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I have to admit, I hadn't heard of Beckett so I found a few of his poems on poetry foundation.  They are quite obscure and, at times, in a jarring way.  By that i mean there are parts that seem straight forward then suddenly go off into the woods.  I'll have to keep reading!

Winter is finally giving us a good snow today.  There is something about watching a good snow.  Like white noise for the eyes.
Take care,
Bryn

All we get is gray skies, cold rain, and sometimes, if we're unlucky, ice storms.  We did have snow a couple of years ago, when our power grid went kablooey. 

Poetry was not Beckett's forte.  He's definitely an acquired taste.  If I could will you to read him, I'd say: read the novel trilogy (Molloy, Malone Dies, The Nameless) and read (or watch) some of his plays, particularly Waiting for Godot, Krapp's Last Tape and Endgame.  The very first DVD I bought was a set called Beckett on Film.  Really great film versions of most of his plays, each by a different director.  However, unobtainable now.

But then there's Youtube!  Here's a pirated, clear copy of Waiting for Godot from the set:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izX5dIzI2RE

And i bet the others are out there too.

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Krapp's Last Tape

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7nBZF514XU


Endgame (starring the late great Michael Gambon):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok7Vc3jczNg

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and my favorite of his short plays (only 30 mins), Rough for Theatre II:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl5VsAadRwk