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@medbesra-sk5iw 4 күн бұрын
m'y beloved bas freins ...m'y teacher , m'y enmie
@robkeeleycomposer 8 күн бұрын
Fantastic to hear Stevens’ measured, spacious reading of his poem. It seems that he hardly has any obvious American accent. And the choice of Debussy’s Sirènes on the video is inspired, as we know that he was a fan of the French composer, and owned many recordings
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 8 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video and this marvelous poem by the great Wallace Stevens...hearing his reading adds so much to the work...Thanks for viewing and sharing your thoughts...I appreciate it, Rob...Frank
@robkeeleycomposer 8 күн бұрын
@@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf many composers, myself included, have tried setting his poetry, but in my humble opinion, they generally have little to add, since their is ample music in the sound of the words. Although I make one exception: Robin Holloway’s voluptuous setting of ‘Sea Surface full of Clouds. Worth hearing on YT.
@gavinkayner4674 14 күн бұрын
Frank, very nice indeed! Lovely lyric reframed as a lovely song with arresting video. Congrats.!
@hillarylyon1180 16 күн бұрын
Breath-taking! Turned your wonderful poem into a wonderful song. Then you created the perfect video.
@andyinoregon 17 күн бұрын
A visual and audio feast. You're a techno-wizard, Frank.
@ImUpToMystic_FrankIosue 17 күн бұрын
Thank you, so much, my brother...So very glad you enjoyed it...I've had a lot of fun having some of my poems converted to song by the AI software on SUNO...you should check it out...it's fun...you can just make up stuff, or put in existing text, and the program does some amazing things...I've been inspired to make the videos from the poems / songs...and it's been a real delight...As always, I really appreciate your very kind words, and all your amazing encouragement and support, Andy...many thanks...Frank
@madeinkorea79 17 күн бұрын
Beautiful! Chef's kiss and a big round of applause! Loved it! ❤❤
@ImUpToMystic_FrankIosue 17 күн бұрын
Thank you, so much, Mekala, for the wonderful words of encouragement and support......Glad you enjoyed it...Yes, the SUNO program creates some amazing stuff, as you know...I really have enjoyed turning my poems into songs....and the songs inspiring the videos...Loved your song, too...so poignant and moving...Brett did a good job...Hope you are all well...Much love to you, Brett, Caiden and Ethan...Unk!
@RuthlovesJesusChrist 23 күн бұрын
Wow should I recommend my friend to sing this song?
@ronaldstilgenbauer392 24 күн бұрын
Very nice indeed! Well done!!
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 24 күн бұрын
Thanks, Ron!...appreciate it...glad you enjoyed it...Frank
@doggerman300 26 күн бұрын
Wow!
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 26 күн бұрын
Gracias, Dub-ya!! Appreciate the kind words...So glad you dug it...I love how it came out!...Best to you and the Missus...see you soon...Frank
@rossodivital 26 күн бұрын
Awesome!!! I hope to see more of this valuable material that comes from the heart! Hugs and love to everyone at home.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 26 күн бұрын
Thank you, Luis!! Appreciate the kind words...So glad you enjoyed it...I love how it came out! Hope you, Paola and Leandro are well...Praying for your Mom and Dad...May God Bless them and keep them safe...all the best, Luis...Frank
@Enzo_213 26 күн бұрын
How Simon and Garfunkel of you... Absolutely loved it!
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 26 күн бұрын
Thank you, Vincenzo...Glad you enjoyed it...Appreciate your very kind words...Simon and who?...ha ha...Giggity!...Love you, Brother...My best to the family!...Francesco!
