Thanatopsis, by William Cullen Bryant.
Read by me.
It has been a long grey sunless winter. This poem by Lord Byron captures the melancholia of the moment that I am feeling.
This poem will not lift your spirits. Quite the opposite.
Darkness begets darkness.
Season Three begins with this beautiful and evocative poem was written by my niece, Naiya, read by myself. It is a moving tribute to her Nana...my Mum. Thank you Naiya.
The backing music is a piece called Claire de Lune, composed by Claude Debussy, and is performed by Isao Tomita. Gratitude and respect to both composer and performer.
Something different yet again...
Recorded an hour ago at a gathering at The Green Man...No editing, no post production. Pure raw. Why not?!
I'll let this one speak for itself
A spontaneous mini mashup mix
Words by Marc Bolan, recited by me.
Background noise by Slayer.
Full credit and thanks to the artists mentioned above for the inspiration.
An old poem of mine. Updated for the times, but raw, with minimal post production. I needed to spit out the poison.
(Contains swearing. Listener discretion advised)
A short original poem, written by myself.
Backing music by The Prodigy, used with thanks and gratitude.
"And now for something completely different."
~ John Cleese
Full credit and gratitude to Mike Muir for the rant, and to AC for the words.
"Every man and every woman is a star"
Liber AL, 1 v3
An original poem by myself. Soundtrack courtesy of sea on sand and stones, supplied by Mother Nature.
A short poem by Charles Bukowski, taken from his poetry anthology "You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense."
Season 2 of the WSP podcast kicks off with a short piece from Egils Saga, which is part of the Icelandic Sagas...real life accounts of the first settlers of Iceland. Egils Saga was written around 800 years ago.
Egil Skallagrimsson has killed both sons of Eirik Bloodaxe - the King of Norway - in combat. The King has vowed revenge on Egil. On the advice of his lifelong friend, Arinbjorn the Hersir, Egil goes to meet the King, and throws himself on his mercy. At first, the King wants to kill Egil on the spot, but he relents, imprisoning Egil and giving him until the following morning to produce a poem praising the King. The stakes are high...if the poem fails to please the King, he will take Egils head off.
Many thanks and full credit to the Volfgang Twins for the backing track, Berserker.
This piece is self explanatory.
Remember Remember the 5th of November....
A short original poem, inspired by and co-written with my good friend Jim.
In memory of The Warrior Tree.
In honour of all trees the world over.
Peace.
Another of my own offerings, freshly baked today. It's called Words (note to self)
Music with thanks and credit to Bluefootjai
A sort seasonal poem. The words are mine, music by David Sylvian - an excellent piece entitled "The Healing Place."
A short original story by myself, revealing certain secrets about moths and the moon.
A short original poem, by me. Enjoy.
A short original poem, written and read by myself. Accompanying music is a piece called Syrinx, by Claude Debussy
This short reading is titled Government, and was originally written by Pierre Joseph Proudhon.