Poetry
A Drama of Exile
In writing her 'Drama of Exile', Barrett's subject was 'the new and strange experience of the fallen humanity, as it went forth from Paradis…
A Noiseless Patient Spider
LibriVox volunteers bring you eight different readings of Walt Whitman’s A Noiseless Patient Spider, a weekly poetry project. (Summary by An…
The Wind and the Moon
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 readings of The Wind and the Moon by George Macdonald. This is the fortnightly poetry project for September…
A Selection of Divine Poems
John Donne was an English Jacobean preacher, sometime lawyer, later in life a Member of Parliament and Royal Chaplain. Marrying for love aga…
The Ring and the Book
The Ring and the Book is a masterful narrative poem by Robert Browning that delves into a sensational murder trial in 17th-century Rome. Thr…
Our Old Nursery Rhymes
Our Old Nursery Rhymes (1911) is a book of 30 of folkloric songs arranged by Alfred Moffatt and beautifully illustrated by H. Willebeck Le M…
The Burning Wheel
Though Aldous Huxley is best known for his later novels and essays, he started his writing career as a poet. The Burning Wheel is his first …
The Wind Among the Reeds
The Wind Among the Reeds is a collection of lyrical poems by William Butler Yeats, showcasing the rich tapestry of Irish mythology and folkl…
Selected Poems
John Keats is perhaps the most talented poet of the English Romantic Period. Although his life was cut short by disease at the age of 25, he…
A Boy's Will
A Boy's Will is Robert Frost's first full volume of poetry. Issued when Frost was approaching forty, it established his reputation and creat…
The Baby's Songbook
This is a collection of 14 songs chosen from Walter Crane's "The Baby's Opera" and "The Baby's Bouquet" containing class…
Columbus
This week, to celebrate Columbus Day, LibriVox volunteers bring you six recordings of Columbus by Joaquin Miller. This was the weekly poetr…
The Unstruck Drum of Eternity
Continuing in the grand tradition of Rumi and Kahlil Gibran, explore the light within your own sensuality in the company of Kabir, the incom…
Child Whispers
Enid Blyton's first published book; a short collection of poetry (28 poems and a short introduction.) - Summary by Peter Why
The Garden of Love
William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figur…
Psalms
The Book of Psalms, commonly referred to simply as Psalms, is a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible. Taken together, its 150 po…
Days
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Days by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 10, 2012.As a lectur…
When We Were Very Young
This best-selling book of poetry by A. A. Milne was first published in 1924. The poems describe the adventures of Christopher Robin. In it w…
30 American Poems
30 American Poems offers a curated selection of poetic works from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, showcasing the voices of American p…
Baby
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Baby by George MacDonald. This was the fortnightly poetry project for February 22nd, 2009.