Emily Dickinson - Hope is a Thing with Feathers

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard,
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea,
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

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[zZzZzyxel]

John Green first introduced me to this poem and rich world of English poetry, now someone might have the same experience, but instead of a anxious nerd writer, it's buff anime man. Wild times we live in.

[brokentoystar]

This is very beautiful. I love your use of sound effects and your pacing was great! Nice work!

[scootmoondog]

I got chills listening to this. Please read more poetry! Your voice is so rich and warm and gorgeous!

[Papanie_]

Thank you for the poem reading it's been >a decade since I touched any poem in my college days

[sinimeg]

This gave goosebumps, I love hearing you read to us, it’s so comfy. An ASMR of you reading would be amazing.

[mxsseschibi]

Emily Dickinson. 🥺 Hope heard in the chillest land... yet never in extremity..it asked a crumb of me...
thank you Shinri.

[fiogamingch]

Hope, is something that will never ask you something, and give everything to you.

This is beautiful, thank you for reading this for us, Shinri. Hope that hope will come to you too, and you can rest and sleep properly in the near future. Take care!

[faenethlorhalien]

I wanna hear you doing the "War, war never changes" monologue from the Fallout series.

[maya]

this is one of my favorite poems ever, it’s led me through some rough times and means a lot to me — thanks for reading it!!!

[dragonladysoul]

another poem i never hear of it was beaulfuly done and the rain was soo soothing thank you

[morningdew]

From one poetry lover to another, thank you for this 💛

[dalgona]

saving this so I can play this on a chill rainy day (it is very hot and humid in my hometown atm XD)

[HTRB]

This poem inspired one of my favourite songs - called "Thing With Feathers" by a band called Every Time I Die.

Most of their songs are a tad...shouty, so they're not for everyone, but Thing With Feathers is more accessible.

[meb]

This is so beautiful! You have such a lovely poetry voice.

[jaboca]

I could listen to this on loop for hours

[xyxy]

I searched for Robin's song and got ASMR

[winnielmao]

This was lovely to listen to ❤️ it’s nice to see others enjoy poetry from time to time. thanks shinri!

[MomoseYuki]

thank you for the soothing reading! I love the use of the rain sounds as bgm and your voice is very calming

[Jet-BlackWings]

WOAH REALLY NICE! Poetry is always appreciated n_n

[agares]

your voice and the poem are very beautiful !!