Happy Halloween once again! Below you’ll find my audio recording of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.”
I apologize that this and my other readings are a bit “breathy;” I doubt Poe envisioned an asthmatic narrator. It’s because I’m recording these poems on my cell phone, and I’ve got to stand very close to it to be heard. I believe I’ll be able to eliminate this problem when I get some better recording equipment.
Enjoy!
Happy Halloween! My miniature books arrived yesterday from Poems-for-All, and they look just great! Grendel Pumpkin and Ebullient Pumpkin are watching over a few copies right here.
Happy Halloween!
With Orion’s sword, the Hunter arose
And swept the world with fury and grace.
In him I was born, in him I will die,
In him I will lose name, station and face.
Death over weakness
Death over despair
Death over personal gain.
Death over dishonor
Death over undeath
Death over fire with no flame.
All this I pledge thee
O Grendel, great Khan
To serve and protect
Over death’s endless tide,
With your word in my heart
Your eyes in my face
And your tooth in my hand
By my side.
— from Matt Wagner’s “Grendel”
I was looking around the web for a Halloween poem to record (it’s a bit tricky, as they have to be in the public domain), and I found this very short poem by John Keats. Its imagery makes it somewhat Halloweenish, I suppose. I hope that you enjoy it.
If you do like this one, then stop by tomorrow for my reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.”
Source: ZOMG DUDES INDICTMENTS
“I believe in Harvey Dent.”
Chatto & Windus, United Kingdom.
Variant cover for Halloween.
What an image. That looks like Kal-El crossed with Cthulhu crossed with Pinhead.
“Pines of Rome.”
