The Conscientious Deacon


Read by LibriVox Volunteers

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of The Conscientious Deacon by Vachel Lindsay. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 5th, 2013.

Vachel Lindsay described this poem as "a song to be syncopated as you please". According to Wikipedia he is considered the father of modern singing poetry (as he referred to it) in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted. His extensive correspondence with the poet Yeats details his intentions to revive the musical qualities in poetry as had been practised by the ancient Greeks. (Introduction by Ruth Golding) (0 hr 19 min)

Chapters

The Conscientious Deacon - Read by ADM 1:25 Read by Dean McCollaum
The Conscientious Deacon - Read by ALP 1:28 Read by Algy Pug
The Conscientious Deacon - Read by AS 1:30 Read by Anita Slusser
The Conscientious Deacon - Read by CS 1:20 Read by Claudia Salto
The Conscientious Deacon - Read by DL 1:15 Read by David Lawrence
The Conscientious Deacon - Read by EEP 1:03 Read by Ernst Pattynama
The Conscientious Deacon - Read by JCM 1:15 Read by Jason Mills
The Conscientious Deacon - Read by JM 1:25 Read by Jannie Meisberger
The Conscientious Deacon - Read by LAH 1:17 Read by Lee Ann Howlett
The Conscientious Deacon - Read by LLW 1:33 Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
The Conscientious Deacon - Read by PM 1:19 Read by Paul Mazumdar
The Conscientious Deacon - Read by RG 1:18 Read by Ruth Golding
The Conscientious Deacon - Read by RN 1:49 Read by ravenotation
The Conscientious Deacon - Read by VG 1:11 Read by Vanessa Garcia