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By: Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931) | |
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The Congo
The Congo is one of the best-known poems by American poet Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931). It was revolutionary in its use of sounds and rhythms — as sounds and rhythms — and includes elaborate annotations to guide its spoken performance. Lindsay categorized The Congo as “higher Vaudeville” and was famous for his exuberant performances of it. The poem’s imagery is racist, but Lindsay was a product of his time — born 14 years after the end of the American Civil War in Abraham Lincoln’s hometown, he revered Lincoln and viewed himself as a friend and supporter of African-American culture. | |
Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems
This is a collection of poems on various topics by Vachel Lindsay. Please note that the Booker T. Washington trilogy had to be omitted from this collection. | |
Conscientious Deacon
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of The Conscientious Deacon by Vachel Lindsay. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 5th, 2013.Vachel Lindsay described this poem as "a song to be syncopated as you please". According to Wikipedia he is considered the father of modern singing poetry (as he referred to it) in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted. His extensive correspondence with the poet Yeats details his intentions to revive the musical qualities in poetry as had been practised by the ancient Greeks. (Introduction by Ruth Golding) |
By: Valmiki | |
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The Ramayana Book 2
The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India, the other being Mahabharata. It is the story of Rama, who emabrks on an epic journey followed by the fight with Ravana, the demon king who abducted Rama's wife, Sita. The epic depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king. (Introduction by Om123) |
By: Various | |
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37 American Poems
Here are 37 distinctively American poems, covering the mid-17th – early 20th Centuries, from Anne Bradstreet to Dorothy Parker’s sole PD work. | |
Short Poetry Collection
Short Poetry Collection 001: a collection of 29 public-domain poems. | |
Long Poems Collection
Long Poems Collection 1: a collection of 5 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length. | |
Romantic Poetry
A collection of romantic poems for St Valentine’s day. | |
Hymns of the Christian Church
A collection of classic Christian hymns spanning the centuries. Some of the hymns are read; others are sung. | |
Hymn Collection
A selection of twenty hymns sung in this recording. | |
30 American Poems
This is a sequel of sorts to 37 American Poems, one of my first solos. Concentration here is on late 19th to early 20th Century works by US poets. | |
Local Color Collection
In this celebration of diversity, learn about the myriad histories and cultures behind our volunteers. | |
Most Wanted poetry collection
Ten early Public Domain poems by some of the authors mention of whose most popular works is most likely to come in close proximity to the word “sorry” in the LV forums. Included are: JRR Tolkien, Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Dorothy L Sayers, CS Lewis, William Faulkner, Kahlil Gibran, DH Lawrence, Robert Graves and Ernest Hemingway. | |
A Soup of Alphabets from A-Z
A collection of children’s alphabet rhymes including Footsteps On the Road to Learning – a short text from 1850 which teaches children the English alphabet in rime–so that a child may not become a dunce! The Anti Slavery Alphabet – a book prepared to encourage young children to speak against the institution of slavery in 19th century United States. The method used is an alphabetical listing of the evils of slavery. The Peter Pan Alphabet and The Alphabet of Celebrities – Oliver Herford’s teaching guides to the English alphabet–using Peter Pan and famous names! | |
Poems and Prose for the Departed
This is a collection of short poems and readings, both religious and secular, on death and bereavement. | |
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offering "American households a mass of good reading", the editors drew from literature of all times and all kinds what they considered the best pieces of human writing, and compiled an ambitious collection of 45 volumes (with a 46th being an index-guide). Besides the selection and translation of a huge number of poems, letters, short stories and sections of books, the collection offers, before each chapter, a short essay about the author or subject in question... | |
