Audio Archives
Lyrikline
| Person Describing Archive | Annie Murray (2010); Chelsea Obodoechina (2020) |
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| Is this primarily a poetry audio site? | Y |
| Sponsoring Person or Institution | literaturWERKstatt berlin began it, and now there are many international partners who support lyrikline |
| Site URL | |
| Site Last Updated | |
| Date Visited | 20202020/08/15 |
| General Description of Archive | Site based in Berlin, Germany that offers poetry in many languages. |
| Description of archive history or URL | Site was created to address the gradual severing of written and spoken poetry. Full background at: http://lyrikline.org/index.php?id=62&L=1 |
| Contact information | |
| Searchable options | search by keyword or author |
| Relation from the audio to the text | nice integration. audio player and text of poem are in same window. |
| Date/Time/Length/Context info about the audio items | no info on recording length |
| Author bios and context within literary history | for each author there is a photo, list of audio recordings available, bio, publication list, and info about prizes won (these are all in separate tabs) |
| Audio file type: streaming, download, file format, audio file compression quality (WAV, MP3, bitrate) | streaming only, not available for download. good quality recordings, though. |
| Multimedia integration (pictures, video, etc.) | photos of authors |
| Audio playback setup (opens in Flash player, on new blank screen, etc.) | flash player |
| Mobile access (i.e. accessible on smart phones, tablets, etc.) | no UPDATE (Chelsea Obodoechina): Mobile access is possible, but the website does not cater to mobile devices. Functionality may vary depending on the device. |
| Browsing | browse by author name, language of poetry, language of translation |
| Discovery features (pre-made playlists; dynamic lists: lists of recent additions, featured items, related items, etc). | |
| Interactivity and Web 2.0 features | no way to comment on, or interact with site, but you can follow the organization on twitter or read their blog |
| Other notes | includes poems in 55 languages - growing to be a massive portal of international poetry |