Just in case any of you read this poem/tongue-twister the other day and wondered if I could say it, well I did, and got a fair recording of it. I hope you enjoy it!
Best wishes
Lis Goodwin – your voice coach
Poetry
‘Incident’ – a poem by Norman MacCaig
This is a really powerful love poem. Norman MacCaig is one of my favourite poets. I hope you enjoyed this!
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Lis Goodwin – your voice coach
‘Attack of the Mutant Mangos’ – a poem by Andrew Fusek Peters
Finally a fun video to go with this poetry reading, I hope you enjoy it!
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Lis Goodwin – your voice coach
Pickled Pepper: A Moral Tale!
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper;
but what if, just to test her,
he offered pepper (what a jester)
to his pretty sister, Hester
saying here’s face powder (to suit her).
If Peter Piper offered pickled pepper to his sister, Hester?
Hester, with a fluster, sneezing (bless her)
would chase, and batter Peter, and
chuck his pepper in his peepers!
Leaving sneezing, watering-eyed Peter
pepperless, battered, bruised and wheezing
having learned the lesson of his teasing!
Remember younger, smaller sibling:
It is unfeasible
to assume your bigger sister teasable!
© Lis Goodwin 2016
I had fun writing this – I hope you enjoyed it!
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Lis Goodwin – your voice coach
Thoughts on Evening – a poem by Lis Goodwin
The dark looms,
like a tall man getting closer.
And the trees seem to bleed,
shimmering their darkness
into the reflected blue water of evening.
Lights drip, rippling and pouring;
spilling carelessly towards you
as the water moves.
And the softest sound,
the gentlest warm breeze
caresses the grasses and comforts your soul,
your ear,
in the dark.
© Lis Goodwin 2016
I hope you enjoyed this – when I saw the picture, I felt it called for a poem.
Best wishes
Lis Goodwin – your voce coach
Image credit: Circe Denyer Evening Empty Bench Free Stock Photo – Public Domain Pictures
In Praise of Flies – a poem by Lis Goodwin
Thank God for maggots!
Praise the Lord for flies!
Without them the redolent stench of death would bring water to our eyes!
The rotting fox in the hedgerow,
The fatally wounded mouse
not only the country’s saved the smell, but indeed so is your house!
Even the little shrew,
bats, mice and rats aren’t immune –
death gets them all, and flies are the clean-up crew!
Thank God for maggots!
Praise the Lord for flies!
Without them the redolent stench of death would bring water to our eyes!
© Lis Goodwin 2016
Don’t ask me about what prompted the mental processes which produced this little ‘gem’. Just don’t ask….
*shudder*
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Lis Goodwin – your voice coach
Image credit: Peter Häger http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=23061&picture=black-blowfly
‘Empty Room’ – a poem by A. S. J. Tessimond
Anyone would think I liked Tessimond, wouldn’t they? 😉
This one worked out rather well 🙂
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Lis Goodwin – your voice coach
‘Look At All Those Monkeys!’ a poem by Spike Milligan
This is fun – I hope you enjoy it. Be sure to check out, like and share my other videos here. Thank you!
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Lis Goodwin – your voice coach
The Sick Rose – a poem by William Blake
O Rose, thou art sick!
The invisible worm
That flies in the night,
In the howling storm,
Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy:
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.
William Blake
One of the earliest classic poems I read as a youngster doing voice coaching. I hope you enjoyed it!
So what was the earliest poem you can remember reading?
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Lis Goodwin – your voice coach
It’s International Talk Like A Pirate Day today!
Avast ye lubbers! Yes, September the 19th is #ITLAPD, and I have done a very special video to commemorate this auspicious occasion – I hope you enjoy it!
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Lis Goodwin – your voice coach
Glorious! voice coaching 