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(Message started by: Kevin Cryan on Today at 16:55)

Title: Clive James's poem "Woman Resting"
Post by Kevin Cryan on Today at 16:55

It’s interesting, and possibly instructive, to hear one of Clive’s poems, in this case Woman Resting (http://www.clivejames.com/poetry/james/resting), being read someone other than (http://www.youtube.com/user/SpokenVerse#p/u/11/-b5Oz2GS90g)* Clive himself.

Click on:
Resting (http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=2615836277&size=large),c. 1887
Antonio Mancini (1852–1930)

Oil on canvas, 23 5/8 x 39 3/8 in. (60.9 x 100 cm)

Kevin Cryan
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Title: Re: Clive James's poem "Woman Resting"
Post by Rob Spence on Today at 18:44

Hmmm... I'm not convinced that this is the most nuanced reading possible. He seems, to me, to get some of the enjambment wrong. I'd prefer Clive.

Title: Re: Clive James's poem "Woman Resting"
Post by Keith Busby on Today at 20:39

I'd say he misses most of the enjambment. He reads exactly like I tell my students not to, pausing in the middle and end of practically every line.

Title: Re: Clive James's poem "Woman Resting"
Post by Rob Spence on Today at 21:28

on 06/06/10 at 20:39:03, Keith Busby wrote :

I'd say he misses most of the enjambment. He reads exactly like I tell my students not to, pausing in the middle and end of practically every line.

Well, yes: I was being generous. He could do with clearing his throat as well.