Poetry - a genre of audiobooks on the website knigi-audio.com/en/. Page - 18
Renascence and Other Poems - Edna St. Vincent Millay
Renascence and Other Poems - Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Author: Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Genre: Poetry
The following is a recording of the first volume of poetry published by Edna St. Vincent Millay. When the author had graduated from high school, she couldn't afford to go to college. In the summer of 1912, Vincent's sister, Norma, found work as a...
The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children - Various
The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
A book of poems grouped by subject by various authors, some well known, some not. Lots of fun poems to listen to at bedtime! ( Lynda Marie Neilson)...
Microphone Showdown 2 - William Wordsworth
Microphone Showdown 2 - William Wordsworth
- Author: William Wordsworth
- Genre: Poetry / Self-Help
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 sequel to another project in which readers submitted readings of a poem on a variety of portable recording...
Short Poetry Collection 075 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 075 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This a collection of poems recorded by LibriVox volunteers during the month of January 2009....
Soup of Alphabets, Volume 002 - Various
Soup of Alphabets, Volume 002 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry / Reference
A second helping of Alphabet Books! This collection has a wide-ranging variety of short books, and not only for younger readers, but also for young and not so young adults. Opening with a book based on the colorful language of London's street...
New York Nocturnes, and Other Poems - Sir Charles G. D. ROBERTS
New York Nocturnes, and Other Poems - Sir Charles G. D. ROBERTS
- Author: Sir Charles G. D. ROBERTS
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by Canadian poet and prose writer Sir Charles G.D. Roberts. This volume starts with a series of poems on New York City, and then includes some other poems on miscellaneous subjects. The poems of the "Father of Canadian...
Recordings on MP3 players and other portable devices 'Written in March' (Microphone Showdown) - William Wordsworth
Recordings on MP3 players and other portable devices 'Written in March' (Microphone Showdown) - William Wordsworth
- Author: William Wordsworth
- Genre: Poetry / Technology & Engineering
This is a project which will allow us to compare recording quality of different mp3 players and portable recording devices. Each reader has recorded the poem "Written in March" by William Wordsworth. For more information on actions taken on...
Christmas Roses - Lizzie LAWSON
Christmas Roses - Lizzie LAWSON
- Author: Lizzie LAWSON
- Genre: Poetry
A beautiful collection of pretty little poems. (Summary by Charlotte Duckett)...
The One-Hoss Shay - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The One-Hoss Shay - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
- Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Poetry
This is a small collection of whimsical poems by the American physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. "The Deacon's Masterpiece" describes the "logical" outcome of building an object (in this case, a two-wheeled carriage called a shay) that...
The Placid Pug, and Other Rhymes - Lord Alfred DOUGLAS
The Placid Pug, and Other Rhymes - Lord Alfred DOUGLAS
- Author: Lord Alfred DOUGLAS
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of ten humorous verses by Lord Alfred Douglas. - Summary by Carolin...
Short Poetry Collection 088 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 088 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the months of April, May, and June 2010....
Flower of Youth: Poems in War Time - Katharine Tynan HINKSON
Flower of Youth: Poems in War Time - Katharine Tynan HINKSON
- Author: Katharine Tynan HINKSON
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by Irish poet and writer Kathrine Tynan about World War I. Published in 1917, the poems translate the general atmosphere of fear and grief prevalent across Europe into beautiful verses. - Summary by Carolin...
Short Poetry Collection 017 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 017 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
Librivox's Short Poetry Collection 017: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
The Divine Comedy - Dante ALIGHIERI
The Divine Comedy - Dante ALIGHIERI
- Author: Dante ALIGHIERI
- Genre: Poetry
The Divine Comedy (Italian: Commedia, later christened "Divina" by Giovanni Boccaccio), written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature, the last great work of...
The Day-Dream - Thomas Moore
The Day-Dream - Thomas Moore
- Author: Thomas Moore
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Day-Dream by Sir Thomas Moore. This was the fortnightly poetry project for July 12th, 2009....
Poems - Sophia Margaretta Hensley
Poems - Sophia Margaretta Hensley
- Author: Sophia Margaretta Hensley
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of early poetry by Sophia Margaretta Hensley. - Summary by Carolin...
Bill & Doreen's Married Life - C. J. Dennis
Bill & Doreen's Married Life - C. J. Dennis
- Author: C. J. Dennis
- Genre: Poetry / Romance
"Bill & Doreen's Married Life (Selections from "Doreen")" is the sequel to "Bill & Doreen's Courtship" and "Bill & Doreen Get Hitched", the latter two being "Selections from 'The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke'"."The Songs of a Sentimental...
The Kraken - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Kraken - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Author: Alfred Lord Tennyson
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of The Kraken by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of October 28th, 2007....
Custer, and Other Poems - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Custer, and Other Poems - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The final poem of this volume is an epic narrative poem glorifying the life and deeds of George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876), who served in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. -...
Where My Books Go - William Butler Yeats
Where My Books Go - William Butler Yeats
- Author: William Butler Yeats
- Genre: Poetry
Librivox volunteers bring you thirteen different readings of the short poem Where My Books Go by William Butler Yeats, a weekly poetry project. (Summary by Annie Coleman)...
Ballads of Peace in War - Michael Earls
Ballads of Peace in War - Michael Earls
- Author: Michael Earls
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poetry by Michael Earls, a Jesuit priest, writer, poet, teacher, and administrator. This collection of poetry concerns war, in particular World War I. - Summary by Carolin...
