COMPLETE: Morna Lee, and Other Poems, by Mary Hannay Foott - jo

GiniPug · Post by **GiniPug** » December 21st, 2020, 7:29 pm

Hi,

Here is my recording for section 26: https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/mornalee_26_foott_128kb.mp3
Duration: 1:25

ChingYi · Post by **ChingYi** » December 21st, 2020, 7:42 pm

Hi,

May I claim section 5 - In The Land of Dreams?

SonOfTheExiles · Post by **SonOfTheExiles** » December 21st, 2020, 8:15 pm

ChingYi wrote: ↑December 21st, 2020, 7:42 pm Hi,

May I claim section 5 - In The Land of Dreams?

Thank you, ChingYi, I have signed up.

Chris

alanmapstone · Post by **alanmapstone** » December 21st, 2020, 10:51 pm

SonOfTheExiles wrote: ↑December 21st, 2020, 5:46 pm
alanmapstone wrote: ↑December 21st, 2020, 10:04 am Section 17 - Wilhelm II
This is "Kaiser Bill" of WW1 being written about. I wonder how she felt during the war?
Image how Queen Victoria would've felt were she still alive at the time. Kaiser Bill was, let's see, her grandson, and a first cousin of the future King George V, as well as of Queens Marie of Romania, Maud of Norway, Victoria Eugenie of Spain, and the Empress Alexandra of Russia.

They were a pretty incestuous lot

they had more in common with each other than any of them had with the people they ruled

SonOfTheExiles · Post by **SonOfTheExiles** » December 22nd, 2020, 12:36 am

alanmapstone wrote: ↑December 21st, 2020, 10:51 pm
SonOfTheExiles wrote: ↑December 21st, 2020, 5:46 pm
alanmapstone wrote: ↑December 21st, 2020, 10:04 am Section 17 - Wilhelm II
This is "Kaiser Bill" of WW1 being written about. I wonder how she felt during the war?
Image how Queen Victoria would've felt were she still alive at the time. Kaiser Bill was, let's see, her grandson, and a first cousin of the future King George V, as well as of Queens Marie of Romania, Maud of Norway, Victoria Eugenie of Spain, and the Empress Alexandra of Russia.
They were a pretty incestuous lot they had more in common with each other than any of them had with the people they ruled

Well, at least the future Queen (or whatever it's called) of Denmark is an Aussie girl from Tassie.

Cheers,
Chris

afutterer · Post by **afutterer** » December 22nd, 2020, 8:02 am

PL NOTES:

SECTIONS - 17, 21

PL OK

alanmapstone · Post by **alanmapstone** » December 22nd, 2020, 8:22 am

Can I add 22 & 38?

afutterer · Post by **afutterer** » December 22nd, 2020, 9:22 am

PL NOTES:

SECTION 40

PL OK

SonOfTheExiles · Post by **SonOfTheExiles** » December 22nd, 2020, 3:20 pm

alanmapstone wrote: ↑December 22nd, 2020, 8:22 am Can I add 22 & 38?

Signed up!

I was wondering whether you'd take the Lifeboat poem, Alan, what with "Bristol fashion" being the gold-standard for shipshape and all that.

Cheers,
Chris

alanmapstone · Post by **alanmapstone** » December 27th, 2020, 3:57 am

Section 20 - Tolstoi

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/mornalee_20_foott_128kb.mp3
1.57

Having claimed so many new poems in your collections I thought I ought to actually record one

SonOfTheExiles · Post by **SonOfTheExiles** » December 27th, 2020, 7:31 pm

alanmapstone wrote: ↑December 27th, 2020, 3:57 am Section 20 - Tolstoi

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/mornalee_20_foott_128kb.mp3
1.57

Having claimed so many new poems in your collections I thought I ought to actually record one

Thank you, Alan, queued for PL.

Cheers,
Chris

WhiskeySong · Post by **WhiskeySong** » January 1st, 2021, 12:02 am

I would like to read Up North please. #4
It has an explanation at the end, I'm assuming that gets narrated as well after the 'end of poem' line?

SonOfTheExiles · Post by **SonOfTheExiles** » January 1st, 2021, 12:14 am

WhiskeySong wrote: ↑January 1st, 2021, 12:02 am I would like to read Up North please. #4
It has an explanation at the end, I'm assuming that gets narrated as well after the 'end of poem' line?

Signed up!

Re the rather extensive footnote... I had a bit of a discussion with several people about this. The consensus was that it would be best left up to the person reading the section whether they read the poem then the footnote, or just read the poem. But whether or not the footnote is included, the "outro" (opposite of "intro"), that is, the "end of poem, etc" should come right at the end of the recording. It's the "over and out" of our Librivox recordings.

Thanks,
Chris

mleigh · Post by **mleigh** » January 1st, 2021, 8:50 am

Here is my final poem:

Morna Lee

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/mornalee_01_foott_128kb.mp3
10:34

Thanks,

M

WhiskeySong · Post by **WhiskeySong** » January 1st, 2021, 11:01 am

Re the rather extensive footnote... I had a bit of a discussion with several people about this. The consensus was that it would be best left up to the person reading the section whether they read the poem then the footnote, or just read the poem. But whether or not the footnote is included, the "outro" (opposite of "intro"), that is, the "end of poem, etc" should come right at the end of the recording. It's the "over and out" of our Librivox recordings.

I feel the explanation is important or the author would not have included it (being an author myself) plus anyone actually reading the poem would see it & the listener should not be deprived of the complete experience (IMO).

Just to be clear, since I'm a noob, & I want to learn best practices from the get go: I will read the last line of the poetry/say end of poem/say: 'explanation' or 'foot note' narrate the explanation/say 'this is the public domain (or whatever the actual wording is) & then end with my tag?

Or: I will read the last line of the poetry/say: 'explanation' or 'foot note' narrate the explanation/say end of poem & this is in the public domain (or whatever the actual wording is) & then end with my tag?

Sorry if I'm not being clear, Thanx for any help