Conversation Pieces

Aptly titled “Conversation Pieces,” the poems on this album are collaborations between pairs of readers who bring the text to life with their spirited interpretations of each poets’ work. Many popular poems are included on this album, including Christopher Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” W.H. Auden’s “O What Is That Sound,” and Thomas Hardy’s “To The Moon,” re-interpreted in a performance that calls to mind a lively evening in a parlor. With pieces that emphasize the conversational and interactive nature of poetry performance, the album is especially useful for students. Liner notes include poem texts.

Track Listing

101	Liddell and Scott Poetry reader	02:56
102	Old Shellover Poetry reader	00:42
103	The Passionate Shepherd to His Love / The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd Poetry reader	02:49
104	To the Moon Poetry reader	01:23
105	Dialogue Between a Man and a Fish Poetry reader	02:37
106	The Deserter Poetry reader	01:30
107	O What Is That Sound? Poetry reader	01:31
108	When Smoke Stood up from Ludlow Poetry reader	01:19
109	The Unquiet Grave Poetry reader	01:56
110	Waiting for the Barbarians Poetry reader	02:35
201	Welsh Incident Poetry reader	03:04
202	Santorin Poetry reader	02:28
203	La Belle Dame Sans Merci Poetry reader	02:56
204	The Ruined Maid Poetry reader	01:56
205	Talk in the Night / Middle-Aged Conversation Poetry reader	01:24
206	A Rapture on the Cornish Hills Poetry reader	01:21
207	Bamboo: A Ballad for Two Voices Poetry reader	06:10