Poetry
The Siege of Corinth
In this moving poem, Byron recounts the final, desperate resistance of the Venetians on the day the Ottoman army stormed Acrocorinth: reveal…
Spirits of the Dead
LibriVox volunteers bring you seven readings of Spirits of the Dead by Edgar Allen Poe. This was the weekly poetry project for October 19, 2…
Rhymed Receipts for Any Occasion
In addition to being amusing, recipes written in a poetic form were easy to remember and used as learning tools for the young housekeeper. M…
Evening Star
LibriVox volunteers bring you 29 recordings of Evening Star by Edgar Allan Poe. This was the weekly poetry project in honor of Poe's 200th b…
Sonnet 023
LibriVox volunteers bring you eight different readings of William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 23, a weekly poetry project.(Summary by Annie Coleman…
The Giaour
The Giaour is a narrative poem that transports listeners to the exotic landscapes of the East, where passion, betrayal, and vengeance intert…
Mountain Interval
Originally published in 1916 and revised in 1920, Mountain Interval is Robert Frost's third collection of solo poetry. In it, Frost reflects…
Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks
Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks brings to life the enchanting world of Jean de la Fontaine's timeless fables, skillfully translated into En…
Success
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Success by Rupert Brooke. This was the weekly poetry project for April 19th, 2009.
A Book of Nonsense
In 1846 Lear published A Book of Nonsense, a volume of limericks that went through three editions and helped popularize the form. This book …
Sonnet 073
To celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday, LibriVox volunteers bring you ten different recordings of Sonnet 73. This was the weekly poetry project…
Auld Lang Syne
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns. This was the weekly poetry project in honor of Gung Haggis Fa…
Songs of Kabir
Kabir (1440 - 1518) was a mystic poet and saint of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement.The name Kabir comes fr…
Strophes of Omar Khayyám
One of the earliest versions of Omar Khayyám's quatrains by an American translator is John Leslie Garner's collection, published in 1…
Stories Worth Rereading
A collection of short stories about many people. Some being tested, some being rewarded, all worth rereading! Many of them are the type to b…
The Wanderings of Oisin
This narrative poem is composed in three parts, and consists of a dialogue between the aged Irish hero Oisín and St. Patrick. Oison r…
The Tiger
LibriVox volunteers bring you twelve different recordings of The Tiger, by William Blake. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of…
The Trenches
LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of The Trenches by Frederic Manning. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 30, 201…
Selected Poems
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) and his sister Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) played important roles in the artistic milieu of V…
Shakespeare Monologues Collection
LibriVox readers present the fourth collection of monologues from Shakespeare’s plays. Containing 20 parts.William Shakespeare (April 26, 15…