Let's Hear It For The Poets

[Trixareforkids]

And a favorite by David Lerner, Mein Kampf.

Not my best reading but after 5 tries my tongue is tired, so unfortunately you'll hear where it kept tripping .

 

[Lyricalli]

Since it's officially Christmas, and this was written for the Holiday Poem Swap thread, I thought I'd make this my audio poem debut.

A bit of nudging and a request may have helped me decide to do this, so thanks for that. I think.



Accidental Poet


If not for you
would I have written
words on a page
played with sounds
to make them sing
a song that
someone else might hear?

In truth
there is a piece of you
in each rhyme
regardless of reason

Watching you dance
with words enticed me
to discover my own grace
until the reader
chanced the writer
and I found a place
for me
on this stage

 

[legerdemer]

Welcome to the Funhouse

Welcome to the Funhouse

In funhouse mirrors, reflected off the walls and ceiling,
we see ourselves as abstract shapes, projected through so many prisms,
broken yet fluid,
Marcel Duchamp's
Descending
Nude

when you write of what could be me, or a projection, or the essence - sweet? tangy? bitter?
I only hope not bland or tasteless

water quenches thirst, and sates, but not this hunger to touch, to know, to taste

your memory, I see it now, the foamy sea easily conjured: the shape quite well, the longing less so
memory ebbs and flows, it coats, it sweeps… all that you've said

you pick and choose what might be me

what could be you revealed, elusive glimpses, just a hint
it nearly is, and then, diffuse, it floats away... and disappears

but more than "me,” reflections you would see of you - I wish that I could see them clearly too
the mirror held just so... the shapes receding to eternity, smaller and smaller,
more abstract,
more you
than I
in fact

 

[Remec]

*stunbling through the doorway*

Found it!

So, in anticipation of the Jan challenge in PF&D, I was asked if I minded leaving an example of my voice.

Any requests?

 

[HarryHill]

*stunbling through the doorway*

Found it!

So, in anticipation of the Jan challenge in PF&D, I was asked if I minded leaving an example of my voice.

Any requests?

hmnn, are you the mohab poet he asks without looking,
..
A chance missed looks good, interested in how you read it, especially after seeing a funny comma

 

[butters]

hmnn, are you the mohab poet he asks without looking,
..
A chance missed looks good, interested in how you read it, especially after seeing a funny comma

*distant tinkle of bells*

 

[Trixareforkids]

hmnn, are you the mohab poet he asks without looking,
..
A chance missed looks good, interested in how you read it, especially after seeing a funny comma

If you don't go for whatever it is Harry's referring to, I'd like to hear this one
https://www.literotica.com/p/strawberry-farm

 

[Remec]

If you don't go for whatever it is Harry's referring to, I'd like to hear this one
https://www.literotica.com/p/strawberry-farm

OKay...first take seemed okay, maybe a little rushed. Strawberry Farm

 

[Trixareforkids]

OKay...first take seemed okay, maybe a little rushed. Strawberry Farm

Even with my volume all the way up on my iPad I had to hold the speaker to my ear to hear you. That said, I now have a feel for the tone and timber of your voice, both very nice to my ear Those combined with your nearly accentless speech give me a wide open playing field to write from.

The reading itself did feel rushed, are you a natural fast talker?

I am and I have to consciously slow myself when I read. It's possible that part of my tendency to read in my southern drawl is because the rhythm of speech is naturally slower.

 

[Trixareforkids]

Angeline's Ever After. I couldn't resist voicing it and she said I could share it 'cause she's a

 

[Angeline]

Angeline's Ever After. I couldn't resist voicing it and she said I could share it 'cause she's a

Thank you. You read it exactly the way I intended it to be heard when I wrote it.

 

[Remec]

Even with my volume all the way up on my iPad I had to hold the speaker to my ear to hear you. That said, I now have a feel for the tone and timber of your voice, both very nice to my ear Those combined with your nearly accentless speech give me a wide open playing field to write from.

The reading itself did feel rushed, are you a natural fast talker?

I am and I have to consciously slow myself when I read. It's possible that part of my tendency to read in my southern drawl is because the rhythm of speech is naturally slower.

Sorry 'bout that. My headset doesn't let me hear myself as I speak into the mic, one of the reasons I had thought it was busted, and when I listened to it I thought it was a little soft, but wasn't sure how to adjust recording levels. Next one I will have to speak a little clearer and louder...

...and slower 'cause, yeah, born in Pennsylvania to a pair of Pennsylvanians has always made me speak quickly--was almost always the first note I would get in Voice and Diction class in college or from the director of shows or scenes I was in..."slow down, let us see the thoughts before the speech"...although, I suppose in this case it would be more letting people sense and anticipate what I might say, then slowing things down enough so they can clearly hear what I am saying.


I'll see about doing the triolet Harry asked about in the next day or so.

 

[Trixareforkids]

Sorry 'bout that. My headset doesn't let me hear myself as I speak into the mic, one of the reasons I had thought it was busted, and when I listened to it I thought it was a little soft, but wasn't sure how to adjust recording levels. Next one I will have to speak a little clearer and louder...

