Poetry Valentines
We’ve just heard about a new poetry-related Valentine’s Day treat – and as we at Pomegranate are soppy old romantics at heart, we had to share it with you! Here’s their press:
“The Poetry Archive and The Times Online have just launched Valentine Voices, a collection of 40 poems to enthrall, entertain and beguile lovers everywhere. Available on The Times Online, Valentine Voices features a list of love poems read by celebrity readers and poets, which can be sent as a gift to your Valentine’s mobile phone.
Those looking to wow their lovers on Valentine’s Day can pay for Jude Law or Keira Knightley to do it on their behalf, with their wonderful recordings of Lord Byron’s She Walks in Beauty and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Love’s Philosophy. Also included amongst the 40 readings are Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Joanna Lumley, Alan Rickman, Rosamund Pike, James Earl Jones, Stephen Fry, Kenneth Branagh, Patrick Stewart, Ronan Keating and Daniel Radcliffe. Poets such as Carol Ann Duffy and Wendy Cope, who are already featured on the Poetry Archive, also read their own works.
Visitors to http://www.timesonline.co.uk/poetry can browse a list of poems read by well-known names before sending a poem to their beloved’s mobile phone. Each poem will feature a sample recording and, once chosen, can be sent with a personal message from the sender, to arrive on the recipient’s phone on Valentine’s Day.
40 love poems are available for mobile download for just £3 each, and all proceeds to help fund the Poetry Archive.”
Naaaw, isn’t that nice? Check it out!
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