Poetry - a genre of audiobooks on the website knigi-audio.com/en/. Page - 9
The Bush Debate - Undefined
The Bush Debate - Undefined
- Author: Undefined
- Genre: Poetry
In 1892, two of Australia's best poets came up with a scheme to make some money. They arranged to have an argument in the Weekly Bulletin, and since they were being paid by the word, this let them fire back and forth, being sent beer money with each...
Worth While - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Worth While - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers offer you 15 different recordings of Worth While, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of March 28, 2010....
Humorous Poems - Ignatius BRENNAN
Humorous Poems - Ignatius BRENNAN
- Author: Ignatius BRENNAN
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of fun poems by West Virginia poet M. Ignatius Brennan. In his poems, the poet makes fun of the people in his surroundings, and the society in which he lived. In most instances his humor is benevolent, but can turn malicious,...
Hymn Collection 001 - Various
Hymn Collection 001 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry / Music / Christianity - Other
Librivox volunteers sing twenty of their favourite hymns. All Glory Laud and Honor - Words translated from the Latin of Theodolph of Orleans; Tune: St. Theodulph by Melchior Teschner; harmony by William H. Monk. Amazing Grace - Tune: New Britain by...
Opportunity - Walter MALONE
Opportunity - Walter MALONE
- Author: Walter MALONE
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Opportunity by Walter Malone. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 27, 2013. Walter Malone was born in DeSoto Count, Mississippi. He wrote 2 volumes of poetry before he was 20 years old....
The Best Thing in the World - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The Best Thing in the World - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Best Thing in the World by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 28th, 2010....
Long Poems Collection 003 - Various
Long Poems Collection 003 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
Librivox’s Long Poems Collection 003: a collection of 8 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length....
Through the Wood - E. Nesbit
Through the Wood - E. Nesbit
- Author: E. Nesbit
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Through the Wood by E. Nesbit. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 11th, 2009....
Preludes of Poetry and Music - Irene CURTIS
Preludes of Poetry and Music - Irene CURTIS
- Author: Irene CURTIS
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems by American poet Irene Curtis. These poems were collected by friends and family after her death in 1916, at only 26 years of age. This book of poems is divided into two parts. The first is a collection of poems in...
The Conscientious Deacon - Vachel Lindsay
The Conscientious Deacon - Vachel Lindsay
- Author: Vachel Lindsay
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of The Conscientious Deacon by Vachel Lindsay. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 5th, 2013. Vachel Lindsay described this poem as "a song to be syncopated as you please". According to Wikipedia he...
Shelley: Selected Poems and Prose - Percy Bysshe Shelley
Shelley: Selected Poems and Prose - Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Genre: Poetry
The English Romantic Period in literature featured a towering group of excellent poets: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats. If we add in forerunners Burns and Blake, we have perhaps an unmatchable collection of writers for any era. Of...
The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 09 - Various
The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 09 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: General Fiction / Humorous Fiction / Poetry
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the ninth volume, 37 short stories and poems have been gathered from 31 authors. This volume is sure to delight listeners. (Summary by Linette Geisel)...
Short Poetry Collection 189 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 189 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 41 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for February 2019....
A Budget of Christmas Tales - Various
A Budget of Christmas Tales - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry / Short Stories
This is a 1895 collection of christmas-themed short stories and poems by various authors, Charles Dickens himself being the most prominent feature. - Summary by Carolin...
War Is Kind (Collection) - Stephen Crane
War Is Kind (Collection) - Stephen Crane
- Author: Stephen Crane
- Genre: Poetry
Published in 1899, just a year before his death, War Is Kind by Stephen Crane evokes again the dark imagery of war which made his fortune in The Red Badge Of Courage. Unlike that book, this collection leaves the battlefield itself behind to explore...
Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 01 - William Shakespeare
Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 01 - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Plays / Poetry
William Shakespeare (April 26, 1564 – April 23, 1616) remains widely to be considered the single greatest playwright of all time. He wrote in such a variety of genres - tragedy, comedy, romance, &c - that there is always at least one monologue...
Song (Donne version) - John Donne
Song (Donne version) - John Donne
- Author: John Donne
- Genre: Poetry
Librivox volunteers bring you seven different readings of the short poem Song by John Donne, a weekly poetry project. Song is a bitter little poem on the falsity of women: search the world for ages, see mythical wonders, but you’ll not find a true...
The Ramayan, Book 5 - Valmiki
The Ramayan, Book 5 - Valmiki
- Author: Valmiki
- Genre: Poetry / Religion / Other religions
The Ramayan 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 is the story of Rama,...
Short Poetry Collection 012 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 012 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
Librivox’s Short Poetry Collection 012: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 5 - Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 5 - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Poetry / Short Stories / Short non-fiction
2012 was the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth. This is the fifth and last volume; the first volume of short works - fiction, essays, poetry and speeches, previously unrecorded for LibriVox, was catalogued by Dickens' birthday on February 7th...
