Posts tagged with ‘poetry’

IHC After Dark: Anaïs Nin reads from “House of Incest” with a trippy electronic soundtrack

Hugh Parker Guiler (1898–1985) was Anaïs Nin’s husband from 1923 until her death in 1977. He was a successful banker who used the name “Ian Hugo,” to keep his art and experimental filmmaking career separate from the disapproving financial world.

In 1954, “Hugo” made a short film called Bells of Atlantis, featuring Nin, who appears as a mythical queen of Atlantis, reading from her 1936 surrealist novella House of Incest and an electronic music soundtrack courtesy of Louis and Bebe Barron (who made a similar score for Forbidden Planet two years later). Kinetic artist Len Lye also worked on the film with Guiler.

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William S. Burroughs reads “A Thanksgiving Prayer”

Reasons you should give thanks to all the lands and peoples destroyed to make America what she is today.

IHC After Dark: Christopher Lee reads “The Nightmare Before Christmas”

And now, to end your programming day, here’s Christopher Lee reading Tim Burton’s poem “The Nightmare Before Christmas”.

And now here’s Tom Hanks doing slam poetry about Full House

I want to see two hours of this. In a theater.

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IHC After Dark poetry: The Pretty Restless “Under the Water” (Possibly NSFW)

And it’s got Taylor Momsen, not wearing a thing. It’s blurred, but still might be NSFW.

IHC After Dark poetry: “A Valediction: Forbidden Mourning” by John Donne

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And now, here’s JRR Tolkien reading a poem in Elvish

Here’s a 1952 recording of J.R.R. Tolkien reading “Namárië,” an Elvish language poem that appeared in Fellowship of the Ring.

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Morgan Freeman haiku is the best haiku of them all

Comedian Jim Meskimen reads haiku in his damn good Morgan Freeman voice. Listen to the video without watching for the best effect.

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Creepy Neil Gaiman Christmas card of the day: “Nicholas Was”

IHCer James of 39 Degrees North made this creepy animated Christmas card last year that’s just as good this year. It’s a short animation of Neil Gaiman’s poem “Nicholas Was”. 

Afternoon inspiration: “Letter to My 16 Year Old Self” by Watsky

It’s Monday and you look like you could use a little pick-me-up. Here ya go.

IHC After Dark: Charles Bukowski reading “Something for the Touts, the Nuns, the Grocery Clerks and You”

“Something for The Touts, The Nuns, The Grocery Clerks And You” is Charles Bukowski at his absolute best - angry, bitter, sad, beautiful and funny. From the 1974 collection Burning In Water, Drowning In Flame.

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Mind blowing thought-provoking poetry of the day

Thank you Adventure Time. Thank you so, so very much.