An easy way to sample sound poems etc

Subject: An easy way to sample sound poems etc
From: GUEST,Jim Clark..London.England
Date: 24 Apr 03 - 02:27 AM

Try a couple of my sound poems at the easy peasy to use wimba sound presentation website..just click on these links ..
Growing old and Ode to melacholy at the Wimba sound board

Uphill by Christina Rossetti and Nightdreams 2 musical sound poems at WIMBA

Wimba doesnt require any default sound player..its a sort of voicemail system,but operates in the form of a website...its very easy to use so all those who til now havent been able to work out how to listen to my sound poems if you would like to sample a few please give this unique site a try..

Regards.

Jim Clark...

Subject: RE: An easy way to sample sound poems etc
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 24 Apr 03 - 07:49 AM

I've been wondering, what is a "sound poem"? How is it supposed to differ from a poem?

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: An easy way to sample sound poems etc
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 24 Apr 03 - 12:10 PM

I know a few unsound poems ...

Subject: RE: An easy way to sample sound poems etc
From: bradfordian
Date: 24 Apr 03 - 06:40 PM

Dave, I guess we tend to think of poems like newspapers or books, ie written, to read oneself. But I'm pretty sure writing came after talking, so talking (and listening)is the more primary communication channel. Thing is, talking is so transient, and writting has a rather more permanent nature. But just as books got serialised on radio ie made into sound and of course more recently we've had "talking books" (on tape etc) so we now have sound poems (ie spoken). They are often accompanied by background musak which is sort of supposed to set the scene. Now when books "talk" you have someone elses interpretation via their intonation and delivery control thus robbing you of your chance to do that via your own reading, but it's better than making it into a video! I guess most of us have been in situations where we've read parts of a book to a class or group, or had to listen to someone else do that. So it's just a different kind of experience. You read a book, you can hear someone read a book, or you can go and watch a film of the book (granted not all books). Because poems are so short, is there any future in sound poems? I reckon they can be quite a good teaching and learning aid (but then I would, being a teacher).

Well I reckon that kept my kids off my computer for a few more minutes. Brad

Subject: RE: An easy way to sample sound poems etc
From: GUEST,Jim Clark..London.England
Date: 26 Apr 03 - 11:01 AM

Well done Bradfordian,

nearly right...sound poems are old and will outlive any written form...by virtue of the oral tradition.....you dont have to like anyones interpretation of a poem in sound form any more than a song or piece of music,but you owe yourself the chance to at least try it,trying things I suggest broadens the mind...

Regards..

Jim Clark