Tom Hiddleston, Emma Watson and other popular stars are bringing back the glory of poetry reading via "The Love Book" app.
Radio Times reported that like the other stars, Tom Hiddleston and Emma Watson have read poems penned by world-renowned bards. Allie Esiri, the app's creator, discussed and enthused about the recording procedures and poetry reading skills of the celebrity readers.
Esiri singled out Tom Hiddleston's rendition of "May I Feel Said He," a poem written by E.E. Cummings in 1923, for it is the most popular among users. Compared to the other poetry readings available on the app, Hindleston's reading garnered the most number of feedback via comments and emails.
Her exact thoughts on Hiddleston's reading performance and general opinion of the activity, which she shared in her interview with Radio Times, said:
"Tom was absolutely brilliant and came in a few times to read, perfectly prepared. He didn't need a note, he just understood everything. He told me, 'Poetry is something that I liked privately, now it's quite fun to share my love for poetry publicly.'"
How did Esiri come up with the idea of enlisting Hiddleston as one of the app readers? Tim Burton, the director, suggested it to her - and he did so long before the "Crimson Peak" lead star reached his stellar status.
Esiri recalled Burton's thoughts on the actor. She told Radio Times: "Tim told me he was very good and that he was going to be really, really big."
And Burton's prediction proved to be correct. Esiri noted that Hiddleston's reading accumulated the highest downloads in the following countries: China, Japan and Romania.
Tom Hiddleston and Emma Watson are two of the celebrity readers who have read downloadable poems on "The Love Book" app. Other popular stars such as Damien Lewis, Helena Bonham Carter, Gina Bellman and Helen McRory are also part of the readers' list.
According to iliterature, The Love Book app is a compilation of various literary pieces focused on the subject of love. Users can download poems, short stories, quotes and letters using their iPhones or Android phones.
