Poetry
The Lusiads
Read by Leni
Luís Vaz de Camões
The Lusiads (Os Lusíadas) is a Portuguese epic poem, written in the 16th century by Luis Vaz de Camões. The poem tells the tal…
Don Juan, Cantos 13 - 16
Read by Peter Gallagher
George Gordon, Lord Byron
These are the last four Cantos of his mock epic that Byron completed in the year before his death at the age of 36 in Messolonghi, Greece, w…
The Chaos
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Gerald Nolst Trenité
"The Chaos" is a poem which demonstrates the irregularity of English spelling and pronunciation, written by Gerard Nolst Trenit&ea…
Demain dès l’aube (Poème, Version 4)
Read by Yves-Luc
Victor Hugo
« Demain, dès l’aube, à l’heure où blanchit la campagne,
Je partirai. Vois-tu, je sais que tu m’attends.
J’irai…
Romantic Poetry Collection 001
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Various
A collection of romantic poems for St Valentine's day.
The Ramayan, Book 6
Read by om123
Valmiki
The Ramayan is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). …
Bible (WEB) 19: Psalms - Selections
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World English Bible
To celebrate Easter, LibriVox volunteers bring you nine different recordings of various psalms from the World English Bible. This was the w…
From The Temple
Read by Kirsten Ferreri
George Herbert
George Herbert was a country minister and a protégé of the great metaphysical poet John Donne. In From The Temple, Herbert com…
Cathay
Read by Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010)
Ezra Pound
The Cathay poems appeared in a slim volume in 1915. They are, in effect, Ezra Pound’s English translations/interpretations from notebooks wr…
The Vagabond
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Robert Louis Stevenson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of The Vagabond by Robert Louis Stevenson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 22, 20…
小倉百人一首 (Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
Read by kaseumin
Teika No Fujiwara
Hyakunin isshu (百人一首) is a traditional style of compiling Japanese waka poetry where each contributor writes one poem for the anthology.(Sum…
20 Poemas Para Ser Leídos En El Tranvía
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Oliverio Girondo
Después de viajar por España, Francia, Italia, el norte de África y Brasil, Oliverio Giraldo escribió "20 p…
The Sleeper
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Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his ta…
To Autumn
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John Keats
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of To Autumn by John Keats. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 21st, 2010.To Au…
Symphony in Yellow
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Oscar Wilde
LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of Symphony in Yellow by Oscar Wilde. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 18, 2012.Osca…
Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Read by Linda Leu
Robert Bridges
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89) was an English poet, educated at Oxford. Entering the Roman Catholic Church in 1866 and the Jesuit novitiate…
Robert Burns 250th Anniversary
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Various
Robert Burns, the national bard (poet) of Scotland was born on the 25th January, 1759. Scotland and all Burns fans the world over, including…
Chamber Music
Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg
James Joyce
Chamber Music is a collection of poems by James Joyce, first published in May of 1907. The collection originally comprised thirty-four love …
The Garden of Love
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William Blake
William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figur…
North of Boston
Read by Brad Bush
Robert Frost
One of the first collections of poetry by Robert Frost, published in 1914.(Summary written by Gesine)Contents (with beginning time):Part 1Me…