The Village Blacksmith


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.2 stars; 8 reviews)

LibriVox volunteers bring you eleven different recordings of The Village Blacksmith, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of October 1st, 2006. (0 hr 25 min)

Chapitres

The Village Blacksmith - Read by ALNL 2:04 Lu par Andrea L
The Village Blacksmith - Read by CZ 2:56 Lu par Christina Zhu
The Village Blacksmith - Read by DRB 2:31 Lu par David Barnes
The Village Blacksmith - Read by EZWA 2:08 Lu par Ezwa
The Village Blacksmith - Read by GMH 2:11 Lu par Glen Hallstrom
The Village Blacksmith - Read by KLH 2:29 Lu par Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
The Village Blacksmith - Read by MEG 2:15 Lu par Ed Good
The Village Blacksmith - Read by MFS 2:21 Lu par Mark F. Smith
The Village Blacksmith - Read by MKS 2:13 Lu par Michael Sirois
The Village Blacksmith - Read by SDM 2:31 Lu par Sean McKinley
The Village Blacksmith - Read by SM 2:18 Lu par Sean McGaughey

Critiques

Worth the Listen


(3.5 stars)

Learned it is "A chestnut tree" not "THE chestnut tree". Beyond that, as I was listening, it occurred to me that none of the readers truly expressed the emotions and meaning of the last stanza. We are to make something of ourselves on the anvil of life - beating out the imperfections.


(3 stars)

I like the poem, but it seems a little silly to have so many readers. I guess you can pick which one you want.