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By: John Prosper Carmel | |
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Blottentots and How to Make Them
This is very short, but it is a book with lots of pictures, and it will be even better if you can look at the pictures in the book at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44898 while you listen to the verses. There are many short verses: the first verses tell you how to make a blottentot with a blot of ink on a piece of paper. You then fold the paper and press it gently to spread out the ink into peculiar shapes. The rest of the verses describe the funny creatures which you can make. I'm sure it could... |
By: Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838) | |
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Power of Words
Letitia Elizabeth Landon was an English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L. E. L. |
By: Richard Crashaw (c. 1613-1649) | |
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Hymn of the Nativity, Sung by the Shepherds
Librivox volunteers bring you seven readings of A Hymn of the Nativity, Sung by the Shepherds by Richard Crashaw. This was the fortnightly poem for December 7 - December 21, 2014. - Ann Boulais | |
By: Charles Tennyson Turner (1808-1879) | |
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Summer Night in the Beehive
LibriVox volunteers bring you ten recordings of "A Summer Night in the Beehive." The Weekly Poem for August 24, 2014 brings us the night sounds of the meadow in summer. |
By: Various | |
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Short Poetry Collection 148
This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2015. |
By: Grantland Rice (1880-1954) | |
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Vanished Country
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 readings of The Vanished Country, Grantland Rice's bittersweet reflection on life. |
By: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) | |
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Miscellaneous Poe: Poems and Short Stories
Come and hear some of the wonderful, magical, fantastic and macabre works of the inestimable Edgar Allan Poe. This collection contains the world famous poems Annabel Lee, The Bells, Eldorado and The Raven. Also included is his masterful short story, the horror classic The Tell-Tale Heart. Poe's vocabulary and ability to rhyme and 'turn a phrase' have made him one of the most celebrated and well regarded writers of all time! |
By: Gladys Cromwell (1885-1919) | |
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Star Song
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Star Song by Gladys Cromwell. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 4th, 2014.Gladys Cromwell was a fine young poet who, with her twin sister, sadly ended her own life after experiencing the horrors of the First World War while serving with the Red Cross in France. |
By: Anne Kingsmill Finch (1661-1720) | |
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Apology
Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, was an English poet, the third child of Sir William Kingsmill of Sydmonton Court and his wife, Anne Haslewood. She was well-educated as her family believed in good education for girls as well as for boys. In her works Finch drew upon her own observations and experiences, demonstrating an insightful awareness of the social mores and political climate of her era. But she also artfully recorded her private thoughts, which could be joyful or despairing, playful or despondent. The poems also revealed her highly developed spiritual side. |
By: Mary Hannay Foott (1846-1918) | |
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Where the Pelican Builds
Mary Hannay Foott was an Australian poet and editor who is best remembered for the poem Where the pelican builds. |
By: Coventry Patmore (1823-1896) | |
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Revelation
Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore was an English poet and critic best known for The Angel in the House, his narrative poem about an ideal happy marriage. |
By: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) | |
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Where Go the Boats
Where Go the Boats is a short poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. He was a Scottish author famous for writing Treasure Island. He also wrote many poems, including this one, which was published in A Child's Garden of Verses. Some comments from our readers.. "I hope my recording floats your boat." - Assaf "Help prevent toy loss, tie boat to dock after play." - Bruce "I conceive that this simple little verse is about time and writing. Of course, it may just be about little boats." - Jason |
By: John Donne (1572-1631) | |
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Holy Sonnets (version 2)
The Holy Sonnets—also known as the Divine Meditations or Divine Sonnets—are a series of nineteen poems by the English poet John Donne (1572–1631). The sonnets were first published in 1633—two years after Donne's death. |
By: Various | |
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Short Poetry Collection 135
This is a collection of 13 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2014. |
By: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) | |
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Mountain Song
LibriVox volunteers bring you nine recordings of "Mountain Song” by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. The Weekly Poem for August 31, 2014 takes us up to the mountain heights of Norway. |
