William Wordsworth

The Prelude


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Among monuments of narrative poetry, The Prelude; or, Growth of a Poet's Mind, by William Wordsworth, occupies a unique place. Wordsworth pu…

In the Nursery of My Bookhouse


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Full of delightful nursery rhymes, charming poems and engaging stories, folk and fairy tales, this is the first volume of the "My Bookh…

Lyrical Ballads (1798)


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Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems is a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, first published in 1798 …

Short Poetry Collection 001


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 001: a collection of 29 public-domain poems.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud


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This was the weekly poetry project for 14 May 2006. Spring’s flowers come and go all too quickly, but Wordsworth’s classic poem reminds us …

The Recluse


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In the prefatory advertisement to the First Edition of the Prelude, 1850, it is stated that that poem was designed to be introductory to the…

Vintage Verse Rhapsody: A Poetry Collection


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A collection of poetry selected and performed by Bob Gonzalez, rhapsode. Rhapsodes of Ancient Greece were “song-stitchers,” performing selec…

Short Story Collection Vol. 057


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 057: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.A …

Romantic Poetry Collection 001


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A collection of romantic poems for St Valentine's day.

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5: Nature (Part 1)


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The fifth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…

LibriVox 8th Anniversary Collection


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For the past few years we have celebrated the anniversary of LibriVox with a collection loosely themed on the number of the anniversary year…

Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books


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Charles W. Eliot, 21st President of Harvard University, edited this volume of prefaces ... authored by a Who's Who of World Literature: Baco…

Short Poetry Collection 002


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 002: a collection of 22 public-domain poems.

LibriVox 6th Anniversary Collection


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What do you do for a sixth anniversary? We challenged our readers to find any short works which had 'six' in the title - in any language. Th…

Long Poems Collection 005


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Long Poems Collection 005: a collection of 10 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length.

Short Poetry Collection 139


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This is a collection of 24 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2014.

Long Poems Collection 007


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LibriVox’s Long Poems Collection 007: a collection of 15 public domain poems greater than 10 minutes in length.Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: …

Christmas Poetry and Hymn Collection


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This collection includes 40 different Christmas carols collected and read by Douglas D. Anderson, the creator of The Hymns and Carols of Chr…

The Ontario Readers: Third Book


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The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary wo…

Lines Written in Early Spring


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth. This was the weekly poetry pro…

Eighteenth Century Poetry and Prose


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A collection of prose and poetry written principally in the 18th Century. These works of world literature are written in the English languag…

Long Poems Collection 006


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LibriVox’s Long Poems Collection 006: a collection of 17 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length.

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 2: Love (Part 2)


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The second of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, inc…

The River Duddon: A Series of Sonnets


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Located in a part of Cumbria that was once part of Lancashire, the River Duddon rises in the high fells of the Lake District and flows for 2…

Short Poetry Collection 096


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the months of April and May 2011.

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 1: Home and Friendship (Part 1)


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The first of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…

She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways by William Wordsworth. This was the weekly poem for the w…

The Excursion


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The Excursion: Being a portion of The Recluse, a Poem is a long poem by Romantic poet William Wordsworth and was first published in 1814. It…

Travels in Lancashire


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A collection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry on travels in Lancashire, England, with occasional sorties into adjacent counties. - Summary…

LibriVox 7th Anniversary Collection


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To celebrate the 7 years of LibriVox , readers from all around the world have recorded 77 works they have selected, all of which have 7 in …

The Hundred Best English Poems


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This wonderful collection of poems showcases the incredible talent of the some of the greatest poets in the world. These creative masterpiec…

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5: Nature (Part 2)


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The fifth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…

Short Poetry Collection 063


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 063: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Recordings on MP3 players and other portable devices 'Written in March' (Microp…


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This is a project which will allow us to compare recording quality of different mp3 players and portable recording devices. Each reader has …

Short Poetry Collection 119


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2013.

Poetry Miscellany 01


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As we get older, many of us return to youthful memories of poems once significant to us. Outside their association with our youth, we may wo…

Short Poetry Collection 101


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2011.

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 6: Fancy and Sentiment (Part 2)


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The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…

Short Poetry Collection 110


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2012.

Old Man Travelling; Animal Tranquillity and Decay


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Old Man Travelling; Animal Tranquillity and Decay, a Sketch by William Wordsworth. This was t…

Short Poetry Collection 105


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2012.

Short Poetry Collection 168


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This is a collection of 40 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2017.

Microphone Showdown 2


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This is a project which will allow readers and listeners to compare the recording quality of a wide variety of recording devices. It is a se…

Short Poetry Collection 196


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This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 013


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 013: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 023


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 023: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Long Poems Collection 008


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LibriVox’s Long Poems Collection 008: a collection of 14 public-domain poems longer than 10 minutes in length.

Short Poetry Collection 081


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers during the month of July 2009.

A Hundred Great Poems


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This is a compilation by Richard Cross of 100 poems by various poets. - Summary by Mozartjr

Short Poetry Collection 128


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This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2014.

