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Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:20 pm

Nicola wrote:And another one from KIm - The Language of Shade.
Kim, I was trying to think of how to describe your reading of the poem and then
I remembered Cameron mentioning an "ethereal quality" in the crits at the time.
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Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:59 pm

Wow that was a long time ago Geoff!

It actually is a very accurate rendering of camping with my parents. I was 11 or 12 at the time and of course mad at my mother for being my mother. Yet it was always mixed. I envied her beauty in my disappointment with my awkward phase. My father said once that the two most beautiful women to come out of Philadelphia, Pa were my mother and Grace Kelly.

There was he much needed closeness of camping together despite our problems as a family. I loved making raspberry tea with her. Meeting the bear that came for a visit and scared us out of our wits. We made a cast of his paw print by dripping burning candles into the mud. Playing that I was a viking down by the creek bed. Yes, a viking--girl wonder with horns. Dandelion crowns and bracelets. My father reading in his slatted chair. Roasting marshmallows and the musky sweetness of burning wood and leaves. Most importantlythe quietness--no tv, no phone to disrupt the setting sun coming through the trees.

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Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:16 pm

juliadebeauvoir wrote: There was he much needed closeness of camping together despite our problems as a family. I loved making raspberry tea with her.
Meeting the bear that came for a visit and scared us out of our wits. We made a cast of his paw print by dripping burning candles into the mud. Playing that I was a viking down by the creek bed. Yes, a viking--girl wonder with horns. Dandelion crowns and bracelets. My father reading in his slatted chair. Roasting marshmallows and the musky sweetness of burning wood and leaves. Most importantlythe quietness--no tv, no phone to disrupt the setting sun coming through the trees.

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Looks to me like good material for another poem there, Kim
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Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:50 pm

Have just uploaded Transcendence by Denis-Joe.

It's good to hear a new voice.
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Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:04 pm

Nicola wrote:Have just uploaded Transcendence by Denis-Joe.

It's good to hear a new voice.
Well done, that man. Sounds good.
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Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:05 pm

Yes, great to hear another piece on here, very enjoyable.

If I live long enough to have a poem featured I'll forward the mp3 for subsequent perusal lol.
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Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:52 pm

I don't think it needs to be a feature any more, Tim. Does it? Let's just have it. No point in standing on ceremony.
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Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:20 pm

Nope, no longer feature required!

I guess we should remove that part of the "Handy Hints." Also, although this hasn't been discussed, I guess if a poem is of good enough quality it doesn't necessarily have to have been posted and accepted in Exp either?

It's not as if we are inundated by audio submissions...

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Fri Sep 24, 2010 7:10 pm

I was thinking off uploading some audio - have been doing a bit and would be interested in some feedback - I guess I shall just upload with the poem.
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Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:14 pm

Hey John,

There isn't actually a facility in place at present to upload your audio poems. The system at present is: you email me your audio poem, I check out the "quality" both sound wise and poetic wise, I then email Nicki, she checks it out again, then uploads it to the player. Simples.

PM me and I'll send you my email, sod it just email me your audio to kris@freewheelin.co.uk

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Sat Sep 25, 2010 3:49 pm

Cheers Kris - I'll endeavour to send soemthing over soonish - just concerned about my voice - it sounds awful which isn't really a good start if you want people to listen to you - I sound like a school boy whos balls haven't dropped - with a Sarf Lundon twang.

In fact I'll get the wife to read it.
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Sat Sep 25, 2010 4:08 pm

I sound like a school boy whos balls haven't dropped - with a Sarf Lundon twang.
Ha ha, liking that combo. I'm sure it'll be fine. Always a bit daunting sharing ones voice! And lets face it, we all hate the sound of our own voice, Brian probably being an exception, lol.
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More please.
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Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:01 pm

3 poems from Oskar uploaded this afternoon - have a listen.......
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Sun Dec 29, 2013 2:25 am

Super readings, Shadwell. (And ta Nicola for pointing them out.)

Loved "Cloak"...is that the third man theme that follows?

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Sun Dec 29, 2013 12:23 pm

Shadders - what a performance!!
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Sun Dec 29, 2013 12:41 pm

Yes, many thanks to Nicola. I know she had to jump quite a few time-consuming hurdles to get the files up and running. I’m very grateful.
Antcliff wrote:is that the third man theme that follows?
It is! Albeit more of a wave in the general direction of...

Thanks, Seth and Geoff. Glad you liked. Means a lot.

Sooo, a few more contributions from others wouldn’t go amiss. Let's hear more voices. They’re overdue, don’t you think?
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Sun Dec 29, 2013 5:04 pm

Brilliant readings, Shadwell!

Really brilliant, actually. They sound very professionally produced.

Nash.
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Sun Dec 29, 2013 5:38 pm

Yep, sounds reet professional and really well read. The musical closures add a quirky touch to some fine quirky poems. Great stuff.
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Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:29 pm

Thanks chaps. A few shekels were exchanged in the making of these audio files.
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Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:35 am

Where are they??? where? I feel so silly but WHERE?
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Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:37 am

Go to the first post in this thread and there's a picture of a iPod - click on it and scroll through the playlist.

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Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:49 am

Oskar!

Excellent!

Those are so well read! I loved the last one best. I am very impressed by your confident reading, it seems so easy! and I know it is not.

Love the musical bits at the end, nicely wrapped up and tidy.

Gosh!!! that was fantastic to hear.
Very inspired.

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Mon Dec 30, 2013 12:48 pm

Thanks, Suzanne. You know something about audio files? Send something. Please. It would be great to hear another voice.

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