If you are reading this, you belong here! Our purpose is to bring poetry back to all the people of the world, and we need your help. My book, The Classical Reciter, is a collection of the world's favorite poems. You should check it out, because I can promise you that there are poems in there you want to know. It doesn't matter if you are young or old, child or adult, male or female, royalty or a laborer; classical poetry is one of the treasures of mankind, and it belongs to you.
Bring your friends! Challenge them. Tell your family, co-workers, schoolmates, teachers, pub buddies that the world is waiting to hear them.
Speak it. We want to hear you, we want to see you speak these words to us. Memorize them in your heart, and you will own them forever. Say them to your parents. Recite them to your children. Learn the English language with them. You will not be sorry.
Prepare for a life-changing experience, because it is impossible to learn classic poetry and not be changed for the better.
Bring your friends! Challenge them. Tell your family, co-workers, schoolmates, teachers, pub buddies that the world is waiting to hear them.
Every week, there will be a new video here with a performance of one of these great poems; but I want to hear your reading. I challenge you to stand and deliver, to speak to the world in these great, time-tested words.
In the meantime, here is a list of poetry challenges coming up for the Spring and Summer. Videos may be sent to classically gail at yahoo dot com (I must show it this way to discourage spammers; please be sure to format it as a normal e mail address).
Upcoming Challenges
Adult, ages 18+:
The Chambered Nautilus ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
The Chambered Nautilus ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
Teen, ages 13-18:
The Sin of Omission ~ Margaret Sangster
Bright Star ~ John Keats
If ~ Rudyard Kipling
O Captain! My Captain! ~ Walt Whitman
The Sin of Omission ~ Margaret Sangster
Bright Star ~ John Keats
If ~ Rudyard Kipling
O Captain! My Captain! ~ Walt Whitman
Tween, ages 11-14:
1914 V: The Soldier ~ Rupert Brooke
Invictus ~ William Ernest Henley
1914 V: The Soldier ~ Rupert Brooke
Invictus ~ William Ernest Henley
The Road Not Taken ~ Robert Frost
The Camel's Hump ~ Rudyard Kipling
Elementary, ages 6-11:
A Visit from St. Nicholas ~ Clement C. Moore
A Visit from St. Nicholas ~ Clement C. Moore
Marjorie's Almanac ~ Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Monday's Child ~ Mother Goose
I Had a Little Nut Tree ~ Mother Goose
Preschool, ages 2-5:
Diddle Diddle Dumpling ~ Mother Goose
The Church ("Here is the church, and here is the steeple...") ~ Trad.
Introduce yourself and let us know where you are from.
Your English need not be perfect, but please speak clearly, and use expression
The Church ("Here is the church, and here is the steeple...") ~ Trad.
Submission Guidelines
Introduce yourself and let us know where you are from.
Your English need not be perfect, but please speak clearly, and use expression
Do not rush.
This is a family-friendly site - Please, no revealing clothing or rude language.
Preference will be given to solo reciters.
We can only accept poems listed on this site.
All poems used on this site are included in my book, The Classical Reciter, which is now available as an e book, with the print version coming very soon. For now, you can get it by clicking here.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
This is a family-friendly site - Please, no revealing clothing or rude language.
Preference will be given to solo reciters.
We can only accept poems listed on this site.
All poems used on this site are included in my book, The Classical Reciter, which is now available as an e book, with the print version coming very soon. For now, you can get it by clicking here.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
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