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Day 20 – 30 Days, 30 Readings: Kenneth Koch’s, “Variations on a Theme by William Carlos Williams”
I know, long title, right? I love a good spoof. I grew up on the musical parodies of Weird Al Yankovic, and at his best his twists on the popular songs, like Michael Jackson’s “Bad,” both honored and poked fun of the originals. Most artists it seems are happy to give him permission to use their…
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Day 20 on the way!
Well, okay, you have a point; day 20 is already here, but my poetry reading for day 20 is on the way. I’m recording it in four segments, and only have one more to do, but it will have to wait until this evening. As usual, I am off to work. I’ve been working on…
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Prequel Bonus Track: The Third and Last Mathew MacFadyen Poem
Okay, so I’m rushing out the door again this morning, and since I plan on reading William Carlos Williams later today, I thought I’d butter you up with one last Mathew MacFadyen reading. This is the last one available as far as I can find. Apparently these were part of a DVD that I can…
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Day 18 – 30 Days, 30 Readings: Emily Dickinson, 556 “The Brain Within its Groove”
Today’s poet, much like yesterday’s could be called a formalist, mostly because of her consistent use of rhyme and meter. Both Dickinson and Wilbur were fond of slant rhyme, but Miss Emily, it seems, more so. However, she was anything but traditional for her day. Heck, she’s not that traditional for our day, now that…
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Bonus Track: Matthew MacFadyen Does It Again – this Time with Yeats
It was a good night with the family, though I admit to ordering too many appetizers at the House of the Wolf. But dang, all that recording (20 takes!) this afternoon, and only yogurt and an orange for lunch. I was hungry. See how I suffer for poetry sake? I was excited to get to…
