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All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-mariner-by-e-pauline-johnson/
Each week a poem is chosen to be recorded by as many LibriVox volunteers as possible!Johnson was notable for her poems, short stories, and performances that celebrated her mixed-race heritage, drawing from both Indigenous and English influences. She is most known for her books of poetry The White Wampum (1895), Canadian Born (1903), and Flint and Feather (1912). (Summary by Wikipedia)
This week's poem can be found here.
Project Code: JqINLP2v
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Begin your reading with the abbreviated LibriVox disclaimer:
Leave ½ to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
Then read the poem:The Mariner by E. Pauline Johnson, read for librivox.org by [your name].
[Add, if you wish, date, and/or your location.]
At the end of your reading, leave a space and then say:"Wreck and stray and castaway." - SWINBURNE.
Once more adrift.
O'er dappling sea and broad lagoon,
O'er frowning cliff and yellow dune,
The long, warm lights of afternoon
Like jewel dustings sift.
Once more awake.
I dreamed an hour of port and quay,
Of anchorage not meant for me;
The sea, the sea, the hungry sea
Came rolling up the break.
Once more afloat.
The billows on my moorings press't,
They drove me from my moment's rest,
And now a portless sea I breast,
And shelterless my boat.
Once more away.
The harbour lights are growing dim,
The shore is but a purple rim,
The sea outstretches grey and grim.
Away, away, away!
Once more at sea,
The old, old sea I used to sail,
The battling tide, the blowing gale,
The waves with ceaseless under-wail
The life that used to be.
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Filename: mariner_johnson_your initials in lowercase_128kb.mp3 (e.g. mariner_johnson_klh_128kb.mp3)
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MC to select: aradlaw
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Fun! Thank you!
good first reading, just a couple of items to fix
I did not upload the edited file, sorry about that Bruce. The correct one should be there now. Thanks.