On a Grey Thread


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(4.1 stars; 4 reviews)

On a Grey Thread was first published in 1923, one of the first books of openly lesbian love poetry to be published in the United States. Her early verse is concise and highly original. (Newgatenovelist) (1 hr 15 min)

Chapters

The Grey Thread 1:58 Read by Newgatenovelist
Youth 1:53 Read by Newgatenovelist
World Cry 1:08 Read by Newgatenovelist
Hope 2:05 Read by Newgatenovelist
Life's Leaders 2:37 Read by Newgatenovelist
Market Maze 0:54 Read by Newgatenovelist
Grain and Grapes 1:56 Read by Newgatenovelist
Oversoul 1:44 Read by Newgatenovelist
Come and Lie With Me 1:08 Read by Newgatenovelist
Futility 2:50 Read by Newgatenovelist
Roots 1:07 Read by Newgatenovelist
I Must Be Far 1:38 Read by Newgatenovelist
Ecstasy 2:48 Read by Newgatenovelist
Youth Insatiate 1:52 Read by Newgatenovelist
Disillusionment 1:35 Read by Newgatenovelist
The Hole in My Curtain 2:14 Read by Newgatenovelist
Despair 1:18 Read by Newgatenovelist
Declaration 1:02 Read by Newgatenovelist
The Poet 1:20 Read by Newgatenovelist
Love's Acolyte 1:17 Read by Newgatenovelist
From the Top of the World 1:45 Read by Newgatenovelist
Episode 1:37 Read by Newgatenovelist
Experience 1:21 Read by Newgatenovelist
This is Not Love 1:11 Read by Newgatenovelist
A Happy Song 0:53 Read by Newgatenovelist
As Usual 1:00 Read by Newgatenovelist
The Artist 2:24 Read by Newgatenovelist
Sudden Friendship 1:13 Read by Newgatenovelist
Love Song 0:57 Read by Newgatenovelist
Late Autumn Afternoon 0:57 Read by Newgatenovelist
Philosophy 0:43 Read by Newgatenovelist
You Are Not She 1:16 Read by Newgatenovelist
Love Sleep 1:24 Read by Newgatenovelist
When Love Becomes a Stranger 0:48 Read by Newgatenovelist
Of a Certain Friendship 1:21 Read by Newgatenovelist
Constancy 1:29 Read by Newgatenovelist
Mnasidika 1:29 Read by Newgatenovelist
A Friend Departs 1:17 Read by Newgatenovelist
I, Lover 1:49 Read by Newgatenovelist
Relinquishment 1:54 Read by Newgatenovelist
The Face in the Rain 1:19 Read by Newgatenovelist
Grey Skies 1:01 Read by Newgatenovelist
Chant of Spring 1:24 Read by Newgatenovelist
Dawn 1:24 Read by Newgatenovelist
Poppy Song 1:35 Read by Newgatenovelist
To a Young Dancing Girl 1:40 Read by Newgatenovelist
Chance 1:41 Read by Newgatenovelist
Loneliness 1:01 Read by Newgatenovelist
Before Sleep 1:23 Read by Newgatenovelist
A Thought 1:04 Read by Newgatenovelist
Epilogue 1:06 Read by Newgatenovelist

Reviews

A Poetic Find!


(4 stars)

Wow, I resonated with the expression of every one of these poems, though I had never heard of the poet before. I suspect some of that was the reader's magnetic recitation. Very enjoyable!