Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Idylls of the King


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Idylls of the King, published between 1856 and 1885, is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson which re…

The Princess


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The Princess is a serio-comic blank verse narrative poem, written by Alfred Tennyson, published in 1847. The poem tells the story of an hero…

In Memoriam A.H.H.


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In Memoriam is Tennyson's elegiac tribute to his friend Arthur Henry Hallam, who died in 1833 at the age of 22. Tennyson wrote this long poe…

Heroes Every Child Should Know


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The endeavour has been made in this volume to bring together the heroic men of different races, periods and types; and in the selection of m…

The Charge of the Light Brigade


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This poem was published just six weeks after the event, its lines emphasize the valour of the cavalry in bravely carrying out their orders, …

Vintage Verse Rhapsody: A Poetry Collection


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A collection of poetry selected and performed by Bob Gonzalez, rhapsode. Rhapsodes of Ancient Greece were “song-stitchers,” performing selec…

An Arthurian Miscellany


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A collection of works that explore the rich and evocative legend of King Arthur. The exploits of Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table …

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5: Nature (Part 1)


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The fifth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…

Beauties of Tennyson


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A collection of Tennyson's poetry : 1 The Brook - 00:16 2 Song from "Maud" - 1:20 3 A Farewell - 2:34 4 Song from “Maud” - 3:26…

Poems and Prose for the Departed Vol. 01


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This is a collection of short poems and readings, both religious and secular, on death and bereavement. (Summary by Ruth Golding)

Short Poetry Collection 002


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 002: a collection of 22 public-domain poems.

The Higher Pantheism


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Higher Pantheism by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for Septemb…

From the Tower Window of My Bookhouse


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Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the fifth volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for lit…

The Kraken


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of The Kraken by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. This was the weekly poetry project for the wee…

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 6: Fancy and Sentiment (Part 1)


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The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…

Short Poetry Collection 139


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This is a collection of 24 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2014.

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 2: Love (Part 1)


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The second of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, incl…

The Ontario Readers: Third Book


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The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary wo…

Long Poems Collection 002


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LibriVox’s Long Poems Collection 002: a collection of 7 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length.

Short Poetry Collection 003


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 003: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

The Miller's Daughter


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 different recordings of The Miller's Daughter by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. This was the weekly poetry project …

Short Poetry Collection 095


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the months of February and March 2011.

Long Poems Collection 006


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LibriVox’s Long Poems Collection 006: a collection of 17 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length.

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 2: Love (Part 2)


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The second of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, inc…

Short Poetry Collection 112


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2012.

Short Poetry Collection 096


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the months of April and May 2011.

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 1: Home and Friendship (Part 1)


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The first of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…

One-Act Play Collection 006


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This collection includes ten one-act plays by David Belasco, Arnold Bennett, Hereward Carrington, Lewis Carroll, Lord Dunsany, John Galswort…

Short Poetry Collection 109


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for June 2012.

Christmas Short Works Collection 2019


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2019 collection of items with a Christmas theme containing traditional stories, Christmas traditions, Christmas cakes. We hope you will enj…

The Hundred Best English Poems


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This wonderful collection of poems showcases the incredible talent of the some of the greatest poets in the world. These creative masterpiec…

Sea Poems: An Idiosyncratic Selection


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Seventeen poems about the sea or in which the sea plays an important role. - Summary by david wales

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5: Nature (Part 2)


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The fifth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…

Coffee Break Collection 014 - New Beginnings


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This is the fourteenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in…

Coffee Break Collection 019 - Plants and Flowers


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The Librivox Coffee Break Collections are themed anthologies, selected and read by Librivox readers. Each short piece is fifteen minutes lon…

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3: Sorrow and Consolation (Part 1)


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The third of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection includes a range of famous poe…

Short Poetry Collection 101


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2011.

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 6: Fancy and Sentiment (Part 2)


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The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…

Long Poems Collection 001


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LibriVox's Long Poems Collection 001: a collection of 5 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length.(Summary by Alan Davis-Drake)

Short Poetry Collection 020


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 020: a collection of 20 public domain poems.

Ring Out, Wild Bells


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LibriVox volunteers ring in the new year with nineteen recordings of Ring Out, Wild Bells by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. This was the weekly poe…

Short Poetry Collection 105


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2012.

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3: Sorrow and Consolation (Part 2)


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This is the third of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two par…

Short Poetry Collection 168


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This is a collection of 40 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 113


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2012.

Short Poetry Collection 121


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for June 2013.

Short Poetry Collection 140


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This is a collection of 32 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2015.

To...As when with downcast eyes


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of To...As when with downcast eyes by Alfred Lord Tennyson. This was the Weekly Poetry project f…

Short Poetry Collection 106


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2012.