@lisaszekely2187 Ай бұрын
Your reading brought the vividness of the poet’s vision through to me. I learned from the introduction that Williams seems to have been a real “renaissance man” himself. It was great to see the painting that each poem referred to, and I liked the bagpipe music you included in the intro that tied into its mention in the wedding poem. Thanks for posting the video.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf Ай бұрын
.I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and the poems and paintings, Lisa...Williams was truly a unique and innovative force in the poetry of the 20th century....truly, as you say, a Renaissance man", who left a legacy of unforgettable poetry....Thank you, so much, for viewing, and for your very kind words... all the best...Frank
@GeneTwaronite Ай бұрын
Thanks for another great poetry video, Frank! It really brought these poems alive for me. I liked how you integrated the paintings with the text, and how you read the poems with great feeling.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf Ай бұрын
Thanks so much, Gene....Glad you enjoyed the video and Williams' terrific poems and Brueghel's wonderful paintings!...always appreciate your kind words of encouragement and support...all the best!....Frank
@dileepkodungallur1328 Ай бұрын
I sang it for English recitation and I got 1st prize
@dileepkodungallur1328 Ай бұрын
This is very emotional poem that has an very deep
@doggerman300 2 ай бұрын
Wow! This is a poem I wish I had written. I like poems about plums, blackbirds, wheelbarrows, angry sticks and groundhogs.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the poem and video, Warren...You plum lover, you...always appreciate your viewership, great support and delightful comments!!..Hope all's well with you and Hillary...Looking forward to seeing you guys soon...all the best, my friend...Frank!
@nickiosue6228 2 ай бұрын
Wow! What an accomplished life!! Returning to the crime of the scene year after year, and he ponders on Greece and St. Theresa?! But would it be a longer winter? That’s what the fields want to know? Who would be their prophet? The tail of its hair and purpose!
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for viewing, Nick...yes, a long and accomplished life...Your poem was beautiful, too!...Did you make it up on your own or steal some of it?...ha ha...Seriously, I appreciate all the great support, Dear Brother!👍👍
@lisaszekely2187 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for this presentation of Berryman’s reading. His line breaks were intriguing. I appreciate that you included his biography, which provided a perspective on his work.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for viewing, Lisa...and thanks for the very kind words...really glad you enjoyed it....Berryman was a huge influence on my writing...especially in my early days...A tragic, damaged soul...but a brilliant poet...eccentric, arrogant, but incredibly innovative and imaginative...and a master manipulator and craftsman of language and form...Thanks, again, Lisa...all the best....Frank
@Worldahurt 3 ай бұрын
🎉❤
@chopin65 3 ай бұрын
This is lovely. I posted it on Twitter.
@GeneTwaronite 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for creating this, Frank. Great job! My favorite was Dream Song #14. I especially liked hearing the actual voice of Berryman and the way he performed his poems.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 4 ай бұрын
Thank you, so much, Gene!...I really appreciate you viewing and sharing your thoughts, and your very kind words. Glad you enjoyed the video, and these very unique and striking poems by Mr, Bones!...ha ha...Berryman was a big influence on much of my early and later writing...he has written many other outstanding "stuffs"...like "Canto Amor", "The Ball Poem", "The Moon, The Night and The Men" and "The Poet's Final Instructions"....if you're interested, worth checking into...Thanks, gain, Gene!...all the best...Frank
@benjaminperez969 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to do this. I've recently discovered J.V. Cunningham. (Recently finished reading his The Exclusions of a Rhyme: Poems & Epigrams, published by Wiseblood Books, in 2022.) I like his work, a lot. Q: while reading, sometimes you didn't pause at the line break, before beginning the next line, why? (That slight pause, ending one line, setting up the next line, seems key to the punch & power of his verse, no?)
