Kit Harington reads a love letter written by poet John Berryman

In 1947, despite already being married, American poet John Berryman fell in love with Chris Haynes, a woman who would go on to inspire more than 100 of his poems.

At our Royal Albert Hall show on Thursday 27th October 2022, Kit Harington joined us to read one of Berryman’s letters to Haynes.

[grahamyates]

And this is why actors make some of the finest letter readers. They know how to infuse simple words with joy, with wonder and amazement, with sadness and tragedy. They know how to give life to thoughts.

[thetooginator]

Whoever dreamed up the idea of actors reading letters before an audience is a genius! This is fun to listen to, and the actors get to show their range. It’s fantastic!

[georgerickard]

“Your beauty is all the way through you”. Now that is a love letter.

[dawnvickerstaff]

Kit - perfect Oklahoma accent... Someone should have written a love letter like that to me. I'm breathless.

[tomfiddle]

the accent is very well done. if i didnt know better i would honestly say this monologue came from a pastor at the local baptist church. much respect for kit.

[ericabuchanan]

The accent was near perfect. Loved the delivery of ‘Darlin’.

[LuzMaria]

Kit Harington is pure talent. If I didn't look at the video, I would never know it was him speaking. ❤️‍🔥

[velvetspicer]

A. What a letter
B. Thank you for doing this series
C. Kit is amazing at this

[katebradbury]

Wow so beautifully read - imagine having someone write that about you, I love a man that’s great with words ❤

[karinajansson]

Great actor....he can read anything., ...and you love to listen

[begomc]

This amazing and talented man/actor 👏♥ Bravo! I saw him this year as Henry V at Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London( He was SPECTACULAR 💯👏🙌) And now this GEM! Thanks Letters Live 👏🙌 Thanks Kit! ♥( And with Choose Love pin!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏)

[theresaperez]

That was simply beautiful. And beautifully read by Kit, bravo!

[patcomerford]

It is great to have beauty reading beautifully.

[danielthompson]

I wrote a letter to the love of my life and mailed it a few days ago, and it gave me a chuckle when I realized it had a similar feel to this one from decades ago. If you've got a lover, write them a letter. Even if you live together, write them a letter and slip it in an envelope with the normal post one day. You'll be glad you did.

[krippenknittle]

Okay, calm down. It was wonderful. He is great and very beautiful. That was a good approximation of an American accent. It was not a perfect Oklahoma accent. I love Kit Harrington. He is amazing! I love him with his good American accent, enough not to have to pretend it was a perfect regional Oklahoma one. Thanks, Kit! You brought that beautiful letter to life!!

[wizzer]

Brilliantly written and superbly read, a joy to my ears!

[JordonBeal]

He really tried with that accent, and as a midwestern boy watching a man known for doing an northern English accent trying his hand at Berryman’s accent… well done. Not perfect, but it didn’t take me out of the prose.

[CatsandJP]

I let my goldfish listen to this, it was soooo powerful now he’s a shark👍

[HeidiBird]

Wow, I'm in awe of his US accent.

[oh_adhi]

Are you telling me these were the kind of letters women used to receive?