Poetry
Shakespeare Monologues Collection
LibriVox readers present the fifth collection of monologues from Shakespeare’s plays. Containing 20 parts. William Shakespeare (April 26, 15…
The Farmer's Bride
The Farmer's Bride is a collection of 28 poems by British modernist writer Charlotte Mew. The original edition was published in 1916; this e…
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakespeare's Sonnets is a profound collection of 154 poems that explore the complexities of love, beauty, and the passage of time. Written …
Lines Written in Early Spring
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth. This was the weekly poetry pro…
A Selection of Poems
Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1552 – 29 October 1618) was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer. He is also wel…
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is a celebrated collection of quatrains that explores the profound themes of existence, love, …
Vintage Verse Rhapsody
A collection of poetry selected and performed by Bob Gonzalez, rhapsode. Rhapsodes of Ancient Greece were “song-stitchers,” performing selec…
Short Poetry Collection
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2013.
Paradise Regained
Paradise Regained is a poem by the 17th century English poet John Milton, published in 1671. It is connected by name to his earlier and more…
Lamentations
Lamentations is a profound exploration of grief and loss, capturing the sorrow of a people devastated by destruction. Traditionally read dur…
The Diary of a Dead Officer
Published posthumously in 1919, this collection of diary entries presents a scathing picture of army life and is said to be one of the most …
Lamentations
The Book of Lamentations is a series of mournful poems written by the Prophet Jeremiah as he saw the destruction of Jerusalem. Jeremiah lame…
The Raven
Poe’s famous narrative poem and the author’s reflections on its composition. (David Wales)
Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection
2012 was the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth. This is the fourth volume; the first volume of short works - fiction, essays, poetry and s…
IF
This poem is considered one of the most inspirational guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and develop a winning strategy throug…
Short Poetry Collection
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 002: a collection of 22 public-domain poems.
Absalom and Achitophel
John Dryden published Absalom and Achitophel: A Poem in 1681. It is an elaborate historical allegory using the political situation faced by …
Drum-Taps
Drum Taps is the next collection of poems published by Walt Whitman after his famous Leaves of Grass. This collection is a direct response …
Satires
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, known in English as Juvenal, was a Roman poet active in the late 1st and early 2nd century AD. The details of the …
Poems Every Child Should Know
This anthology of poetry, published in 1904, contains such favorites as The Raven, My Shadow, and The Village Blacksmith, as well as many lo…