Free Verse
The Iliad of Homer, Rendered into English Blank Verse
Read by Michael Armenta
Homer
"It must equally be considered a splendid performance; and for the present we have no hesitation in saying that it is by far the best r…
The Prophet
Read by Mark F. Smith
Kahlil Gibran
The prophet Al Mustafa, before leaving the city where he has been living twelve years, stops to address the people. They call out for his wo…
Drake
Read by Cynthia Moyer
Alfred Noyes
Alfred Noyes, in the blank-verse epic "Drake", fictionalizes the historical Francis Drake, who, during the reign of Elizabeth I of…
Prufrock and Other Observations
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T. S. Eliot
Prufrock and Other Observations was published in 1917 in a print run of only 500 copies by Egoist Press in London. It features The Love Song…
My Little Book of Prayer
Read by KevinS
Muriel Strode
A number of what we might call epigrams concerning one's will, determination, spirituality, and other foci of interest. - Summary by KevinS
Song of Myself
Read by Phil Benson
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman's best known poem - a vast and multitudinous celebration of American life in which the 'myself' of the title becomes at one wit…
Poems of Emile Verhaeren
Read by Phil Benson
Emile Verhaeren
A selection of poems from Belgian symbolist poet Émile Verhaeren, translated from French by Alma Strettell. Most of the poems selecte…
Candle-Lightin' Time
Read by Denise Ray
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Poetry about African American Southern life - Summary by Denise Ray
Sour Grapes
Read by KevinS
William Carlos Williams
A collection of poems largely collected from previous magazine and journal publications. (Summary by KevinS)
Whispers of Heavenly Death
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Walt Whitman
"Whispers of Heavenly Death" is a short collection of poems within Walt Whitman's major work "Leaves of Grass".In these …
The Black Riders and Other Lines (Version 2)
Read by Chuck Williamson
Stephen Crane
Written in a purgative frenzy of pure imagination (“They came, and I wrote them, that’s all”), Stephen Crane’s The Black Riders and Other Li…
Poetry: A Magazine of Verse: Vol. 20, No. 6, Sep., 1922
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Various
Poetry: A Magazine of Verse was founded by poet and columnist Harriet Monroe in 1912. This journal is regarded as one of the major poetry jo…
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 29, January, 1922
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W. H. Fawcett
"Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue was packe…