"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot -Recital

[MaRIsSaLuVsThAtGuY]

My favorite poem.

[buzzarlett]

amazing recital,you would have made Eliot proud

[jamesshirley]

Thank you for that! This is my favourite poem also, hearing you read it I think I fell a little bit in love

[TheGrammarian]

@jamesshirley

How appropriate for a 'love song,' eh? ; ) Thanks for the kind words.

[makenna88]

I like how you do this. I was looking for a reading with building passion and crescendo. Sure Prufrock is depressed, but he wouldn't tell his story in a monotone. Just looking at the lines you see they deserve more emphasis than other readers give them - emphasis that you provide. Thank you.

[boysingsjpop]

i dont understand how people think women dont get it. you seem to get it plus you have a nice soothing voice. although maybe i just dont get it as i suck at understanding poetry. I DONT GET IT GAHHH. P.S i do have a penis so there! HAH!

[thelightelectric]

The speaker doesn't have to male. I'm very anti set genders in poem/short story readings. I feel like the sex of the readers isn't as important as the vocal emotion poured into it. I'm a theatre major, and i go to school with many girls who can play male parts incredibly, capture the harsh, rough edge of a male voice. And guys can poems written from females perspectives.

It's not the gender in my opinion that matters, but the inflections, and how you convey the poem.

[dreamsalittle]

outstanding

[dreamsalittle]

Outstanding.

[eclectorsdevices]

You do not understand the poem (inflections not correct, etc.). This is a man's poem and requires a male voice. A woman cannot understand the poem; although she may appreciate it for its, rhyme, meter, language, etc.

AN excellent reading of this is by SpokenVerse who has a preceeding comment

You might try Bronte's "Remembrance". This poem should only be read by a woman. It takes a woman to fully understand this, although I do enjoy it, some aspects are puzzling to me because I am not a woman.

[elleOF67]

What a bunch of crap! While I agree that she doesn't really have it right as far as inflection, I can't agree that NO woman can "understand" the poem. What an ignorant thing to say! You should be embarrassed!

[eclectorsdevices]

Better to be silent and supposed to be ignorant, than to speak out and remove all doubt.

[elleOF67]

Touche! Easier said than done, eh?

[losersalwayswin]

Although I do agree that this girl doesn't seem to understand this poem. I feel like she's just reading it because it's pretty. Just the way her voice sounds as she reads it, and her little chuckle in the middle, makes me feel like she doesn't know what the fuck it really says.

[eclectorsdevices]

@losersalwayswin Well, it's beating a dead horse trying to get these radical feminists to understand that they just can't be men in every physical and mental capacity.

[losersalwayswin]

Explain what you mean when you say 'mental capacity.'

[eclectorsdevices]

The reader simply does not have a "feel" for this poem, in large part, most likely, because she is female. A good analogy is the fact that I cannot "feel" a menstrual cycle.

[losersalwayswin]

Bullshit.

Menstrual cycles are exclusive to women.

The feelings expressed in this poem can belong to anybody.

[MavsWorld]

Hate to break it to you, but he's not talking about peeing standing up. Quite frankly though her verses follow like a tedious reading of not so insidious intent.

[MorroccoSurrogate]

It's a natural human tendency to believe that no one can think in the same way that you do - that your oh-so deep pains and longings are too complex to be held anywhere but within your own mind. That being disproven, it's natural to imagine that only people that share your situation in life can share your sentiments.

People are disappointingly alike.

[chobogamer]

@eclectorsdevices

thumbs up folks

[eclectorsdevices]

Not as a value judgment, but as a specific function. I might have known this would be misinterpreted.

[vnss88]

very nice reading, i love it, it is also one of my favorite poems.