Robert Burns 250th Anniversary Collection
Robert Burns, the national bard (poet) of Scotland was born on the 25th January, 1759. This is a collection of his poems and songs. This collection also includes works from other poets and writers who have written about Burns. | |
Poems Recorded in Deptford and Greenwich
Some wonderful poems by Christopher Marlowe and others recorded ‘on location’ – in the churchyard of St Nicholas’, Deptford, and the Greenwich Foot Tunnel. | |
Vintage Verse Rhapsody A Poetry Collection
A collection of poetry selected and performed by Bob Gonzalez, rhapsode. Rhapsodes of Ancient Greece were “song-stitchers,” performing selections from the epics of Homer and Hesiod. The contemporary rhapsode performs the classical poetry of his or her language, culture, and tradition. Any particular collection and arrangement of poems for performance I term a “rhapsody.” In general terms, a rhapsody is an ecstatic expression of feeling and enthusiasm. In music, a rhapsody is an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation... | |
Public Domain Hymns - 01
"Originally modeled on the Psalms and other poetic passages (commonly referred to as "canticles") in the Scriptures, Christian hymns are generally directed as praise and worship to the monotheistic God. Many refer to Jesus Christ either directly or indirectly. Since the earliest times, Christians have sung "psalms and hymns and spiritual songs", both in private devotions and in corporate worship (Matthew 26:30; 1 Cor 14:26; Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16; James 5:13; cf. Revelation 5:8-10; Revelation 14:1-5)... | |
The Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories For Children | |
Australian Miscellany
A collection in celebration of 2012 Year of Reading Australia. Readers chose fiction, non fiction and poetry - we only asked that the readings should have some sort of Australian hook. So they can be by an Australian author, or about Australia, or just have a prominent bit of Australianess in the plot. Failing that: even being performed by Australians will do! :D . | |
Rig Veda Americanus Sacred Songs of the Ancient Mexicans, With a Gloss in Nahuatl | |
Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, Vol 18, April-September 1921
Spring through Fall 1921 in Poetry, edited by Harriet Monroe. 2012 is the 100th Anniversary of Poetry magazine. | |
Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two | |
Poems Teachers Ask For Selected by readers of "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans" | |
Christmas Sunshine | |
Aunt Kitty's Stories | |
Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684 | |
Eyes of Youth A Book of Verse by Padraic Colum, Shane Leslie, Viola Meynell, Ruth Lindsay, Hugh Austin | |
Short Poetry Collection 187
This is a collection of 32 poems read in English by volunteers for December 2018. | |
Short Poetry Collection 183
This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by volunteers for August 2018. | |
Short Poetry Collection 155
This is a collection of 31 poems read by volunteers for April 2016. | |
Short Poetry Collection 170
This is a collection of 34 poems read by volunteers for July 2017. It includes a longer poem, Parliament of the Birds by Farid ud-Din Attar. Introduction by the reader: This is one of the best-loved classics of Sufi literature. In his own land, Attar is better known than Rumi or Hafiz. Translation is by Edward Fitzgerald, who 160 years ago brought the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam to English-speaking audiences. Lacking governance and beginning to descend into anarchy, the birds come together to agree on leadership... | |
Short Poetry Collection 184
This is a collection of 38 poems read in English by volunteers for September 2018. | |
Short Poetry Collection 157
This is a collection of 23 poems read by volunteers for June 2016. | |
Short Poetry Collection 153
This is a collection of 29 poems read by volunteers for February 2016. | |
Short Poetry Collection 162
This is a collection of 28 poems read by volunteers for November 2016. | |
Short Poetry Collection 159
This is a collection of 30 poems read by volunteers for August 2016. | |
Poems of American History, The Period of Growth
This volume covers the age of expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War, including the creation of the Constitution, the Presidency of George Washington, the War of 1812, and the settling of the West, along with tales of Johnny Appleseed, the Alamo, the Gold Rush, the death of Jefferson, and The Wreck of the Hesperus. Authors include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Francis Scott Key, John Greenleaf Whittier and Lord Byron. - Summary by Ed Humpal | |
