Poetry

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 3)

Read by Thomas A. Copeland


William Blake


The short, simple lines of these delicate poems resemble song lyrics, emphasizing the concrete but hinting at transcendent realities, althou…

Wedding Poems

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Various


In honor of Kristin and Corey’s wedding (April 2006) we’ve recorded a selection of wedding-themed poems. Congratulations, you two!

The Oxen

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Thomas Hardy


LibriVox volunteers bring you seven different recordings of The Oxen, by Thomas Hardy. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of De…

A Book of Old English Ballads

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George Wharton Edwards


In this selection... the aim has been to bring within moderate compass a collection of these songs of the people which should fairly represe…

LibriVox 5th Anniversary Collection Vol. 1

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Various


What do you do for a fifth anniversary? We decided to have a collection of short works with a difference. We challenged our readers to find …

The Divine Enchantment

Read by Nathan


John Neihardt


When the princess Devanaguy falls into a deep trance-like sleep, she is visited by the god Vishnu: who causes her to fall pregnant with his …

The Retired Cat

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William Cowper


William Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century na…

The Prophet (version 4)

Read by Phil Chenevert


Kahlil Gibran


This famous work is a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and inspirational. They delve deep into our condition a…

Struwwelpeter (version 2)

Read by Roman Buettner


Heinrich Hoffmann


Struwwelpeter (Slovenly Peter) is an illustrated collection of humorous children’s poems describing ludicrous and usually violent punishment…

Elegiac Sonnets and Other Poems

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Charlotte Turner Smith


Charlotte Turner Smith (1749 – 1806) was an English poet and novelist. She initiated a revival of the English sonnet, helped establish the c…

Poetry Miscellany 02

Read by Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010)


Various


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…

A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea

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Allan Cunningham


LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea by Allan Cunningham. This was the Weekly Poetry project for Mar…

Delight in Disorder

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Robert Herrick


Robert Herrick (baptised 24 August 1591 – buried 15 October 1674[1]) was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is best known for …

In the Days When the World Was Wide, and Other Verses

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Henry Lawson


This is a volume of poetry by Henry Lawson, the well-known Australian poet. Some of the poems in this collection are still widely taught in …

Compilation de poèmes - 012

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Various


Cette compilation comprend une série de poèmes lus, en langue française, pour LibriVox. - Summary by Ezwa

Said and Did

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George MacDonald


LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Said and Did by George MacDonald..This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 2, 2018. …

The Indian Corn Planter

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E. Pauline Johnson


LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Indian Corn Planter by E. Pauline Johnson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 2…

The Lie (version 2)

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Sir Walter Raleigh


LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of "The Lie" by Sir Walter Raleigh. This was the fortnightly poem for the period begin…

Still, Still, with Thee

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Harriet Beecher Stowe


LibriVox volunteers bring you ten readings of Still, Still, with Thee by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This hymn written by the author of Uncle Tom…

Birds and All Nature, Vol. IV, No 1, July 1898

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Various


"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and a…

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