"The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe (poetry reading)

An extraordinarily difficult poem to read, mostly because it's hard to to represent the repetition of the words meaningfully - especially "Bells" I imagine that Vincent Price or Peter Lorre might have done something better with it.

I wanted to use a still from "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", but couldn't find one that looked right. The bells at the end are at Notre Dame.

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• Bells
• Edgar
• Allan
• Poe

[FranticFlames]

Hey, SpokenVerse do you have a website where I can download your readings? Because you are very good! In fact, you're so good that I stopped listening to everyone else's interpretations because they sound so sub-par compared to yours! Again... Your good! Splendid reading!

[SpokenVerse]

@FranticFlames You can use a search engine to find a "YouTube converter" which will download the video or convert it into an mp3 file - or whatever your preferred format may be.. There are quite a few free programs available.

Thanks for listening and for your kind words, sincerely, Tom.

[Merricat42]

I was hoping you would cover this; it may well be my favourite Poe poem.

I agree it's a difficult poem to read. For my part, I mentally hear it as headlong rush, words tumbling breathlessly over each other, anxious to get out. Gaining speed, racing, the final refrain builds to a near-shout - "the bells bells bells bellsbellsbells BELLS! To the MOANING and the GROANING of the BELLS!"

It's a pleasure to hear your different (and lovely) interpretation. Thank you very much.

- Bette in Canada

[MattyDMyers]

Oh my. That was absolutely breath-taking. This is one of my favorite Poe poems, first hearing it in the 8th grade. Listening to this reading, I got chills all over. I've tried reading this in front of classes with little success in the emotion needed. Wonderful voice, my good sir.

[LaNellyXD]

Happy birthday Poe

[tigerlily937]

does anyone even know why poe wrote this poem? he fell in love with (this is a little creepy) his cousin virginia. they (even creepier) got married. they lived happily, then one day virginia contracted tuberculosis. she suffered for 5 years before she died.

[HappinessChaos]

he seys bells 61 times!

[gozarutchi1]

quick way to read a peom thanks man great voice keep it up

[TheHalfbloodPrinsess]

the music piece for this poem is on my channel if you ever would like to hear it

[TheHalfbloodPrinsess]

my favorite poem; I composed instrumental piece based off of this; I also love reciting it; I think I've figured out I good way to recite it to correctly represent the text and repetitions of the poem

[xiquiripat]

Your voice was perfect for the Iron bells.

[pancakesandsporks]

meh if u read it rite u actually hear bells :/