Poetry - a genre of audiobooks on the website knigi-audio.com/en/. Page - 5
Poems - G. K. Chesterton
Poems - G. K. Chesterton
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- Genre: Poetry / Single author
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 poems, love poems, religious poems, ballades and more (Summary by Maria Therese)...
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Fitzgerald) - Omar Khayyám
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Fitzgerald) - Omar Khayyám
- Author: Omar Khayyám
- Genre: Poetry
"Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Persian: رباعیات عمر خیام). The Rubáiyát (Arabic: رباعیات) is a collection of poems, originally written in the Persian language and of which there are about a thousand, attributed to the Persian mathematician and...
Ballads of Lost Haven: A Book of the Sea - Bliss Carman
Ballads of Lost Haven: A Book of the Sea - Bliss Carman
- Author: Bliss Carman
- Genre: Poetry
This collection of lyric poems evokes the sea in every line, from birth (A Son of the Sea) to death (Outbound). The smells, sights and sounds of the Canada's East Coast feature prominently. (Summary by Sean Michael Hogan)...
Two Musicians - Sarah Orne Jewett
Two Musicians - Sarah Orne Jewett
- Author: Sarah Orne Jewett
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Two Musicians by Sarah Orne Jewett. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 16, 2011. She published her first important story in the Atlantic Monthly at age 19, and her reputation grew...
Selected Works: Poems - Voltairine de Cleyre
Selected Works: Poems - Voltairine de Cleyre
- Author: Voltairine de Cleyre
- Genre: Poetry
Voltairine de Cleyre (November 17, 1866 – June 20, 1912)was an American anarchist. She was skilled in many subjects and wrote essays, poems, letters, sketches, stories and speeches. These are her selected poems. (Summary by enko)...
Song-Surf - Cale Young Rice
Song-Surf - Cale Young Rice
- Author: Cale Young Rice
- Genre: Poetry
This is the third volume of poetry written by Kentucky poet Cale Young Rice, published in 1900. The volume contains several poems written during his journey to Asia, in different cities in Japan, as well as religious reflections and songs. - Summary...
Broadway - Sara Teasdale
Broadway - Sara Teasdale
- Author: Sara Teasdale
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 different recordings of Broadway by Sara Teasdale. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of September 23rd, 2007....
I Do Not Love Thee - Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton
I Do Not Love Thee - Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton
- Author: Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton
- Genre: Poetry / Romance
Librivox volunteers bring you twenty different readings of Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton’s I Do Not Love Thee, a weekly poetry project. (Summary by Annie Coleman)...
Jerusalem Delivered - Torquato Tasso
Jerusalem Delivered - Torquato Tasso
- Author: Torquato Tasso
- Genre: Poetry / Epics
The First Crusade provides the backdrop for a rich tapestry of political machinations, military conflicts, martial rivalries, and love stories, some of which are complicated by differences in religion. The supernatural plays a major role in the...
Do You Fear the Wind? - Hamlin Garland
Do You Fear the Wind? - Hamlin Garland
- Author: Hamlin Garland
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Do You Fear the Wind? by Hamlin Garland. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 3, 2013. Taken from An American Anthology, 1787–1900, Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908)....
Poems of Optimism - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Poems of Optimism - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of Poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The topic of this volume is "optimism". - Summary by Carolin...
Three Sunsets and Other Poems - Lewis Carroll
Three Sunsets and Other Poems - Lewis Carroll
- Author: Lewis Carroll
- Genre: Poetry
Lewis Carroll's most enduring works are the Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, but he also wrote some very interesting poetry. The poems in this particular volume are called "serious" in the preface, and though they are written in Lewis Carroll's...
Short Poetry Collection 153 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 153 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2016....
The House of Orchids and Other Poems - George Sterling
The House of Orchids and Other Poems - George Sterling
- Author: George Sterling
- Genre: Poetry
This is a 1911 volume of poems by California poet George Sterling. Sterling was a particularly celebrated poet during his life time in California, though his fame remained local and hardly spread to the other shore of the United States, let alone to...
Short Poetry Collection 040 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 040 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 040: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
Early Poems - Henry Kendall
Early Poems - Henry Kendall
- Author: Henry Kendall
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of early poetry by Australian poet Henry Kendall. The poems contained in this volume already reflect the particular style for which Kendall became famous later on: his poetry focussing on Australian nature. - Summary by Carolin...
From Queen's Gardens - A Chorus of Many Voices - Various
From Queen's Gardens - A Chorus of Many Voices - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is the final part of From Queen's Gardens. The previous four parts were collections of poetry by eminent English poets: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Jean Ingelow, Adelaide A. Procter, and Christina Rossetti. This final part of the same volume is...
Rainbow Gold: Poems Old and New Selected for Boys and Girls - Various
Rainbow Gold: Poems Old and New Selected for Boys and Girls - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This collection of poems, selected by Sara Teasdale, a talented poet in her own right, is made to appeal to children, both girls and boys. They are not poems about children, but for children. Neither does this mean that they are childish, but rather...
Thrice Welcome - Harrison S. Morris
Thrice Welcome - Harrison S. Morris
- Author: Harrison S. Morris
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Thrice Welcome from Poor Robin's Almanac. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 11, 2011. Poor Robin's Almanac first appeared in England in the 17th century. It ran until sometime in the 18th...
When I Was One And Twenty - A. E. Housman
When I Was One And Twenty - A. E. Housman
- Author: A. E. Housman
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of When I Was One And Twenty (No. XIII in A Shropshire Lad) by A.E. Housman. This was the weekly poetry project for June 14th, 2009....
