Actor Bill Murray reads two poems by Wallace Stevens at Bubby's Brooklyn, as part of Poets House's 17th Annual Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge, Monday June 11, 2012
Thank you for the reading Mr.Murray. I am sorry for the loss of your friend Harold Ramis and sliding in that tribute in for him at the Academy Awards was done perfectly.
Hmmm... I didn't know I would like Stevens this much. His structures are remarkably succinct, ordered, simple, and merged, so slightly, with literary elements, rhetorical devices, and so on. It reads like decent computer code; or a nicely formatted equation.
Excellent reading! The finest poem of the twentieth century is "Esthetic du Mal" by Wallace Stevens. And I love the fact that he wrote, "It must be abstract" in the midst of all that Imagist nonsense.
The second poem gets deeper into the depths of poetic experience in fewer words! The milk and the rabbit are at the bottom of the totem-pole in the material world, in which colors continually abuse WS's eyes. In the spirit-world, illuminated by rabbit-light, the rabbit is king, at the top of the totem-pole, everything is for him, about him, connected to him.
I love it. Words and Voices if matching and concordant is Marriage Blessed in Heaven. And to my Ears Delight and Instructive because Ignoramus sadly I Be. Thanks.
My son has just introduced me to his wonderful poetry. He's asked for his book for Christmas, which I've sent today. He said he reads his poetry constantly and I can see why. What an incredible man, I'm a new fan, thanks to my son x
@@fritzcat6198 I misunderstood the truth a little bit 10 years ago, Wallace is technically my Great Uncle but I'm not biologically related to him, he married my great aunt. My great aunt who is biologically related to me is the woman on the mercury dime which is still cool, but not as cool as the original story. The name is Kachel, and I wanted to know if I had a bigger connection than I actually did. Turns out my family is as normal as they come.
That might be the worst reading I've ever heard. It seemed as if he were reading it for the first time, and, at times, got a little overwhelmed by Stevens use of the language.
You gotta have some life under your belt to read these poems. Bill, you made it. Thanks.
I knew Bill would pull this off. The greatest actors and the greatest poets are a perfect marriage
so true....
Probably one of the best things I've ever seen. Thank you.
Excellently done, and a great selection
Thank you for the reading Mr.Murray. I am sorry for the loss of your friend Harold Ramis and sliding in that tribute in for him at the Academy Awards was done perfectly.
Hmmm... I didn't know I would like Stevens this much. His structures are remarkably succinct, ordered, simple, and merged, so slightly, with literary elements, rhetorical devices, and so on.
It reads like decent computer code; or a nicely formatted equation.
these are so well read with emotion and play
I'm taking whatever Wallace had. This shit is dope man!
The poem is "The Planet on the Table" by Wallace Stevens.
This is a poet who remembers and if you are a man made out of words, you are a poet.
Excellent reading! The finest poem of the twentieth century is "Esthetic du Mal" by Wallace Stevens. And I love the fact that he wrote, "It must be abstract" in the midst of all that Imagist nonsense.
Good poem, but I don't think it is even Stevens' best work, much less the finest one of the past century.
I think Sunday Morning is his finest.
@@ramonalejandrosuare It's a great one.
Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction is his first poem imo.
loved the second reading "king of the ghosts"... Bill is awesome anyway.. Everything he does is Gold.
He read it nice & simple. Just right.
The second poem gets deeper into the depths of poetic experience in fewer words!
The milk and the rabbit are at the bottom of the totem-pole in the material world, in which colors continually abuse WS's eyes. In the spirit-world, illuminated by rabbit-light, the rabbit is king, at the top of the totem-pole, everything is for him, about him, connected to him.
awesome tribute to the art and to Ariel
Very well read.
Glorious.
A Rabbit as King of the Ghosts 1:31
Bill gives the words room to breathe and the hearers' brains time to absorb. Beautifully done.
I love it.
Words and Voices if matching and concordant is Marriage Blessed in Heaven.
And to my Ears Delight and Instructive because Ignoramus sadly I Be.
Thanks.
Love this! Love it! Lawwwwddd...
Great
Was there daughter, Holly, your grandmother? Stevens was always my favorite poet.
EM50- is Bill Murray...added to a playlist...
sometimes life tries to synchronize its self to this thing.
Sublime.
Wallace Stevens, is my great grandfather. And my great grandmother is on the mercury dime. Random info.
Joostin Kookel But what have YOU done?
Joostin Kookel I’m sure that makes you proud. My Dad was wonderful at reciting poetry. Sadly he is gone now.
My son has just introduced me to his wonderful poetry. He's asked for his book for Christmas, which I've sent today. He said he reads his poetry constantly and I can see why. What an incredible man, I'm a new fan, thanks to my son x
Who are you? I live near WS home. My great aunt was his private secretary at The Hartford.
@@fritzcat6198 I misunderstood the truth a little bit 10 years ago, Wallace is technically my Great Uncle but I'm not biologically related to him, he married my great aunt. My great aunt who is biologically related to me is the woman on the mercury dime which is still cool, but not as cool as the original story. The name is Kachel, and I wanted to know if I had a bigger connection than I actually did. Turns out my family is as normal as they come.
Oh if Bill Murray comes to Bisbee he can read from my signed copy of Harmonium. I'll put him up for free. Bodega Suites.
yo what does he hate the cat so much
Nice.
More great poetry, set to music: soundcloud.com/user-296796511/lucille-clifton-homage-to-hips?in=user-296796511/sets/poetry-in-motion
NOR DO WE LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM
Very.
what?
Green cat? I don't get it. Cats aren't "green".
wow. wallace stevens, cat hater. LOL
That might be the worst reading I've ever heard. It seemed as if he were reading it for the first time, and, at times, got a little overwhelmed by Stevens use of the language.
ב''ה, not Torah.
Wallace Stevens is great but WTF is this