from The Great Hunger by Patrick Kavanagh

I've posted this in answer to a request. It's by Patrick Kavanagh 1905-1967 and has all sorts of resonances with earlier English village-agricultural poetry, especially George Crabbe although he is much sharper than Crabbe, and much crabbier! The verse is various and not ashamed to wander off into occasional prosy passages. That it is of a very high quality is obvious.

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[andrewnorris1]

You read beautifully. You have an authentic voice that conveys the struggle of life working fields, wonderful. Lovely to hear Delius in the background.

[brychar66]

Thank you very much. I think that you read beautifully also.

[davidoffon]

The authenticity is in your feeling of a poem and you have it in spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds to. Don't be to concerned about these things as your voice is near perfect. It comes across as the sound of a 40s or 50s documentary commentator.

[brychar66]

thank you! Chas

[colfer222]

i think, to my untrained ear, your rendition is perfect!....thankyou...i also think the background music fits superbly,can you tell me what it is please?

[brychar66]

thanks a lot, that's good of you. the music is by Frederick Delius, In a Summer Garden - Chas

[kg02170]

Fantastic,for an immigrant this brings back all the loving memories i have left behind,i do miss so so much

Thank you

[mrssmokie]

Wonderful...Thank you for posting.

[oooldred]

this is excellent . . I love kavanagh . . thank you brychar66 . . .

OLD RED

[Marciababy]

i love this poem its so sad!!!one of my favs!im doin an essay on kavanagh for college