The United States themselves are, essentially, the greatest poem, said Walt Whitman. Here are the much-loved examples of the free spirit of America in all its glory.
100 poems by Emily Dickinson, Robert Lowell, Robert Frost, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman.
Music: American music including Virgil Thompson and Aaron Copland
Much of American poetry before Whitman, Dickinson, and Frost is passé today. College anthologies rarely include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow or John Greenleaf Whittier or William Cullen Bryant, those Great American Poets of the 1800s. This excellent selection of 65 American poems brings back those names, along with "Hiawatha," "The Raven," "Annabel Lee," "Old Ironsides," and "The Indian Student," all the favorites from our collective childhood--omitting only, it seems, "The Skeleton in Armor" and "Evangeline." It takes a certain courage and incredible skill to deliver all the verses of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "Frankie and Johnny" without falling into melody, and this skilled ensemble delivers a highly accomplished reading of a host of American classic poems, in the tones and accents in which they have traditionally been heard. D.A.W. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine
AudioFile Magazine...
“Much of American poetry before Whitman, Dickinson, and Frost is passé today. College anthologies rarely include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow or John Greenleaf Whittier or William Cullen Bryant, those Great American Poets of the 1800s. This excellent selection of 65 American poems brings back those names, along with all the favorites from our collective childhood. It takes a certain courage and incredible skill to deliver all the verses of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "Frankie and Johnny" without falling into melody, and this skilled ensemble delivers a highly accomplished reading of a host of American classic poems, in the tones and accents in which they have traditionally been heard.”
The (London) Independent...
“This is a magnificent anthology. The selection is thoughtful and varied, the juxtaposition of the poems artful and the readers effectively contrasted. The booklet has an excellent essay on American poetic tradition and, as usual, the poems are framed by music - Grofe’s Grand Canyon Suite, Gershwin Preludes and piano music by MacDowell.”
Wisconsin Bookwatch/The Midwest Book Review...
“An outstanding audio collection that fully lives up to its title in both content and performance. With 65 memorable poems, this flawlessly produced collection showcases the work of a wealth of American poets.”
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