Selected Poems of Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson
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Francis Thompson, an English poet and author, is best known for his poem "Hound of Heaven," included in this selection of his poems. After submitting some poems to the magazine "Merrie England," the editors, Wilfrid and Alice Meynell, became his benefactors and published his first volume, "Poems." Wilfrid Meynell selected these poems form Thompson's works and provides an enlightening biographical sketch. At the end of this volume are a selection of tributes to Thompson ranging from newspaper reviews to an appreciation from G.K Chesterton. - Summary by Larry Wilson (3 hr 52 min)
Chapitres
| A Biographical Note on Francis Thompson | 16:43 | Lu par Larry Wilson |
| Dedication of Poems/Dedication of New Poems | 1:29 | Lu par Larry Wilson |
| POEMS ON CHILDREN: Daisy | 3:01 | Lu par Eva Davis (d. 2025) |
| The Poppy | 5:01 | Lu par Eva Davis (d. 2025) |
| To Monica Thought Dying | 3:46 | Lu par Eva Davis (d. 2025) |
| The Making of Viola [duet] | 3:29 | Lu par Eva Davis (d. 2025) |
| To My Godchild | 3:50 | Lu par DrPGould |
| Ex Ore Infantium | 2:25 | Lu par Kim Gibbs |
| FROM SISTER SONGS: A Child's Kiss | 5:08 | Lu par Lawton James |
| Poet and Anchorite | 3:08 | Lu par RajVO |
| The Omen | 3:25 | Lu par Gauguin |
| The Mirage | 3:17 | Lu par spiritualbeing |
| The Child-Woman | 4:47 | Lu par Janis Hopkins Salmon |
| To a Child Heard Repeating Her Mother's Verses | 3:49 | Lu par Janis Hopkins Salmon |
| A Foretelling of the Child's Husband | 2:33 | Lu par Janis Hopkins Salmon |
| LOVE IN DIAN'S LAP: Before her Portrait in Youth | 2:28 | Lu par Lawton James |
| To a Poet Breaking Silence | 2:40 | Lu par DrPGould |
| A Carrier Song | 2:01 | Lu par Ellen Murphy |
| Her Portrait | 7:40 | Lu par Annike Lindhout |
| Epilogue to the Poet's Sitter | 2:42 | Lu par DrPGould |
| After Her Going | 1:45 | Lu par Janis Hopkins Salmon |
| MISCELLANEOUS POEMS: A Fallen Yew | 3:51 | Lu par DrPGould |
| The Hound of Heaven | 8:45 | Lu par Larry Wilson |
| To the Dead Cardinal of Westminster | 4:42 | Lu par DrPGould |
| A Dead Astronomer | 1:15 | Lu par Bruce Kachuk |
| A Corymbus for Autumn, | 6:09 | Lu par DrPGould |
| From "The Mistress of Vision" | 4:45 | Lu par Nemo |
| The After Woman | 3:20 | Lu par Phil Chenevert |
| Lines: To W.M. | 0:56 | Lu par Bruce Kachuk |
| The Way of a Maid | 1:35 | Lu par elizaswann |
| Ode to the Setting Sun, | 14:17 | Lu par DrPGould |
| Epilogue to "A Judgement in Heaven" | 1:47 | Lu par DrPGould |
| Grace of the Way | 1:22 | Lu par Jude |
| To a Snowflake | 1:07 | Lu par Jude |
| Orient Ode | 10:53 | Lu par Gauguin |
| From "From the Night of Forebeing" | 8:21 | Lu par Gauguin |
| A Counsel of Moderation | 1:12 | Lu par Bruce Kachuk |
| From "Assumpta Maria" | 3:57 | Lu par DrPGould |
| From "An Anthem of Earth" | 12:51 | Lu par Nemo |
| Contemplation | 3:55 | Lu par DrPGould |
| Correlated Greatness | 1:31 | Lu par Bruce Kachuk |
| July Fugitive | 4:06 | Lu par Jude |
| From "Any Saint" | 4:50 | Lu par Phil Schempf |
| From "The Victorian Ode" | 3:44 | Lu par DrPGould |
| St Monica | 1:59 | Lu par Bruce Kachuk |
| To the Sinking Sun | 3:08 | Lu par Bruce Kachuk |
| Dream-Tryst | 1:33 | Lu par Roberto Kingsley |
| Buona Notte | 2:30 | Lu par Emma Charlotte |
| Arab Love Song | 1:20 | Lu par Emma Charlotte |
| The Kingdom of God | 2:15 | Lu par Larry Wilson |
| Envoy | 1:33 | Lu par Bruce Kachuk |
| Appreciations of Francis Thompson | 23:41 | Lu par Larry Wilson |