This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page here:
https://librivox.org/song-of-myself-by-walt-whitman/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/cu31924022222057/page/n12/mode/1upWalt Whitman's best known poem is a vast and multidinous celebration of American life, in which the 'myself' of the title becomes at one with the universe. 'Song of Myself' was first published in 1855 as part of the collection Leaves of Grass and revised several times for subsequent editions. The version read here appeared as a single poem published in book form by the Roycroft Press of New York in 1904. This version is divided into 52 numbered sections, or 'cantos', corresponding to the number of weeks in the year. Several of these cantos are well known in their own right, including Canto 6 ('What is grass?'), Canto 11 (The twenty-ninth bather), Canto 25 ('I sound my barbaric yawp!') and Canto 51 ('I am large, I contain multitudes'). (Summary by Phil Benson)
Target completion date: 2024-04-30
Prooflistening level: Standard
Prospective PLs, please see the Guide for Proof-listeners.
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
- Project Code: 8FBarLq6
- Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Whitman (Walt Whitman)
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_Myself
- Number of sections (files) this project will have: 52
- Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
- Original publication date (if known): 1855
- If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
- Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
Genres for the project: Poetry/Single author; Poetry/Free Verse
Keywords that describe the book: America
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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:"Section (or Chapter) # of Song of Myself. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Song of Myself, by Walt Whitman. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of Song of Myself, by Walt Whitman. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Song of Myself, by Walt Whitman."
Filename: songofmyself_##_whitman_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. songofmyself_01_whitman_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: xxxx
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.
