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BlackBird  ·  4141 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hear _refugee_ Read A Poem

Awesome! I won't rate how great my voice is haha, but I'd be willing to give things a read for others to listen to.

If we wanted to start a # tag for readings to be gathered under, what should we call it? #hubskireads ? #hubskisvoice ? #hubskialoud ?





thenewgreen  ·  4140 days ago  ·  link  ·  

_refugee_ and BlackBird, I used the #hubskialoud tag and made a post to coincide with the #hubskibookclub. Enjoy!

_refugee_  ·  4140 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Awesome!

BlackBird  ·  4139 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Awesome stuff!

I've picked up a ManFlu bug going round at the moment, so I won't be recording anything until it's gone next week. I don't think anyone wants to hear me sound like death warmed up haha.

thenewgreen  ·  4139 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Bummer, hope you feel better soon.

thenewgreen  ·  4141 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'd definitely be interested. When I'm lucky, I get to hear a poem read aloud by cW, and it's such a nice thing. There is something special about hearing a poem, I really feel that this is how poetry was meant to be consumed.

What I'm saying is, "I'm in!" I'll follow #hubskialoud. -nice suggestion.

Edit: Also, David Byrne once said that "nobody trusts a good singer," -or something to that effect. Perhaps reading is similar? Sometimes the little crackles in our voice, the idiosyncracies are what make listening enjoyable.

thenewgreen  ·  4075 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Been looking for that David Byrne quote I referenced and finally found it: "the better the singers voice, the harder it is to believe what they're saying"

BlackBird  ·  4074 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Poetry in motion, that quote (and interview) is sheer brilliance haha. I wouldn't expect anything less from the Psycho Killer.

lil  ·  4136 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We wait for your readings. I expect bird sounds in the background, BlackBird.