Rainbow Gold: Poems Old and New Selected for Boys and Girls


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This collection of poems, selected by Sara Teasdale, a talented poet in her own right, is made to appeal to children, both girls and boys. T…

Short Poetry Collection 022


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Librivox’s Short Poetry Collection 022: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 114


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2012.

The Cottager to Her Infant


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Wordsworth was a defining member of the English Romantic Movement. Like other Romantics, Wordsworth’s personality and poetry were deeply inf…

Composed Among the Ruins of a Castle in North Wales


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In celebration of Saint David's Day 2016 (or Dydd Dewi Sant), LibriVox.org presents multiple readings of Composed Among the Ruins of a Castl…

Short Poetry Collection 007


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 007: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 174


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This is a collection of 45 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2017.

Local Color Collection Vol. 001


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In this celebration of diversity, learn about the myriad histories and cultures behind our volunteers. (summary by Eric Ray)

Short Poetry Collection 191


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This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 166


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This is a collection of 36 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 103


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2011.

Short Poetry Collection 205


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This is a collection of 69 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for June 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 100


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2011.

Short Poetry Collection 189


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This is a collection of 41 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for February 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 155


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This is a collection of 31 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2016.

Short Poetry Collection 066


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 066: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, selected and read by Librivox volunteers.

Short Poetry Collection 181


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This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for June 2018.Translated poems:The Bride of Corinth, by Johann Wolfg…

Short Poetry Collection 062


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 062: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 182


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This is a collection of 41 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2018.

Short Poetry Collection 143


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This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2015.

Microphone Showdown 3


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This is a project which will allow readers and listeners to compare the recording quality of a wide variety of recording devices. It is a se…

Short Poetry Collection 080


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of June 2009.

Short Poetry Collection 172


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This is a collection of 38 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 079


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of May 2009.

Short Poetry Collection 164


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This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 108


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2012.

Short Poetry Collection 041


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 041: a collection of 20 public-domain poems

The Tables Turned; an Evening Scene


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Tables Turned; an Evening Scene by William Wordsworth.This was the Fortnightly Poetry pro…

Short Poetry Collection 190


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This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 180


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This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2018.

Short Poetry Collection 159


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This is a collection of 30 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2016.

Short Poetry Collection 091


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of September and October 2010.

Short Poetry Collection 184


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This is a collection of 38 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2018.

Peter Bell: A Tale


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A ne'er-do-well's life is changed by an encounter with a stubborn animal. - Summary by Matthew Schneider

Short Poetry Collection 208


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This is a collection of 67 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 154


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This is a collection of 35 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2016.

Short Poetry Collection 204


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This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 177


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This is a collection of 23 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2018

Short Poetry Collection 021


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 021: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

The White Doe of Rylstone


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A narrative poem in seven cantos, set during the Northern Rebellion of 1569. A group of Catholic nobleman from the North of England attempt …

Short Poetry Collection 026


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 026: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Ode To Duty


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Ode To Duty by William Wordsworth.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 31, 2020 -…

Short Poetry Collection 060


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 060: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 051


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 051: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 199


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This is a collection of 48 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 213


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This is a collection of 66 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for February 2021.

Short Poetry Collection 046


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 046: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 053


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 053: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 138


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This is a collection of 25 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2014.

Lines Written While Sailing In A Boat At Evening


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Lines Written While Sailing In A Boat At Evening by William Wordsworth.This was the Weekly Po…

A Selection from the Sonnets of William Wordsworth


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This is a very impressive collection of some of the best sonnets from the pen of the incomparable William Wordsworth. The appreciation that …

Coffee Break Collection 031 - Springtime


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This is the 31st Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read 20 stories or poems of their choice, fiction or non-fict…

Short Poetry Collection 207


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This is a collection of 70 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2020.

A Place Of Burial In The South Of Scotland


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This poem is part of the "Ecclesiastical Sonnets," writen by Wordsworth between 1821 - 22. - Summary by David Lawrence

Short Poetry Collection 224


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This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for January 2022.

Short Poetry Collection 078


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers during the month of April 2009.

Short Poetry Collection 202


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This is a collection of 51 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 222


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This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for November 2021.

Short Poetry Collection 227


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This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2022.

Short Poetry Collection 220


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This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2021.

Short Poetry Collection 210


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This is a collection of 46 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for November 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 225


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This is a collection of 43 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for February 2022.

Short Poetry Collection 235


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This is a collection of 37 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2022.

Short Poetry Collection 251


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This is a collection of 39 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during April 2024.

Short Poetry Collection 228


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This is a collection of 37 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2022.

Short Poetry Collection 238


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This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2023.

Short Poetry Collection 247


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This is a collection of 42 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during December 2023.

Short Poetry Collection 244


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This is a collection of 43 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2023.

Short Poetry Collection 243


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This is a collection of 37 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2023.

Short Poetry Collection 255


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This is a collection of 38 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during August 2024.

Short Poetry Collection 257


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This is a collection of 45 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during October 2024.