On a Grey Thread
Elsa Gidlow
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On a Grey Thread was first published in 1923, one of the first books of openly lesbian love poetry to be published in the United States. Her early verse is concise and highly original. (Newgatenovelist) (1 hr 15 min)
Chapters
| The Grey Thread | 1:58 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Youth | 1:53 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| World Cry | 1:08 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Hope | 2:05 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Life's Leaders | 2:37 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Market Maze | 0:54 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Grain and Grapes | 1:56 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Oversoul | 1:44 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Come and Lie With Me | 1:08 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Futility | 2:50 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Roots | 1:07 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| I Must Be Far | 1:38 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Ecstasy | 2:48 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Youth Insatiate | 1:52 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Disillusionment | 1:35 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| The Hole in My Curtain | 2:14 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Despair | 1:18 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Declaration | 1:02 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| The Poet | 1:20 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Love's Acolyte | 1:17 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| From the Top of the World | 1:45 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Episode | 1:37 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Experience | 1:21 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| This is Not Love | 1:11 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| A Happy Song | 0:53 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| As Usual | 1:00 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| The Artist | 2:24 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Sudden Friendship | 1:13 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Love Song | 0:57 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Late Autumn Afternoon | 0:57 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Philosophy | 0:43 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| You Are Not She | 1:16 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Love Sleep | 1:24 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| When Love Becomes a Stranger | 0:48 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Of a Certain Friendship | 1:21 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Constancy | 1:29 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Mnasidika | 1:29 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| A Friend Departs | 1:17 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| I, Lover | 1:49 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Relinquishment | 1:54 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| The Face in the Rain | 1:19 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Grey Skies | 1:01 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Chant of Spring | 1:24 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Dawn | 1:24 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Poppy Song | 1:35 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| To a Young Dancing Girl | 1:40 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Chance | 1:41 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Loneliness | 1:01 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Before Sleep | 1:23 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| A Thought | 1:04 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Epilogue | 1:06 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
Reviews
A Poetic Find!
msfry
Wow, I resonated with the expression of every one of these poems, though I had never heard of the poet before. I suspect some of that was the reader's magnetic recitation. Very enjoyable!