Selected by peter davison with an introduction by edward hirsch. Auden 2 this is the night mail crossing the border, 3 bringing the cheque and the postal order, 4 letters for the rich, letters for the poor, the shop at the corner and the girl next door. The huh sound was located and marked down on the audio tape to show where. As a young man he was influenced by the poetry of thomas hardy and robert frost, as well as william blake, emily dickinson, gerard manley hopkins, and old english verse. Why not some night in the past ten years of in the last century, or five centuries ago or ten. Audens middle class and private jokes were puzzling. The charming poem night mail was written in 1936 to accompany the documentary film of the same year and the same title. This government film is a public record, preserved and presented by the bfi national archive on behalf of the national archives, home to more than 1,000 years of british history. English critical appreciation of peom night mail 1. Poem, spring thunder, white night and other poems read by author free stream. Blake morrison marvels at night mail books the guardian. Jun 15, 2008 in the documentary night mail 1936, john grierson narrates the opening scene with wh audens poem of the same name, night mail.
Soundcloud night mail radio edit by psbhq published on 20829t16. In 1936 britten and the poet w h auden, also briefly employed at the film unit, collaborated on night mail, probably the most celebrated of all 1930s. The arrangement of rhymic words creates a sensational impact. Night mail changed all that, finding poetry, music, beauty and laughter in the story of the london to glasgow postal special and the men who. And it lives on today on youtube, which shows not only night mail in its entirety but also the films it inspired, together with loving parodies of the auden poem also called night mail, which accompanies the final threeminute sequence. Lawrence evokes a gritty yet sensitive picture of urban poverty before the first world war. At the end of the film the poem was read by auden to the accompaniment of music composed by benjamin britten. Night mail commercial sound film was less than ten years old when in 1935 benjamin britten and w. Free audio books in genre poetry that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Living had failed and dead had failed, and i was indeed alone.
Night mail radio edit by psbhq free listening on soundcloud. The white mares of the moon rush along the skybeating their golden hoofs upon the glass heavens the white mares are all standing on their hind legs. Summary of the poem night mail in this poem, the poet has sketched the path of a coach called night mail. I enjoyed the variations on the same theme by the other artists. And then theres the tower image so prominent in eliots great poem, an occult motif dylan returned to. Auden was written for it, used in the closing few minutes, as was music by benjamin britten. The film concerned a london, midland, and scottish railway lms mail train traveling from london to scotland. This is the night mail crossing the border, bringing the cheque and the postal order, letters for the rich, letters for the poor, the shop at the corner, the girl next door. The poet narrates the story of her travel through various places and the attitude of birds, dogs, sheep etc on her arrival. Night mail is an account of the operation of the royal mail train delivery service, and shows the various stages and procedures of that operation. It was produced by gpo film unit, directed by harry watt and basil wright, and narrated by john grierson and. The thought that i could strangle my little sister, who was asleep in the bunk below me and whom i loved more than anybody in the world. Night mail was written as a commentary a voiceover for a documentary short film, now regarded as a classic. Night mail, about the london to glasgow postal train, is a classic of the 1930s british documentary boom, with contributions from auden and britten.
Night mail is widely considered a masterpiece of the british documentary film movement. Click here to see our our complete collection, 1,000 free audio books. Night mail premiered on 4 february 1936 at the cambridge arts theatre in cambridge, england in a launch programme for the venue. Composer and poet were only recent acquaintances, but over the next seven years their relationship would turn to friendship, admiration, artistic partnership and. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. The night mail travels the whole night to bring mail.
Composer and poet were only recent acquaintances, but over the next seven years their relationship would turn to friendship, admiration, artistic partnership and love, before cooling amidst. Download hundreds of free audio books, mostly classics, to your mp3 player or computer. His poem night mail was written to be a commentary for a documentary film made in 1936. Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 100year archive of poetry magazine. Audens night mail poem which was written to accompany the 1936 gpo documentary of the same title. This is a whimsical poem that takes the reader on a sailing hunt for the mythical snark. The 24minute film documents the nightly postal train operated by the london, midland and scottish railway lms from london to glasgow and the staff who operate it. Childrens books online and downloadable audio books for free. Download hundreds of free audio books to your mp3 player or computer. Born in 1830 in london, christina rossetti, the author of goblin market and other poems, is a major victorian poet. Towards the nightthe curtain of nightthe direction of the dusk ship. He published his first book, a collection of antic, autobiographical episodes in blank verse, in 1968.
