Poetry

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Fitzgerald)

Read by Alaaious


Omar Khayyám


"Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Persian: رباعیات عمر خیام). The Rubáiyát (Arabic: رباعیات) is a collection of poems, originall…

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

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 …

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…

The Faerie Queene Book 4

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Edmund Spenser


"The Fourth Book of the Faerie Queene contayning the Legende of Cambel and Telamond or of Friendship."The Faerie Queene was never …

The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke

Read by Algy Pug


C. J. Dennis


The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke is a verse novel by Australian novelist and poet C. J. Dennis. The book sold over 60,000 copies in nine edi…

The Word of an Engineer

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James Weldon Johnson


James Weldon Johnson was an American author, educator, lawyer, diplomat, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Johnson is best remembered f…

Compilation de poèmes - 009

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Various


Cette compilation comprend une série de poèmes lus, en langue française, pour LibriVox. - Summary by Ezwa

Compilation de poèmes - 010

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Various


Cette compilation comprend une série de poèmes lus, en langue française, pour LibriVox. - Summary by Ezwa

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