Tuesday, March 31, 2020

A Poem A Day (Day 11): A Fragment from Sappho




To read the Mary Bernard version, click here: Mary Bernard

To read the Guy Davenport version, click here: Guy Davenport

Sunday, March 29, 2020

A Poem A Day (Day 9): "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats



To read the poem, click here: The Song of Wandering Aengus

To hear Donovan's musical adaptation, click here: Donovan's Aengus

To hear the musical version by The Waterboys, click here: Waterboys

Thursday, March 26, 2020

A Poem A Day (Day 6): "The God Abandons Antony" by C. P. Cavafy



To read the poem, click here: "The God Abandons Antony"

To hear Leonard Cohen's exquisite adaptation, click here: "Alexandra Leaving"

Note: a buddy of mine just criticized my pronunciation of "delectation," but I don't care what the dictionaries say. I've been pronouncing it with a short "e" for many years, and I will fight for that. For me, delectation requires that delectable short "e."

Monday, March 23, 2020

A Poem A Day (Day 3): "Rain Light" by W. S. Merwin



This isn't the greatest reading of this exquisite poem by W. S. Merwin, but Timothy made a cameo and demanded that I use this version. This is take one: spontaneity over perfection.



To read the poem (and please do read it!), click here: Rain Light

Also, to hear Merwin himself read it, click here: Merwin Reads "Rain Light"