Conscientious Deacon

About this book

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of The Conscientious Deacon by Vachel Lindsay. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 5th, 2013.

Vachel Lindsay described this poem as "a song to be syncopated as you please". According to Wikipedia he is considered the father of modern singing poetry (as he referred to it) in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted. His extensive correspondence with the poet Yeats details his intentions to revive the musical qualities in poetry as had been practised by the ancient Greeks. (Introduction by Ruth Golding)

Chapters

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1The Conscientious Deacon - Read by ADM1:25 · read by Dean McCollaum
2The Conscientious Deacon - Read by ALP1:28 · read by Algy Pug
3The Conscientious Deacon - Read by AS1:30 · read by Anita Slusser
4The Conscientious Deacon - Read by CS1:20 · read by Claudia Salto
5The Conscientious Deacon - Read by DL1:15 · read by David Lawrence
6The Conscientious Deacon - Read by EEP1:03 · read by Ernst Pattynama
7The Conscientious Deacon - Read by JCM1:15 · read by Jason Mills
8The Conscientious Deacon - Read by JM1:25 · read by Jannie Meisberger
9The Conscientious Deacon - Read by LAH1:17 · read by Lee Ann Howlett
10The Conscientious Deacon - Read by LLW1:33 · read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
11The Conscientious Deacon - Read by PM1:19 · read by Paul Mazumdar
12The Conscientious Deacon - Read by RG1:18 · read by Ruth Golding
13The Conscientious Deacon - Read by RN1:49 · read by ravenotation
14The Conscientious Deacon - Read by VG1:11 · read by Vanessa Garcia