In Their Own Words

No, this is not a James Joyce site. However, I recently came across a great audio page with JJ reading many of his own most famous works. This reminded me of a recent loss. I had constructed an extensive page of audio links to famous writers reading their own work, but unfortunately this crashed with my Homestead account. I have decided to put up some of the more interesting links here--though the Blog page can in no way compare with the original--and now sadly defunct--page.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy browsing the links. (Sorry, but you'll need to copy and paste).



TENNYSON READS "THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/poetry/outloud/tennyson.shtml

ROBERT BROWNING READS (AND FORGETS!)ONE OF HIS POEMS

http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=1545

W.B. YEATS READS "THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE"

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15529

T.S. ELIOT READS "THE WASTE LAND"

http://town.hall.org/radio/HarperAudio/011894_harp_ITH.html

BBC INTERVIEW WITH EZRA POUND

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/pounde1.shtml

JAMES JOYCE READS FROM "ULYSSES" AND "FINNEGAN'S WAKE"

http://www.themodernword.com/joyce/joyce_audio.html





JOHN GIELGUD READS "THE SONNETS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE"

http://town.hall.org/radio/HarperAudio/020994_harp_ITH.html

RICHARD BURTON READS JOHN DONNE

http://town.hall.org/radio/HarperAudio/013194_harp_ITH.html

DYLAN THOMAS READS "DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT"

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15377

ALLEN GINSBERG READS "IN A SUPERMARKET IN CALIFORNIA"

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15306

W.H. AUDEN READS "ON THE CIRCUIT"

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15552

ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FOR THE NOBEL PRIZE

http://town.hall.org/radio/HarperAudio/012494_harp_ITH.html

WILLIAM FAULKNER READS FROM "OLD MAN"

http://town.hall.org/radio/HarperAudio/080294_harp_ITH.html

ARTHUR MILLER READS FROM HIS PLAY "THE CRUCIBLE"

http://town.hall.org/radio/HarperAudio/5356_harp_00_ITH.html

THOM GUNN READS HIS OWN POEM "DEATH'S DOOR"

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16634

Euridice and Ulysses

Euridice is my sister Blogger: I highly recommend her site to anyone who is sensitive to natural beauty and its connection with our own sense of inner tranquility. I would define Euridice as a Christian pantheist--and she has a particular love for the stunning scenery around her own city of Palermo in Southern Italy. In her last post, she spoke of the city's beautiful harbour which stands in the shadow of Monte Pellegrino, once defined by no less an arbiter than Goethe, as "the most beautiful promontory in the world." Translated, "Monte Pellegrino" means "Pilgrim's Montain" and indeed there is a well known Pilgrim's route to the top of the mountain and the Pilgrim's destination of Santa Rosalia.

I have never explored the unique beauty of Palermo, nor that of Sicily in general--but Euridice's beautiful photos and sensitive rendering of her city's astonishing history in a loving yet concise way, make me want to do so as soon as possible--and hopefully in the company of Euridice herself! Below you will find the link to her site as well as some of the beautiful pictures posted there (as a foretaste of the delights to come!)

http://euridice-euridice.blogspot.com/

My new page, "Mask of Priam" is now finished and ready for viewing. Hope people like it!

http://www.maskofpriam.com/index.html