"Whitman and the Moth" by Clive James (poetry reading)

[OhNoesItsSarah]

Ohh my. The last line takes my breath away. Really lovely, thank you so much for this channel!

[gandalf84100]

brilliant!

[Imagimontana]

Lovely, as ever. Thank you for introducing me to another poet.

[dragonheart130]

well read as always :-)

[SpiderSilva07]

This reading was particularly brilliant. Thank you.

[sonofwalt]

I had not heard or read this until now, and I cannot imagine a better first experience. Thank you. Added to my favorites.

[twinnumber3]

I especially enjoyed this one- thank You

[thissong4you]

A lovely poem. "Soft as dust." One of your more perfect readings. And a perfect Thomas Eakins' portrait. As Whitman said, "I never... knew [but] one artist, and that's Tom Eakins, who could resist the temptation to see what they think ought to be, rather than what is." Eakins painted my late husband's uncle and his grandmother. The former, "Taking the Count," is housed in the Yale Art Museum; the latter, sadly, was destroyed by the family, "because it made her look too sad."

[PaganGlade]

Cheers for all you do in getting good poetry onto the Tube SpokenVerse. Tha's doin grand our lad ;) ~PaganGlade~

[1atheist2]

Thanks so very much for sharing. I enjoyed this very much.

[paulpellicci]

...very nice, of course....thanks

[ocossa]

That was beautiful, and a voice born for reciting and listening to

[colourmegone]

Interesting choice of poet. I usually associate Clive James with his television persona as a witty and acerbic talk show host, it's a shock to find that he also writes poems.

[Channelsnature]

Thank you.

[Clintyngvie]

Welcome back, sir. Nice to hear you again.

[G0sentrick]

Another great poem, read by great man, with a great voice. Thank you sir.