The Conscientious Deacon

Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931)

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)

Genre(s): Poetry, Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by ADM Dean McCollaum
00:01:25
Play 02 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by ALP Algy Pug
00:01:28
Play 03 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by AS Anita Slusser
00:01:30
Play 04 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by CS Claudia Salto
00:01:20
Play 05 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by DL David Lawrence
00:01:15
Play 06 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by EEP Ernst Pattynama
00:01:03
Play 07 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by JCM Jason Mills
00:01:15
Play 08 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by JM Jannie Meisberger
00:01:25
Play 09 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by LAH Lee Ann Howlett
00:01:17
Play 10 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by LLW Leonard Wilson
00:01:33
Play 11 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by PM Paul Mazumdar
00:01:19
Play 12 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by RG Ruth Golding
00:01:18
Play 13 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by RN ravenotation
00:01:49
Play 14 The Conscientious Deacon - Read by VG Vanessa Garcia
00:01:11