Poetry
Men I'm Not Married To
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Dorothy Parker
A saucy little poem commenting upon all men that Ms. Parker didn't marry, perhaps implying (it's a bit ambiguous) that upon marrying, the hu…
The World’s Story
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Eva March Tappan
This is the eleventh volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March…
A Burnt Ship
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John Donne
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of A Burnt Ship by John Donne. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 17th, 2010.
Short Poetry Collection
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G. K. Chesterton and Robert Frost
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2011.
The First Jasmines
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Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in th…
Songs of Sea and Sail
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Thomas Fleming Day
Thomas Fleming Day was an American sailboat designer and sailboat racer. He was the founding editor of Rudder, a monthly magazine about boat…
The Rubaiyat of Umar Khaiyam
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Omar Khayyám
In 1867 Jean Baptiste Nicolas (1814-1875), scholar and career diplomat, published the first major French translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar…
Poetry Miscellany
Read by Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010)
Various
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 wo…
Poems by the Most Deservedly Admired Mrs. Katherine Philips
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Katherine Philips
The poet Katherine Philips was called "The Matchless Orinda" in her day and was well known for her works, both personal and politi…
The Widow's House
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Sarah Orne Jewett
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of The Widows' House by Sarah Orne Jewett. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November …
Long Ago
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Christina Rossetti
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Long Ago by Christina G. Rossetti. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 9, 2012.Ch…
The Hillside Thaw
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Robert Frost
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of The Hillside Thaw by Robert Frost. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 5th, 2013.
Ode
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John Keats
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…
Ottawa Folk Festival Robert Service Collection
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Robert W. Service
On August 13-15, 2010, A hearty band of Librivox volunteers, led by Bob Ledrew and Sean McGaughey, recorded selections from the Spell of the…
Passionate Shepherd to His Love
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Christopher Marlowe
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe. This was the Fortnightly Poetry p…
To His Mistress Going to Bed
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John Donne
John Donne was an English poet and cleric in the Church of England.He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets…
Translations & Imitations of German Ballads
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Sir Walter Scott
The narrative poems in this collection are written by Sir Walter Scott - the well-known Scottish poet and novelist. Each of these five poems…
Short Poetry Collection
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Various
This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2015.
Chimneysmoke
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Christopher Morley
A collection of short poems on various themes by the author. (Summary by Carmen H)
The Wish
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Abraham Cowley
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Wish by Abraham Cowley. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 24, 2013. Ab…