Poetry

The Bridal of Triermain

Read by Nathan


Sir Walter Scott


Scott's The Bridal of Triermain is a rhymed, romantic, narrative poem which weaves together elements of popular English legend using dramati…

The Wild Swans at Coole

Read by Nicole Lee


William Butler Yeats


The Wild Swans at Coole is a collection of poems by William Butler Yeats, first published in 1917. It is also the name of a poem in that col…

An Alphabet of History

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Wilbur D. Nesbit


An alphabet of historical characters presented in poetical form! In their original form, the contents of thisbook appeared in the Chicago Su…

Long Poems Collection 007

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Various


LibriVox’s Long Poems Collection 007: a collection of 15 public domain poems greater than 10 minutes in length.Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: …

For Dolly, who does not Learn her Lessons

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E. Nesbit


LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of For Dolly, who does not Learn her Lessons by E. Nesbit. This was the Weekly Poetry project fo…

Sonnet 073

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William Shakespeare


To celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday, LibriVox volunteers bring you ten different recordings of Sonnet 73. This was the weekly poetry project…

Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation (Selectio…

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Anonymous


LibriVox volunteers bring you 7 recordings of A Selection from Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation by Anon…

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: Canto IV

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George Gordon, Lord Byron


Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a lengthy narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron. It was published between 1812 and 1818 and is de…

Blottentots and How to Make Them

Read by Ruth Golding


John Prosper Carmel


This is very short, but it is a book with lots of pictures, and it will be even better if you can look at the pictures in the book at http:/…

Public Domain Hymns 01

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Various


"Originally modeled on the Psalms and other poetic passages (commonly referred to as "canticles") in the Scriptures, Christia…

The Poems of Sappho: An Interpretative Rendition into English

Read by Eva Davis


Sappho


Who shall strike the wax of mystery from those priceless amphoræ, and give to the unsophisticated nostrils of the average reader the r…

Lara, A Tale

Read by Nathan


George Gordon, Lord Byron


This powerful poem narrates the fateful return of Count Lara to the British Isles after spending years abroad traveling the orient.Returning…

Rhymed Receipts for Any Occasion

Read by Betsie Bush


Imogen Clark


In addition to being amusing, recipes written in a poetic form were easy to remember and used as learning tools for the young housekeeper. M…

Stories of the Scottish Border

Read by Jhiu


William Platt


Nothing seems to be known about Mr and Mrs William Platt, the writers of Stories of the Scottish Border. What they produced is an eccentric …

Poèmes et Poésies

Read by Ezwa


Charles Marie René Leconte De Lisle


Leconte de Lisle est né à l'Île de Bourbon. C'est là que ses yeux d'enfant se sont emplis des couleurs et des for…

Chinese Poetry in English Verse (古今詩選)

Read by MaryAnn


Herbert Allen Giles


Dear Land of Flowers, forgive me! -- that I tookThese snatches from thy glittering wealth of song, And twisted to the uses of a book Strains…

Gl'Inni sacri

Read by Fabiola


Alessandro Manzoni


Raccolta di 5 componimenti, ognuno dei quali tratta di una festività cattolica. - Summary by fabiola

The Ballad of Reading Gaol, (version 2)

Read by Linda Leu


Oscar Wilde


In 1895, Oscar Wilde was sentenced to 2 years of hard labor for acts of ‘gross indecency’. During his time at Reading Gaol, he witnessed a r…

Christmas Poetry and Hymn Collection

Read by Douglas D. Anderson


Various


This collection includes 40 different Christmas carols collected and read by Douglas D. Anderson, the creator of The Hymns and Carols of Chr…

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