Carrol
-----Original Message----- From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org] On Behalf Of socialismorbarbarism Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 3:03 PM To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Personal request - poetry recommendation needed
Maybe it's an "It's been done"? But there's always "Goblin Market."
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174262
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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