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May 30, 2022

For Memorial Day: Charles Laughton reads Walt Whitman, with music by Bernard Herrmann

In 1944, composer Bernard Herrmann, known for his film scores, collaborated with the producer Norman Corwin on “Whitman,” a half-hour dramatic presentation invoking America’s iconic poet to rally the home front during World War II. It was heard by millions of listeners. It’s a classic exemplar of a forgotten creative genre: the radio drama. 

You may read more about this collaboration and listen to a excerpts from a contemporary recording here. 

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Posted by on May 30, 2022 at 12:02 PM in Collaborations, Feature, Poetry Readings |

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Radio

I left it
on when I
left the house
for the pleasure
of coming back
ten hours later
to the greatness
of Teddy Wilson
"After You've Gone"
on the piano
in the corner
of the bedroom
as I enter
in the dark


from New and Selected Poems by David Lehman

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