December 9th, 2022, 11:35 am Hi Rapunzelina. Here are three from me.
Hi Bruce! Thank you for these! PL OK and so perfect in rhyme and rhythm!!
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Post by Grothmann »

Good Evening:

Yule-Horror
By H. P. LOVECRAFT
From Weird Tales, December 1926
read by Dale Gothmann
Time 1:32

Audio at: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc235_yule-horror_dg_128kb.mp3
Text at: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV08N06192612/page/n125/mode/2up

I didn't find a listing for this...how can there be a Lovecraft that no one has read??

Enjoy
Dale
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Post by JakeW »

Sonnet 18 (shall i compare thee to a summers day?)

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

https://www.theotherpages.org/poems/sonnet01.html

time: 1 min 15 sec

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/spc235_sonneteighteen_jw_128kb.mp3
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Post by stepheather »

What do we do for poems with an unknown author?

I didn’t see that info in the first post, but I might have skipped right over it.

Thanks,
Stephanie
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Post by Rapunzelina »

stepheather wrote: December 10th, 2022, 8:20 pm What do we do for poems with an unknown author?
You can say "[poem title] by unknown" if you'd like :)
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