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for viewing, Benjamin...I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and these wonderful poems by the masterful J.V. Cunningham...His kind of highly structured and formal / classical verse is not in favor much, nowadays...it's nice to find people who appreciate the intellect and craftsmanship displayed in these works...I have been an admirer since I was first exposed to his writing when I was an undergrad back in the early 70's...he influenced much of my own verse writing...Very good question about why I read the poems without pausing at the line breaks!...While many poets, when they read, pause longer at line breaks, you must always remember that poems are written in both sentences AND lines...The master verse writers, unlike the singers in songs, always try to subordinate the rhyme and meter so that when it is read, it reads like natural speech...not like a song...clearly, the structure and rhyme is deliberate...but, in my opinion ( and, I believe, the consensus among scholars ) the more that highly-crafted verse reads like speech ( while clearly exhibiting a mastery of craft and composition with rhyme and meter ), the greater the poetry...so, while reading the text, where we SEE the deliberate use of rhyme and meter, when a rhymed and metered poem is read aloud, that structure, in the best crafted poems, is less evident in its rigidity and musical regularity...and reads like natural speech...while still conveying the beauty and mastery of a highly organized and deliberately manufactured structure to the ear...but more subtly...that's about as well as I can explain it, Benjamin....there are poets who often prefer to exaggerate the line breaks for their desired effects...but, in general, I think the reading of a poem as "speech" and not "song" is more memorable and engaging...I hope that clarifies it or you...thanks, again, for your kind words and your thoughtful comments...I appreciate it...Frank
@johntalbot134 3 ай бұрын
I hold the opposite view.
@lisaszekely2187 4 ай бұрын
I enjoyed your selection of short poems, and of the pictures and videos that perfectly complemented them!
@nickiosue6228 4 ай бұрын
Great to hear that your students( and I) appreciate this work
@c.7610 5 ай бұрын
I just used this excellent video with a class of high schoolers who are studying Kees. It’s very effective and held their interest throughout. Thank you!
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 4 ай бұрын
Wow, that's wonderful, C...Thank you for sharing my video with your class, and for your very kind words...I'm so gratified to hear that this video, on this remarkable and underappreciated poet, was engaging and informative for your class... I also have other videos that might be of interest to you ...here's a link to my KZbin home page where you can browse my other poetry-related titles and content...Thank you, again! Frank www.youtube.com/@ImUpToMystic_FrankIosue/videos
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 4 ай бұрын
@nickiosue6228 16 hours ago Great to hear that your students( and I) appreciate this work
@c.7610 4 ай бұрын
@@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf Kees has been a favorite of mine for 40 years. Your video helped me to at last find a way to integrate his poems into my class!
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 4 ай бұрын
@@c.7610 Thank you, C....glad it helped in some way!...Frank
@ew6504 5 ай бұрын
8:13am Frank, this is a fine work and definitely is touching and inspirational. That some people can communicate their thoughts in these ways. Marvelous, thanks for the share.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 5 ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed the video, and the selection of poems, Eva...I appreciate you viewing...Thanks, too, for your always kind words of encouragement and support...hope you are doing well....and hope to see you soon....all the best...Frank!
@richardknight-x1r 5 ай бұрын
Mad Ireland hurt him into poetry but mad England hurled millions to their doom Their "Great War" Requiem for the slain Planned and connived without remorse To save a rotten empire
@GeneTwaronite 5 ай бұрын
Great video, Frank! I would have to say this is my favorite. I LOVE short poems (all except haikus, which leave me cold - call it a personal failing). Of the lesser known poets, I especially enjoyed Zbigniew Herbert's "Armchairs" and Robert Kelly's "Normal" (weird kitchens, indeed). And I am glad you included one by Russell Edson, a favorite poet of mine, who also wrote wonderfully absurd prose poems. And of course how could you not include that blue-eyed boy? Once again, you have masterfully paired the poems with moving images - a real joy to watch! Thanks, Frank!
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 5 ай бұрын
So very glad you enjoyed the selections, Gene...yes, the Herbert and Kelly poems are really wonderful...as are EECs and Edson's....I tried to get a real nice mix of well-known and lesser known works that resonate with me, and that a general audience of readers might enjoy experiencing...plus, you'd be surprised how challenging it is to find outstanding poems under 12 lines long ( and I didn't want to make the video a haiku festival....ha ha. )....as always, I try to find images and animated snippets to enhance the poetic atmospheres...I'm grateful that you feel I was as successful with that as I hoped I would be....Thank you, so much, for viewing and for your observations and comments, and for your kind words of encouragement and support, Gene.....all the best!...Frank
@Tex-Mex-John 5 ай бұрын
Frank really enjoyed the video! A great selection of, in my case, unknown poets. Still remember when you introduced me Dylan Thomas's works many, many moons ago..Wow!