Night audiobook on cd 9781419390692 by elie wiesel. Jun 11, 2015 english critical appreciation of peom night mail 1. Her original poet and the poem series aired on public radio in 1977, and again in 1997 the poet and the poem from the library of. Auden omg so what should i remember about this poem poem about mail being delivered at night hence the title night mail meant to be heard rhythm, rhyme scheme, anaphoras universality of letters importance of human connections context all aboard the. Benjamin britten night mail 1936 music sales classical.
The film begins with a voiceover commentary describing how the mail is collected for. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. These lines have been taken from the poem night mail written by w. Webcasts and podcasts from the poetry and literature center at the library of congress. Night mail 1936 was one of the most critically acclaimed films to be produced within the british documentary film movement. In the documentary night mail 1936, john grierson narrates the opening scene with wh audens poem of the same name, night mail.
You could then perform the poem for your class, or make an audio cassette recording of it. The numerous worn copies housed at the british film institute, before the films meticulous. Download and listen to poetry classics audio books featuring best sellers and toprated audible. I this is the night mail crossing the border bringing the cheque and the postal order letters for the rich, letters for the poor the shop at the corner and the girl next. It was also among the most commercially successful, and remains the film most commonly identified with the movement. Learn how to write a poem about email and share it. New translation by marion wiesel audiobook by elie wiesel. Audens poem for the sequence, entitled night mail, was written at the film units main. Stream night mail radio edit by psbhq from desktop or your mobile device. By 1936, film output at the gpo film unit was divided between the production of relatively routine films promoting post office services, and more. The nightly run of the postal special train from london to glasgow.
Its general release gained critical praise and became a classic of its own kind, much imitated by adverts and modern film shorts. Selected poems by emily dickinson, the complete poems by john keats, the collected poems of w. Find the books you want all in one place and at prices youll love. Night mail is a 1936 english documentary film directed and produced by harry watt and basil wright, and produced by the general post office gpo film unit. Towards the night poem by emmanuel george cefai poem hunter. Night alice munro the thought was there and hanging on to my mind. You need need separate separate electronic mail electronic mail accounts accounts. It not only a poem that tells a story it is a superb song without music. The musical rhythms echo the sounds of a train providing a mechanical propulsion and ebb and flow to the music. Harry watt and basil wrights study of the down postal express stands as a beacon for john griersons original purpose for documentary to make the working man the hero of the screen. Night mail 2 uk, 1986 updated version of night mail featuring poetry by blake.
The flagship of the gpo film units output and a cornerstone of british documentary. Night mail is a 1936 english documentary film directed and produced by harry watt and basil. Past cottongrass and moorland boulder shovelling white steam over her shoulder. In this peom the poet describe the journey of a coach in an interesting way. Several of the strongest parts of night mail are based on w. Poems about email at the worlds largest poetry site. Bringing together the creative talents of harry watt, basil wright, w. This poem was published in poems of christina rossetti macmillan, 1904. This library of audio books and poetry features digital recordings and mp3s from the naropa poetics audio archive, librivox, project gutenberg, maria lectrix, and internet archive users. Benjamin britten night mail 1936 night mail commercial sound film was less than ten years old when in 1935 benjamin britten and w. His performance captures the profound agony of young eliezer as he witnesses the suffering and death of his family and loses all that he holds sacred. But given dylans admiration for the waste land, it could easily refer to the editorial tugofwar between the two poets, as it was pound who shaped eliots poem into the work we have today. Setting the original words of the documentary including the much loved night mail poem to a song that evokes the rhythm, speed and excitement of the railway in the era of the steam train, psb breathe a new lease of life into a gem of a film.
Sign up for this weeks issue and get an email every week with the stories you have to read. Night mail is a classic british documentary featuring benjamin brittens music with w h audens poetry. Night mail is a 1936 documentary film about a london, midland and scottish railway lms mail train from london to scotland, produced by the gpo film unit. Dec 01, 2007 night mail, about the london to glasgow postal train, is a classic of the 1930s british documentary boom, with contributions from auden and britten.