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The Visionary - Emily Brontë
The Visionary - Emily Brontë
- Author: Emily Brontë
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of "The Visionary" by Ellis Bell (Emily Brontë). This was the weekly poem for January 1, 2012. The first 12 lines originally appeared in one of a large group of Gondal poems, the word coming from the name...
A Health - Edward Coote PINKNEY
A Health - Edward Coote PINKNEY
- Author: Edward Coote PINKNEY
- Genre: Poetry / Lyric / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of A Health by Edward Coote Pinkney. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 19, 2012. Edward Coote Pinkney was an American poet, lawyer, sailor, professor, and editor. Born in London in 1802,...
Seaside - Rupert Brooke
Seaside - Rupert Brooke
- Author: Rupert Brooke
- Genre: Poetry / Sonnets / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of Seaside by Rupert Brooke. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 19, 2012. Rupert Chawner Brooke (middle name sometimes given as "Chaucer" was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets...
Some Poems of Roger Casement - Roger CASEMENT
Some Poems of Roger Casement - Roger CASEMENT
- Author: Roger CASEMENT
- Genre: Poetry
This is a small volume of poetry by Roger Casement. Casement was a diplomat for years, active especially in Africa, where he witnessed the dark side of British Imperialism. He began to devote his life to human rights, and is still recognised for his...
In Memoriam - Ewart Alan MACKINTOSH
In Memoriam - Ewart Alan MACKINTOSH
- Author: Ewart Alan MACKINTOSH
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry) / History
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of In Memoriam by Ewart Alan Mackintosh. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 7th, 2010. This week's poem has been chosen for this time of remembrance. Lieutenant Ewart Alan Mackintosh M.C. was...
Short Poetry Collection 125 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 125 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2013....
October (Dunbar version) - Paul Laurence Dunbar
October (Dunbar version) - Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Author: Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 different recordings of October by Paul Laurence Dunbar. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of October 7th, 2007....
Bible (KJV) 19: Psalm 133 - King James Version
Bible (KJV) 19: Psalm 133 - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you eight different recordings of Psalm 133, to celebrate United Nations Day. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of October 22nd, 2006....
Songs of Two - Arthur S. HARDY
Songs of Two - Arthur S. HARDY
- Author: Arthur S. HARDY
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poems by American engineer, educator, editor, diplomat, novelist, and poet Arthur Sherburne Hardy. All of the poems in this volume are short and expressive, touching upon many different subjects. - Summary by Carolin...
The Bab Ballads (version 2) - W. S. Gilbert
The Bab Ballads (version 2) - W. S. Gilbert
- Author: W. S. Gilbert
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Poetry / Ballads
The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before he became famous for his comic opera librettos with Arthur Sullivan. In writing the Bab Ballads, Gilbert...
Short Poetry Collection 084 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 084 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is an open collection of poems for the months of November and December 2009....
The Mahabharata by Vyasa: The epic of ancient India condensed into English verse - Romesh C. DUTT
The Mahabharata by Vyasa: The epic of ancient India condensed into English verse - Romesh C. DUTT
- Author: Romesh C. DUTT
- Genre: Poetry / Epics
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to Vyasa. With more than 74,000 verses, Mahabharata is said to be the longest poem. Mahabharata tells the story...
Sixteen Poems - William ALLINGHAM
Sixteen Poems - William ALLINGHAM
- Author: William ALLINGHAM
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 16 poems by William Allingham, selected and brought together by his admirer William Butler Yeats several years after Allingham's death. - Summary by Carolin...
Drink To Her - Thomas Moore
Drink To Her - Thomas Moore
- Author: Thomas Moore
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Drink To Her by Thomas Moore. This was the weekly poetry project for July 5th, 2009....
The Higher Pantheism in a Nutshell - Algernon Charles Swinburne
The Higher Pantheism in a Nutshell - Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Higher Pantheism in a Nutshell by Algernon Charles Swinburne. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 18, 2011. Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and...
The Brother Avenged, and Other Ballads - George BORROW
The Brother Avenged, and Other Ballads - George BORROW
- Author: George BORROW
- Genre: Poetry
This is a series of ten narrative poems by George Borrow. They capture the spirit of epic poetry perfectly, set in medieval times and telling each a story. - Summary by Carolin...
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Le Gallienne) - Version 2 - Omar Khayyám
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Le Gallienne) - Version 2 - Omar Khayyám
- Author: Omar Khayyám
- Genre: Poetry / Ancient
One of the greatest works of poetry in history, this lyric poem presents the deep feelings and emotions of the poet on subjects such as life, death, love, God and destiny. (Summary by Michael Armenta)...
The Rubaiyat of Umar Khaiyam - Omar Khayyám
The Rubaiyat of Umar Khaiyam - Omar Khayyám
- Author: Omar Khayyám
- Genre: Poetry
In 1867 Jean Baptiste Nicolas (1814-1875), scholar and career diplomat, published the first major French translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. This version is in prose and the collection contains 464 verses. In Nicolas’ view, Omar was no...
Poems of Cheer - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Poems of Cheer - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Poetry
This is another volume in Ella Wheeler Wilcox's series. This time, the topic is "Cheer". - Summary by Carolin...
The Fetch - Dora Sigerson Shorter
The Fetch - Dora Sigerson Shorter
- Author: Dora Sigerson Shorter
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 7 different recordings of The Fetch by Dora Sigerson Shorter....
The Wolves of the Sea and other Poems - Herbert BASHFORD
The Wolves of the Sea and other Poems - Herbert BASHFORD
- Author: Herbert BASHFORD
- Genre: Poetry
This is a little volume of poetry by Herbert Bashford. The subjects and style of the poems are varied, but most share a dark tone. The titular Sea appears in many of the poems as well, connecting the poems in this volume to one another. - Summary by...
