This project is complete and all audio files can be found in the catalogue: https://librivox.org/sonnets-by-t-w-h-crosland/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/sonnets00crosThis inspiring collection of sonnets from British author T. W. H. Crosland displays the creativity, keen powers of observation and the unsurpassed interpretive skills of a superb poet and student of human nature.
We hear in this varied compilation the assertions of a man both fascinated and perplexed by disparate social events that surround him. A man eager to scrutinize, note, and with a gift for poetic expression, put pen to paper in articulating his thoughts in words not only of majestic beauty but which portray the compassionate, humanitarian sentiments he possesses, sentiments which forever face the possibility of being buried beneath the minutiae of a mundane world.
In addition to keen observational powers of life around him, Crosland augments his work with thoughts that reflect an overwhelming insight into a world that is yet to be, one of shared destiny, of nemesis. One prominent unavoidable factor is death itself, and it is death whose lesson of "A cry, a rose, and - dust" governs the journey toward such "dust" of those travelers among us whose, "chill pomps and aching triumphs are won."
But the compelling factor that sets Crosland apart among poets is his empathy, his compassion for the common man and his realization that mankind's individual, at the time seemingly enormous contribution to a profound and unshakable overall scheme is forever condemned to play a miniscule role, "For our high souls are mirrors of Himself, / Though our great wonders are His littlest things."
(Summary by Bruce Kachuk)
Target completion date: 2023-05-31
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Genres for the project: Poetry/Single author
Keywords that describe the book: human nature, social commentary, compassion, classic poetry, commendation
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Sonnets, by T. W. H. Crosland, read for LibriVox dot org by Bruce Kachuk. For Remembrance."
End of recording:"[Poem title], by T. W. H. Crosland, read for LibriVox dot org."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of poem. This recording is in the public domain."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Sonnets, by T. W. H. Crosland."
Filename: sonnets_##_crosland_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number (e.g. sonnets_01_crosland_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: Rapunzelina
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.
