[group] It Can Be Done ! Poems of inspiration by various-ph

Post by **philchenevert** » May 3rd, 2017, 9:49 pm

It Can Be Done by Various ( - ).

This project can now be found in our catalog at https://librivox.org/it-can-be-done-by-various/

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.
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Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10763

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Genres for the project: Poetry/Anthologies

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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'
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Post by **philchenevert** » May 3rd, 2017, 9:52 pm

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!

JorWat · Post by **JorWat** » May 8th, 2017, 11:34 am

Looks like you're in need of a DPL.

Well, I just finished another poetry collection, so this looks like a good replacement (if not a bit large...)

EDIT: Are you going to include the Foreword as a section?

adonis · Post by **adonis** » May 8th, 2017, 1:21 pm

Might I claim If by Rudyard Kipling, Section Four, please, Phil?

Sincerely,
Tony Addison.

Post by **philchenevert** » May 8th, 2017, 2:35 pm

JorWat wrote:Looks like you're in need of a DPL.

Well, I just finished another poetry collection, so this looks like a good replacement (if not a bit large...)

EDIT: Are you going to include the Foreword as a section?

Thank you very much for your assistance here. I accept gratefully!!

This is big project but the poems are rather short.

The Foreword will not be a section, it will start with the poems.

Post by **philchenevert** » May 8th, 2017, 2:36 pm

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.

wib66 · Post by **wib66** » May 8th, 2017, 3:16 pm

Can I claim 32 A Smiling Paradox please Phil these look like fun

JorWat · Post by **JorWat** » May 8th, 2017, 3:46 pm

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)

Also, this might not be completely right, but here is a complete list of all the poems:

