Sketch Poetry
Poetry read in a fitting setting, by teacher and poet of no great renown: Joe Riley.
Great poems from a range of eras read aloud in a place that befits them. No lectures, not too many long words or academic pretence; a chance to sketch out how a poem reaches your heart.
Want me to sketch a poem? thesketchpoet@gmail.com
Sketch Poetry
A Christmas Carol (In the Bleak Midwinter) by Christina Rossetti. ✝️
'In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan...'
Joe is back with some poetry for you. In this episode he walks the ancient York city walls and reads this festive masterpiece from Rossetti. He also accosts some friendly tourists and asks them about their favourite Christmas carols.
Beginning audio: 2017 duet by Joe and a student in St. George's Church, Esher. Harold Darke's arrangement of In the Bleak Midwinter, conducted by musical legend Alexis A.
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Want to hear a poem? Pitch it (and the setting in which you think it could be read) to me here:
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