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link organization key
How and Why
In 1996-97, I had heard of the Internet. I read things on
it at work. Then I discovered this thing called RealAudio
at The Academy of American Poets Listening
Booth. I realized I could actually hear poets read
to me. At my request. I could pause. I could rewind. I could
listening again. Without hesitation, I plunked down $2,000
for a computer in my own home.
Since, I have scoured the Internet for poetry audio links
and collected quite a collection of links in my head. While
I knew of many sites with large reservoirs of audio poetry
links, I wanted a list combining all of these site's links
organized by Poet so that I could see all of, let's say, Robert
Pinsky's audio that I knew existed on the Internet. I
got tired of waiting for someone else to do it and finally
created my own poetry audio link list.
The majority of these links are based on poets and poetry
schools I am familiar with or am continually discovering.
If you are aware of addition poetry audio links, please e-mail
me, so that I can update the site.
The link list is intended to be of poets reading their own
original work. The few exceptions are in the Poets
Reading Other Poets page because I love Poets who read
and the Poems read. Another exception is The
Poetry of Emily Dickinson read by Laura Lee Parrotti because
we can't, for so many reasons, expect Emily Dickinson to read
them herself.
Occasionally links to sound files may not be working, such
as the link of Walt Whitman reading America.
I believe this is due to a problem somewhere on the site's
server. I have left the link on my list because it is my hope
that problem will be corrected, or possibly other computers
might be able to access the link successfully. If you believe
the problem link is due to my own site, please e-mail me so
I may rectify the error.
I have tried whenever possible to include the off-site texts
for the poems. In most cases I only search for the text at
the time I originally post the link. If you know of an Internet
copy of any of these poems, your assistance would be greatly
appreciated.
Link Organization Key
Links are organized alphabetically by poet's name, individual
poems, multiple poems, readings, then interviews.
Poet's Names: contains links to websites about the
poet. Most links are from The
Academy of American Poets. When the link was unavailable
from The Academy, I used the best web site I was able to find,
preferably with bio, bibliography and other website links.
Sometimes the same poem might appear multiple times. In this
case, the addition links are from difference sound files.
I include all sources I can find because of possible quality
variation or in case links become disabled with my knowledge.
(text): The link will take you to the site
where the sound file originated with text of the poem. The
link will open in a new window.
(site): The poem's text is not available on the sound
file's originating site. This link will take you to the page
with the sound file link. The link will open in a new window.
(off-site text): When the text is not available on
the sound file's originating site, I try to provide the text
of the poem from another Internet site whenever possible.
The link will open in a new window.
(wmp), (au), (wav) (QT) (RA download): sound file
format. See how to listen. When
no file type is given, the file is in RealAudio.
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