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The War of the Gods

From: Matthew Cowley
Length: 00:12:13

Epic poem about the Ali-Frazier fight (The Thriller in Manila) by James Tokley. Read the full description.
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Piece Description

James Tokley is the Poet Laureate of Tampa, FL. A professor told him there were no more epic poems because there were no more epic heroes; Tokley decided that Muhammad Ali was one, and so he wrote this poem. It was produced with sound effects and music, and presented in a showcase of his poetry on WMNF's radio theater show.

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Review of The War of the Gods

Bravo! I couldn't even get past the E's in listing the tones for the piece. Well produced, read by a real voice. I don't much like poetry; pretty much "Casey at Bat" and Shel Silverstien and I top out. I know, I know. This was good, though, and I think even I can tell. I like the addition of music and "style."

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Review of The War of the Gods

As always, Matt's works have many levels. His use of SFX and music fit just right for this piece. Nostalgic, and has a cool, smooth pace to it.

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Review of The War of the Gods

Very nice production and presentation of
the content. The music and sound effects were a nice addition while never distracting from the voice.

While I had my quams reading the description about content, the piece was a good listen.
While I'm not much of a fan of poetry, this was different and worked.

Broadcast History

Aired on WMNF 1/16/05.

Related Website

http://www.radiosoundstage.com