Poetry
Poems of William Blake
Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul are two books of poetry by the English poet and pain…
The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems
Though later known for his essays and novels, Aldous Huxley started his writing career as a poet. Published in 1918, The Defeat of Youth and…
Eros and Psyche
Bridges' Eros and Psyche retells the Eros (= Cupid) and Psyche myth first recorded by Lucius Apuleius in his book The Golden Ass.The poem is…
O Captain! My Captain!
In honor of President’s Day, LibriVox brings you thirteen versions of O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman. This classic poem was written…
A Selection of Divine Poems
John Donne was an English Jacobean preacher, sometime lawyer, later in life a Member of Parliament and Royal Chaplain. Marrying for love aga…
Our Old Nursery Rhymes
Our Old Nursery Rhymes (1911) is a book of 30 of folkloric songs arranged by Alfred Moffatt and beautifully illustrated by H. Willebeck Le M…
Hymns of the Christian Church
Hymns of the Christian Church is a rich anthology that brings together classic hymns cherished by generations of believers. This collection …
I'm Nobody
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 different recordings of I’m Nobody, by Emily Dickinson. Dickinson’s text of this poem contains two possible…
The Burning Wheel
Though Aldous Huxley is best known for his later novels and essays, he started his writing career as a poet. The Burning Wheel is his first …
God Wears Many Skins
The Sami, who call themselves "the real people," are nomadic indigenous people of Northern Scandinavia and adjacent areas of Russi…
If
If by Rudyard Kipling is a celebrated poem that offers timeless advice on personal integrity and resilience. Written in 1914, it presents a …
The Passionate Pilgrim
The Passionate Pilgrim was published by William Jaggard, later the publisher of Shakespeare's First Folio. The first edition survives only i…
Shakespeare Monologues Collection
LibriVox readers present the sixth collection of monologues from Shakespeare’s plays. Containing 20 parts. William Shakespeare (April 26, 15…
Short Poetry Collection
This is a collection of poems recorded by LibriVox volunteers for the month of January 2011.
Psalm 133
LibriVox volunteers bring you eight different recordings of Psalm 133, to celebrate United Nations Day. This was the weekly poetry project f…
Poems of Power
Poems of Power by Ella Wheeler Wilcox explores the profound theme of strength and resilience through a collection of evocative verses. Writt…
The Fisher's Boy
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of the Fisher’s Boy by Henry David Thoreau. This was the weekly poetry project for the…
Days
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Days by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 10, 2012.As a lectur…
The Apology
LibriVox volunteers bring you 28 different recordings of The Apology by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was the weekly poetry project for the week…
Old Chants
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Old Chants by Walt Whitman. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 15, 2011.Walter &…