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More On Poetry Recitation

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I’ve found a perfect opportunity to contrast the two styles of poetry recitation we have been talking about. This opportunity consists of finding a poem, ‘The Road Not Taken,’ (Robert Frost, of course) of which several readings are available on youtube. The opportunity further consists of two really interesting facts. 1.) The video which represents the type of reading I do NOT prefer, is a skillful and attractive example of its kind. Meanwhile, the video which represent the type of reading I DO prefer, is not the best example of… Read more More On Poetry Recitation →

Sir Christopher Lee Sings and Recites Treebeard’s Song by J. R. R. Tolkein

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Lyric: In the willow-meads of Tasarinan I walked in theSpring.Ah! the sight and the smell of the Spring in Nan-tasarion!And I said that was good.I wandered in Summer in the elm-woods of Ossiriand.Ah! the light and the music in the Summer by theSeven Rivers of Ossir!And I thought that was best.To the beeches of Neldoreth I came in the Autumn.Ah! the gold and the red and the sighing of leaves in theAutumn in Taur-na-neldor!It was more than my desire.To the pine-trees upon the highland of Dorthonion Iclimbed in the Winter.Ah!… Read more Sir Christopher Lee Sings and Recites Treebeard’s Song by J. R. R. Tolkein →