The Reader: Recent Episodes
Langit Kalana
The Reader is a podcast of self-expression of what we are feeling by reading poetry and prose from various poets in the world combined with beautiful instrumental music.
Credits :
Reader : Basya https://www.instagram.com/bsyact/
Poem Title : Ada Berita Apa Hari Ini, Den Sastro? by Sapardi Djoko Damono
Backsong : Embrace by Ron Adelaar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzkP7WzPMxc
Cover Art by https://www.instagram.com/cznl_94/
Produced by cznl_94 with Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/
Poem Script : only on book "Ada Berita Apa Hari Ini, Den Sastro? : collected poem by Sapardi Djoko Damono"
Credits :
Reader : https://www.instagram.com/alurinaa/
Poem Title : untuk yang hidup di bawah bayang-bayang by kata.puan https://www.instagram.com/nikita_gill/?hl=en
Backsong : Megan Wofford - Fresh Perspective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWbRL1RbfNU
Cover Art by https://www.instagram.com/cznl_94/
Produced by cznl_94 with Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/
Poem Script :
Credits :
Reader : Basya https://www.instagram.com/bsyact/
Poem Title : Jalan Yang Berkali-kali Kau Tempuh by M. Aan Mansyur
Backsong : Cor Meum by 8th Floor Wide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pE8sFZNNes
Cover Art by https://www.instagram.com/cznl_94/
Produced by cznl_94 with Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/
Poem Script : only on book "Melihat Api Bekerja : collected poem by M. Aan Mansyur"
Credits :
Reader : Alurinaa https://www.instagram.com/alurinaa/
Poem Title : The Plae Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Backsong : Traveling by Heinz Goldblatt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpdixkzsvXk
Cover Art by https://www.instagram.com/cznl_94/
Produced by cznl_94 with Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/
Poem Script : https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1816628-pale-blue-dot-a-vision-of-the-human-future-in-space
Credits :
Reader : Basya https://www.instagram.com/bsyact/
Poem Title : A Woman Alone by Denise Levertov
Backsong : Connect The Dots by Async Ross https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEIqV-M7ah8
Cover Art by https://www.instagram.com/cznl_94/
Produced by cznl_94 with Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/
Poem Script : http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/levertov.htm#_Toc23572777
Credits :
Reader : Basya https://www.instagram.com/bsyact/
Poem Title : Tulips by Sylvia Plath
Backsong : if you ever change your mind by Santo Trevisani https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bbkFSb_dPA
Cover Art by https://www.instagram.com/cznl_94/
Produced by cznl_94 with Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/
Poem Script : https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49013/tulips-56d22ab68fdd0
Credits :
Reader : Alurinaa https://www.instagram.com/alurinaa/
Poem Title : A Lesson Learned Lately by Nikita Gill https://www.instagram.com/nikita_gill/?hl=en
Backsong : Prelude In A-Flat by Jackson Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eka3jKwoZc0
Cover Art by https://www.instagram.com/cznl_94/
Produced by cznl_94 with Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/
Poem Script : https://www.instagram.com/p/BxP1vmZHqoY/
Ask me what I find ugly about myself,
and I will point out wound after scar,
everything that hasn’t healed right,
everything that I wished away,
wished better, wished alive.
I have a thousand words for each injury,
ten thousand to give to my flaws’ tragedies,
yet if someone asked,
“Name something beautiful about yourself,”
the seconds feel like centuries of stifled silence.
And I wonder why it feels like I’m safer
when I’m languishing in self-hatred,
but have no kind words for the spirit
that has sustained me,
the body that has loved me,
and the mind that has tried its best
to heal from every cruel memory.
Perhaps the only way to start loving myself
is constantly reminding my heart
that I deserve better from me.
Credits : Reader : @alurinaa Poem Title : Don't Quit by John Greenleaf Whittier Backsong : Trapestry by Gemine Cover Art : The Reader by @cznl_94 Poem Script : When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When fund are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is starnge with its twists and turns As every one of us sometimes learns And many a failure comes about When he might have won had he stuck it out; Don't give up though the pace seems slow You may succeed with another blow. Success is failure turned inside out The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are It may be near when it seems a far; So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit It's when things seem worst that you must not quit. For all the sad words of tounge or pen The sadest are these:"It might have been!"