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Old Boats - Read by MSD

In Old Boats

Read by Matthew Datcher


Theodosia Garrison


There is little information on Theodosia Garrison available. This poem is taken from The Dreamers and Other Poems, George H. Doran Company, …

A Cup of Tea - Read by MSD

In A Cup of Tea

Read by Matthew Datcher


James Whitcomb Riley


James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet"…

The Dolls - Read by MSD

In The Dolls

Read by Matthew Datcher


William Butler Yeats


William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British li…

In November - Read by MSD

In In November

Read by Matthew Datcher


Archibald Lampman


Archibald Lampman FRSC was a Canadian poet. "He has been described as 'the Canadian Keats;' and he is perhaps the most outstanding expo…

To His Mistress Going to Bed - Read by MSD

In To His Mistress Going to Bed

Read by Matthew Datcher


John Donne


John Donne was an English poet and cleric in the Church of England.He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets…

The Shakedown on the Floor - Read by MSD

In The Shakedown on the Floor

Read by Matthew Datcher


Henry Lawson


Despite the bittersweet outcome of the romance in this work, the poem still manages to conclude in an uplifting fashion. - Summary by SonOfT…

The Usher's Charge - Read by MSD

In The Usher's Charge

Read by Matthew Datcher


W. S. Gilbert


Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for the fourteen comic operas (known as t…

Pledge of Allegiance, Great Seal of the United States & Motto of the United Sta…

In The Citizen's Almanac - Fundamental Documents, Symbols, and Anthems of the Unit…

Read by Matthew Datcher


US Department of Homeland Security, United States Department Of Homeland Security and United States Of America


New citizens of the United States were given this pamphlet when they became citizens. The Citizen's Almanac contains information on the hist…

A Thunderstorm at Night - Read by MSD

In A Thunderstorm at Night

Read by Matthew Datcher


Eric Mackay


George Eric Mackay was an English minor poet, now remembered as the sponging half-brother of Marie Corelli, the best-selling novelist. Macka…

The Crocuses - Read by MSD

In The Crocuses

Read by Matthew Datcher


Frances E. W. Harper


Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an African-American abolitionist, suffragist, poet and author. She was also active in other types of socia…

Canada, My Land - Read by MSD

In Canada, My Land

Read by Matthew Datcher


William Mackay MacKeracher


W. M. MacKeracher was a Canadian poet. This poem celebrating Canada's 150th year of Confederation is taken from Canada, My Land; and Other C…

The Story of Djun

In The Strange Story Book

Read by Matthew Datcher


Leonora Blanche Lang


A collection of stories compiled by the widow of the renowned children's short-story collector, Andrew Lang. She describes this as the final…

The Twilight Hour - Read by MSD

In The Twilight Hour

Read by Matthew Datcher


Susanna Moodie


Susanna Moodie was an English-born Canadian author who wrote about her experiences as a settler in Canada, which was a British colony at the…

I Have a Rendezvous with Death - Read by MSD

In I Have a Rendezvous with Death

Read by Matthew Datcher


Alan Seeger


This book .... contains the record of a short life, into which was crowded far more of keen experience and high aspiration—of the thrill of …