Poetry
Sonnet 130
LibriVox volunteers bring you seventeen different readings of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130. This sonnet offers a look into the Elizabethan ideal…
Lullaby
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Lullaby by Louisa May Alcott. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 4th, 2009.
The Bells
LibriVox readers bring you 18 recordings of "The Bells." This was the Fortnightly Poetry selection for January 30 to February 13, …
Jerusalem to Revelations
A Four Quartets for the End of Time, these works stretch from the death and rebirth of a living land, England/Albion, to the death of the wo…
Beowulf
This is a short but beautiful book, and the Gummere translation really captures the feel of the Old English. Beowulf tells the story of a my…
Echoes of Love’s House
Echoes of Love’s House is a poetic exploration of love, beauty, and the human experience, crafted by the renowned artist and writer William …
The Lusiads
The Lusiads (Os Lusíadas) is a Portuguese epic poem, written in the 16th century by Luis Vaz de Camões. The poem tells the tal…
A Child's Garden of Verses
A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson invites listeners into a world of childhood wonder through a delightful collection of p…
Lyrical Ballads
Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems is a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, first published in 1798 …
Bedtime
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the …
Don Quixote
Madison Julius Cawein was born in Louisville, Kentucky. After graduating from high school, Cawein worked in a pool hall in Louisville as a c…
Lara, A Tale
This powerful poem narrates the fateful return of Count Lara to the British Isles after spending years abroad traveling the orient.Returning…
To the Old Pagan Religion
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of To the Old Pagan Religion by H. P. Lovecraft. This was the fortnightly poetry project for Feb…
A Dream within a Dream
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of A Dream within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe. This was the weekly poetry project for t…
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
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…
Jabberwocky
LibriVox volunteers bring you 34 different recordings of Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of J…
Edgar Allan Poe Poems
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) is widely famed as one of the greatest writers of all time. He is best known for his works of horror, such as …
Where the Bee Sucks
Where the Bee Sucks is a lyrical song from William Shakespeare's enchanting play, The Tempest, performed by the spirit Ariel. This piece cap…
Life
Poem XXI: "A Book", read by the wonderful podcasters at the Podcasters Across Borders 2006 conference, in Kingston, Ontario, June …
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