Short Poetry Collection 154
This is a collection of 35 poems read by volunteers for March 2016. | |
Short Poetry Collection 166
This is a collection of 36 poems read by volunteers for March 2017. | |
Short Poetry Collection 185
This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by volunteers for October 2018. | |
Short Poetry Collection 156
This is a collection of 29 poems read by volunteers for May 2016. | |
Short Poetry Collection 165
This is a collection of 28 poems read by volunteers for February 2017. | |
Short Poetry Collection 158
This is a collection of 22 poems read by volunteers for July 2016. | |
Poetic Duets
This selection of poems has many favourites from authors such as Edward Lear and Robert Browning, as well as less well known authors. We hope you enjoy the poems.Please note that sections 3 and 11 had two sources for the text of the poems; they are http://www.bartleby.com/337/202.html and http://www.bartleby.com/101/76.html. | |
Poetic Trios
We selected some of our favourite poets for this collection, including Dante, Fitzgerald, Keats, Barrett Browning, Lear, Carroll, Milton, Morris, Swinburne and Rossetti. We hope you enjoy listening to them. - Summary by Newgatenovelist | |
Short Poetry Collection 160
This is a collection of 26 poems read by volunteers for September 2016. | |
Poems of American History, Volume 4, The Civil War
This volume is a fascinating reflection on the Civil War years from a perspective in 1908, when many Civil War veterans were still alive, when the wounds to North and South were still fresh, and when no event more cataclysmic had struck the Republic than a Civil War that began less than 100 years after the Revolution for Independence. Poets in this volume include: John Greenleaf Whittier, William Cullen Bryant, Herman Melville, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Bret Harte, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Walt Whitman, and Julia Ward Howe. - Summary by Ed Humpal | |
Short Poetry Collection 168
This is a collection of 40 poems read by volunteers for May 2017. | |
Rainbow Gold: Poems Old and New Selected for Boys and Girls
This collection of poems, selected by Sara Teasdale, a talented poet in her own right, is made to appeal to children, both girls and boys. They are not poems about children, but for children. Neither does this mean that they are childish, but rather that they capture the imagination of children both in subject matter and the richness of the lyrical language of the poems themselves. They range through the great classical poets from Milton to Poe, in all of their variety and vigor. What child could not be captivated by Blake’s, The Tiger, or enchanted by Lanier’s Song of the Chattahoochee? Here in these verses, we all are children. -summary by Larry Wilson | |
Short Poetry Collection 179
This is a collection of 39 poems read by volunteers for April 2018. | |
Short Poetry Collection 163
This is a collection of 31 poems read by volunteers for December 2016. It also includes a long poem, The Legend of Jubal by George Eliot "And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ." - Genesis 4:21 Re-imagined from a few bare lines in Genesis, George Eliot’s epic poem describes man’s loss of innocense, the birth of animal husbandry, of industry, commerce, and art. In a surprise ending, she tells of human transcendence. Each of us has a divine gift to offer the world. | |
Short Poetry Collection 194
This is a collection of 51 poems read in English by volunteers for July 2019. | |
Short Poetry Collection 164
This is a collection of 27 poems read by volunteers for January 2017. | |
Short Poetry Collection 167
This is a collection of 36 poems read by volunteers for April 2017. | |
Short Poetry Collection 171
This is a collection of 30 poems read by volunteers for August 2017. | |
Short Poetry Collection 172
This is a collection of 38 poems read by volunteers for September 2017. | |
Short Poetry Collection 169
This is a collection of 34 poems read by volunteers for June 2017. | |
Short Poetry Collection 191
This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by volunteers for April 2019. | |
Short Poetry Collection 173
This is a collection of 41 poems read by volunteers for October 2017. | |
Short Poetry Collection 175
This is a collection of 34 poems read by volunteers for December 2017. | |
Short Poetry Collection 176
This is a collection of 27 poems read by volunteers for January 2018 | |
Short Poetry Collection 174
This is a collection of 45 poems read by volunteers for November 2017. |