On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 4:03 PM, socialismorbarbarism < socialismorbarbarism at gmail.com> wrote:
> Maybe it's an "It's been done"? But there's always "Goblin Market."
>
> http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174262
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>
> On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:48 PM, Gar Lipow <gar.lipow at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My 91 year lod Mom enjoys giving readings on Halloween. She is a minor
> > star at the local reader's theater on that day. Last year she read Poe's
> > "the Bells" (which IMO is much spookier than the Raven - if you have the
> > breath control to read it out loud.) At any rate she does not think she
> can
> > top the "The Bells" but it would be a great present to her to prove her
> > wrong - to find her something spooky melodramatic and over the top that
> can
> > beat the Bells.
> >
> > The Highwayman is not bad when it comes to melodrama and over the
> topness,
> > but as My Mom say, does not come close to "The Bells". Anyone on this
> list
> > have any suggestions? Looking for ear candy, meant to be read out loud..
> > Over the top, melodramic (or comic) with a strong supernatural element.
> No
> > worries about delivery - if Ruth can recite "The Bells", and get the
> > reaction Poe intended, she can recite anything..
> >
> > Oh and if you have not encountered "The Bells" lately, here is a link
> > http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/writer/thebells_fulltext.asp .
> > onomatopoeic
> > ear candy and over the top melodrama. No depth, but oh what a surface.
> >
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