Audio Archives

Audio Poetry at Archive.Org

Person Describing Archive

Celyn Harding Jones (2010) ; Chelsea Obodoechina (2020)

Is this primarily a poetry audio site?

Y

Sponsoring Person or Institution

Archive.Org

Site URL

http://www.archive.org/details/audio_poetry

Site Last Updated
Date Visited

20202020/05/13

General Description of Archive

This is a collection of poetry recordings added by Internet Archive users. Basically just a list of random poetry recordings read by Users (not the author) and uploaded to the site. No information about the author or poem are provided. Not a great site for our purposes or research.

Description of archive history or URL
Contact information
Searchable options
Relation from the audio to the text
Date/Time/Length/Context info about the audio items
Author bios and context within literary history
Audio file type: streaming, download, file format, audio file compression quality (WAV, MP3, bitrate)
Multimedia integration (pictures, video, etc.)
Audio playback setup (opens in Flash player, on new blank screen, etc.)
Mobile access (i.e. accessible on smart phones, tablets, etc.)
Browsing
Discovery features (pre-made playlists; dynamic lists: lists of recent additions, featured items, related items, etc).
Interactivity and Web 2.0 features
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