Uplifting, encouraging and inspiring. If you need a bit more of this in your life, these poems are for you. If however you prefer depression and giving up, then just keep on walking, this is not what you are looking for. These simple poems are just the thing to encourage our spirits and strengthen our backbone when troubles seem too much. The collectors of these poems say that the purpose of this volume is to bring men courage and resolution, to cheer them, to fire them with new confidence when they grow dispirited, to strengthen their faith that THINGS CAN BE DONE. I believe they have succeeded very well. Besides the poems themselves, the volume contains helps to their understanding and enjoyment. The pieces are introduced by short comments; these serve the same purpose as the strain played by the pianist before the singer begins to sing; they create a mood, give a point of view, throw light on the meaning of what follows. ( Phil chenevert and the editors)
How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
Note that there is is a link to each poem a bit further down in this thread. Or you will need to open the book and find your chosen poem from the long list. Let me know if this does not work or is confusing.
Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
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NOTE for readers: each poem has a short introductory message, please read this and then follow with the poem itself. do not read any attribution, such as where the poem came from, e.g. 'from the book Down the Road'
Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
DURING recording: No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording "TITLE by AUTHOR, read for LibriVox.org by [your name]". [Add, if you wish, date, your location, and/or your personal url.] for example "Be The Best of Whatever You Are by Douglas Malloch, read for LibriVox.org by Zebedia Zarathrustra"
At the end
"End of poem. This recording is in the public domain."
If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
At the end of the book, say (in addition): "End of It Can Be Done, by Various. "
There should be about 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
[*]AFTER recording Need noise-cleaning?
Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The new (free) version 1.3.3. of Audacity has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide. Save files as
128 kbps MP3
itcanbedone_###_various_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. itcanbedone_001_various_128kb.mp3)
Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
Transfer of files (completed recordings) Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
Hi everyone. I am still working out how each poem will be found, and will start posting the titles soon. But I am not discouraged by this problem because I know that ............IT CAN BE DONE!
adonis wrote:Might I claim If by Rudyard Kipling, Section Four, please, Phil?
Sincerely,
Tony Addison.
Yes Tony, that is yours. I was going to claim it for myself, bringing back the old day of high school elocution contests, but then remembered that I didn't do very well in any of them. Great poem though!! enjoy.
Can I claim 32 A Smiling Paradox please Phil these look like fun
Michele When you're having what you feel like is a 'bad day' and then someone comes along out of nowhere and extends to you the simplest of kind gestures, you feel it so deeply within your heart.” ―Miya Yamanouchi
You know, I'm almost tempted to take 'DE SUNFLOWER AIN'T DE DAISY'.
But I'm fairly sure I'm not the person to try to pull off the right kind of accent...
EDIT: Oh, what the heck! I'll give it a go!
I've added it myself. (EDIT 2: Actually, it was a bit rude of me to do that... I'll let you add me)
That's what I like, confidence!! Give it a go and see what happens, eh? what section would that be by the way so I can assign it to you?
EDIT: never mind, I see what you did there. And I will of course PL it for you.
Hello there, I would like to share my favorite poem of all times. I think it is amazing and the way Cummings plays with words- it is so inspirational and sensational. Read it to the one you love most and make them feel exceptional: https://hellopoetry.com/poem/1622/my-love-is-building-a-building/
Seeing as I had already extracted that list, I've added in all the poems, and 'standardized' the ones already there (i.e. POEM NAME - by Poet Name). I also replaced the " [quotation mark] with '' [two apostrophes], as " shouldn't be used in section titles.
Jordan
Alcohol and Maths don't mix. So never drink and derive.
JorWat wrote:Seeing as I had already extracted that list, I've added in all the poems, and 'standardized' the ones already there (i.e. POEM NAME - by Poet Name). I also replaced the " [quotation mark] with '' [two apostrophes], as " shouldn't be used in section titles.
Thank you. Did you also move this project to Readers WAnted? I don;t remember doing that.
JorWat wrote:Seeing as I had already extracted that list, I've added in all the poems, and 'standardized' the ones already there (i.e. POEM NAME - by Poet Name). I also replaced the " [quotation mark] with '' [two apostrophes], as " shouldn't be used in section titles.
Thank you. Did you also move this project to Readers WAnted? I don;t remember doing that.
No, I don't (think I) have permission to do that...
Jordan
Alcohol and Maths don't mix. So never drink and derive.