...and slower 'cause, yeah, born in Pennsylvania to a pair of Pennsylvanians has always made me speak quickly--was almost always the first note I would get in Voice and Diction class in college or from the director of shows or scenes I was in..."slow down, let us see the thoughts before the speech"...although, I suppose in this case it would be more letting people sense and anticipate what I might say, then slowing things down enough so they can clearly hear what I am saying.


I'll see about doing the triolet Harry asked about in the next day or so.

LOL, I come from fast talkers as well, though I'm not nearly as bad as my older sister who missed her calling as an auctioneer

I look forward to hearing the triolet.

 

[Trixareforkids]

There were a couple others I couldn't resist recording from the challenge, Tzara has also said it was cool to share, so here's his untitled piece. Which is my favorite piece from the challenge.

Honey said I could share her Phoenix Rising as well, but she plans on recording it herself and I think we'd all much rather hear her sexy librarian voice reading it to us. Though I will say it was terrific fun to voice.

 

[GuiltyPleasure]

Since I was trying out audio recordings........

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0SxjStWDV4a

 

[Angeline]

Since I was trying out audio recordings........

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0SxjStWDV4a

Nothing but Nonsense

Doppelganger cockle teasers
Waistcoat wearing pollen sneezers
Wasted wisdom basement hacker
Hardened jailbird sushi snacker
Sneaky reader book-end busters
Peeping Thomas lady lusters
Moose hair mittens, frog pool filter
Fanny whacker found off kilter
Mad on Monday, week-long wonder
Stunning sunsets, distant thunder
Pinching pinnies, itching bug bites
Daytime savings, restless midnights
Slightly flighty punctuation
Very awkward situation.

I love this! (And I remember it. Great read!)

 

[GuiltyPleasure]

I love this! (And I remember it. Great read!)

Thanks Ange, I'm still not happy with the sound......hate my voice anyway.

 

[Angeline]

Thanks Ange, I'm still not happy with the sound......hate my voice anyway.

I've always thought you've a lovely voice. I hate my voice. Terry once said he hated his voice. I think we just get tired of hearing our own blah blah blah all the time. But really you sound great: I especially like that dollop of irony in the last line.

 

[todski28]

OKay...first take seemed okay, maybe a little rushed. Strawberry Farm

damn man , slow the hell down

awesome poem, though. why does no one ever sound the way I read them, except for trix that is.

 

[AlwaysHungry]

Since I was trying out audio recordings........

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0SxjStWDV4a

Nothing but Nonsense

May I offer a bit of a critique? You read each line with the same pacing and inflection, until you get to the final line where you finally vary it. Now, that may have been a conscious decision, intended to underscore that ironic impact of that final line. But I found that repetitive phrasing to be a bit harsh, and it detracted from the interest of all the imagery in the words. You might want to consider varying your reading of the earlier lines more, and dwelling on the imagery -- unless it was your intention to be dismissive of the imagery because it is nonsense, in which case you are probably on the right track.

 

[GuiltyPleasure]

May I offer a bit of a critique? You read each line with the same pacing and inflection, until you get to the final line where you finally vary it. Now, that may have been a conscious decision, intended to underscore that ironic impact of that final line. But I found that repetitive phrasing to be a bit harsh, and it detracted from the interest of all the imagery in the words. You might want to consider varying your reading of the earlier lines more, and dwelling on the imagery -- unless it was your intention to be dismissive of the imagery because it is nonsense, in which case you are probably on the right track.

Could you read it as you'd like to hear it? I'm interested to hear others' interpretations. It is supposed to be purely an exercise in sound and words but if you saw imagery it's all good.

 

[Trixareforkids]

Could you read it as you'd like to hear it? I'm interested to hear others' interpretations. It is supposed to be purely an exercise in sound and words but if you saw imagery it's all good.

I just read it aloud in both Southern style and straight voiced, it's a tongue twister in places , I'd have to edit to get a clean read.

ETA: by the by, WavePad is a good, free, easy to use sound editor for anyone working from a laptop or desktop computer. They have an iPad app as well but I've not used it yet so I can't speak to it's ease of use.

 

[AlwaysHungry]

Could you read it as you'd like to hear it? I'm interested to hear others' interpretations. It is supposed to be purely an exercise in sound and words but if you saw imagery it's all good.

I did one take. I'm not sure how one properly interprets nonsense verse, so I just went for variety from line to line:

https://soundcloud.com/alwayshungry-4/nothing-but-nonsense-by-guiltypleasure

 

[GuiltyPleasure]

I did one take. I'm not sure how one properly interprets nonsense verse, so I just went for variety from line to line:

https://soundcloud.com/alwayshungry-4/nothing-but-nonsense-by-guiltypleasure

Thanks for doing this but the tracks not available - at least to me.

 

[Trixareforkids]

I did one take. I'm not sure how one properly interprets nonsense verse, so I just went for variety from line to line:

https://soundcloud.com/alwayshungry-4/nothing-but-nonsense-by-guiltypleasure

For private tracks you need to get the link with the code at the end. You can find it by clicking on the square under the track.