The Writer's Almanac from Sunday, February 11, 2001
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The Writer's Almanac from Sunday, February 11, 2001 "She Walks in Beauty," by George Gordon, Lord Byron. ORIGINAL TEXT - 2001 ORIGINAL AUDIO - 2001 It's the feast day of St. Caedmon, the first poet known to compose in English. He was a shepherd who was so embarrassed by his poor singing voice that he used to excuse himself from feasts when he thought he might have to take a turn singing. After doing so one evening, he went out to sleep in the stable. He dreamed a voice said to him, "Caedmon, sing something to me. Sing the beginning of created things." And he did—in verses he'd never heard before. He remembered them when he awoke, and added more. He showed them to the abbess of the local monastery, and the abbess urged him to take holy vows, as he had obviously been given a gift by God.
The Writer's Almanac from Sunday, February 11, 2001
The Writer's Almanac from Sunday, February…
The Writer's Almanac from Sunday, February 11, 2001
The Writer's Almanac from Sunday, February 11, 2001 "She Walks in Beauty," by George Gordon, Lord Byron. ORIGINAL TEXT - 2001 ORIGINAL AUDIO - 2001 It's the feast day of St. Caedmon, the first poet known to compose in English. He was a shepherd who was so embarrassed by his poor singing voice that he used to excuse himself from feasts when he thought he might have to take a turn singing. After doing so one evening, he went out to sleep in the stable. He dreamed a voice said to him, "Caedmon, sing something to me. Sing the beginning of created things." And he did—in verses he'd never heard before. He remembered them when he awoke, and added more. He showed them to the abbess of the local monastery, and the abbess urged him to take holy vows, as he had obviously been given a gift by God.