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