Young Adventure, A Book of Poems - Stephen Vincent BENÉT
Young Adventure, A Book of Poems - Stephen Vincent BENÉT
- Author: Stephen Vincent BENÉT
- Genre: Poetry
Stephen Vincent Benét (July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) was an American author, poet, short story writer and novelist. He is best known for his book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), for which he won a...
In the Nursery of My Bookhouse - Various
In the Nursery of My Bookhouse - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Poetry
Full of delightful nursery rhymes, charming poems and engaging stories, folk and fairy tales, this is the first volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited by Olive...
Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 1 - Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 1 - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Poetry / Short Stories / Short non-fiction
The Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection comprises short works previously unrecorded for LibriVox - fiction, essays, poetry, letters, magazine articles and speeches - and each volume will be a pot pourri of all genres and periods of his...
Will Nobody Marry Me? - George Pope MORRIS
Will Nobody Marry Me? - George Pope MORRIS
- Author: George Pope MORRIS
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Will Nobody Marry Me? by George Pope Morris. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 3, 2011. In addition to his publishing and editorial work, Morris was popular as a poet and songwriter;...
Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins - Robert Bridges
Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins - Robert Bridges
- Author: Robert Bridges
- Genre: Poetry
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89) was an English poet, educated at Oxford. Entering the Roman Catholic Church in 1866 and the Jesuit novitiate in 1868, he was ordained in 1877. Upon becoming a Jesuit he burned much of his early verse and abandoned the...
Miscellaneous Poems - James Russell Lowell
Miscellaneous Poems - James Russell Lowell
- Author: James Russell Lowell
- Genre: Poetry
This is the second part of James Russell Lowell's collected poems: the Miscellaneous Poems. This series of poems covers, as the title implies, a wide range of topics, shaped into Lowell's beautiful poetry. - Summary by Carolin...
Holy Sonnets - John Donne
Holy Sonnets - John Donne
- Author: John Donne
- Genre: Poetry / *Non-fiction / Religion
John Donne (1572 – March 31, 1631) was a Jacobean poet and preacher, representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. His works, notable for their realistic and sensual style, include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations,...
The Reaper And The Flowers - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Reaper And The Flowers - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Genre: Poetry / Lyric / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 25 recordings of The Reaper And The Flowers by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 8, 2012. Longfellow predominantly wrote lyric poems which are known for their musicality and...
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Le Gallienne) - Omar Khayyám
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Le Gallienne) - Omar Khayyám
- Author: Omar Khayyám
- Genre: Poetry / Philosophy
Richard le Gallienne was an English poet and critic, who, although unfamiliar with the Persian language, had a profound interest in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. In 1897 he published a collection of 211 quatrains, which was based on earlier English...
Poems from the Divan of Hafiz - HAFIZ
Poems from the Divan of Hafiz - HAFIZ
- Author: HAFIZ
- Genre: Poetry / Single author
Hafiz was a Persian poet. His collected works (Divan) are regarded as a pinnacle of Persian literature. While influenced by Islam, his mystical works are highly regarded by Hindus, Christians and others, and his influence extends to several...
Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous Pieces - Thomas Hardy
Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous Pieces - Thomas Hardy
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Genre: Poetry / Single author
Published in 1914, this is a compilation of 107 poems by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), who is probably better known as the author of such famous novels as Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd. Similar to his novels, the underlying...
Short Poetry Collection 025 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 025 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
Librivox’s Short Poetry Collection 025: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
Shapes and Shadows - Madison Cawein
Shapes and Shadows - Madison Cawein
- Author: Madison Cawein
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by Madison Julius Cawein. This collection contains many examples of Cawein's own particular style of dreamy poetry, strongly characterised by references to mythology and romance. At the same time, there is no shortage of...
Afternoon - Emile VERHAEREN
Afternoon - Emile VERHAEREN
- Author: Emile VERHAEREN
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by Belgian poet Émile Verhaeren, skillfully rendered into English verse by Charles Murphy. Although the English translation was published during World War I, the French original was published in 1905, and the topic of the...
Easter, 1916 - William Butler Yeats
Easter, 1916 - William Butler Yeats
- Author: William Butler Yeats
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 4 recordings of Easter, 1916 by William Butler Yeats. This was the fortnightly poetry project for April 5th, 2009....
The Three Taverns: A Book of Poems - Edwin Arlington ROBINSON
The Three Taverns: A Book of Poems - Edwin Arlington ROBINSON
- Author: Edwin Arlington ROBINSON
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson. This volume contains, among other poems, the famous poems The Valley of the Shadow and Lazarus. - Summary by Carolin...
Christmas Poetry and Hymn Collection - Various
Christmas Poetry and Hymn Collection - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry / *Non-fiction / Religion
This collection includes 40 different Christmas carols collected and read by Douglas D. Anderson, the creator of The Hymns and Carols of Christmas website, a public-domain collection of Christmas music containing over 2,600 hymns, carols and songs....
I'm Nobody - Emily Dickinson
I'm Nobody - Emily Dickinson
- Author: Emily Dickinson
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 different recordings of I’m Nobody, by Emily Dickinson. Dickinson’s text of this poem contains two possible versions of it. There is a great deal of discussion among academics as to which she preferred. Only one...
Hero and Leander (version 2) - Christopher Marlowe
Hero and Leander (version 2) - Christopher Marlowe
- Author: Christopher Marlowe
- Genre: Erotica / Poetry
Two young people, the epitome of young masculine and feminine beauty, fall in love at first sight, but their union is forbidden by the tyranny of their guardians and of geography itself, for they live on opposite sides of the Hellespont. To enjoy...