It Couldn't Be Done - Edgar A. GUEST
It Couldn't Be Done - Edgar A. GUEST
- Author: Edgar A. GUEST
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of It Couldn't Be Done by Edgar A. Guest. This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 29th, 2010....
Poetry Miscellany 02 - Various
Poetry Miscellany 02 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry / Anthologies
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 wonder what significance they have to us now. There were other poems we've met along the way as well: some held...
Easter Interpreted - Robert Browning
Easter Interpreted - Robert Browning
- Author: Robert Browning
- Genre: Poetry
Robert Browning is still well-known today as a distinguished English poet. His poetry is still widely read, recited, and taught in schools. In this little volume, Rose Porter has compiled a collection of his poems concerning Easter. - Summary by...
Leaves from Australian Forests - Henry Kendall
Leaves from Australian Forests - Henry Kendall
- Author: Henry Kendall
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems by Australian poet Henry Kendall. It is the second volume of his collected poems, and contains some of his most widely-known verses, such as "Bell-Birds", "The Hut by the Black Swamp", and "The Last of His Tribe". This...
The Oxen - Thomas Hardy
The Oxen - Thomas Hardy
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you seven different recordings of The Oxen, by Thomas Hardy. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of December 17th, 2006....
A Summer's Afternoon - Benjamin King
A Summer's Afternoon - Benjamin King
- Author: Benjamin King
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
As the summer days wind down, LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of A Summer’s Afternoon by Benjamin King. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of July 29th, 2007....
O, it was out by Donnycarney - James JOYCE
O, it was out by Donnycarney - James JOYCE
- Author: James JOYCE
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of O, it was out by Donnycarney, by James Joyce, in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of March 11th, 2007....
Orpheus and Other Poems - Edward Burrough BROWNLOW
Orpheus and Other Poems - Edward Burrough BROWNLOW
- Author: Edward Burrough BROWNLOW
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by the rather obscure Canadian poet Edward Burrough Brownlow, published posthumously after his death in 1896. The poems in this volume have varied subjects, reflecting the interests of the poet. - Summary by Carolin...
Dulcamara - Howard SAXBY
Dulcamara - Howard SAXBY
- Author: Howard SAXBY
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poetry and prose by Howard Saxby. These pieces are the sort of stories and poems that can be enjoyed by children because the humour in them is universal, but they are more geared towards adults. The themes and intent of the...
The Ramayan, Book 1 - Valmiki
The Ramayan, Book 1 - Valmiki
- Author: Valmiki
- Genre: Poetry / Other religions
The Ramayan(a) is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India, the other being Mahabharata. It depicts the duties of...
A Little Freckled Person: A Book of Child Verse - Mary Carolyn DAVIES
A Little Freckled Person: A Book of Child Verse - Mary Carolyn DAVIES
- Author: Mary Carolyn DAVIES
- Genre: Poetry
Here is a delightful collection of short verses for children by Mary Carolyn Davies. Seeing the world through child-like imagination, these light-hearted poems are of trains, fishing, gardening, fairies and so much more. - Summary by SweetHome...
Short Poetry Collection 018 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 018 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
Librivox’s Short Poetry Collection 018: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
Robinson Crusoe's Story - Charles Edward Carryl
Robinson Crusoe's Story - Charles Edward Carryl
- Author: Charles Edward Carryl
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 different recordings of Robinson Crusoe's Story by Charles Edward Carryl, published in "Modern American Poetry" in 1919....
Cathay - Ezra POUND
Cathay - Ezra POUND
- Author: Ezra POUND
- Genre: Poetry
The Cathay poems appeared in a slim volume in 1915. They are, in effect, Ezra Pound’s English translations/interpretations from notebooks written by the Japanese scholar Ernest Fenollosa. Pound, not knowing any Chinese or Japanese at all, promptly...
Business - Ambrose Bierce
Business - Ambrose Bierce
- Author: Ambrose Bierce
- Genre: Poetry / Satire / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Business by Ambrose Bierce. This was the weekly poetry project for August 2nd, 2009....
The Constant Lover - Sir John SUCKLING
The Constant Lover - Sir John SUCKLING
- Author: Sir John SUCKLING
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Sir John Suckling (1609-42) was one of the Cavalier poets at the court of King Charles I of England. He took up arms in the conflicts of that era but was said to be more fit for the boudoir than the battlefield. He was a prolific lover, a sparkling...
Rivers to the Sea - Sara Teasdale
Rivers to the Sea - Sara Teasdale
- Author: Sara Teasdale
- Genre: Poetry
This is Sara Teasdale's third published collection of poetry. The collection was published in 1915, and contains the famous poem "I Shall Not Care", the melancholy and dark tone of which is often connected with her suicide in 1933. - Summary by...
The Watchman and Other Poems - Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Watchman and Other Poems - Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Genre: Nautical & Marine Fiction / Poetry
While L. M. Montgomery is better known for her novels, such as Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon, she also wrote hundreds of poems. Her love of beauty, nature, and the sea is evident in this, the only volume of her poetry published during...
Poems and Prose for the Departed Vol. 01 - Various
Poems and Prose for the Departed Vol. 01 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of short poems and readings, both religious and secular, on death and bereavement. (Summary by Ruth Golding)...
