The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation have partnered with state arts agencies of the United States to support Poetry Out Loud, which encourages the nation's youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage.
The Layers I have walked through many lives, some of them my own, and I am not who I was, though some principle of being abides, from which I struggle not to stray. When I look behind, as I am compelled to look before I can gather strength to proceed on my journey, I see the milestones dwindling toward the horizon and the slow fires trailing from the abandoned camp-sites, over which scavenger angels wheel on heavy wings. Oh, I have made myself a tribe out of my true affections, and my tribe is scattered! How shall the heart be reconciled to its feast of losses? In a rising wind the manic dust of my friends, those who fell along the way, bitterly stings my face. yet I turn, I turn, exulting somewhat, with my will intact to go wherever I need to go, and every stone on the road precious to me. In my darkest night, when the moon was covered and I roamed through wreckage, a nimbus-clouded voice directed me: “Live in the layers, not on the litter.” Though I lack the art to decipher it, no doubt the next chapter in my book of transformations is already written, I am not done with my changes. Stanley Kunitz
the reading needs to be plainer and more quietly rhythmical without self or emotional overemphasis -- allow the beautiful voice only to let the words be beautiful with clear strong diction. I cannot understand this reading. Hopkins is already overwrought and excessive in style -- reading must be clear calm and easy to understand. with subdued emotion.
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Wow... The beauty and passion in her words took me into the mind and soul of the writer... I could feel the time and dedication in her performance, awe inspiring!
I have state competition next Saturday and my teacher has me send her videos of me practicing so she can give feedback but she never tells me ways I can improve so this helped me to see what I need to look for in those videos to see what I can improve on. Wish me luck on state guys! I've been working so hard these past few weeks, I really hope it pays off
