Heres a virtual movie of John Masefield reading his celebrated poem “Sea Fever” the sound recording comes from a broadcast by him in 1941.The poem comes from his anthology Saltwater Ballads.
John Edward Masefield, OM, (1 June 1878 — 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967. He is remembered as the author of the classic children’s novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, two novels “Captain Margaret” and “Multitude and Solitude” and a great deal of memorable poetry, including “The Everlasting Mercy”, and “Sea-Fever”, from his anthology Saltwater Ballads.
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Jim Clark
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“Sea-Fever”
I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking.
I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.
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May 29th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
To hear one of my …
To hear one of my favorite poems actually read by it author. Thank You!
May 29th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
We have got this …
We have got this poem at school now.
It’s great!
May 29th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
AMAZING TO HEAR …
AMAZING TO HEAR THIS VOICE! WOW! i was brought up on his “Midnight folk” and “box of delights” as a boy…so now to hear his voice its…SPLENDIFEROUS (an adjective masefield uses in “box of delights lol)
May 29th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Yes as with all at …
Yes as with all at this channel its a virtual movie using his photo and in this his instance hisactual voice recording.
Kind Regards
Jim Clark
May 29th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
is that really him …
is that really him in the film or is that a virtual face?