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Post by Redwine on Jun 5, 2011 11:17:24 GMT -5
Josephine Hart has died. She is well-known to us here at Hollanderia for her devotion to the power of the spoken word, spoken with passion. (See Words that Burn on Thomagination, for a breathtaking introduction to the way poetry can sound.) "Her regular poetry evenings at the British Library were renowned for their stellar casts," writes the Telegraph. "Josephine Hart was reckoned the most persuasive woman in London: she charmed Sir Roger Moore into reading Kipling and Ralph Fiennes into reading Auden."* She also managed to get our favorite British actor up on that stage at least four different times. Hers was -- and is -- a powerful voice for literature, and most especially for the power of poetry. She will be very much missed. Read her obituary, here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/8555567/Josephine-Hart.html*The same article says, "the live readings were recorded on CD, and there are plans to distribute these to every secondary school in Britain." Hope it's true.
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