Poetry Please
2009 November 11
The lovely Angie introduced me to this wonderful poem by Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno a few months ago and it has been thudding in my ears ever since. I didn’t have much time today to make my daily art, so in the manner of the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please I decided to record my interpretation of this poem.
Listen here: Death Barged In
Wow, Jess, that was incredibly powerful. Your voice is perfect for that poem. I have tears in my eyes. Just wow.
Oh I have shivers. You should work in radio.
I just don’t have any words at all.
that’s absolutely breathtaking, Jess.
Thank you
xx Ines
Jess, it’s so lovely to hear your voice, very powerful indeed.
Thank you so much for sharing this – it’s a powerful poem and even more so when read (very well) aloud.
Just beautiful Jess. I’m sure I will hear your voice on ‘Poetry Please’ one of these days.
I often stomp about, reciting to myself, trying to make ‘The Noble Nature’ sound as wonderful as you made it sound. But I can’t. And I won’t even try with this one.
Don’t suppose we could tempt to you read either of the e.e. cummings poems one of these days? xo
Beautiful, Jess. Your voice and how it sounded reading this powerful poem. xo
I loved hearing your beautiful voice reading that powerful poem. Thanks!
Lovely. And so nice to hear your voice rather than just read your words. (((Hugs)))
that gave me the chills…
Very Powerful. I feel like it is about my life.
Awesome. Great words and great voice. Why on earth do you call your efforts pathetic??!!
I skimmed through your intro before clicking and as I listened I thought firstly: ‘wow, what an amazing poem’ and secondly: ‘what an gorgeous voice this person has, and oh, how well read’ and then ‘I wonder where Jess gets hold of full audio clips of poems from Poetry Please’ …
About halfway through there was something about the tone that made me recognise it was you.
That made my day.