Short Poetry Collection 196


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This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 013


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 013: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

A Hundred Great Poems


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This is a compilation by Richard Cross of 100 poems by various poets. - Summary by Mozartjr

Short Poetry Collection 149


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This is a collection of 38 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2015.

Short Poetry Collection 012


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 012: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 089


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of July 2010.

Short Poetry Collection 009


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 009: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Maud, and Other Poems


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A collection of poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, his first book of poetry after having become poet laureate in 1850. Among the "other po…

Short Poetry Collection 088


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the months of April, May, and June 2010.

Short Poetry Collection 136


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This is a collection of 22 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2014.

The Suppressed Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson


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To those unacquainted with Tennyson's conscientious methods, it may seem strange that a volume of 160 pages is necessary to contain those po…

Short Poetry Collection 126


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This is a collection of 20 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2013.

Short Poetry Collection 206


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This is a collection of 80 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2020.

Maud, and Other Poems (Version 2)


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Surely everyone knows “Maud”? Isn’t that the Victorian love song, where the man waits by the garden gate for his lover to appear for a secre…

Short Poetry Collection 191


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This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 099


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2011.

Short Poetry Collection 064


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 064: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, chosen and read by Librivox volunteers.

Short Poetry Collection 070


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This is a collection of poems for the month of August 2008.

Short Poetry Collection 100


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2011.

Short Poetry Collection 090


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of August 2010.

Short Poetry Collection 035


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 035: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 155


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This is a collection of 31 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2016.

The Beacon Second Reader


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In the "Beacon Second Reader" the author has chosen for his stories only those of recognized literary merit; and while it has been…

Short Poetry Collection 066


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 066: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, selected and read by Librivox volunteers.

Short Poetry Collection 111


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2012.

Enoch Arden


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In the poem "Enoch Arden," Tennyson's epic narrative of the enduring power of love in the face of insurmountable odds, is found a …

Short Poetry Collection 005


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 005: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 9: Tragedy and Humor (Part 1)


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The ninth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…

Short Poetry Collection 084


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This is an open collection of poems for the months of November and December 2009.

Tithonus


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Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains on…

Short Poetry Collection 178


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This is a collection of 44 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2018

Microphone Showdown 3


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This is a project which will allow readers and listeners to compare the recording quality of a wide variety of recording devices. It is a se…

Short Poetry Collection 167


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This is a collection of 36 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 164


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This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 165


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This is a collection of 28 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 048


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 048: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 010


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 010: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 133


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This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for June 2014.

Short Poetry Collection 065


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 065: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, chosen and read by Librivox volunteers.

Short Poetry Collection 180


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This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2018.

Short Poetry Collection 184


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This is a collection of 38 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2018.

Short Poetry Collection 033


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 033: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 018


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 018: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Poetic Duets


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This selection of poems has many favourites from authors such as Edward Lear and Robert Browning, as well as less well known authors. We hop…

Short Poetry Collection 204


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This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 034


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 034: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 199


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This is a collection of 48 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 185


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This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2018.

Short Poetry Collection 053


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 053: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 144


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This is a collection of 31 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2015.

Sea-Fairies and Other Poems


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This amazing collection of some of Tennyson's best and most capricious poems takes us on a whimsical voyage, an allegorical voyage like no o…

Short Poetry Collection 132


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This is a collection of 19 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2014.

Short Poetry Collection 203


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This is a collection of 63 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 017


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 017: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 017



Librivox's Short Poetry Collection 017: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Christmas Short Works Collection 2022


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The 2022 Christmas collection brings some old favourites along with some new selections, from the traditional to the bizarre. Among the sele…

Poems Recorded in Deptford and Greenwich


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Armed with a hand-held digital recorder and the Penguin Book of English Verse, LibriVox’s UK Chapter set out one Sunday afternoon to capture…

Short Poetry Collection 222


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This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for November 2021.

Short Poetry Collection 231


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This is a collection of 38 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2022.

Short Poetry Collection 220


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This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2021.

The Eagle


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of The eagle by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 18, 2022.…

The Brook - Break, Break, Break - Sweet and Low - and The Eagle


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This is Tennyson at his best. This is Tennyson, the master poet at his most descriptive, his most insightful, his most enlightening. This se…

LibriVox 15th Anniversary Collection


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This year is the 15th anniversary of our beloved LibriVox. The readings in this collection celebrate that "bunch of volunteers" wh…

Make Way for Liberty


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Four aspects of warfare are explored in this stirring collection of poems written by some of the best poets of their era. The horrors of war…

The Bugle Song and Other Poems


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This splendid volume of some of the best poems from a fine selection of our greatest poets paints an ageless depiction of civilization's int…

Short Poetry Collection 253


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This is a collection of 30 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during June 2024.