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, John...glad you enjoyed my selections...Your support, encouragement and great friendship means so very much to me, my brother!....I value it and you...hope all's well...talk to you soon.
@andyinoregon 5 ай бұрын
Superb video production, Frank!
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, Andy...glad you enjoyed the video....I appreciate all your encouragement and great support, my friend!
@doggerman300 5 ай бұрын
Entirely enjoyable!
@Enzo_213 5 ай бұрын
I enjoyed the whole selection. It had an overarching theme of...quiet desperation.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 5 ай бұрын
My favorite theme, Vince!!...ha ha...Seriously, so glad you enjoyed the poems and the video presentation of them....Appreciate you viewing and sharing your thoughts....Thanks for your great support....my best to you and ll the family!....Frank
@HillaryLyon 5 ай бұрын
Bravo, Frank! So many truly wonderful selections presented here. Loved the accompanying music, too. Very appropriate.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, Hillary...so glad you liked the selections....I really wanted to showcase these poems, which I really like and admire a lot, and that fit the format...Glad you like the music too...I really played around with a lot of different pieces, until I finally settled on this really lovely and haunting instrumental...Thanks so much for viewing and for your always kind words and support!....Frank.
@nickiosue6228 5 ай бұрын
Pretty cool! I really liked Armchair!
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 5 ай бұрын
Thanks, Nick...glad you enjoyed the video...."Armchairs" is a real personal favorite of mine....My teacher and mentor back at Cal State, Henri Coulette, met and spent time with Zbigniew Herbert back in the early 70s, when I was in his writing class, and Coulette read "Armchairs" to us, when the book came out....Appreciate the support, Nicky!!!
@minneolamatt1 5 ай бұрын
Really great! Thanks! Kees was and is fierce.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for viewing and for the very kind words!...Indeed, he was...so many amazing poems from this brilliant, tragic poet!...He influenced my own writing tremendously...more poetry lovers need to discover him!...thanks, again...Frank!
@frankmorgandorfer893 6 ай бұрын
The porchlight coming on again.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 6 ай бұрын
"1926"...what a great poem by Kees..."Ja-Da"....I'm a huge admirer of Kees' work...such a tragic life...Thank you for viewing, Frank...glad you enjoyed the video...I appreciate it.
@frankmorgandorfer893 6 ай бұрын
@@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf There is a documentary made in the 1990's by English Poet Simon Armitage for the BBC called 'Looking for Robinson'. He talks to aquaintances and admirers of Kees, visits important locations in his life, comments about the poetry and speculates about the disappearence. Very well put together, unfortunately it's not on yt so far.
@stellaboulton9531 6 ай бұрын
Fabulous video, Frank. You have chosen great accompanying music - what is it, please? And to hear Philip Larkin reading his own work so perfectly....
@HillaryLyon 6 ай бұрын
Another masterful production! Really enjoyed it (I listened twice). And the accompanying music was perfect.Thanks for this.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for viewing and for your always wonderful encouragement and support, Hillary....wow, you watched 2 times...feel free to view over and over again...ha ha...seriously, appreciate the kind words...I am a huge admirer of Kees' work...He was a huge influence on my early writing...so many great poems...hope you'll check out more...looking forward to seeing you and Dub-Ya, soon...all the best...Frank
@rmp7400 6 ай бұрын
Brilliant and BRAVE❤ (Sadly, too brilliant - too brave for much of the Western World...)
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 6 ай бұрын
Indeed! A remarkable and complicated man and artist!
