Ballad of the Canal
Phoebe Cary
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Ballad of the Canal by Phoebe Cary. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 4, 2011.
Phoebe Cary was an American poet, and the younger sister of poet Alice Cary (1820–1871). The sisters co-published poems in 1849, and then each went on to publish volumes of her own. After their deaths in 1871, joint anthologies of the sisters' unpublished poems were also compiled.(Summary by Wikipedia)
This poem is a parody of "Ballad of the Tempest" by James T. Field (0 hr 17 min)
Chapters
| Ballad of the Canal - Read by CB | 1:16 | Read by Carol Box |
| Ballad of the Canal - Read by DL | 1:15 | Read by David Lawrence |
| Ballad of the Canal - Read by EZWA | 3:14 | Read by Ezwa |
| Ballad of the Canal - Read by GC | 1:17 | Read by Snapdragon |
| Ballad of the Canal - Read by GHS | 1:18 | Read by Algy Pug |
| Ballad of the Canal - Read by HNH | 2:04 | Read by Heather Hamtil |
| Ballad of the Canal - Read by LAH | 1:18 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
| Ballad of the Canal - Read by LLB | 1:19 | Read by Lewis |
| Ballad of the Canal - Read by LLW | 1:31 | Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
| Ballad of the Canal - Read by REF | 1:14 | Read by Rhonda Federman |
| Ballad of the Canal - Read by RN | 1:23 | Read by ravenotation |