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Have you ever wanted to see classic poems “read” by their long-dead authors via creepy computer animation? Well, now you can! On YouTube, poetryanimations has published a nearly 250-part series of poems that feature photos of their authors, modified so that they appear to be talking. Have a look at this creepy, but kind of awesome, example, in which Lewis Carroll “reads” his poem “Jabberwocky”:
A few more favorites after the jump.
Siegfried Sassoon’s “The Kiss”:
(See also: Sassoon’s famous open letter regarding World War I.)
Robert Burns reads “Auld Lang Syne”:
Totally weird, right? Check out the whole series for hundreds more.
Truly the stuff of nightmares.
posted by Ransom Riggs on 1-7-2009 at 10:17 pm
AIIIIEEEEEE! ::runs away::
posted by Brooklynperson on 1-7-2009 at 11:53 pm
OMG!! Those are so awesome! I immediately found the author I’m currently reading (James Joyce) reading the book I’m currently reading at school(Ulysses). I then shared it with my entire class. Thanks for this!!
posted by Tricia on 1-8-2009 at 11:20 am