@doggerman300 6 ай бұрын
I am going to look into more of this fellow's work. Thanx Frank
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for viewing, Warren! Glad you enjoyed the video and these powerful poems by Weldon Kees...Definitely look into more of his work...he's a truly under-appreciated poet, and I know you'll really love his stuff!....Frank
@rexarrasmith8685 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for this Frank, I was not aware of this poet. I appreciate the introduction. Well done!
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 6 ай бұрын
Yes, Kees is one of the most under-appreciated poets of the late 20th century....He was a very big influence on my own writing...I'm a big admirer...I really encourage you to get his "Collected Poems"...a tremendous poet....a powerful poetic voice, and a brilliant craftsman ...but, a very tragic life...Thanks for viewing and for the kind words, Rex! I really appreciate it....Frank
@nickiosue6228 6 ай бұрын
Great work, Frank! This was one scary dude… schizobrilliant! But troubled!! Here’s to you, Mr. Robinson!!!
@ImUpToMystic_FrankIosue 6 ай бұрын
Thanks, Nick! I really appreciate it...Yes, a sad and tragic ending for a very talented poet...But, some amazing work he left behind...and these 4 are among his most memorable!
@andyinoregon 6 ай бұрын
I am humbled at how far above my educational pay grade this all is.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 6 ай бұрын
Thank you, Andy....I'm so honored by your words....so very kind of you.....This is a big part of who I am, and I love exploring and sharing my passion for poetry and the appreciation of it, and am so grateful for the interest and encouragement shown by so many people....I know this kind of content is not to many people's taste....I really appreciate you viewing, and I truly value your friendship and great support...all the best, my friend....Frank ( nee Knarf )!
@charlesmcmullen2900 6 ай бұрын
Stunning.... Reveals man's desire to go on living, but eternally in a better live...beyond.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 6 ай бұрын
Yes, a powerful moment in the film....and a beautiful and poignant poem....Thank you for viewing and for sharing your thoughts....Frank
@nickiosue6228 7 ай бұрын
Congratulations, Frank.. a wonderful commentary and definition of what poetry is, does, describes and defines.
@FrankIosue_NickandKnarf 7 ай бұрын
Thank so much, Nick...I appreciate you viewing, and all the love and support!...
@doggerman300 7 ай бұрын
This essay on poetry was in it's self a poem! Beautiful, yes beautiful.
@ImUpToMystic_FrankIosue 7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, Warren...really appreciate your wonderful comments...thanks for all the great support, and your valued friendship...Look forward to seeing you and Hillary, soon...all the best...Frank!
@HillaryLyon 7 ай бұрын
What a wonderful, sweeping video essay! You have done a great job putting all this together--very inspiring. Thank you for posting this.
@ImUpToMystic_FrankIosue 7 ай бұрын
Thank you, so much, Hillary for those very kind and encouraging words...I'm so honored and appreciative...and I'm so glad you enjoyed the video...It is something very different for me, but I really enjoyed the challenge of making a video featuring this kind of subject matter...I am so grateful to you and Warren for all of your amazing friendship and support...Looking forward to seeing you both, soon...all the best...Frank.
@JH-ks6pq 7 ай бұрын
i still see them, and weep in their moments that forced them to let go
@HillaryLyon 8 ай бұрын
Heartachingly beautiful, Frank.
@ImUpToMystic_FrankIosue 8 ай бұрын
Thank you, Dear Hillary!...I am still filled with so much gratitude and love for her and for our life together...Much love to you and Dub-ya...look forward to seeing you soon....Frank
@doggerman300 8 ай бұрын
Hillary and I wish we could known her. Your life was blessed with her as her's was blessed with you.
@ImUpToMystic_FrankIosue 8 ай бұрын
Thanks, so much, Dub-ya...I know you would have really loved her.... ironically / paradoxically, one of the few beautiful things that happened as a result of her passing, was moving my life toward my poetry, and to meeting special and amazing new friends like you, Hilary, Lee and a few others....Thank you, for all your kind support, friendship and encouragement...and, especially, your love, Warren....Looking forward to seeing you and Hillary, soon...Frank