Eleanor Farjeon “Night” Poem animation
Heres a virtual movie of Eleanor Farjeon (1881 – 1965) reading her lovely unforgetable poem “Night” first published around 1922. These days, Eleanor Farjeon’s most widely known work is the popular children’s hymn Morning has Broken, written in 1931 for an old Gaelic tune associated with the Scottish village Bunessan. It was later popularized by the folk singer Cat Stevens. Her other popular hymn is the Advent carol People, Look East!, usually sung to an old French melody, and a favourite with children’s choirs. Morning has Broken is one of the many poems to be found in the anthology Children’s Bells under its correct title A Morning Song (For the First Day of Spring), published by Oxford University Press in 1957 and bringing together poems from many sources, including the Martin Pippin books. One of Farjeon’s poetic talents was to make history easy and memorable. In poetry that is varied, witty and picturesque, Farjeon presents the saints, the kings, the tyrants and the notable events in forms that fixed them in the minds of the young reader. Her historic poems range from King Priam, who in rhyming couplets begs his son’s body from Achilles, and King John being forced by the relentless barons to sign the Magna Carta, to Joseph the carpenter wondering over the future of the little Christ Child that he can hold in the span of his two hands. Eleanor Farjeon (pronounced far’-zhun) (13 February 1881 5 June 1965) was an English author of children’s stories and plays, poetry …
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Heres a virtual movie of a recitation by a male reader of an enjoyable childrens poem”Dont Throw Stones in Glasshouse Street ” by the English poet and author Eleanor Farjeon. This delightful little poem is surely a sort of warning to the mischievous little boy that lurks in all our souls to not to go throwing stones lest we may get caught and end up getting thrashed for our troubles ha ha. The poem is read by a rather Victorian sounding elderly gent so I have employed the visual services of a suitably stern looking unknown Victorian gent as the reader. Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 — 5 June 1965) was an English author of children’s stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Many of her works had charming illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Some of her correspondence has also been published. She won many literary awards and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for children’s literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children’s Book Circle, a society of publishers. Kind Regards Jim Clark All rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2010
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Night – is when red-purple sky turns Royal
Night – is when blues of all shade turn dark
So that we may see batches of dazzling stars
Hence – we may enjoy a lull among tiny arcs
Small beams of light, as spotlights to look at
(Royal here in this paragraph; means blue, as in royal-blue)
Anna*
Night makes me think astutely
more often during high-moon
more often during clear nights
more often than glaring daylights
Nelly
Eleanor whispers to the night.
Bowing to the Queens moon.
A delight to listen to past woos.
My nights will never be alike.
I have always Loved this Poem, it is a shame it isn’t that well known or read. Thank-you for sharing this Poem with me. I needed it, the video came at the right time.
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