Carl Scott Harker

50 Great Poems to Read & Perform Out Loud Carl Scott Harker

Here are fifty of the world's best poems to read out loud. These great poems were written by such poets as Shelly and Poe, Tennyson and Coleridge, Blake and Millay, Lear and Carroll and many more. Poets are inventors and engineers of words. Using allusions, imagery and connotations that are already inside the reader's mind, a poet creates a new adventure of unexpected emotions, laughter, images, ideas or new perspectives - and often a combination of all of these. And that is what you will find here. Here are poems that are as important today as the day they were written. When this poetry is read aloud even greater meanings are revealed, through rhythms and rhymes that challenge the tongue and delight the mind. Your mind and the audience that hears them will find new meanings and understandings relevant to your life and their lives. There are poems here for actors doing an audition, for lovers seeking romance, for the shy to appear witty and for anyone who wishes a richer understanding of English including those where English is a second language. Most importantly, these poems are for those who love poetry and the grandeur of language. And for those in book clubs, why not take a break from the biographies and long novels and have a poetry party? Such poetry gatherings will find amusements and insights and have much to discuss after reading this book. Here are the classics to be read out loud - enjoy.