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Many Gods - Cale Young Rice
Many Gods - Cale Young Rice
- Author: Cale Young Rice
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by Cale Young Rice. The poems in this volume reflect Rice's experiences while travelling across Asia, and many of them have, as their theme, a person or incident set in that area or culture. The title Many Gods then also...
Epigram, engraved on the Collar of a Dog - Alexander Pope
Epigram, engraved on the Collar of a Dog - Alexander Pope
- Author: Alexander Pope
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Epigram by Alexander Pope. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 8th, 2010....
Gifts - James Thomson
Gifts - James Thomson
- Author: James Thomson
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Gifts by James Thomson. This was the weekly poetry project for August 9th, 2009....
Short Poetry Collection 178 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 178 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 44 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2018...
The Singing Man: A Book of Songs and Shadows - Josephine Preston Peabody
The Singing Man: A Book of Songs and Shadows - Josephine Preston Peabody
- Author: Josephine Preston Peabody
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of a number of long narrative poems. Ms. Peabody's poetry is marked by vivacity and living images. The poems contained in this collection are a great example of Ms. Peabody's style. - Summary by Carolin...
The Poetry of Sa'di - A Selection - Saadi
The Poetry of Sa'di - A Selection - Saadi
- Author: Saadi
- Genre: Poetry
Shaikh Sa’di, also known as Saadi Shirazi, the nightingale of Shiraz, as Jami poetically calls this gifted poet, was born at Shiraz, the capital of Persia, near the end of the twelfth century. By turns, a student, a water-carrier, a traveller, a...
Ben King's Verse - Benjamin King
Ben King's Verse - Benjamin King
- Author: Benjamin King
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of Benjamin King's collected verse, published shortly after his sudden death in 1894. The American humorist was very famous during his lifetime, and is still widely referenced and quoted until today. This volume was published in...
The Name of France - Henry van Dyke
The Name of France - Henry van Dyke
- Author: Henry van Dyke
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
In celebration of Bastille Day, 2007, LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of The Name of France by Henry van Dyke. This was the Weekly Poetry project for the week of July 8th, 2007....
The Old Roller Towel - Bert Leston Taylor
The Old Roller Towel - Bert Leston Taylor
- Author: Bert Leston Taylor
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of The Old Roller Towel by Bert Leston Taylor. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 27, 2011....
Short Poetry Collection 177 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 177 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 23 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2018...
A Golden Day - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A Golden Day - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox volunteers bring you recordings of A Golden Day by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for March 31, 2019. ------ A delightful little poem describing what it feels like to greet a sunny spring day and let the rest...
A Dark Month - Algernon Charles Swinburne
A Dark Month - Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Genre: Poetry
This is a sequence of poems by Algernon Charles Swinburne. The poems were written in 1881, during the one month in which his seven year old neighbor, Herbert (Bertie) Mason was away.Swinburne describes in 31 poems his feelings at the loss of his...
The Kalevala: the Epic Poem of Finland (Crawford Translation) - Elias Lönnrot
The Kalevala: the Epic Poem of Finland (Crawford Translation) - Elias Lönnrot
- Author: Elias Lönnrot
- Genre: Poetry / Sagas
This is the epic of Finland. It is the combined folk tales of the Finnish nation starting with the birth of the world from the egg of a seabird and continuing to the birth of the Kaleva District, the lands of Finland. (Summary by Squid B. Varilekova)...
Short Poetry Collection 102 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 102 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2011....
Robert Browning 200th Anniversary Collection - Robert Browning
Robert Browning 200th Anniversary Collection - Robert Browning
- Author: Robert Browning
- Genre: Poetry / Single author / Letters
For this collection, LibriVox volunteers made their own selections from Robert Browning's poetry and prose to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth on 7th May 1812....
Up The Line - Will Carleton
Up The Line - Will Carleton
- Author: Will Carleton
- Genre: Poetry / Ballads / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of Up The Line by Will Carleton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 7th, 2010....
Short Poetry Collection 086 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 086 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of February 2010....
The Widow's House - Sarah Orne Jewett
The Widow's House - Sarah Orne Jewett
- Author: Sarah Orne Jewett
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of The Widows' House by Sarah Orne Jewett. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 11, 2012. Sarah Orne Jewett was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for her local color...
Sappho: A New Rendering - Sappho
Sappho: A New Rendering - Sappho
- Author: Sappho
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Poetry
Sappho lived in the Greek-speaking Aeolian islands off the coast of Turkey. She is one of the very few female poets from antiquity. Although her work was very popular in ancient Greece and Rome, only small fragments survive today. This book includes...
Stories of Birds - Lenore Elizabeth Mulets
Stories of Birds - Lenore Elizabeth Mulets
- Author: Lenore Elizabeth Mulets
- Genre: Animals & Nature / Poetry
This volume contains stories, poems, myths, and facts about lots of different birds, intended for teaching children. It is divided into nine parts, each covering a different type of bird. Summary by Rachel....
