Ballads
The Ballad of the White Horse
The Ballad of the White Horse is a poem by G K Chesterton about the idealized exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great, published in 1911…
Yvain, or the Knight with the Lion
Yvain, the Knight of the Lion is a romance by Chrétien de Troyes. It was probably written in the 1170s simultaneously with Lancelot, …
Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads
John Avery Lomax is a towering figure in the field of early American musicology and folklore. Through intensive field work, Lomax built up …
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark - "An Agony in 8 Fits" is typically categorized as a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll, the pen name…
Lara, A Tale
This powerful poem narrates the fateful return of Count Lara to the British Isles after spending years abroad traveling the orient.Returning…
A Bird in a Gilded Cage
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of A Bird in a Gilded Cage by Arthur J. Lamb. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 2, …
Marmion
Marmion is an epic poem in six cantos, written in emulation of the ancient Scottish minstrel style which was of such great interest to Scott…
The Bab Ballads
The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before …
Right Off The Bat
A Book of Baseball Ballads covering all aspects of our wonderful pastime. The ballads may seem out of date given some reference to drinking,…
A Collection of Ballads
This is a collection of ballads, edited, with an introduction and notes by Andrew Lang. The ballads range widely in style, from the historic…
Bars and Shadows
Ralph Chaplin and many other prominent members of the Industrial Workers of the World were imprisoned under the Espionage Act of 1917 as the…
More Bab Ballads
This is a subset of the second collection of Gilbert’s “Bab Ballads” – light verses poking fun at the life and people of his time in Gilbert…
Ballad of the Tempest
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Ballad of the Tempest by James T. Fields. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 4t…
Up The Line
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of Up The Line by Will Carleton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 7th, 2010.
Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary?
Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? is a poignant ballad by Robert Burns that captures the essence of longing and love. Set against the backd…
Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving
Horatio Alger, better known for his juvenile fiction, also penned some great poetry. His Ballads, including the 8 war poems and his odes, ar…
The Bab Ballads
The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before …
Verses Popular And Humorous
Verses, Popular and Humorous (1900) was the second collection of poems by Australian poet Henry Lawson. It features some of the poet's earli…
The Norse King's Bridal
In these translations from the Danish the author attempted to adhere strictly to the metres of the original, however in some, where this was…
Poetic Expressions of Love
The theme around these poems is how poets expressed their ideas of love as well as the type of language used to convey said love through poe…