[oxoEclipsEoxo]

you read well, but your voice doesn't suite the poem, and also you should be reading it about 3 times as slowly; finally, i find you sometimes don't stress the right words, but that's just me

thanks for posting this:)

[jtallen12345]

Good voice ut i really don't feel it suits the poem... however you sound uncannily like Claire Danes in Romeo & Juliet (Baz Luhrman)... Prufrock is rough and sad and i always imagined him with a harsher voice...

[Kathara14]

The poem was written in 1917.

[SpokenVerse]

The obvious problem is that the speaker is English and male, with male angst. But your phrasing is good.

[Oscar301]

Listening to your recital, that was beautiful, pure pleasure. I never heard the emotion of the character presented in such a way before, like for the first time I could see Prufrock (Eliot) come alive. Wonderful!

[TheGrammarian]

Wow! Thank you very much.

[beanaeb]

She did a lovely job, and we all love the poem. Perhaps Tom Waits should read it, too.  I have composed music for Prufrock, and will take calls from either Wallace Shawn or Tom Waits on recording it..

[beanaeb]

A lovely voice, indeed; but this ought to be read by Wallace Shawn. J. Alfred is speaking to us from the eigth level of hell. He has pulled back a curtain to give us a surreptitious peak at the world that has destroyed him while taking tea and cake.

[eclectorsdevices]

Kudos! You have accurately and eloquently expressed my sentiments. It is difficult to tell a seemingly nice person that they don't what the heck they are doing.

[THEOogalieBoogalie]

for our sake, can you post a telling of a fairytale? your voice is awesome. pick your favourite...

by the way, thanks, this helps for english

[TheGrammarian]

Sure, I'll keep that in mind for my next video.

Thanks for the compliment. =)

[nicolaslevine]

I love, really love this poem, very good choice. I also think you have a pleasant voice, and that you should maybe try recording some childrens literature. However, I don't think that these soft, nice, voice of yours suits this poem. Prufrock is... well... sad. You read it like it was a nursery rhyme. Sorry if I am being rude, its not my intention. Congrats again for the voice

[prhughes0]

Very lovely. My favorite also, visualized with old home movies. I hope you like it.

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[jefftheactor7]

You have a very soft and pleasing voice. Have you ever thought about reciting children's books on tape or CD? I think you would be amazing! :)

[TheGrammarian]

Aww, thank you very much!

No, I haven't considered children's literature, but someone once suggested that I recite the phone book. =P

[jefftheactor7]

Lol well honestly your voice is so smooth I might even buy that CD

[TheGrammarian]

Wow, not on YT much, huh? Only took you two months to respond. =)

[jefftheactor7]

Yea, I don't get on very often lol

[TheGrammarian]

Noted. =)

[solongandgoodnight]

I have to memorize this poem for english, i like it. But I'm so stuck.

[pipposback]

and you forget the dante quotation at the beginning...im not trying to criticise..im just a dante fan and its pertinent to the poems mood

[TheGrammarian]

I can't read the quote.

[pipposback]

very nice intonation etc...but it just doesnt register when the voice is female.its universal in its solitude, sure,,,but it just isnt the same.. for me that is.

[TheGrammarian]

That's interesting.

[Randeez1]

Thank you, this helped me study for my exam.

[TheGrammarian]

Haha. Well, I'm happy to have helped.

[1nceuponathyme]

This is also one of my favorite poems of all time. Thanks for posting this one...and you do have a great reading voice!

[TheGrammarian]

Thank you for the compliment! T.S. Eliot totally rocks! =)

[msginca]

You have a nice voice.

[TheGrammarian]

Thanks, msg. You know, when I first started doing YT, someone told me that I've such a lovely voice, they'd subscribe to me even if I were just reading from the phonebook. ;)

[rowsdowersavesus]

I'd second that!

[TheGrammarian]

Oh, Ben! ;)

[msginca]

LOL ... I think I probably would too!

[zzbullan]

i like the poem, it was quite nice.

[TheGrammarian]

Thanks.

[tallhunter1]

5/5 :-)

[TheGrammarian]

Thanks! Gosh, I love this poem so much!