Recording Poems

[camus]

I've been messing around with recording some poems for my website.

I fully appreciate poetry to be an oral art, BUT, on the few occasions i've attended a poetry soiree, I've balked at the chance of reading aloud. Perhaps it's my nature, perhaps it's that my poems don't have the oomph to present orally? BUT (as is the glorious nature of the social media world) I'm happy to record and upload...

''No poem, which when mastered, is not better heard than read is good poetry." Said Auden. Well that's alright for Auden to say!

Anyhow here is the effort for this poem - https://closetpoet.co.uk/your-mothers-perfume/

On the note of recording - I've messed around with a few FREE pieces of software, Audacity seemingly being the main player. BUT being of simple mind when it comes to such things (and being of ADHD stock) I have to keep it as simple as possible. I found Record Pad by NHC software, so much less brain straining!

Cheers
Kris

[David]

Okay, I can't hear this at the moment - I'm having problems with the sound on my aged PC - but I like the poem. And I wonder why I suddenly seem to find myself in Kenya at the end, with no prior warning. But maybe it's not an African veranda.

Good poem, though.

Cheers

David