I love this. I think that this poem is the first I admirein my life. I read a week ago for the first time and... fell in love with it! This poem is so emotional, so meaningful, so.. deep for me... I literary love it!
Yeah for me music has always been the real way of speaking whether as a modern jazz saxophonist or blues player , on sax Harmonica , guitar or what ever instrument I choose. I am not too good with words but if there are two things (Poetry/verse) that I keep deep inside my mind then it is Kipling's 'IF' and this, 'Stop all the Clocks'. The only difference is I replace he with she in the latter.
The poem itself is really profound but this reading is very emotionless, one paced and all recited in a monotone voice. I would love to hear Jeremy Irons reading this same poem, now that would really be something .
I dont find it emotionless, quite the opposite! She portrays the utter emptiness you feel when you lose the most important person in your life and all is pointless, futile.
I actually like WH Auden but this poem is nothing but cliched and maudlin doggerel. It's funny how good and great poets tend to be remembered by the public on the basis of their weakest work.
Iain Robb i guess I'm dumb enough to not know any of his other works. but this speaks to me, as i deal with death of loved ones.......:/ i rewatched Four weddings and a funeral this past winter.........like i said, it speaks to me. ;/ also what speaks to me is a favorite movie of mine, fried green tomatoes, when sipsey stops the clock hands when ruth dies......ive not been around actual death before, but was near when my dad passed 3 years ago. i had no clue how to handle death. i still dont.........ill have to go look up maudlin doggerel. guess im part of the public. what are his better works?
He wrote a really good sestina I forget the name of, and the poem he wrote to accompany the famous documentary Night Train is really good. I'll get back to you on the sestina when I recall the name of it.
I had this read out at my husband's funeral.
I love this. I think that this poem is the first I admirein my life. I read a week ago for the first time and... fell in love with it! This poem is so emotional, so meaningful, so.. deep for me... I literary love it!
Great job! I love this poem--especially the power it gives the mundane statement, "I was wrong."
This is the best version of Funeral Blues. Even better than 4 weddings. and Even better than Auden's own reading of it. This is soo sensitive
fabulous
LOL I always give you 5 stars.
Thanks for posting.
Super awesome reciting
Her recitation is wonderful ... too bad the audio is so poor.
Yeah for me music has always been the real way of speaking whether as a modern jazz saxophonist or blues player , on sax Harmonica , guitar or what ever instrument I choose. I am not too good with words but if there are two things (Poetry/verse) that I keep deep inside my mind then it is Kipling's 'IF' and this, 'Stop all the Clocks'. The only difference is I replace he with she in the latter.
The poem itself is really profound but this reading is very emotionless, one paced and all recited in a monotone voice. I would love to hear Jeremy Irons reading this same poem, now that would really be something .
I dont find it emotionless, quite the opposite! She portrays the utter emptiness you feel when you lose the most important person in your life and all is pointless, futile.
Amazing!!
Ooh, Gattaca soundtrack in the background.
you beautiful one
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I actually like WH Auden but this poem is nothing but cliched and maudlin doggerel. It's funny how good and great poets tend to be remembered by the public on the basis of their weakest work.
Iain Robb i guess I'm dumb enough to not know any of his other works. but this speaks to me, as i deal with death of loved ones.......:/ i rewatched Four weddings and a funeral this past winter.........like i said, it speaks to me. ;/ also what speaks to me is a favorite movie of mine, fried green tomatoes, when sipsey stops the clock hands when ruth dies......ive not been around actual death before, but was near when my dad passed 3 years ago. i had no clue how to handle death. i still dont.........ill have to go look up maudlin doggerel. guess im part of the public. what are his better works?
He wrote a really good sestina I forget the name of, and the poem he wrote to accompany the famous documentary Night Train is really good. I'll get back to you on the sestina when I recall the name of it.
thx. i dont know much....:)
Iain Robb Surely that's a subjective claim?
Objective. The Auden poem has wooden metre and is full of bathos and tonal cliches.
This is the best version of Funeral Blues. Even better than 4 weddings. and Even better than Auden's own reading of it. This is soo sensitive
The poem is great but this reading is so monotone and emotionless.