Kora in Hell: Improvisations

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Kora in Hell: Improvisations

by William Carlos Williams

EN·~2 hours·3 chapters

Chapters

3 total
1

Transcriber’s Note: Following the author’s intent, this e-text preserves the original’s spelling and stylistic features, including extra spacing between words (created using the U+2003 EM SPACE character ( ) three times in a row).

2:10:49
2

2

0:54
3

3

1:03

Description

A vivid tapestry of fragmented memories unfurls in this daring, improvisational work, where the narrator’s voice drifts between tender recollection and sharp observation. The prose sings like a rose‑scented waltz, slipping through sunlit waves and shadowed alleys, while a restless mother figure anchors the narrative with her vivid, sometimes unsettling, anecdotes. Everyday moments—tram rides, kitchen chores, a funeral across the street—are rendered in a lyrical, almost musical cadence that blurs the line between poetry and story.

The piece thrives on its collage‑like structure, stitching together urban snapshots, quirky dialogues, and sudden bursts of dark humor. Listeners are invited into a world where ordinary scenes crack open to reveal deeper currents of imagination, longing, and the restless energy of a restless spirit. The experimental style, with its unexpected spacing and rhythmic shifts, rewards attentive ears, offering a fresh, immersive experience of modernist storytelling at its most intimate.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (127K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Meredith Bach and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2018-03-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

About the author

William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams

1883–1963

A doctor by day and a groundbreaking modernist poet by night, this American writer helped make everyday speech and ordinary objects feel new on the page. His work includes the much-loved poem "The Red Wheelbarrow" and the epic long poem "Paterson."

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