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I liked the Lake of Innisfree very much. I have a personal fantasy about such a place. Even though I live a relatively quiet and strife free life, still the isolation, quietude and especially ". . . small cabin . . . of clay and wattles made" is so appealing.

I agree with Penelope that the two (although not meant to be compared) seem jarring in the same post.

Froglipz, "Papa's waltz" while to me seems to have sort of bizarre frenetic appeal, to my husband just seem dismal. Maybe because he had a father who drank. I guess we can't divorce who we are. . . not only intellectually and emotionally but our experiences; from our response to artistic expression.
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DWill wrote: 86. "The Lake Isle of Innisfree," by W. B. Yeats.
I wish I could remember or find the explanation I heard or read a few years ago, of the unique way Yeats read his poetry aloud. It is a sing song kind of chant. Does this ring any bells for anyone out there? DWill?
You can hear for yourself. Here is Yeats reading The Lake Isle of Innisfree.
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15529

It is hard to give it 3 dings, but 2 is not quite enough.
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Saffron wrote:

It is hard to give it 3 dings, but 2 is not quite enough.
Give it 2 and seven eighths.....because this is one of the loveliest lines:

Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee;
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
Only those become weary of angling who bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish.

He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....

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Penelope wrote:
Saffron wrote:

It is hard to give it 3 dings, but 2 is not quite enough.
Give it 2 and seven eighths.....because this is one of the loveliest lines:

Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee;
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
Bingo! These are my favorite lines and definately worth the 2+ dings.
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Saffron wrote:
DWill wrote: 86. "The Lake Isle of Innisfree," by W. B. Yeats.
I wish I could remember or find the explanation I heard or read a few years ago, of the unique way Yeats read his poetry aloud. It is a sing song kind of chant. Does this ring any bells for anyone out there? DWill?
You can hear for yourself. Here is Yeats reading The Lake Isle of Innisfree.
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15529

It is hard to give it 3 dings, but 2 is not quite enough.
I don't want to sound disrespectful, but was W. B. on his deathbed when he read that? That gives a new meaning to "gravelly voice"!
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DWill wrote:
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DWill wrote: 86. "The Lake Isle of Innisfree," by W. B. Yeats.
I wish I could remember or find the explanation I heard or read a few years ago, of the unique way Yeats read his poetry aloud. It is a sing song kind of chant. Does this ring any bells for anyone out there? DWill?
You can hear for yourself. Here is Yeats reading The Lake Isle of Innisfree.
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15529

It is hard to give it 3 dings, but 2 is not quite enough.
I don't want to sound disrespectful, but was W. B. on his deathbed when he read that? That gives a new meaning to "gravelly voice"!
He was near the end of his life. There is an interesting history to this recording. I will try hard to remember what I know or more like refind somewhere on the web. It is the rythym of his voice while reading that I remember hearing was intentional. In fact, while looking for something to back me up, I did find a passage from the following book that describes Yeats instructing some one on how to read his poetry for a BBC production.

The last minstrels: Yeats and the revival of the bardic arts By Ronald Schuchard

I just found what I wss looking for, but first here is a link to a complete recording of Yeats reading the poem with his introduction.
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarch ... oemId=1689
Yeats recorded this for the BBC in 1932, about 7 years before he died.

I fist came across this recording in a CD/book collection of poets reading their own work. In Their Own Words: A Century of Recorded Poetry.
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84. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. We haven't been in the habit of posting long poems, and this one takes up 23 pages of Harmon's anthology. But does anyone want to read it? I would kind of like to read it again. This was the centerpiece of Wordsworth's and Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads of 1798. It's not difficult. There was an 1887 edition illustrated with Gustav Dore prints that is a treat to read. You can see the pictures at http://www.artsycraftsy.com/dore_mariner.html. Maybe we'll just mull it over and have another poem on Wednesday if nobody has a chance to read about the old sailor.
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DWill wrote:84. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. We haven't been in the habit of posting long poems, and this one takes up 23 pages of Harmon's anthology. But does anyone want to read it? I would kind of like to read it again. This was the centerpiece of Wordsworth's and Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads of 1798. It's not difficult. There was an 1887 edition illustrated with Gustav Dore prints that is a treat to read. You can see the pictures at http://www.artsycraftsy.com/dore_mariner.html. Maybe we'll just mull it over and have another poem on Wednesday if nobody has a chance to read about the old sailor.
Maybe you could, or anyone for that matter, could post choice morsels.
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There is a "squashed" version on the 'net, but I didn't find it helpful. This poem reads faster than 23 pages of prose would, so it's really not that imposing. I find that the simple ballad meter and rhyme gets bit wearing, though.
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Whew! I did it, the Ancient Mariner's tale...and my favorite lines, of course the sweet finish:
Farewell, farewell! but this I tell
To thee, thou Wedding-Guest!
He prayeth well, who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast.

He prayeth best, who loveth best
All things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all.

And the whole thing needs a grand 'Amen!' But not being much for fantasy I can't say it was a favorite. The Lake of Innisfree was enchanting, more my speed (and length!)...
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