Day Dreams
Rudolph Valentino
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Published in 1923, Day Dreams is a collection of poems written by Hollywood screen icon Rudolph Valentino. Authored during Valentino’s court-imposed exile from the film industry, where a protracted legal battle with Famous Players-Lasky prevented him from acting, this collection channels much of the actor’s fear, frustration, desire, and his all-encompassing need for escapism. In his own words, this collection helped Valentino "forget the tediousness of worldly strife and the boredom of jurisprudence's pedantic etiquette." This fascinating piece of Hollywood ephemera gives us a snapshot of the famed "Latin Lover" at his most mediative and romantic. (ChuckW) (1 hr 6 min)
Chapters
Introduction and Preface | 2:18 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
The Gift Book | 1:03 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Nature | 0:32 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Love Child | 1:28 | Read by Josh Kibbey |
Heart Flower | 0:37 | Read by Larry Wilson |
You | 1:46 | Read by Stefan Von Blon |
Day Dreams | 0:49 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Suspicion | 0:46 | Read by Tomas Peter |
The Sage | 0:52 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Morphia | 0:42 | Read by Josh Kibbey |
Domino | 0:53 | Read by Stefan Von Blon |
The Sphinx | 1:27 | Read by Josh Kibbey |
Stradivarius | 0:49 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Extravaganza | 1:12 | Read by Tomas Peter |
Mirage | 0:48 | Read by Stefan Von Blon |
Glorification | 1:17 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Remembrance | 0:38 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Three Generations of Kisses | 1:16 | Read by Matthew Ryan Ross |
A Baby’s Skin | 0:40 | Read by Matthew Ryan Ross |
Gratitude | 1:21 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Shadows | 0:53 | Read by Tomas Peter |
Accusation | 0:36 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Even Song | 0:45 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Gypsies | 1:25 | Read by Matthew Ryan Ross |
The Carrier | 0:55 | Read by Matthew Ryan Ross |
The School of Life | 1:19 | Read by Matthew Ryan Ross |
The Wanton | 0:35 | Read by Nichalia Schwartz |
Slavery | 1:12 | Read by Josh Kibbey |
Within a Wall | 1:10 | Read by Matthew Ryan Ross |
The Chalice | 0:42 | Read by Stefan Von Blon |
Solicitude | 0:55 | Read by Matthew Ryan Ross |
You | 1:04 | Read by Larry Wilson |
At Sunrise Tomorrow | 1:05 | Read by Tomas Peter |
Poverty | 0:44 | Read by Stefan Von Blon |
Cremation | 2:00 | Read by Tomas Peter |
The Lute | 0:31 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
Powerless | 0:34 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
Cap and Bells | 1:12 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
Patchwork Quilt | 0:52 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
To A.M. | 0:38 | Read by Matthew Ryan Ross |
The Philosophy of a Pessimist | 0:41 | Read by Josh Kibbey |
Gems of Thought | 0:44 | Read by Tomas Peter |
To C.F. | 0:47 | Read by Sarah Brown |
Sympathy | 1:12 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Labor | 0:46 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
Wealth | 0:45 | Read by Sarah Brown |
Understanding | 0:58 | Read by Tomas Peter |
Hunger | 0:44 | Read by Nichalia Schwartz |
Money | 0:55 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
The Choice | 0:45 | Read by Sarah Brown |
Italy | 0:33 | Read by Helen Z. Ferrara |
Erin | 0:51 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Bees | 0:50 | Read by Stefan Von Blon |
To M.T. | 1:39 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
Imperialism | 0:49 | Read by Josh Kibbey |
Radio | 0:44 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
The Kaleidoscope of Love | 3:27 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Memorial | 0:51 | Read by Elsie Selwyn |
Dust to Dust | 0:44 | Read by Tomas Peter |
Lullaby Tree | 0:53 | Read by Campbell Schelp |
Adage | 0:39 | Read by Campbell Schelp |
Faithfulness | 0:35 | Read by Campbell Schelp |
Reflections at Random | 4:22 | Read by Campbell Schelp |
Cooperation | 0:36 | Read by Campbell Schelp |