COMPLETE [poetry] Ben King's Verse by Benjamin King -ck

jnaudiollc · Post by **jnaudiollc** » March 27th, 2018, 4:57 pm

Hi, For your review...

#88 - St. Patrick's Day, 1:48

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/verse_088_king_129kb.mp3

#90 - Cause It's Gittin' Spring, 1:38

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/verse_090_king_128kb.mp3

Thanks!

Jim

silverquill · Post by **silverquill** » March 27th, 2018, 9:06 pm

jnaudiollc wrote: ↑March 27th, 2018, 4:57 pm Hi, For your review...

#88 - St. Patrick's Day, 1:48

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/verse_088_king_129kb.mp3

#90 - Cause It's Gittin' Spring, 1:38

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/verse_090_king_128kb.mp3

Thanks!

Jim

Spectacular! What a great Irish accent.
And spring? Well, looks as if we'll still have white on the ground for Easter.

Thanks so much for these wonderful readings, Jim

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » March 27th, 2018, 10:37 pm

Thank you both

jnaudiollc · Post by **jnaudiollc** » March 28th, 2018, 3:22 am

silverquill wrote: ↑March 27th, 2018, 9:06 pm
jnaudiollc wrote: ↑March 27th, 2018, 4:57 pm Hi, For your review...

#88 - St. Patrick's Day, 1:48

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/verse_088_king_129kb.mp3

#90 - Cause It's Gittin' Spring, 1:38

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/verse_090_king_128kb.mp3

Thanks!

Jim
Spectacular! What a great Irish accent.
And spring? Well, looks as if we'll still have white on the ground for Easter.

Thanks so much for these wonderful readings, Jim

Thank you so much! (and MN is with you on the snow-touched Easter

)

Jim

iBeScotty · Post by **iBeScotty** » March 28th, 2018, 7:10 am

May i grab a handful: 11, 17, 26, 38 & 41?

Thank you!

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » March 28th, 2018, 11:27 pm

Thank you

iBeScotty · Post by **iBeScotty** » March 29th, 2018, 12:07 pm

Obviously, these poems were written in a different time with a little different cultural conditioning but I feel that there is underlying affection in them and tried to read them that way (if it doesn't come across then it's only because I don't really know what I'm doing

)

Here are 11, 17, 26, 38 and 41:

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/verse_011_king_128kb.mp3
1:45

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/verse_017_king_128kb.mp3
1:29

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/verse_026_king_128kb.mp3
2:36

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/verse_038_king_128kb.mp3
2:06

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/verse_041_king_128kb.mp3
3:10

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » March 29th, 2018, 10:24 pm

Thank you scotty!

I also think that calling ben king a racist would be much too one dimensional a view of his poems and also of history.

silverquill · Post by **silverquill** » March 29th, 2018, 11:13 pm

Oh, I think you indeed do know what you're doing, Scotty! These are read with great feeling and skill, truly capturing the spirit in which they were written. Thank your so much.

iBeScotty · Post by **iBeScotty** » March 30th, 2018, 7:36 am

Thank you so much, Larry, that means a lot.

And I definitely agree, Carolin, though I think many might still view them through the racial lens and i just don’t want to offend anyone . . . but i also figure the reader’s job is no judgement one way or another

so try not to overthink it (bad at that

)

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » March 31st, 2018, 12:17 am

olimoejay · Post by **olimoejay** » April 5th, 2018, 6:18 am

Hello to all,

I'd definitely like to claim sections 43 & 44

De Blackbird Fetched De Spring & Appearances

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » April 5th, 2018, 10:43 pm

Thank you

Jude1972 · Post by **Jude1972** » April 8th, 2018, 6:40 am

I would like to try 94 please... when the stage gits in.....

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » April 8th, 2018, 10:23 pm

Thank you jude!