"My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning (poetry reading)

[jerramy]

What a twisted mind with such talent at turn of word put to such dragdownish use!

[sakthikvl]

thank u very much

[BG1ful]

this is amazing thanks >> need it in my poetry exam the info so helpful >>

[angeloczar]

thanks man :) i need this for my midterm exam in speech :)

[uchicuchi77]

Outstanding. A lot of info too. Thank you!

[jellybeangravy]

Thank you for reading this. I'm learning and studying it for my GCSE and haven't really understood previously. Your reading made it much clearer, thanks :)

[Sascopa]

I have loved this poem ever since I first met it, in my GCSE class :)

Dramatic, unsettling and darkly humourous, and beautifully read as well....thank you for posting :)

[Whirlingling]

I understand well the seeking of that elusive "ideal" we carry within as we search for just the right way to express, convey, or illuminate for others what we see or hear in our mind's eye. Frustratingly fleetingly elusive at times... and yet, at others, so simple & clear... and... I would not change one step of this dance. There is beauty in the binding and unbinding of my mind. Thank you for your graciousness & your response. Blessings ~ Laurie

[Whirlingling]

Ah, I hear the inner critic of an artist... the "it's not quite perfect enough yet" inner voice that can drive us mad if we're not careful. Forgive me if I've fed that voice unkindly, I know how it can rob one of precious time, and all too often sleep. Perhaps my inner critic needs to learn a little better how to play well with others?

[Whirlingling]

FYI the American poet Richard Howard wrote a tribute to Browning, "Nikolaus Mardruz to his Master Ferdinand, Count of Tyrol, 1565" in the form of a letter from Browning's presumed listener. IMHO it is marvelous! Witty & wry, very worth the read. AND, umm... eehm, it would be fantastic to hear the "spoken verse" as well. Alas, I couldn't access the author's rendition at Poets(dot)org where you can find the text.

[igorpp3]

One of my favourite dramatic monologues. :)

Great reading.

[dragonesse91]

He completely sums up the indifferently i.e. 'globally' jealous anxious psychopath-I must show my husband this piece by Browning...for I smile no more and am now his work of art-stilled, lifeless-hanging.

[smilestar213]

so zany !!

[SharnsiR]

@smilestar213 LOL at ur use of 'zany' (harmless foolery). Methinks this husband was rather crazy!

I disagree with uploader's synopsis on only 1 point;

"I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together. There she stands

As if alive."

I don't think the 'writer' killed her. I think he commissioned her murder. Otherwise, I think the uploader has better researched this piece than I & I thank him for his insightful upload. Far more entertaining than the fake aliens & other YouTube crappola!

[soapmode]

I was just thinking yesterday when you'd get around to this one. Great reading, thank you.

[miketie]

I love this poem.

[jhvscs]

great reading. The Laboratory is also quite frightening