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Title	:	Poetry Speaks Expanded
Author	:	Elise Paschen
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 384 pages
Published	:	October 1st 2007 by Sourcebooks Mediafusion
Categories	:	Poetry. Nonfiction

Poetry Speaks Expanded

Elise Paschen

Hardcover | Pages: 384 pages

Rating: 4.48 | 102 Users | 16 Reviews

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By the time you're done, your biggest problem may be that you wish there was more."
WALL STREET JOURNAL
"The definitive anthology of poets reading their own work."
-- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"This grand immersion in poetry follows the best-selling Poetry Speaks (2001) and includes a never-before-published and truly thrilling recording of James Joyce reading "Anna Livia Plurabelle" from Finnegans Wake. Book and CDs work beautifully together, kindling deeper appreciation for the transmuting power of poetry, a practice of discipline, skill, and magic."
- BOOKLIST
..".The prose comes to life when read aloud, especially when you hear James Joyce read it himself."
NPR's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED host Jacki Lyden
"This tome is a reminder how the human spirit is capable of finding an outlet in oppressive times, how poetry can help explain why we do what we do as a thinking people...Certainly, in our struggle to make sense out of what we do not understand, Poetry Speaks Expanded helps on so many levels." Carol Hoenig, THE HUFFINGTON POST
..".[A] bountiful experience: there is the thrill of discovery and re-discovery as with any good anthology, with an added emphasis on the poets' personalities and growth" John Hammond, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
"[An] accessible, beautifully executed collection guaranteed to offer poetry fans a memorable reading and listening experience" WORDCANDY.NET
..".[A]s I savored these beautiful poems, it reminded me of French poet Charles Baudelaire who wrote, 'Any man can go without food for two days - but not without poetry.'" - Norm Goldman, BOOKPLEASURES.COM
"Light[s] up a reader's eyes." - Frank Wilson, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Hear And Read All Of These Poets (And More)
244 Poems Included In The Book
107 Poems Read By The Poets Themselves On 3 Audio CDs
Robert Graves, E. E. Cummings, Walt Whitman, Ezra Pound, William Butler Yeats, Gertrude Stein, Carl Sandburg, James Joyce, William Carlos Williams, Ted Hughes, Robinson Jeffers, Philip Larkin, Wallace Stevens, Louise Bogan, Melvin B. Tolson, Laura (Riding) Jackson, Ogden Nash, W. H. Auden, Louis MacNeice, Allen Ginsberg Theodore Roethke, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Hayden, Robert Frost, Muriel Rukeyser, Gwendolyn Brooks, Randall Jarrell, Jack Kerouac, John Berryman, Dylan Thomas, Robert Lowell, Robert Browning, Robert Duncan, May Swenson, John Crowe Ransom
Poetry Speaks Expanded is a fusion of the poet's words with the poet's voice, including text and recordings of nearly 50 of the greatest poets who ever lived, ranging from Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, James Joyce and T. S. Eliot to Langston Hughes, Jack Kerouac, Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks.
"This book has the potential to draw more readers to poetry than any collection in years."
-PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, STARRED REVIEW
"Readers and listeners are guaranteed to hear poems in a new way after spending time with this book and CD set."
-LIBRARY JOURNAL, STARRED REVIEW
"Superb, accessible....A unique and essential purchase"
-SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
Poetry
--For the first time ever, James Joyce reads "Anna Livia Plurabelle" from Finnegans Wake alongside the original text from the book
--T. S. Eliot reading "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
--Sylvia Plath's anger and raw emotion as she reads "Daddy" and "Lady Lazarus"
--Jack Kerouac reading from "MacDougal Street Blues," accompanied by Steve Allen on piano
--May Swenson rehearsing "The Watch" prior to a reading
--H. D. reading a part of "Helen in Egypt" from a rare recording made shortly before her death
--Ted Hughes reading "February 17" during a BBC interview
--A never-before-published recording of Alfred, Lord Tennyson reading "The Charge of the Light Brigade"
--W. B. Yeats explaining his reading style and why he chooses to read that way
--Robert Frost reading "The Road Not Taken" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Essays Written By Today's Most Influential Poets, Including: W. S. Merwin on Robert Graves, Seamus Heaney on W. B. Yeats, Paul Muldoon on James Joyce, Robert Pinsky on William Carlos Williams, Sonia Sanchez on Gwendolyn Brooks, Galway Kinnell on Walt Whitman, Rita Dove on Melvin B. Tolson, Jorie Graham on Elizabeth Bishop and Al Young on Langston Hughes
"The most ambitious, innovative poetry project to be published in years."
-QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOK CLUB
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Original Title:	Poetry Speaks, Expanded Edition
ISBN:	1402210620 (ISBN13: 9781402210624)
Edition Language:	English

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The "non-fiction" label I've added because of the biographical and analytical text related to each poet. This book presents the work of dozens of significant English-language poets. The real treat in this volume is the included discs, whereupon we hear the poets read their own work. What I did not expect was being able to hear the voices of Tennyson, Whitman, and Robert Browning! I had no idea that they'd live into the era of sound recording. Their recordings are poor quality, reflecting the

It's awesome listening to poets read their poems! I absolutely loved listening to them.

The editorial limitation of poets who have been recorded reading their own work is an interesting one. Certainly, the accompanying CDs of these recordings are a major attraction. The full extent of the content within the book will take some time to get through, but also acts as a useful reference. Some day I'll get through more of it. The audio serves as a sign post to delve further into specific portions of the text.

I was stunned to hear Plaths own voice reading her poem Lady Lazarus.. It took my breathe away!!

I found this book for only $9.99 and thought it seemed like a pretty good deal since it had 3 CDs with it. That was an incredible understatement! It's worth the price of the book alone just to hear Sylvia Plath read "Lady Lazarus" in her own words. Her regal mid-Atlantic voice was completely different than what I expected, but absolutely perfect for her work. To hear her say, "Dying is an art like everything else, I do it exceptionally well," in her knowing cadence.....I had chills! The only

I'm a believer that poetry wants to be read aloud, so this seemed like a great idea for an audiobook. Unfortunately, it really just ended up confirming my prior suspicion: poets are, almost without exception, their own worst readers. Even poets whose work I really enjoy, and whom I thought I would enjoy hearingFrank O'Hara, Elizabeth Bishopjust really don't do their own works justice. Still, there are some great works here, and I did get turned on to one or two new poets. So that's something.