I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to write

September 24, 2018 7:06 AM

"The idea of LETTERS LIVE is simple: we ask talented, inspiring and high-profile artists from various disciplines to read letters out loud to our audiences. LETTERS LIVE celebrates letter writing and the art of correspondence first and foremost."

Personal favorites:
Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire
Richard Feynman to Arline
PS - This is my favorite memo ever (very NSFW audio)
Antoine Leiris to his wife's killers
Dear Mama

posted by specialagentwebb (2 comments total)

I love the whole Letters of Note idea and have followed @LettersOfNote on Twitter for a long time. In case people aren't aware, Shaun Usher collects noteworthy letters from the famous an not-at-all famous. They can be funny or serious or moving or iconic but they are always interesting. The live performances of the letter readings sound like an interesting way to spend an evening.
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 9:45 AM on September 24, 2018

As a keen letter-reader and writer I'm happy to learn about this & vaguely annoyed I'd not heard of it before - thanks for the post, specialagentwebb. I personally would've liked to have seen more in the way of correspondence not already featured on 'Letters of Note' but have enjoyed watching the clips nevertheless.
posted by misteraitch at 1:33 PM on September 24, 2018