by H. P. Lovecraft
This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/to-the-old-pagan-religion-by-h-p-lovecraft/
Each fortnight a poem is chosen to be recorded by as many LibriVox volunteers as possible!
This fortnight’s poem can be found here.
Please be sure that your recording software is set to the following technical specifications:
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44100 kHz
Have questions on "how"?
Check LV's Recording Notes thread before recording: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
If this is your first recording, you'll also find this useful: http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/NewbieGuideToRecording
Begin your reading with the abbreviated LibriVox disclaimer:
Then read the poem:To the Old Pagan Religion by H. P. Lovecraft, read for LibriVox.org by [your name].
[Add, if you wish, date, your location, and/or your personal url.]
At the end of your reading, leave a space and then say:Olympian gods! how can I let ye go,
And pin my faith to this new Christian creed?
Can I resign the deities I know,
for him who on a cross for man did bleed?
How in my weakness can my hopes depend
On one lone god, tho' mighty be his pow'r?
Why can Jove's host no more assistance lend,
To Soothe my pain, and cheer my troubled hour?
Are there no dryads on these wooded mounts
O'er which I oft in desolation roam?
Are there no naiads in these crystal founts
Or nereids upon the ocean foam?
Fast spreads the new; the older faith declines;
The name of Christ resounds upon the air;
But my wrack'd soul in solitude repines
And gives the gods their last-received pray'r.
Please leave a few seconds of silence at the end of your recording.End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Save your recording as an mp3 file using the following filename and ID3 tag format:
File name - all in lowercase: totheoldpaganreligion_lovecraft_[your initials].mp3 (eg. totheoldpaganreligion_lovecraft_klh.mp3)
ID3 tags (Version 2):
Title: To the Old Pagan Religion - Read by [YOUR INITIALS] (eg. To the Old Pagan Religion - Read by KLH)
Artist: H. P. Lovecraft
Album: LibriVox Fortnightly Poetry
Comments: (optional) Recorded by [your name]
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
Please upload with the LibriVox uploader:
http://upload.librivox.org
If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin
You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: sj - smijen
Please post a link to your file in this thread.
When you post your link, please include your name as you would like it credited on the catalogue page and any URL by which you would like it accompanied. (Note: This is only necessary if you have not done so for another project.)
If you wish to contribute, please have your readings submitted by 0600 GMT Sunday, February 22nd (12:00am CDT)
(And remember, anyone can suggest a poem for a certain week and/or coordinate an upcoming fortnightly poem! If you'd like to suggest a poem or coordinate a future Poetry project, please visit this thread.)
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