Poetry

Sonnets from the Portuguese

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning • Read by Kirsten Ferreri • 4.8★

Sonnets from the Portuguese, written ca. 1845–1846 and first published in 1850, is a collection of forty-four love sonnets written by Elizab…

Hallel

by Jewish Publication Society Of America • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4.5★

Hallel (Hebrew: הלל‎ "Praise [God]") is part of Judaism's prayers, a verbatim recitation from Psalms 113-118, which is used for pr…

The Faerie Queene

by Edmund Spenser • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4.5★

"The Third Book of the Faerie Queene contayning the Legende of Britomartis or of Chastitie."The Faerie Queene was never completed,…

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern

by Various • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 3.8★

The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition

by Edgar Allan Poe • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 3.4★

Explore the haunting and imaginative world of Edgar Allan Poe in this comprehensive collection, the final volume of the Raven Edition. This …

If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking

by Emily Dickinson • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4.7★

LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project …

The Raven

by Edgar Allan Poe • Read by David Wales • 4.4★

Poe’s famous narrative poem and the author’s reflections on its composition. (David Wales)

Shakespeare's Sonnets

by William Shakespeare • Read by Sam Stinson • 4.7★

Shakespeare's Sonnets is a profound collection of 154 poems that explore the complexities of love, beauty, and the passage of time. Written …

Kubla Khan

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4★

LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 different recordings of Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This was the weekly poetry project for the w…

Lyrics from the Chinese

by Helen Waddell • Read by MaryAnn • 4.3★

Lyrics from the Chinese presents a collection of thirty-six exquisite Chinese poems, translated into English by the renowned Irish poet Hele…

Short Poetry Collection

by Robert Frost • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4.7★

This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2013.

A Selection of Poems

by Sir Walter Raleigh • Read by Algy Pug • 4.8★

Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1552 – 29 October 1618) was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer. He is also wel…

Up One Pair of Stairs

by Variousandolive Beaupre Miller and Various And Olive Beaupre Miller • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4.2★

Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the second volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for li…

Shakespeare Monologues Collection

by William Shakespeare • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4.9★

LibriVox readers present the fifth collection of monologues from Shakespeare’s plays. Containing 20 parts. William Shakespeare (April 26, 15…

The Fisher's Boy

by Henry David Thoreau • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4.5★

LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of the Fisher’s Boy by Henry David Thoreau. This was the weekly poetry project for the…

Selected Early Poems

by William Carlos Williams • Read by Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010) • 4.4★

Williams was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, a community near the city of Paterson. His father was an English immigrant, and his mother was …

Gawayne and the Green Knight

by The Gawain Poet, Charlton Miner Lewis, The Gawain Poettranslated Bycharlton Miner Lewis, The Gawain Poettranslated By Charlton Miner Lewis and The Gawain Poettranslated By Charlton Miner Lewis • Read by Betsie Bush • 4.6★

Charlton Miner Lewis' version of Gawayne and the Green Knight, a late 14th century alliterative romance, is written in modern language telli…

Psalm 133

by King James Version • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4.8★

LibriVox volunteers bring you eight different recordings of Psalm 133, to celebrate United Nations Day. This was the weekly poetry project f…

Be Kind When You Can

by Eliza Cook • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4.6★

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Be Kind When You Can by Eliza Cook. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 30, 2011.E…

Jazz Fantasia

by Carl Sandburg • Read by LibriVox Volunteers

As our weekly poem of 30-July-2006, “Jazz Fantasia” was a special challenge because it isn’t just about jazz, it IS jazz. The rhythm is cent…