This is so wonderful! The opening video of Frost was shot in the early 1960’s near our family cabin in Vermont. I’m going to start memorizing a poem today!
as a child at school in early fifties, Robert Frost came to speak at our School Assembly in Cambridge. Today I at 83 still know Stopping By Woods by heart. Two of my granddaughters read this poem -not memorized, yet!- at my husband's memorial a very moving LOA presentation, thank you!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video and it made my day. I smiled all the way through as I watched others struggle with memorizing a poem by Robert Frost as I too have memorized a few of Frost's poems. On occasion, I spontaneously recite them to the surprise and delight of others. I have my mother to thank for that lifetime gift. She was always reciting poetry when we were kids growing up. Frost was one of her favorite poets alongside Longfellow, Tennyson, and Shakespeare. From a young age she encouraged me to memorize poems to recite during our family gatherings like Christmas. One of the first poems that I memorized was Dickens " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and I still recite that poem for others over the holidays. My favorite poem by Robert Frost is one that I memorized recently, "Acquainted with the Night". By the way, memorizing poetry is a good way to exercise your brain as you grow older. I recommend starting with a short poem like Frost's "Fire and Ice" and then work your way up.
Such amazing footage of Frost (especially him throwing and then eating apples). Memorizing is humbling... Inspired to do this with friends-and to pick up a copy of Frost poems!
I have written a play that is an adaptation of four of Frost's narrative poems. Actors who have worked with me on it have struggled with the memorization, but it is wonderful when it works. Also pretty great as staged reading. I memorized many of the shorter poems over the years and would impress my students by reciting them. Some are pretty easy as a result of rhyme and repetition.
This is so wonderful! The opening video of Frost was shot in the early 1960’s near our family cabin in Vermont. I’m going to start memorizing a poem today!
as a child at school in early fifties, Robert Frost came to speak at our School Assembly in Cambridge. Today I at 83 still know Stopping By Woods by heart. Two of my granddaughters read this poem -not memorized, yet!- at my husband's memorial
a very moving LOA presentation, thank you!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video and it made my day. I smiled all the way through as I watched others struggle with memorizing a poem by Robert Frost as I too have memorized a few of Frost's poems. On occasion, I spontaneously recite them to the surprise and delight of others.
I have my mother to thank for that lifetime gift. She was always reciting poetry when we were kids growing up. Frost was one of her favorite poets alongside Longfellow, Tennyson, and Shakespeare. From a young age she encouraged me to memorize poems to recite during our family gatherings like Christmas. One of the first poems that I memorized was Dickens " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and I still recite that poem for others over the holidays.
My favorite poem by Robert Frost is one that I memorized recently, "Acquainted with the Night". By the way, memorizing poetry is a good way to exercise your brain as you grow older. I recommend starting with a short poem like Frost's "Fire and Ice" and then work your way up.
I memorized Stopping By Woods almost by accident. By loving the poem so much. And by reading it so often. One day, I found, I knew I had memorized it.
Such amazing footage of Frost (especially him throwing and then eating apples). Memorizing is humbling... Inspired to do this with friends-and to pick up a copy of Frost poems!
I have written a play that is an adaptation of four of Frost's narrative poems. Actors who have worked with me on it have struggled with the memorization, but it is wonderful when it works. Also pretty great as staged reading. I memorized many of the shorter poems over the years and would impress my students by reciting them. Some are pretty easy as a result of rhyme and repetition.
wonderful, simply wonderful.
It seems that those who learned the lines together with the emotion and rhythm vs. rote repetition did better.