Diary of an Old Soul - George MacDonald
Diary of an Old Soul - George MacDonald
- Author: George MacDonald
- Genre: Poetry / Christianity - Other
George MacDonald, a Scottish pastor, wrote these short poems, one for each day of the year, to help him with the severer misfortune he was experiencing. The poems are filled with hope and promises of Christ, yet, he also writes about his doubts....
Sea Garden - Hilda Doolittle
Sea Garden - Hilda Doolittle
- Author: Hilda Doolittle
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems by Hilda Doolittle about topics relating to the ocean, nature, or both. It contains vivid and descriptive language to convey a wide range of emotions. - Summary by Campbell Schelp...
The Runaway Donkey and Other Rhymes for Children - Emilie Poulsson
The Runaway Donkey and Other Rhymes for Children - Emilie Poulsson
- Author: Emilie Poulsson
- Genre: Poetry
This volume contains 21 poems for children by Emilie Poulsson. In her own words, "In the belief that such rhymes as are herein offered gratify and increase in children both the love of animals and the sense of humor, this new volume is sent forth...
The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems - Dora Sigerson Shorter
The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems - Dora Sigerson Shorter
- Author: Dora Sigerson Shorter
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by Dora Sigerson Shorter. As much of her other poetry, this volume also succeeds in connecting a modern style of poetry with deep emotion and themes of Irish mythology. - Summary by Carolin...
Humour of the North - Various
Humour of the North - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Poetry
Some day an enterprising editor may find time to glean from the whole field of Canadian literature a representative collection of wit and humour. . . . The present little collection obviously makes no such ambitious claim. It embraces, however, what...
Short Poetry Collection 056 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 056 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 056: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
Short Poetry Collection 048 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 048 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 048: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
At Home From Church - Sarah Orne Jewett
At Home From Church - Sarah Orne Jewett
- Author: Sarah Orne Jewett
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of At Home From Church by Sarah Orne Jewett. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 19, 2011. Jewett possessed a keen descriptive gift that William Dean Howells called "an uncommon feeling for...
The Vision of Sir Launfal and Other Poems - James Russell Lowell
The Vision of Sir Launfal and Other Poems - James Russell Lowell
- Author: James Russell Lowell
- Genre: Poetry
A collection of poems by Lowell, one of the Fireside poets with Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, and Bryant, including a sketch of his life. The collection is composed of the title piece, a retelling of an Arthurian legend, as well as 17 other poems. -...
When Stars Are in the Quiet Skies - Edward BULWER-LYTTON
When Stars Are in the Quiet Skies - Edward BULWER-LYTTON
- Author: Edward BULWER-LYTTON
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 different recordings of When Stars Are in the Quiet Sky by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of March 16th, 2008....
Poems of Sentiment - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Poems of Sentiment - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This time, the topic is "Sentiment". - Summary by Carolin...
High waving heather 'neath stormy blasts bending - Emily Brontë
High waving heather 'neath stormy blasts bending - Emily Brontë
- Author: Emily Brontë
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of High waving heather 'neath stormy blasts bending by Emily Brontë. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of April 6th, 2008....
A Little Girl to Her Flowers - Anonymous
A Little Girl to Her Flowers - Anonymous
- Author: Anonymous
- Genre: Poetry
This is a small volume with short poems about flowers. Listeners may wish to refer to the online text, which includes very neat illustrations. - Summary by Carolin...
Paradise Lost - John Milton
Paradise Lost - John Milton
- Author: John Milton
- Genre: Poetry / Epics
Paradise Lost is the first epic of English literature written in the classical style. John Milton saw himself as the intellectual heir of Homer, Virgil, and Dante, and sought to create a work of art which fully represented the most basic tenets of...
Short Poetry Collection 121 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 121 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for June 2013....
Epistle to Mrs. Tyler - Christopher SMART
Epistle to Mrs. Tyler - Christopher SMART
- Author: Christopher SMART
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Epistle to Mrs. Tyler by Christopher Smart. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 25, 2012. Christopher Smart (11 April 1722 – 21 May 1771), also known as "Kit Smart", "Kitty Smart", and "Jack...
The Excursion - William Wordsworth
The Excursion - William Wordsworth
- Author: William Wordsworth
- Genre: Poetry
The Excursion: Being a portion of The Recluse, a Poem is a long poem by Romantic poet William Wordsworth and was first published in 1814. It was intended to be the second part of The Recluse, an unfinished larger work that was also meant to include...
A Boy's Song - James HOGG
A Boy's Song - James HOGG
- Author: James HOGG
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of A Boy's Song by James Hogg. This was the weekly poetry project for April 26th, 2009....
Chrysomela - Robert Herrick
Chrysomela - Robert Herrick
- Author: Robert Herrick
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by Robert Herrick. The volume "Chrysomela" was arranged by Francis Turner Palgrave. The 17th century English poet is continuing to inspire readers of his poetry. - Summary by Carolin...
Songs of Cheer - John Kendrick Bangs
Songs of Cheer - John Kendrick Bangs
- Author: John Kendrick Bangs
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by John Kendrick Bangs. All the poems in this volume share the very positive tone, they discuss happiness, love, and friendship, and can be enjoyed by children as well as adults. - Summary by Carolin...
