Glenda Jackson Reads Stevie Smith Part 1/2

This vinyl album (in two parts) from 1975 serves as a companion piece to the movie, Stevie, starring Ms. Jackson, or as an introduction to Stevie Smith's remarkable poetry.
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[@jasonhurd4379]

Thank you so much for this! I first heard of Stevie Smith in the 1970s, when I listened to Glenda Jackson and Mona Washbourne doing the radio adaptation of the film. The poems, as spoken by Miss Jackson, were funny, solemn, naughty, whimsical, mocking and haunting. I became an overnight fan of Miss Smith's work. Not Waving but Drowning was an instant favorite, as were Tender Only to One and Do Take Muriel Out. The final Come Death poems, written as she lay dying, haunt me still. One of my favorite poets.

[@robertamsel4769]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the recording as much as I did. I've had the LP for years and wanted to share it with others, once I was able to transfer it.

[@rareimer]

The poems are: 1. Papa Love Baby 2. Progression 3. The Songster 4. Infant 5. From the County Lunatic Asylum 6. The River Deben 7. The Reason 8. Sunt Leones 9. Freddy 10. This Englishwoman 11. Tender Only to One 12. The Bishops of the Church of England 13. One of Many 14. The Boat 15. Infelice 16. The Murderer 17. How Slowly Time Lengthens 18. La Gretchen de Nos Jours (1) 19. La Gretchen de Nos Jours (2) 20. Murder 21. Girls! 22. Conviction (i) 23. Conviction (ii) 24. Conviction (iii) 25. Conviction (iv) 26. Christmas 27. The Castle 28. Harold's Leap 29. The River God 30. Do Take Muriel Out 31. The Office Cat 32. The Celtic Fringe 33. Not Waving But Drowning The poems are presented in order of publication.

[@alexandramontes3944]

Thank you very much!

[@ceceliahuynh]

A wonderful listen thank you! 😊

[@trevorgibb1019]

A great introduction to the work of Stevie Smith. Thanks!

[@johnhaggerty4396]

As well as her poems which live on brightly, read her witty fiction, *Novel on Yellow Paper*, *Over the Frontier* and *The Holiday*.

[@frankfeldman6657]

Wonderful. Second only to you know whom.

[@hudsony777]

No, I don't know whom, who?