Audio Archives
Poetcasting
| Person Describing Archive | Annie Murray (2010); Chelsea Obodoechina (2020) |
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| Is this primarily a poetry audio site? | Y |
| Sponsoring Person or Institution | Poetcasting (non profit) |
| Site URL | |
| Site Last Updated | 20202020/08/15 |
| Date Visited | |
| General Description of Archive | this blog presents audio recordings of contemporary poets from Britain and Ireland - recordings are offered as podcasts.
UPDATE (Chelsea Obodoechina): Link is no longer functional and website could not be found. To view this website, visit https://web.archive.org/web/20100312081103/http://www.poetcasting.co.uk/ |
| Description of archive history or URL | http://www.poetcasting.co.uk/?page_id=16 |
| Contact information | editor of site is Alex Pryce (poetcasting@hotmail.co.uk) |
| Searchable options | basic blog search box |
| Relation from the audio to the text | no text provided, just audio |
| Date/Time/Length/Context info about the audio items | title of poem provided, but no additional metadata |
| Author bios and context within literary history | author bio provided for each poet |
| Audio file type: streaming, download, file format, audio file compression quality (WAV, MP3, bitrate) | streaming, or you can download |
| Multimedia integration (pictures, video, etc.) | author photo, no video |
| Audio playback setup (opens in Flash player, on new blank screen, etc.) | pop up player opens |
| Mobile access (i.e. accessible on smart phones, tablets, etc.) | downloadable (podcasts) |
| Browsing | browse by poets, since each entry is a blog post, "related posts" are suggested but is in unclear how relatedness is determined |
| Discovery features (pre-made playlists; dynamic lists: lists of recent additions, featured items, related items, etc). | |
| Interactivity and Web 2.0 features | users can comment (typical Wordpress interactivity option), or you can select a random poet by clicking on a fairly concealed link |
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