With Usura Canto XLV - Ezra Pound

Documentary: Robinson Jeffers

The Seafarer

The Seafarer is an evocative Anglo-Saxon poem which begins with a mariner lamenting his fate but develops into an existential reflection of life and humanity. Here is an artistic reading of the poem in translation by Burton Raffe involving an angry cellist.




 This video I made begins with a reading of the first 25 lines of Ezra Pound's translation, followed by the original Anglo-Saxon Old English.

Durham - Old English Anglo Saxon Poem

The Dream of the Rood - Old English - The Ruthwell Cross

Julian Glover reads Beowulf

Anglo Saxon Poetry Playlist

Very Old Anglo Saxon poetry in Old English or translated from Old English into modern English. There are 20 videos in this playlist.

Ezra Pound - Hugh Selwyn Mauberley

Ezra Pound - Hugh Selwyn Mauberley by poetictouch