BE THE BEST OF WHATEVER YOU ARE - Douglas Malloch
THE HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD - Sam Walter Foss
FOUR THINGS - Henry Van Dyke
IF - Rudyard Kipling
INVICTUS - William Ernest Henley
IT COULDN'T BE DONE - Edgar A. Guest
THE WELCOME MAN - Walt Mason
THE QUITTER - Robert W. Service
FRIENDS OF MINE - James W. Foley
THE WOMAN WHO UNDERSTANDS - Everard Jack Appleton
WANTED—A MAN - St. Clair Adams
IF I SHOULD DIE - Ben King
JUST BE GLAD - James Whitcomb Riley
OPPORTUNITY - Berton Braley
SOLITUDE - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
UNSUBDUED - S.E. Kiser
WORK - Angela Morgan
HOW DID YOU DIE? - Edmund Vance Cooke
A LESSON FROM HISTORY - Joseph Morris
RABBI BEN EZRA - Robert Browning
TO MELANCHOLY - John Kendrick Bangs
THE LION PATH - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
THE ANSWER - Grantland Rice
THE WORLD IS AGAINST ME - Edgar A. Guest
SAY NOT THE STRUGGLE NOUGHT AVAILETH - Arthur Hugh Clough
WORTH WHILE - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
HOPE - Anonymous
I'M GLAD - Anonymous
THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS - Oliver Wendell Holmes
PIPPA'S SONG - Robert Browning
OWNERSHIP - St. Clair Adams
A SMILING PARADOX - John Kendrick Bangs
THE NEW DUCKLING - Alfred Noyes
CAN YOU SING A SONG? - Joseph Morris
KNOW THYSELF - Angela Morgan
JUST WHISTLE - Frank L. Stanton
MIGHT HAVE BEEN" - Grantland Rice
THE ONE - Everard Jack Appleton
THE JOY OF LIVING - Gamaliel Bradford
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO DO - Edgar A. Guest
GOOD INTENTIONS - St. Clair Adams
PHILOSOPHY FOR CROAKERS - Joseph Morris
THE FIGHTING FAILURE - Everard Jack Appleton
DUTY - Ralph Waldo Emerson
THE CALL OF THE UNBEATEN - Grantland Rice
POLONIUS'S ADVICE TO LAERTES - William Shakespeare
HOW DO YOU TACKLE YOUR WORK? - Edgar A. Guest
MAN OR MANIKIN - Richard Butler Glaenzer
HAVING DONE AND DOING - William Shakespeare
FAITH - S.E. Kiser
OPPORTUNITY - John James Ingalls
OPPORTUNITY - William Shakespeare
OPPORTUNITY - Walter Malone
OPPORTUNITY - Edward Rowland Sill
MY PHILOSOPHY - James Whitcomb Riley
ULYSSES - Alfred Tennyson
PREPAREDNESS - Edwin Markham
THE WISDOM OF FOLLY - Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler (The Honorable Mrs. Alfred Felkin)
SEE IT THROUGH - Edgar A. Guest
DECEMBER 31 - S.E. Kiser
RING OUT, WILD BELLS - Alfred Tennyson
WORK - Henry Van Dyke
START WHERE YOU STAND - Berton Braley
A HOPEFUL BROTHER - Frank L. Stanton
A SONG OF THANKSGIVING - Angela Morgan
LOSE THE DAY LOITERING - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
PLAYING THE GAME - Berton Braley
RESOLVE - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
WHEN NATURE WANTS A MAN - Angela Morgan
ORDER AND THE BEES - William Shakespeare
SELF-DEPENDENCE - Matthew Arnold
A LITTLE PRAYER - S.E. Kiser
A MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THAT - Robert Burns
LIFE AND DEATH - Anna Barbauld
LIFE AND DEATH - Ernest H. Crosby
ON BEING READY - Grantland Rice
TWO AT A FIRESIDE - Edwin Markham
TO-DAY - Douglas Malloch
THE ARROW AND THE SONG - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
THE INNER LIGHT - John Milton
THE THINGS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE - Edgar A. Guest
THE HAS-BEENS - Walt Mason
WISHING - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
AWARENESS - Miriam Teichner
ONE OF THESE DAYS - James W. Foley
GOD - Gamaliel Bradford
MY TRIUMPH - John Green leaf Whittier
TO ALTHEA FROM PRISON - Richard Lovelace
GRIEF - Angela Morgan
THE RECTIFYING YEARS - St. Clair Adams
TO THOSE WHO FAIL - Joaquin Miller
HELPING' OUT - William Judson Kibby
OPENING PARADISE - Thomas Gray
TO THE MEN WHO LOSE - Anonymous
IT MAY BE - S.E. Kiser
LIFE - Edward Rowland Sill
THE GRUMPY GUY - Griffith Alexander
THE FIGHTER - S.E. Kiser
TO YOUTH AFTER PAIN - Margaret Widdemer
CAN'T - Edgar A. Guest
THE STRUGGLE - Miriam Teichner
HOLD FAST - Everard Jack Appleton
WILL - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
THE GAME - Grantland Rice
COURAGE - Florence Earle Coates
A GOOD NAME - William Shakespeare
SWELLITIS - Joseph Morris:
CARES - Elisabeth Barrett Browning
FAITH - Edward Rowland Sill
PLAYING THE GAME - Anonymous
WHAT DARK DAYS DO - Everard Jack Appleton
GLADNESS - Anna Hempstead Branch
IT WON'T STAY BLOWED - St. Clair Adams
THE RAINBOW - William Wordsworth
THE FIRM OF GRIN AND BARRETT - Sam Walter Foss
CHALLENGE - Jean Nette
YOUR MISSION - Ellen M.H. Gates
VICTORY - Miriam Teichner
TIMES GO BY TURNS - Robert Southwell
TO-DAY - Thomas Carlyle
UNAFRAID - Everard Jack Appleton
BORROWED FEATHERS - Joseph Morris
KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON - Anonymous
THE DISAPPOINTED - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
LET ME LIVE OUT MY YEARS - John G. Neihardt
COLUMBUS - Joaquin Miller
PER ASPERA - Florence Earle Coates
TIT FOR TAT - St. Clair Adams
THE KINGDOM OF MAN - John Kendrick
