Poetry
The Voice of the Ancient Bard
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William Blake
LibriVox volunteers bring you six different readings of The Voice of the Ancient Bard, by William Blake. This is a weekly poetry project. (…
The Dream
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John Donne
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Dream by John Donne. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 17, 2011.John Donne…
Strophes of Omar Khayyám
Read by Algy Pug
Omar Khayyám
One of the earliest versions of Omar Khayyám's quatrains by an American translator is John Leslie Garner's collection, published in 1…
A Budget of Christmas Tales
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Various and Charles Dickens
This is a 1895 collection of christmas-themed short stories and poems by various authors, Charles Dickens himself being the most prominent f…
Selected Lullabies of Eugene Field
Read by Becky Miller
Eugene Field
The sweetest songs the world has ever heard are the lullabies that have been crooned above its cradles. The music of Beethoven and Mozart, o…
The Siege of Corinth
Read by Nathan
George Gordon, Lord Byron
In this moving poem, Byron recounts the final, desperate resistance of the Venetians on the day the Ottoman army stormed Acrocorinth: reveal…
Short Story Collection Vol. 031
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Various
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 031: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Lullaby
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Louisa May Alcott
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Lullaby by Louisa May Alcott. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 4th, 2009.
The Mystery
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of The Mystery by Paul Laurence Dunbar. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 12, 2012,P…
Long Poems Collection 002
Read by Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010)
Various
LibriVox’s Long Poems Collection 002: a collection of 7 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length.
Lines Written in Early Spring
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William Wordsworth
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth. This was the weekly poetry pro…
The Verse-Book of a Homely Woman
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Fay Inchfawn
Published by the Religious Tract Society in London, The Verse-Book of a Homely Woman is a collection of domestic, spiritual, and fanciful po…
The Cremation of Sam McGee
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Robert W. Service
LibriVox volunteers bring you 7 different recordings of The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service.
Forgiveness (Whittier)
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John Greenleaf Whittier
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Forgiveness by John Greenleaf Whittier. This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 2, 2013.W…
The Wild Knight and Other Poems
Read by Robert G. Smith
G. K. Chesterton
A collection of poems that tend to revolve around the theme of the wonder of the world. It includes the short, poetic play, "The Wild K…
My Doves
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Louisa May Alcott
LibriVox volunteers bring you eleven readings of My Doves, by Louisa May Alcott. This was the fortnightly poem for December 21, 2014 - Janua…
The Magi
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William Butler Yeats
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 different recordings of The Magi, by William Butler Yeats to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. This was …
A Few Figs from Thistles
Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
Edna St. Vincent Millay
A collection of 23 poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Aemilia Lanyer
Aemilia Lanyer's 1611 poem is far more than a retelling of The Passion. It comprises a spirited defense of Eve (and, by extension, all wome…
Short Poetry Collection 003
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Various
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 003: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.