Poetry
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
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Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American to publish a book of poetry in 1773. Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at age s…
Compilation de poèmes - 004
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Various
Cette compilation comprend une série de poèmes lus, en langue française, pour LibriVox. (Ezwa)
The Eclogues
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Virgil
This book of poems, written between 42 en 39 BC, was a bestseller in ancient Rome, and still holds a fascination today. Held to be divinely …
An Essay on Criticism
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Alexander Pope
An Essay on Criticism was the first major poem written by the English writer Alexander Pope (1688-1744). However, despite the title, the poe…
In Harmony with Nature
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Matthew Arnold
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of In Harmony with Nature. by Matthew Arnold. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 8, 201…
James Joyce in Context, Vol. 1: Telemachus
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Various
This is a project invented and created by LibriVox volunteers. It collects various works which James Joyce quotes and refers to in his epic…
More Goops and How Not to Be Them
Read by Mark F. Smith
Frank Gelett Burgess
Deep in the heart of every parent is the wish, the desire, to have other adults tell us, in an unsolicited way, just how very polite one’s c…
A Prairie Sunset
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Walt Whitman
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of A Prairie Sunset by Walt Whitman. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 28, 2011.Walt…
Fables de Florian
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Jean-Pierre Claris De Florian
« Je tâche d'y tourner le vice en ridicule Ne pouvant l'attaquer avec les bras d'Hercule. » La Fontaine, Livre V, I Apr&e…
A Winter Day
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Montgomery's poem on winter is an analogy for life, symbolizing the three life stages of youth, adulthood and old age.
De Rerum Natura
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Titus Lucretius Carus
An exposition of Epicurus atomic theory and the ethical tenets based upon it. Drawing upon this materialist philosophy, Lucretius cites the …
Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 03
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William Shakespeare
LibriVox readers present the third collection of monologues from Shakespeare's plays. Containing 20 parts. - William Shakespeare (April 26, …
The Reign of King Edward the Third
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William Shakespeare
The Reign of King Edward the Third is an Elizabethan play printed anonymously in 1596. It has frequently been claimed that it was at least p…
Up One Pair of Stairs of My Bookhouse
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Variousandolive Beaupre Miller
Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the second volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for li…
A Chesterton Calendar
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G. K. Chesterton
Go through the year, day by day, with the wit and wisdom of G.K. Chesterton! Compiled from the writings of 'G.K.C', both in verse and in pro…
Vintage Verse Rhapsody: A Poetry Collection
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Various
A collection of poetry selected and performed by Bob Gonzalez, rhapsode. Rhapsodes of Ancient Greece were “song-stitchers,” performing selec…
Les Chants de Maldoror
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Comte De Lautréamont
Les Chants de Maldoror is a poetic novel (or a long prose poem) consisting of six cantos. It was written between 1868 and 1869 by the Comte …
To Be a Pilgrim
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John Bunyan
From John Bunyan's classic, The Pilgrim's Progress, we find the poem To Be a Pilgrim, an inspiring reminder of who we are in Christ. This wa…
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Collection Vol. 001
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A collection to celebrate Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 200th birthday, on 27th February, 2007.
Achilleis
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Achilleis von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, entstanden 1797–99, veröffentlicht 1808.Als Goethe an dem Epos in Hexametern Hermann und Doro…