Poems and Songs in the Lancashire Dialect - Edwin WAUGH
Poems and Songs in the Lancashire Dialect - Edwin WAUGH
- Author: Edwin WAUGH
- Genre: Poetry
A selection of poems in the Lancashire dialect by the foremost exponent of the form. A printer by training, Edwin Waugh left his trade for secretarial work and began his literary career in 1852. His first dialect poem, 'Come whoam to thi' childer...
Short Poetry Collection 156 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 156 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2016....
To...As when with downcast eyes - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
To...As when with downcast eyes - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Author: Alfred Lord Tennyson
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of To...As when with downcast eyes by Alfred Lord Tennyson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 15th, 2010....
The Giaour - George Gordon, Lord Byron
The Giaour - George Gordon, Lord Byron
- Author: George Gordon Lord Byron
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Poetry / Romance
"The Giaour" is a poem by Lord Byron first published in 1813 and the first in the series of his Oriental romances. "The Giaour" proved to be a great success when published, consolidating Byron's reputation critically and commercially. (Summary by...
The Farmer's Bride - Charlotte MEW
The Farmer's Bride - Charlotte MEW
- Author: Charlotte MEW
- Genre: Poetry / Single author
The Farmer's Bride is a collection of 28 poems by British modernist writer Charlotte Mew. The original edition was published in 1916; this edition, published in 1921, contains 11 more poems. Mew's poetry is varied in style and content, but manifests...
Success - Rupert Brooke
Success - Rupert Brooke
- Author: Rupert Brooke
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Success by Rupert Brooke. This was the weekly poetry project for April 19th, 2009....
In Flanders Fields - John MCCRAE
In Flanders Fields - John MCCRAE
- Author: John MCCRAE
- Genre: Poetry
Librivox volunteers bring you seven different readings of John McCrae’s In Flanders Field, a weekly poetry project. (Summary by Annie Coleman)...
Short Poetry Collection 150 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 150 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 24 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2015....
Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses (Selection) - Thomas Hardy
Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses (Selection) - Thomas Hardy
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Genre: Poetry
Hardy claimed poetry as his first love, and published collections until his death in 1928. Although not as well received by his contemporaries as his novels, Hardy's poetry has been applauded considerably in recent years. Most of his poems deal with...
The Seasons - James THOMSON
The Seasons - James THOMSON
- Author: James THOMSON
- Genre: Poetry
The Seasons is a series of four long poems in blank verse by the Scottish poet James Thomson, each poem describing one of the four seasons. The poems are replete with various scenes of nature described with loving detail, as well as Thomson's view...
Short Poetry Collection 131 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 131 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 13 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2014....
Heaven - Rupert Brooke
Heaven - Rupert Brooke
- Author: Rupert Brooke
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of Heaven by Rupert Brooke. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of August 16th, 2008....
Ode (Bards Of Passion And Of Mirth) - John Keats
Ode (Bards Of Passion And Of Mirth) - John Keats
- Author: John Keats
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Ode (Bards Of Passion And Of Mirth) by John Keats. This was the weekly poetry project for May 17th, 2009....
The Consolation - Anne Brontë
The Consolation - Anne Brontë
- Author: Anne Brontë
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of The Consolation by Anne Brontë. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 14th, 2010....
The Little Mud-Sparrows - Elizabeth Stuart PHELPS
The Little Mud-Sparrows - Elizabeth Stuart PHELPS
- Author: Elizabeth Stuart PHELPS
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Little Mud-Sparrows by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for December, 4, 2011. This poem is taken from CHRISTMAS IN LEGEND AND STORY; A Book for Boys and Girls,...
Peer Gynt - Henrik Ibsen
Peer Gynt - Henrik Ibsen
- Author: Henrik Ibsen
- Genre: Plays / Poetry
Peer is a dreamer, liar, excellent storyteller and an irresponsible person who avoids all problems. He uses and discards women and looks towards the grandiose, the unattainable. Despite of this, one can't help but like and feel sorry for Peer, as it...
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral - Phillis WHEATLEY
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral - Phillis WHEATLEY
- Author: Phillis WHEATLEY
- Genre: Poetry
Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American to publish a book of poetry in 1773. Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at age seven, and bought by a wealthy Massachusetts family who taught her to read and write. Her extraordinary...
Velvet Shoes - Elinor Wylie
Velvet Shoes - Elinor Wylie
- Author: Elinor Wylie
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 24 recordings of Velvet Shoes by Elinor Wylie. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 6th, 2009....
Our Old Nursery Rhymes - Alfred MOFFAT
Our Old Nursery Rhymes - Alfred MOFFAT
- Author: Alfred MOFFAT
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Poetry / *Non-fiction
_Our Old Nursery Rhymes_ (1911) is a book of 30 of folkloric songs arranged by Alfred Moffatt and beautifully illustrated by H. Willebeck Le Mair. You and your child can listen and sing along as you read the facsimile edition online from the...
Other Poems, 1871-82 - Henry Kendall
Other Poems, 1871-82 - Henry Kendall
- Author: Henry Kendall
- Genre: Poetry
This is the short last book in Henry Kendall's collected poems. This book contains miscellaneous poems of the native-born Australian poet, written later in his life, including poems dedicated to other notable Australian writers, such as Adam Lindsay...
