Audio Archives
Poetry Archive, The
| 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 | Poetry Archive is a non-profit |
| Site URL | |
| Site Last Updated | |
| Date Visited | 20202020/08/15 |
| General Description of Archive | site providing poetry recordings, non profit started by Andrew Motion, current president is Seamus Heaney
UPDATE (Chelsea Obodoechina): Link redirects to error page. To access the archive, visit https://poetryarchive.org/explore/ |
| Description of archive history or URL | begun by Andrew Motion, to celebrate poetry as oral art. (background: http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/aboutus.do) they combine historical recordings and contemporary recordings, CDs can be purchased
UPDATE (Chelsea Obodoechina): Relocated to https://poetryarchive.org/about-us/ |
| Contact information | http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/contactUs.do (form for sending in email)
UPDATE (Chelsea Obodoechina): Relocated to https://poetryarchive.org/contact-us/ |
| Searchable options | basic search available, excellent browsing, many groupings of poems for usability |
| Relation from the audio to the text | each poem appears in full below the player, easy to follow along |
| Date/Time/Length/Context info about the audio items | date of poem's publication, length of recoding, copyright information |
| Author bios and context within literary history | bios and photos appear for each author, plus list of published works by poet |
| Audio file type: streaming, download, file format, audio file compression quality (WAV, MP3, bitrate) | streaming, can't find downloads, |
| Multimedia integration (pictures, video, etc.) | author photos, website has graphical look in general |
| Audio playback setup (opens in Flash player, on new blank screen, etc.) | small player that remains in main site, playback is basic: stop/start/volume control |
| Mobile access (i.e. accessible on smart phones, tablets, etc.) | |
| Browsing | poems can be browsed by poet, poem, theme of poem, form of poem, different sections that are useful for students or kids or teachers |
| Discovery features (pre-made playlists; dynamic lists: lists of recent additions, featured items, related items, etc). | |
| Interactivity and Web 2.0 features | you can create favourites and share with others, |
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