Poetry
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 …
Selections from Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
Published in 1866, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War is a collection of poems about the Civil War by Herman Melville. Many of the poems a…
Twas the Night Before Christmas
'Twas the Night Before Christmas is a beloved poem that captures the magic and anticipation of Christmas Eve. Written by Clement Clarke Moor…
Birches
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Birches by Robert Frost. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 21st, 2010.
Don Juan
Juan, captured by Turkish pirates and sold into slavery is bought by a beautiful Princess as her toy-boy. Dressed as an odalisque, he is smu…
Christmas on Old-Time Radio
Experience the magic of Christmas through the voices of Old-Time Radio. This collection features Norman Corwin's legendary Christmas verse, …
Fairy Realm
Here are five of the most loved Fairy Tales retold in verse by the English humourist and writer, Tom Hood (1835 - 1874). The tales are; The …
Long Poems Collection
LibriVox’s Long Poems Collection 006: a collection of 17 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length.
Stories of Birds
This volume contains stories, poems, myths, and facts about lots of different birds, intended for teaching children. It is divided into nine…
The One-Hoss Shay
This is a small collection of whimsical poems by the American physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. "The Deacon's Masterpiec…
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 offer…
An Alphabet of History
An alphabet of historical characters presented in poetical form! In their original form, the contents of thisbook appeared in the Chicago Su…
Pamphilia to Amphilanthus
Pamphilia to Amphilanthus is the first sonnet sequence written by an Englishwoman. Published in 1621, the poems invert the usual format of s…
A Personal Anthology of Shakespeare
This personal anthology is my choice of speeches from Shakespeare that I enjoy reading (that I would like to have had by heart years ago!) a…
Up One Pair of Stairs
Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the second volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for li…
Hero and Leander
“Who ever lov’d, that lov’d not at first sight?”The wonder-decade of the English drama was suddenly interrupted in 1592, when serious plague…
The World's Best Poetry
The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…
Child Whispers
Enid Blyton's first published book; a short collection of poetry (28 poems and a short introduction.) - Summary by Peter Why
Renascence and Other Poems
The following is a recording of the first volume of poetry published by Edna St. Vincent Millay. When the author had graduated from high sch…
Long Poems Collection
LibriVox’s Long Poems Collection 002: a collection of 7 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length.