Poetry
The Prophet (version 3)
Read by Adam Santoni
Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It was originally…
An Old Man's Thought of School
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Walt Whitman
LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of An Old Man's Thought of School by Walt Whitman. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for F…
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
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William Wordsworth
This was the weekly poetry project for 14 May 2006. Spring’s flowers come and go all too quickly, but Wordsworth’s classic poem reminds us …
The Fisher's Boy
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Henry David Thoreau
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of the Fisher’s Boy by Henry David Thoreau. This was the weekly poetry project for the…
Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 02
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William Shakespeare
LibriVox readers present the second collection of monologues from Shakespeare’s plays. Containing 15 parts. William Shakespeare (April 26, …
Poems
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Wilfred Owen
A collection of poems by the English war poet and soldier of the First World War, Wilfred Owen. Owen is regarded by historians as the leadin…
Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta), vol. 1
Read by Sergio Baldelli
Francesco Petrarca
Il Canzoniere di Francesco Petrarca è stata una grande "rivoluzione" nella letteratura europea in volgare: è il prim…
The Baby's Songbook
Read by Carol Stripling
Walter Crane
This is a collection of 14 songs chosen from Walter Crane's "The Baby's Opera" and "The Baby's Bouquet" containing class…
Broquéis
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João Da Cruz E Sousa
Cruz e Sousa foi um poeta brasileiro, considerado um dos precursores do movimento simbolista no Brasil. Seus poemas são marcados pela…
唐诗三百首 卷一 Three Hundred Tang Poems, Volume 1
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Various
The Tang Dynasty (618 to 907) was a golden age of Chinese culture: religion and philosophy, painting and calligraphy, sculpture, architectur…
The Charge of the Light Brigade
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson
This poem was published just six weeks after the event, its lines emphasize the valour of the cavalry in bravely carrying out their orders, …
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (version 2)
Read by P. J. Taylor
William Blake
"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."The Marriage of Heaven & Hell is William Blake’s masterpiece – a piously bl…
The First Book of Urizen
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William Blake
The Book of Urizen is one of the major prophetic books of the English poet William Blake, illustrated by Blake's own plates. It was original…
The Odyssey (Book 6)
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Homer
Nausicaa, daughter of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians, is asleep when Athena comes to her to suggest that she go down to the river the next…
Robert Browning 200th Anniversary Collection
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Robert Browning
For this collection, LibriVox volunteers made their own selections from Robert Browning's poetry and prose to celebrate the 200th anniversar…
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Phillis Wheatley
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 s…
The Eclogues
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Virgil
This book of poems, written between 42 en 39 BC, was a bestseller in ancient Rome, and still holds a fascination today. Held to be divinely …
Compilation de poèmes - 004
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Various
Cette compilation comprend une série de poèmes lus, en langue française, pour LibriVox. (Ezwa)
An Essay on Criticism
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Alexander Pope
An Essay on Criticism was the first major poem written by the English writer Alexander Pope (1688-1744). However, despite the title, the poe…
In Harmony with Nature
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Matthew Arnold
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of In Harmony with Nature. by Matthew Arnold. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 8, 201…