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Celebrity Actors Reading Poetry

March 31, 2014 in 5tilt

It is often a discussion around our house: poetry as performance vs. poetry as enactment. Actors perform a poem in place of the reader enacting it for themselves. A bit like the difference between watching tennis and playing tennis. Both are moving and amazing. This is a fantastic collection: Speak Celebrity. It's an ongoing project, so I am definitely subscribing to see what new gems there are to be enjoyed.

“ My   Dream ” by Christina Rossetti   Read by Helena Bonham Carter

“My Dream” by Christina Rossetti

Read by Helena Bonham Carter

“ Love’s Philosophy ” by Percy Bysshe Shelley    Read by Keira Knightley

“Love’s Philosophy” by Percy Bysshe Shelley 

Read by Keira Knightley

“ Like This ” by Rumi   Read by Tilda Swinton

“Like This” by Rumi

Read by Tilda Swinton

 
“ The Raven ” by Edgar Allan Poe   Read by Christopher Walken

“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe

Read by Christopher Walken

“ To a Stranger ” by Walt Whitman   Read by Kenneth Branagh

“To a Stranger” by Walt Whitman

Read by Kenneth Branagh

“ Daffodils ” by William Wordsworth   Read by Jeremy Irons

“Daffodils” by William Wordsworth

Read by Jeremy Irons

“ I Like For You To Be Still ” by Pablo Neruda   Read by Glenn Close

“I Like For You To Be Still” by Pablo Neruda

Read by Glenn Close

“ In Vain ” by Emily Dickinson   Read by Meryl Streep

“In Vain” by Emily Dickinson

Read by Meryl Streep

“ Sonnet 150 ” by William Shakespeare   Read by Al Pacino

“Sonnet 150” by William Shakespeare

Read by Al Pacino

“ [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in] ” by e.e. cummings   Read by Heath Ledger

“[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]” by e.e. cummings

Read by Heath Ledger

via Mahjabeen Bee Zafar
Tags: kenneth branaugh, tilda swinton, jeremy irons, christopher walkin, celebrities, poetry, glenn close, al pacino, keira knightley, Helena Bonham Carter, actors, meryl streep, heath ledger
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