Song (Donne version)
John Donne
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
LibriVox volunteers bring you seven different readings of the short poem Song by John Donne, a weekly poetry project. Song is a bitter little poem on the falsity of women: search the world for ages, see mythical wonders, but you’ll not find a true woman. Deep hurt is the bane of the loving heart. (Summary by Peter Yearsley) (0 hr 10 min)
Chapters
| Version 1 | 1:26 | Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg |
| Version 2 | 1:39 | Read by Catharine Eastman |
| Version 3 | 1:33 | Read by Hammadkhan |
| Version 4 | 1:26 | Read by Kayvan Sylvan |
| Version 5 | 1:08 | Read by Martin Clifton |
| Version 6 | 1:37 | Read by Peter Eastman |
| Version 7 | 1:32 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Reviews
A beautiful poem
Timothy Ferguson
I was reintroduced ot this by Neil Gaiman's "Stardust". What a beautiful poem, even if you don't agree with the author.