Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

About this film

LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 6, 2019. Read in English by Bruce Kachuk; Christine Rojas; David Lawrence; Eva Davis; Emily Isabella; Eileen Rose Kelly; Graham Scott; Hypatia; Jim Gallagher; Josh Kibbey; Larry Wilson; Maria Kasper; Melissa Jane; Michele Fry; Nemo; Phil Schempf; SweetHome; Scott McMullan; Sarah Brown; Tomas Peter; tovarisch; William Allan Jones and Winston Tharp. The meanings of this poignant poem--which entered the Public Domain in January 2019 and is being added to the Librivox Collection ASAP--range from appreciation of a simple New Hampshire snowstorm scene, to reflections on death. Whose house is in the village? What promises need keeping? The poem can be interpreted on many different levels. Quoting Wikipedia: "At the funeral of former Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau, on October 3, 2000, his eldest son Justin rephrased the last stanza of this poem in his eulogy: 'The woods are lovely, dark and deep. He has kept his promises and earned his sleep.'" ( ~ Michele Fry) For further information, including links to online text, reader informa…

Directors & creators

Robert Frost

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; literature; poetry; canadian; nature; philosophy; snow; robert frost

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