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1. 18

   Александр Блок: Пушкинскому Дому (1921) read by David Grunwald

   Пушкинскому Дому Имя Пушкинского Дома В Академии наук! Звук понятный и знакомый, Не пустой для сердца звук! Это — звоны ледохода На торжественной реке, Перекличка парохода С пароходом вдалеке, Это — древний Сфинкс, глядящий Вслед медлительной волне, Всадник бронзовый, летящий На недвижном…

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   Mar 28, 2022

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2. 17

   Alexander Blok's "On Pushkin House" (1921)

   A recording of a newly translated Alexander Blok poem entitled "On Pushkin House" by David Grunwald. This was Blok's last poem and it had special meaning because Blok delivered it on the date of Pushkin's death in 1837.

   Mar 28, 2022

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3. 16

   Когда я гляжу на летящие листья (Цветаева)

   Марина Ивановна Цветаева (1892–1941 гг.) – знаменитая русская поэтесса, прозаик, переводчик, которая своим творчеством оставила яркий след в литературе XX века. В ее стихотворениях ярко выражена музыкальность, поскольку в детстве Цветаева обучалась игре на фортепиано. Это одно из моих любимых...

   Dec 31, 2021

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4. 15

   Ernst Toller "Our Way" (English)

   Ernst Toller (1 December 1893 – 22 May 1939) was a German author, playwright, left-wing politician and revolutionary, known for his Expressionist plays. He served in 1919 for six days as President of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic, after which he became the head of its army. He was...

   Dec 19, 2021

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5. 14

   Ernst Toller "Unser Weg" 1919 (Deutsch)

   UNSER WEG Die Klöster sind verdorrt und haben ihren Sinn ver loren, Sirenen der Fabriken überschrillten Vesperklang, Und der Millionen trotziger Befreiungssang Verstummt nicht mehr vor klösterlichen Toren. Wo sind die Mönche, die den Pochenden zur Antwort geben: „Erlösung ist Askese weltenferner...

   Dec 19, 2021

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6. 13

   Robert Bly "Snowfall in the Afternoon"

   A special reading of the last poem in Robert Bly's "Silence in the Snowy Fields" entitled Snowfall in the Afternoon. Read along with the beautiful song Vieille chanson du jeune temps (Hugo) which speaks to the famous haunting song of the girl in Victor Hugo's "Last Day of a Condemned Man". Please...

   Dec 18, 2021

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7. 12

   Robert Bly "Old Boards" from Silence in the Snowy Fields (1961)

   A reading from Robert Bly's (1926-2021) first book of poetry Silence in the Snowy Fields (1962). The poems of Robert Bly are rooted deep in the earth. Snow and sunshine, barns and cornfields and cars on the empty nighttime roads, abandoned Minnesota lakes and the mood of America now--these are…

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   Dec 18, 2021

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8. 11

   Robert Bly "Poem Against the Rich"

   https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/robert-bly Poem Against the Rich Each day I live, each day the sea of light Rises, I seem to see The tear inside the stone As if my eyes were gazing beneath the earth. The rich man in his read hat Cannot hear The weeping in the pueblos of the lily, Or the…

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   Dec 7, 2021

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9. 10

   Gogol's Dead Souls (1842) : Dinner With Sobakevich, A Bear of a Man

   Dead Souls is a novel by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature. The novel chronicles the travels and adventures of Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov (Russian: Павел Иванович Чичиков) and the people whom he encounters. These people...

   Dec 5, 2021

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10. 9

    Robert Bly "Approaching Winter" From Silence in the Snowy Fields

    A reading from Robert Bly's first book of poetry Silence in the Snowy Fields (1962). The poems of Robert Bly are rooted deep in the earth. Snow and sunshine, barns and cornfields and cars on the empty nighttime roads, abandoned Minnesota lakes and the mood of America now--these are his materials....

    Dec 5, 2021

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11. 8

    Robert Bly Sonnenuntergang am See

    Robert Elwood Bly (geb, 1926) ist einer der berühmtesten Dichter Amerikas, der leicht umstrittenste Dichter, der seit über einem halben Jahrhundert die Kulturlandschaft durch Poesie, Übersetzung, Aktivismus und soziale Kommentare durchkreuzt. Bly schrieb Poesie gegen den Vietnamkrieg, sprach von...

    Dec 4, 2021

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12. 7

    Robert Bly's Sunset at a Lake

    This poem was read honoring Robert Bly, a midwestern poet.

    Dec 4, 2021

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13. 6

    Gedichte von Robert Bly: Drei Arten von Vergnügen (Deutsch)

    "Stille in den verschneiten Feldern" (1962) von Robert Bly Robert Elwood Bly (geb, 1926) ist einer der berühmtesten Dichter Amerikas, der leicht umstrittenste Dichter, der seit über einem halben Jahrhundert die Kulturlandschaft durch Poesie, Übersetzung, Aktivismus und soziale Kommentare...

    Dec 3, 2021

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14. 5

    Robert Bly: Three Kinds of Pleasures

    Robert Elwood Bly is one of America's most celebrated poets, easily the most controversial, who has for over a half century crisscrossed the cultural landscape through poetry, translation, activism and social commentary. He wrote poetry against the Vietnam War, spoke of injustice and offered...

    Dec 3, 2021

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15. 4

    dine-in-lot Home Depot Black Friday

    Inspired by the marketplace in D.H. Lawrence's "Mornings in Mexico" written in the 1920's, the poem seeks to capture an America moving again.

    Nov 28, 2021

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16. 3

    An Early Winter

    Reading from "Blue Moon Binder Poems 1987-2021" a collection of poems, haikus and writings by David Grunwald.

    Oct 24, 2021

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17. 2

    "Poor Cousins" from Blue Moon Binder Poems 1987-2021

    Single reading from recently published book of collected poems.

    Jul 16, 2021

    1m
18. 1

    Emily Dickinson: A Light exists in Spring

    A short reading of Emily Dikinson's "A light exists in Spring" This episode is also available as a blog post: https://davidgrunwaldblog.wordpress.com/2021/03/20/emily-dickinson-a-light-exists-in-spring/

    Mar 20, 2021

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