'Amazing voice. I'm going to dig up Garrison's old tapes that I have, soon. I love his passive sarcasm. Poe is my favorite great master of poetry. I love this video.
Let me preface this by saying that I'm a massive Garrison Keilor fan. I dearly treasure all his 'News From Lake Wobegon' segments from 'A Prarie Home Companion' as well as his marvelous novels. But I'm also a Poe scholar/collector of many years standing and must make mention here of the fact that, wonderfully rich as Keilor's voice is, along with much of his delivery, I found myself wincing at how many words he was getting wrong or skipping throughout this achingly lovely poem. Why didn't he simply READ it if he didn't have it fully memorised? Even Richard Burton performing Shakespearean soliloquies would also have made me wince had he repeatedly made mistakes in the verse. One or two "insignificant" word errors -- okay. But numerous changes or omissions leading to actual restructuring of the poem, including its last lines? Sorry, but I had a hard time with that, much as I adore Mr. Keilor, one of America's finest humorists and observers of human nature whose brilliantly woven words have moved me to tears on more than one occasion.
Wow! He bought every word even more meaning! Beautifully read Sir.
Recited in a way the conveys the profound sadness Poe most have felt.
Brilliant poem, profoundly read.
'Amazing voice. I'm going to dig up Garrison's old tapes that I have, soon. I love his passive sarcasm. Poe is my favorite great master of poetry. I love this video.
Let me preface this by saying that I'm a massive Garrison Keilor fan. I dearly treasure all his 'News From Lake Wobegon' segments from 'A Prarie Home Companion' as well as his marvelous novels. But I'm also a Poe scholar/collector of many years standing and must make mention here of the fact that, wonderfully rich as Keilor's voice is, along with much of his delivery, I found myself wincing at how many words he was getting wrong or skipping throughout this achingly lovely poem. Why didn't he simply READ it if he didn't have it fully memorised? Even Richard Burton performing Shakespearean soliloquies would also have made me wince had he repeatedly made mistakes in the verse. One or two "insignificant" word errors -- okay. But numerous changes or omissions leading to actual restructuring of the poem, including its last lines? Sorry, but I had a hard time with that, much as I adore Mr. Keilor, one of America's finest humorists and observers of human nature whose brilliantly woven words have moved me to tears on more than one occasion.
Briliant 👏👏👏👏
Beautiful!
Great reading
Quite a talent!!
How i miss praire home companion
I always feel sad reading and hearing this😔