By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) | |
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Wreck of the Hesperus
LibriVox volunteers bring you ten recordings of "The Wreck of the Hesperus” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,the Fortnightly Poem for August 31, 2014. May we each be spared from the wreck of pride on the reef of Norman's Woe. |
By: Hafiz (1325-1390) | |
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Poems from the Divan of Hafiz
Hafiz was a Persian poet. His collected works (Divan) are regarded as a pinnacle of Persian literature. While influenced by Islam, his mystical works are highly regarded by Hindus, Christians and others, and his influence extends to several well-known writers such as Thoreau, Goethe, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. This modest collection of 43 poems is translated by Gertrude Bell. |
By: Eugene Field (1850-1895) | |
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Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Librivox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod by Eugene Field. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 14-28, 2014."Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" is a popular poem for children written by American writer and poet Eugene Field and published on March 9, 1889. The original title was Dutch Lullaby.The poem is a fantasy bed-time story of three children sailing and fishing in the stars. Their boat is a wooden shoe. The little fishermen symbolize a sleepy child's blinking eyes and nodding head. |
By: Various | |
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Short Poetry Collection 137
This is a collection of 26 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2014. |
By: Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909) | |
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Sonnet
Librivox volunteers bring you 10 readings of The Sonnet by Richard Watson Gilder. This was the weekly poetry project for October 5, 2014. |
By: Julia Caroline Dorr (1825-1913) | |
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Pro Patria
This is a collection of seven patriotic long poems by Julia Caroline Dorr. |
By: Dora Sigerson Shorter (1866-1918) | |
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Sad Years
This is a collection of poems by Dora Sigerson Shorter, whose subject are the Sad Years 1914-1918. |
By: Julia Caroline Dorr (1825-1913) | |
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Friar Anselmo, and Other Poems
This is a collection of poems by Julia Caroline Dorr. |
By: Leigh Hunt (1784-1859) | |
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Story of Rimini
A long poem telling the tragic story of Francesca da Rimini, the duped and adulterous bride, inspired by the character in Dante's Inferno. Published in 1816 and dedicated to Lord Byron, it is considered the pinnacle of Hunt's poetic achievements. Hunt, though having fine artistic sensibilities, was not placed among the first rank of lyric poets, many of whom he championed however. The Story of Rimini was written in prison, where he spent two years for slander of the Prince Regent, and is dramatically and vividly told, with much evocative scene-setting and careful portrayal of emotional conflicts. ( Peter Tucker) |
By: Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) | |
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Still, Still, with Thee
Librivox volunteers bring you ten readings of Still, Still, with Thee by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This hymn written by the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was the weekly poem for December 14 - 21, 2014. |
By: Various | |
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Birds and All Nature, Vol. IV, No 1, July 1898
"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and articles describing birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color plates. The magazine was published from 1897-1907 under the various titles, "Birds," "Birds and all Nature," "Nature and Art" and "Birds and Nature." These short pieces are perfect for a first recording or for anyone with a love of nature. | |
Short Poetry Collection 140
This is a collection of 32 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2015. |
By: Anna Katharine Green (1864-1935) | |
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Defence of the Bride and Other Poems
Anna Katharine Green is now best-known for her popular mystery and detective stories, but she also wrote some excellent poetry. |
By: Various | |
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Short Poetry Collection 143
This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2015. |
By: Mary Electa Adams (1823-1898) | |
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From Distant Shores
This is a small volume of poems by Canadian women's rights activist and educator Mary Adams. |
By: Anonymous | |
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Lily Of The West
"Lily of the West is an Irish folk poem. Some say it is a metaphor for the Irish life after emigrating to America." . |
By: Mary Mollineux (1651-1696) | |
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On the Sight of a Skull
Mary Mollineux (born Mary Southworth) was probably the daughter of Catholic parents who converted to Quakerism, differed from many of her Quaker contemporaries because of an early education in Latin, Greek, science, and arithmetic. |