Furies of Anne Gray Harvey:

[billy]

I came on this by chance, billy. It is a quite remarkable piece of work. I heard it on youtube (whilst on another mission) and was overwhelmed. I always suggest that it is essential to read your work out loud and this emphasises the point. The extra dimension of "voice" gives the whole piece a chillingly intimate feel. Anne Sexton would be proud of you...I am, too.
I have no negative criticism at all but would have, and it would be to my shame, if I had read it before hearing it narrated. Sexton relied a good deal on the power of speech, and Ginsberg insisted on that process......hearing this I can see clearly how what may appear gratuitous on paper is quintessential in narration. Sometimes "shock" words ARE gratuitous when written, and like their infamous cousins, the cliches, are avoided more often than they should be......you have written a superbly brave piece here and you are to be congratulated. Shit....I have just started BOTH youtube versions, yours and addy's together. The do not synch forever but whilst they did the effect was quite startling. A good audio engineer could mix these together into a .....OK, a gimmic....but what the hell, I'm shallow like that.
Best,
tectak

you please me young man thanks for the kind words. it was the only thing i did that i actually thought was pretty okay. normally i sit wondering what i did wrong

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I've never read nor heard anything like this, though it has Anne Sexton's boldness I like this better. It's brilliant and I do believe Addy actually gave it life with her reading.

thanks for the kind words Ash

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Bloody brilliant and how wonderous the depth of spoken word. TOMH

thanks, you smooth talking bastard

[serge gurkski]

Hi Billy,

one of my favs by Sexton is: Angels of the love affair

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/angels-of...ve-affair/

cheers

serge