Poetry
Poems
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G. K. Chesterton
Originally published in 1916, this book of poetry by G.K. Chesterton includes 59 poems on a variety of subjects. Included in this are war po…
Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson
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Sæmund Sigfusson and Snorri Sturleson
The most complete set of the epic Norse eddas, or poems. It contains in beautiful verse the pagan beliefs of the Old Norse. Luckily in this …
The Apology
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 28 different recordings of The Apology by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was the weekly poetry project for the week…
When We Were Very Young
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A. A. Milne
A.A. Milne wrote many poems to entertain his young son, Christopher Robin Milne, who appears to have been about three when "When We Wer…
The Farmer's Bride
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Charlotte Mew
The Farmer's Bride is a collection of 28 poems by British modernist writer Charlotte Mew. The original edition was published in 1916; this e…
Christmas Short Works Collection 2007
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Various
LibriVox’s 2007 Christmas Short Works Collection containing public domain short stories, essays, poems, and scripture passages recorded by a…
Manfred
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George Gordon, Lord Byron
Manfred is a dramatic poem in three acts by Lord Byron, and possibly a self confessional work. A noble, Manfred, is haunted by the memory of…
The Psalms and Odes of Solomon
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Unknowntranslated Byj. Rendel Harris and Translated Byj. Rendel Harris
One of the Pseudepigrapha, the Psalms of Solomon is a group of eighteen psalms (religious songs or poems) that are not part of any scriptura…
Short Poetry Collection 001
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Various
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 001: a collection of 29 public-domain poems.
Shakespeare's Sonnets (version 3)
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William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s Sonnets, or simply The Sonnets, comprise a collection of 154 poems in sonnet form written by William Shakespeare that deal wit…
Poems from the Divan of Hafiz
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Hafiz and Hafez
Hafiz was a Persian poet. His collected works (Divan) are regarded as a pinnacle of Persian literature. While influenced by Islam, his mysti…
Gawayne and the Green Knight (Lewis Translation Version 2)
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The Gawain Poet, Charlton Miner Lewis and The Gawain Poettranslated Bycharlton Miner Lewis
Published in 1903, Gawayne and the Green Knight is a modern-language retelling of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a 14th-century verse roma…
The Freedmen's Book
Read by Rhonda Federman
Lydia Maria Child
Lydia Maria Child, an American abolitionist, compiled this collection of short stories and poems by former slaves and noted activists as an …
The Song Against Songs
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G. K. Chesterton
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Song Against Songs by G. K. Chesterton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Octobe…
The Lovers
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Emily Dickinson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 27 recordings of The Lovers by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 27, 2012.The verses…
The Ramayan, Book 4
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Valmiki
The Ramayan is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). …
Tender Buttons
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Gertrude Stein
"The time came when there was a birthday. Every day was no excitement and a birthday was added, it was added on Monday, this made the m…
Peer Gynt
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Henrik Ibsen
Peer is a dreamer, liar, excellent storyteller and an irresponsible person who avoids all problems. He uses and discards women and looks tow…
Poems: Series Two
Read by Laura Atkinson
Emily Dickinson
"The eagerness with which the first volume of Emily Dickinson's poems has been read shows very clearly that all our alleged modern arti…
Short Poetry Collection 122
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Robert Frost
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2013.