Introducing Irony (Version 2)
Maxwell Bodenheim
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Maxwell Bodenheim was once known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians after moving to New York after being one of the founders of the The Chicago Literary Times. But his life took a downward spiral and he became a panhandler and led a desultory life, finally ending in his murder along with his third wife in a Bronx apartment.
The title of this book characterizes the tone of these 22 poems and 10 small stories, full of dark cynicism and twisted irony, with titles such as “Seaweed From Mars” and “ Insanity.”
- Summary by Larry Wilson (2 hr 21 min)
Chapters
| Jack Rose | 2:23 | Read by Shashank Jakhmola |
| Seaweed From Mars | 7:21 | Read by Eva Davis |
| Turmoil in a Morgue | 3:55 | Read by April6090 |
| Condensed Novel | 2:51 | Read by Lilian Elizabeth |
| Manners | 2:02 | Read by Jordan Owen |
| An Acrobat, a Violinist, and a Chambermaid Celebrate | 3:24 | Read by Jordan Owen |
| Novel Conversation | 2:42 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The Scrub-Woman | 2:52 | Read by Nemo |
| Meditations in a Cemetery | 2:50 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Simple Account of a Poet’s Life | 4:17 | Read by Wes Freeman |
| Candid Narrative | 2:25 | Read by Wes Freeman |
| Unliterary and Shameless | 1:30 | Read by Wes Freeman |
| Two Sonnets to My Wife | 2:05 | Read by Nemo |
| Finalities | 8:01 | Read by Jason in Panama |
| Imaginary People | 3:26 | Read by April6090 |
| Uneasy Reflections | 1:30 | Read by Sarah Brown |
| Summer Evening: New York Subway Station | 1:44 | Read by April6090 |
| Garbage Heap | 1:03 | Read by April6090 |
| Impulsive Dialogue | 3:50 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Emotional Monologue | 4:39 | Read by Stefan Von Blon |
| Pronounced Fantasy | 2:18 | Read by Slyma12 |
| When Spirits Speak of Life | 3:04 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Insanity | 7:26 | Read by Eva Davis |
| Poetry | 7:41 | Read by Slyma12 |
| Religion | 6:00 | Read by Paula Crosley |
| Scientific Philosophy | 4:48 | Read by April6090 |
| Art | 7:01 | Read by Jason in Panama |
| Music | 7:48 | Read by Jason in Panama |
| Ethics | 7:09 | Read by Jason in Panama |
| History | 6:50 | Read by April6090 |
| Psychic Phenomena | 8:30 | Read by Jason in Panama |
| Love | 8:03 | Read by Nemo |