An Afternoon in July


LeĆ­do por LibriVox Volunteers

(3.5 stars; 2 reviews)

(0 hr 33 min)

CapĆ­tulos

An Afternoon in July - Read by AM 1:58 LeĆ­do por Maishwarya
An Afternoon in July - Read by AN 2:26 LeĆ­do por Anna Mayworm
An Afternoon in July - Read by BGH 2:13 LeĆ­do por Brett G. Hirsch
An Afternoon in July - Read by BLD 2:12 LeĆ­do por Blaze Dragon
An Afternoon in July - Read by EEP 3:05 LeĆ­do por Ernst Pattynama
An Afternoon in July - Read by ELC 2:47 LeĆ­do por elisecandel
An Afternoon in July - Read by FS 2:15 LeĆ­do por fshort
An Afternoon in July - Read by GB 2:24 LeĆ­do por Garth Burton
An Afternoon in July - Read by JCM 2:32 LeĆ­do por Jason Mills
An Afternoon in July - Read by JCW 2:31 LeĆ­do por Jeremy Christopher Wadkins
An Afternoon in July - Read by JM 2:21 LeĆ­do por Jannie Meisberger
An Afternoon in July - Read by LLW 2:34 LeĆ­do por Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
An Afternoon in July - Read by MC 2:04 LeĆ­do por mlcui
An Afternoon in July - Read by PS 2:02 LeĆ­do por Phil Schempf

ReseƱas

An Afternoon in July


(2 stars)

At first I was put off by this poem. It's theme was unspectacular and less than uplifting, both aspects of which, if present, would have significantly altered the message of the poem and how it was conveyed. Then after having listened halfway through the set I began noting certain parallels: sultry, languid, hot are all words occurring more than once. My ears perked up. The addition of Sun, day added nothing unexpected to the poem's subject matter and the duplicate flowers, trees could merely be environmental. But cheeks pillowed/crimson cheeks and hush(descriptive/imperative) appear more intentional. And most convincing were those pairs in bold proximity still, stirred. Yet I can't relate any pattern of these to the meaning of the poem. Perhaps the contrast between the concept of breeze, air, breath/breathing and acts done in vain. Or maybe it is meant to be read repetitiously like over a book's single page in a stupor of scorching heat.