I found this two days ago, and I am besotted with it. To me this particular reading is the most treasured of all works of art. I listen and I listen, and when it ends I am always just hoping for more.
I am always impressed (often shocked) by Fenton's confidence in flirting with very mundane, even flat, language and imagery. Ending on: 'The dawn, the fire, the rainbow, and the day' might have come across as drippingly sentimental. (I can think of several contemporary American poetesses who would happily have delivered the line that way). It takes a moment to notice that the four nouns cover: inside, outside, morning, evening, bad weather, good weather, disappointment, and triumph. I suppose Fenton is just smarter than most poets.
+Daniel Gollner Thanks, it's nice to br appreciated. There are wedding videos on Vimeo that use this reading - and I don't mind. You should be aware though that the poem itself is subject to copyright.
I found this two days ago, and I am besotted with it. To me this particular reading is the most treasured of all works of art. I listen and I listen, and when it ends I am always just hoping for more.
I am always impressed (often shocked) by Fenton's confidence in flirting with very mundane, even flat, language and imagery. Ending on: 'The dawn, the fire, the rainbow, and the day' might have come across as drippingly sentimental. (I can think of several contemporary American poetesses who would happily have delivered the line that way). It takes a moment to notice that the four nouns cover: inside, outside, morning, evening, bad weather, good weather, disappointment, and triumph. I suppose Fenton is just smarter than most poets.
Most beautiful. Thank you Professor Fenton.
This poem! Your voice! A match made in heaven. Thank you thank you thank you.
Beautiful reading of a beautiful poem. Thank you!
Great poem! Can you recite some of Benjamin Decasseres work?
Your voice and you reading is out of this world, is there any chance I can use this reading in one of my wedding videos?
+Daniel Gollner Thanks, it's nice to br appreciated. There are wedding videos on Vimeo that use this reading - and I don't mind. You should be aware though that the poem itself is subject to copyright.
SpokenVerse awesome, thanks ^^