The Vagabond - Robert Louis Stevenson
The Vagabond - Robert Louis Stevenson
- Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of The Vagabond by Robert Louis Stevenson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 22, 2012. The Vagabond appeared in Stevenson's Songs of Travel and Other Verses, which was published after his...
Evanescence - Harriet Prescott Spofford
Evanescence - Harriet Prescott Spofford
- Author: Harriet Prescott Spofford
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford was a notable American writer remembered for her novels, poems and detective stories. This was the weekly poem for July 24-30, 2011....
The Path of Dreams - Leigh Gordon Giltner
The Path of Dreams - Leigh Gordon Giltner
- Author: Leigh Gordon Giltner
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by American poet Leigh Gordon Giltner. - Summary by Carolin...
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - May - John Kendrick Bangs
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - May - John Kendrick Bangs
- Author: John Kendrick Bangs
- Genre: Poetry
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was published with one of Bangs' poems for each day. This project covers the month of May. - Summary by Carolin...
Poems of Experience - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Poems of Experience - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Poetry
This is another volume of Ella Wheeler Wicox's famous series. This time, the topic is Experience. The short play The New Hawaiian Girl is included in this volume. The cast of The New Hawaiian Girl is Narrator: Availle Ralph: Kristin Gjerløw Ethel:...
Poems by the Most Deservedly Admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, The Matchless Orinda - Katherine Philips
Poems by the Most Deservedly Admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, The Matchless Orinda - Katherine Philips
- Author: Katherine Philips
- Genre: Poetry
The poet Katherine Philips was called "The Matchless Orinda" in her day and was well known for her works, both personal and political. She was a staunch Royalist (a supporter of Charles I and his son during the English Civil Wars) and wrote poetic...
Freshness of Poetic Perception - Paul Hamilton Hayne
Freshness of Poetic Perception - Paul Hamilton Hayne
- Author: Paul Hamilton Hayne
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Freshness of Poetic Perception by Paul Hamilton Hayne. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 7, 2012. Paul Hamilton Hayne was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He left his law practice to...
Short Poetry Collection 083 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 083 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems submitted by LibriVox volunteers for the months of September and October 2009....
Poems on Slavery - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems on Slavery - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Genre: Poetry
This is a short volume of abolitionist poetry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in 1842. As Wikipedia notes, Longfellow himself was not entirely satisfied with his work: "However, as Longfellow himself wrote, the poems were 'so mild...
Songs from Vagabondia - Bliss Carman
Songs from Vagabondia - Bliss Carman
- Author: Bliss Carman
- Genre: Poetry
This is the famous collection "Songs from Vagabondia", a collaboration between Bliss Carman and Richard Hovey, which at once catapulted both poets to extensive fame. The poems in this volume are widely read until today, as they carry a lot of...
A London Plane-Tree and Other Verse - Amy Levy
A London Plane-Tree and Other Verse - Amy Levy
- Author: Amy Levy
- Genre: Poetry
Amy Levy was a British poet and novelist who is celebrated for her feminist positions and her engagement with homosexual romance during the Victorian era. Levy wrote stories, essays, and poems for periodicals, some popular and others literary. Her...
Flame and Shadow - Sara Teasdale
Flame and Shadow - Sara Teasdale
- Author: Sara Teasdale
- Genre: Poetry
This is a 1920 collection of poetry by American poet Sara Teasdale. The collection comprises 92 poems, which are grouped together into 12 sets. - Summary by Carolin...
Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 3 - Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 3 - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Poetry / Short Stories / Short non-fiction
2012 is the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth. This is the third volume of this collection, which aimed to catalogue as many as possible of Dickens' short works which had not previously been recorded for LibriVox. (Summary by Ruth Golding)...
Short Poetry Collection 058 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 058 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 058: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
Hero and Leander - Christopher Marlowe
Hero and Leander - Christopher Marlowe
- Author: Christopher Marlowe
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Poetry
“Who ever lov’d, that lov’d not at first sight?” The wonder-decade of the English drama was suddenly interrupted in 1592, when serious plague broke out in London, forcing the closure of the theatres. Leading playwrights took to penning languorously...
The Past - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The Past - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of The Past by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 20, 2011. Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American author and poet. Her best-known work was Poems of Passion. Her most...
The Red Flower: Poems Written in War Time - Henry van Dyke
The Red Flower: Poems Written in War Time - Henry van Dyke
- Author: Henry van Dyke
- Genre: Poetry
These are verses that came to me in this dreadful war time amid the cares and labors of a heavy task. Two of the poems, "A Scrap of Paper" and "Stand Fast," were written in 1914 and bore the signature Civis Americanus—the use of my own name at the...
Many Voices (selection from) - E. Nesbit
Many Voices (selection from) - E. Nesbit
- Author: E. Nesbit
- Genre: Poetry
E. Nesbit (Edith Bland) was a prodigious 19th century children’s writer who produced over 60 books of fiction for children. This book of poems has many elements which would appeal to children but there’s also some exploration of her feelings of...
Echoes of Love’s House - William Morris
Echoes of Love’s House - William Morris
- Author: William Morris
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Echoes of Love’s House by William Morris. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 9th, 2011. William Morris was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the...
A Poe-em of Passion - Charles F. Lummis
A Poe-em of Passion - Charles F. Lummis
- Author: Charles F. Lummis
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of A Poe-em of Passion by C. F. Lummis. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 17, 2013, and is an amusing parody of Poe's Annabel Lee....