ABOU BEN ADHEM - Leigh Hunt
THIS WORLD - Frank L. Stanton
GRAY DAYS - Griffith Alexander
LAUGH A LITTLE BIT - Edmund Vance Cooke
A SONG OF LIFE - Angela Morgan
A POOR UNFORTUNATE - Frank L. Stanton
THE TRAINERS - Grantland Rice
LIFE - Etta Wheeler Wilcox
A TOAST TO MERRIMENT - James W. Foley
MISTRESS FATE - William Rose Benét
SLEEP AND THE MONARCH - William Shakespeare
NEVER TROUBLE TROUBLE - St. Clair Adams
CLEAR THE WAY - Charles Mackay
ONE FIGHT MORE - Theodosia Garrison
A PSALM OF LIFE - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A CREED - Edwin Markham
BATTLE CRY - John G. Neihardt
THE HAPPY HEART - Thomas Dekker
IF YOU CAN'T GO OVER OR UNDER, GO ROUND - Joseph Morris
THICK IS THE DARKNESS - William Ernest Henley
THE BELLY AND THE MEMBERS - William Shakespeare
THE CELESTIAL SURGEON - Robert Louis Stevenson
MAN, BIRD, AND GOD - Robert Browning
HIS ALLY - William Rose Benét
SUBMISSION - Miriam Teichner
A PRAYER - Theodosia Garrison
STABILITY - William Shakespeare
THE BARS OF FATE - Ellen M.H. Gates
ULTIMATE ACT - Henry Bryan Binns
HE WHOM A DREAM HATH POSSESSED - Sheamus O Sheel
SUCCESS - Berton Braley
PLAY THE GAME - Henry Newbolt
THE MAN WHO FRETS AT WORLDLY STRIFE - Joseph Rodman Drake
SERENITY - Lord Byron
HERE'S HOPIN' - Frank L. Stanton
CLEON AND I - Charles Mackay
THE PESSIMIST - Ben King
A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED - St. Clair Adams
PROSPICE - Robert Browning
THE GREATNESS OF THE SOUL - Alfred Tennyson
HEINELET - Gamaliel Bradford
STAND FORTH! - Angela Morgan
LIONS AND ANTS - Walt Mason
LIFE, NOT DEATH - Alfred Tennyson
THE UNMUSICAL SOLOIST - Joseph Morris
ON DOWN THE ROAD - Grantland Rice
MEETIN' TROUBLE - Everard Jack Appleton
PRESS ON - Park Benjamin
MY CREED - S.E. Kiser
CO-OPERATION - J. Mason Knox
THE NOBLE NATURE - Ben Jonson
DAYS OF CHEER - James W. Foley
DE SUNFLOWER AIN'T DE DAISY - Anonymous
THE DAFFODILS - William Wordsworth
A LITTLE THANKFUL SONG - Frank L. Stanton
TWO RAINDROPS - Joseph Morris
MY WAGE - Jessie B. Rittenhouse
THE GIFT - Robert Burns
PROMETHEUS UNBOUND - Percy Bysshe Shelley
VICTORY IN DEFEAT - Edwin Markham
THE RICHER MINES - John Kendrick Bangs
BRAVE LIFE - Grantland Rice
A SONG OF TO-MORROW - Frank L. Stanton
THE GLAD SONG - Joseph Morris
PAINTING THE LILY - William Shakespeare
A PRETTY GOOD WORLD - Frank L. Stanton
ODE TO DUTY - William Wordsworth
THE SYNDICATED SMILE - St. Clair Adams
FAIRY SONG - John Keats
PRAISE THE GENEROUS GODS FOR GIVING - William Ernest Henley
COWARDS - William Shakespeare
THE WORD - John Kendrick Bangs
ENVOI - John G. Neihardt
JAW - St. Clair Adams
THE CONQUEROR - Berton Braley
IS IT RAINING, LITTLE FLOWER? - Anonymous
GRADATIM - J.G. Holland
RULES FOR THE ROAD - Edwin Markham
LIFE - Griffith Alexander
HOE YOUR ROW - Frank L. Stanton
BORROWING TROUBLE - Robert Burns
UNDISMAYED - James W. Foley
A HERO - Florence Earle Coates
WILL - Alfred Tennyson
FABLE - Ralph Waldo Emerson
DUTY - Edwin Markham
PRAYER FOR PAIN - John G. Neihardt
STEADFAST - Everard Jack Appleton
IF - John Kendrick Bangs
THE GIFTS OF GOD - George Herbert
A PHILOSOPHER - John Kendrick Bangs
THE LIFE WITHOUT PASSION - William Shakespeare
CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE - Sir Henry Wotton
ESSENTIALS - St. Clair Adams
THE STONE REJECTED - Edwin Markham
GOOD DEEDS - William Shakespeare
YOU MAY COUNT THAT DAY - George Eliot
SADNESS AND MERRIMENT - William Shakespeare
APPRECIATION - William Judson Kibby
KEEP SWEET - Strickland W. Gillilan
MORALITY - Matthew Arnold
A HYMN TO HAPPINESS - James W. Foley
OPPORTUNITY - Edwin Markham
TO A YOUNG MAN - Edgar A. Guest
SLOGAN - Jane M'Lean
SMILES - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
SIT DOWN, SAD SOUL - Bryan Waller Procter
SONG OF ENDEAVOR - James W. Foley
KEEP A-GOIN'! - Frank L. Stanton
WHEN EARTH'S LAST PICTURE IS PAINTED - Rudyard Kipling

Post by **philchenevert** » May 8th, 2017, 6:35 pm

wib66 wrote:Can I claim 32 A Smiling Paradox please Phil these look like fun

All yours!

Post by **philchenevert** » May 8th, 2017, 6:38 pm

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.

adonis · Post by **adonis** » May 8th, 2017, 9:46 pm

There's your "If". Length: 2:57.

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/itcanbedone_04_various_128kb.mp3

Now: to be or not to be captain of my soul. Just can't decide.

Tony A.

AimeeHoward · Post by **AimeeHoward** » May 8th, 2017, 11:50 pm

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/

JorWat · Post by **JorWat** » May 9th, 2017, 1:49 am

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.

Post by **philchenevert** » May 9th, 2017, 3:16 am

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 · Post by **JorWat** » May 9th, 2017, 3:20 am

philchenevert wrote:
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...

[group] It Can Be Done ! Poems of inspiration by various-ph

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