For this task completion I decided to create a small collection of some of my favorite poetry. i had originally entertained the idea of doin a complete run through of The Great Gatsby (a la Andy Kaufman) or to put up some Vonnegut (My Favorite), but I figured that realistically nobody would ever listen to such a long audio file if I posted it. So a group of poems seemed like the best bet, that way if you want to hear you can take a minute and listen to one or two, rather than needing many hours for a big long novel. In my collection I decided to include 4 "real" poems (a nod to some of my literati friends who take issue with what I consider poetry) and 4 of my favorite poem songs by the master Bob Dylan (allegedly not "real" poetry as I have been informed by those with no real information). Well I am a musician and Dylan is my favorite, they are real poems to me.
It was actually pretty hard to get any sort of good reading voice, I sort of found my stride on the Dylan and then went back and recorded the others. Because of that some sort of Dylan-ism inflects my voice throughout but it seems appropriate for the material I chose, and believe me it sounds better than any of the other voices I could force out last night at 2 am. I included

1. The Love Song Of J Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot (1917) [Possibly my favorite amongst real poems]
2. Dirge by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1838)
3. I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud (aka Daffodils) by William Wordsworth (1804)
4. Funeral Blues by W.H. Auden (1936)
5. Chimes of Freedom by Bob Dylan (1964)
6. Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan (1965) [One of the most amazing poems to me, makes me really really pissed that so many people have bastardized, mushified and totally ruined this song. It should cut to the bone, and the way Dylan plays it it does. Most people think of this as some sort of happy jaunty song and it isnt. Makes me curse the Byrds at least once a week]
7. It's Alright Ma (It's Life & Life Only) by Bob Dylan (1965)
8. Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie by Bob Dylan (1963) [A very awesome poem, but a little long] *I think this one might have turned out the best of the bunch*

I know full well that nobody is likely to listen to all of this, but here it is in it's entirety to prove that it really got done. If you don't know these poems I am glad i could bring them to you for the first time. The Dylan suits me best. These really are great great pieces of writing, if you have the time to listen you should. The whole thing runs about half an hour. I of course have included photos of my procedure as well as the gifting of the completed task.

**When writing this task up I had a little trouble with the audio. For some reason it often plays the first second or two and then restarts at the beginning and plays all the way. I think it's a buffering issue, but I think it can be avoided by clicking the track name rathern than the play button from the +larger set. If this happens I apologize. I will try to sort it out. This is my first audio posting, tryin to figure out if it's my formating or an sf0 thing. Also they are recorded a little quiet so you may need to turn the volume up, I was listening to the playback in headphones not my speakers**