Multilingual Christmas Short Works Collection 2009

Awaiting the project to be marked as complete, this post will be updated as soon as that happens.

This collection is for poems, songs and short stories in any language with a Christmas theme.

My contribution to this collaborative effort is “Christmas Day by Hartley Coleridge”.

I will provide links to the entire book when possible.

 

Once Bitten Twice Shy notes; chapter 9

Chapter 9
Jaz is jazzed, her eyes have been re-tuned it seems after the “feeding” and she seems to point out all the lovely colours she’s re-discovering to Vayl. There’s lots of oooo pretty going on while she updates Vayl on her research. There’s also a distinct change in her attitude, how long it lasts is anyone guess, even Vayl isn’t sure. No doubt he finds a calmer Jaz somewhat interesting though. I imagine it would be like finally meeting Dr. Jekyll after being in Mr. Hyde’s celebrated company for many months.

Jaz points out the senators faults, or lack off, and the preference of the mole being one of them rather than super-secretary Martha.

I just know, of all our suspects, if Martha’s the rotten link there’s no doubt we’ll be coming out of this bruised and bloody.

A formidable secretary indeed. Let’s hope it isn’t her, as a counter-measure she may do nasty things to Pete, & whoever else in the main office, instead.

 

‘Tis the Last Rose of Summer by Sir Thomas Moore

LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of ’Tis the Last Rose of Summer by Sir Thomas Moore (1779-1852). This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 15th, 2009.

Running time=1m 23s (mp3@64kb)

 

On the Nature of Things by Lucretius; Book 2, p1-3

Awaiting the project to be marked as complete, this post will be updated as soon as that happens.

On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus (translated by John Selby Watson).
Written in the first century b.C., On the Nature of Things (in Latin, De Rerum Natura) is a poem in six books that aims at explaining the Epicurean philosophy to the Roman audience. Among digressions about the importance of philosophy in men’s life and praises of Epicurus, Lucretius created a solid treatise on the atomic theory, the falseness of religion and many kinds of natural phenomena. With no harm to his philosophical scope, the author composed a didactic poem of epic flavor, of which the imagery and style are highly praised. (Summary by Leni, project BC)

My contribution to this collaborative effort is “book 2, parts 1 to 3″.

I will provide links to the entire book when they are catalogued.
Otherwise, to be notified via email when the book is complete, please visit the LibriVox forum for this project and click the link at the top of the page.
Thank you.

 

We Have Been Friends Together by Caroline Norton

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of We Have Been Friends Together by Caroline Norton (1808-1877). This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 1st, 2009.

Running time=1m 27s (mp3@64kb)

 

The Soldier by Rupert Brooke

LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of The Soldier by Rupert Brooke (1887-1915). This poem was written, as the concluding part of a series of sonnets, on the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. Brooke, himself, died the following year on his way to a battle at Gallipoli.

This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 8th, 2009.

Running time=1m 20s (mp3@64kb)

 

The Explanation by Rudyard Kipling

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Explanation by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 1st, 2009.

Running time=1m 16s (mp3@64kb)