In Their Own Voices: A Century of Recorded Poetry [Audio Cassette]

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Rhino Records (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568266944
• ISBN-13: 978-1568266947
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,667,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection of poets reading their own works., December 16, 1997

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Richard Atkinson "chumleyra" (Pensacola, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Their Own Voices: A Century of Recorded Poetry (Audio Cassette)

These tapes are simply amazing. They have everything from a recording THOMAS EDISON made of WALT WHITMAN reading AMERICA, to ROBERT FROST reading BIRCHES, THE ROAD NOT TAKEN, to modern poets like SYLVIA PLATH reading DADDY, ADRIANNE RICH reading DIVING INTO THE WRECK. There's even some BUKOWSKI. When you hear DYLAN THOMAS's powerful voice belt out DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT, you find out he sounds sort of like O-B-1 Kenobi from star wars. E E CUMMINGS work is actually very accessible when he reads it aloud. His naturally inflections and words he stresses made poems like NEXT TO OF COURSE GOD, and ANYONE LIVED IN A PRETTY HOW TOWN perfectally understandable (they're sometimes a little difficult in print).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Helpful Review, March 3, 2003

By A Customer

I use this collection in the classroom; the quality of the recording varies according to the age of the original recording, of course, but for the most part it has a nice clear sound. Unlike some other collections, I like the variety of poets that have been chosen. What's so helpful about this review? You can find this same item under the Popular Music category and (as of today, anyway) it costs less there. Additionally, there are sound files of each of the poets that allow you to listen to the tracks in order to see for yourself if you like it.

15 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for classroom use!, April 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: In Their Own Voices: A Century of Recorded Poetry (Audio Cassette)

This has been one of the best purchases I have ever made. I had never heard most of the voices recorded here, and to hear the voices of these poets adds so much to my understanding of their words. I have been using these discs in my high school classroom and have gotten strong reactions from my students. Now they understand why it was called "Beat Poetry" and Wm. Carlos Williams has gained no fans in my class. Every English teacher needs this set.