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Soul and Landscape
Read by Newgatenovelist
Andrés Mata
In Selected Poems of Bolivia, Paraguay and Venezuela
These poems were published in the 1920s and were translated by Muna Lee, Thomas Walsh and Joseph I. C. Clarke. - Summary by Newgatenovelist
Petronella by John Gower
Read by Brize C
Various
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 16
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…
The Paradox
Read by Krista Zaleski
G. K. Chesterton
In The Queen of the Seven Swords
A collection of poems by G.K. Chesterton, centered around the Blessed Virgin Mary. The title is in reference to the seven sorrows of Mary. “…
For a Philosopher
Read by Michael MacTaggert
Countee Cullen
In Color
Countee Cullen’s poetry in Color contemplates Black Americans’ fractured sense of self—at once spiritually tied to homelands where their anc…
Preface
Read by Joe Brenneman
Francis T. Palgrave
In The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Pieces In the English Language
Palgrave's principal contribution to the development of literary taste was contained in his Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics (186…
Scientific Philosophy
Read by April6090
Maxwell Bodenheim
In Introducing Irony (Version 2)
Maxwell Bodenheim was once known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians after moving to New York after being one of the founders of the …
The Rubinstein Staccato Etude, Read by ED
Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025)
R. Nathaniel Dett
In The Rubinstein Staccato Etude
This poem, read by 16 Librivox Volunteers, describes the ups and downs and emotional frenzy of The Rubinstein Staccato Etude. The author, R.…
Introductory Essay
Read by Phil Benson
James Wheeler
In Manchester Poetry
Manchester's first published anthology of locally-written poetry was compiled by editor James Wheeler to show that Manchester, 'the most mec…
Ecstasy by T. W. Earp
Read by Algy Pug
Various
In Oxford Poetry 1915
The first of many yearly-published Oxford poetry books. - Summary by Campbell SchelpPoets include: Gerald H. CrowEric DickinsonEsther Lilian…
The Philosopher
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë and Anne Brontë
In Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell (version 2)
The Bronte sisters, most famous for their novels, began their career with a slim volume of poetry, published under pseudonyms. It only sold …
Preface
Read by Larry Wilson
J. Earl Clauson
In A Dog's Book of Verse
It is not surprising that dogs, beloved by so many, have received many poetic tributes throughout history. Here the author has gathered tog…
The Philosopher
Read by Peter Yearsley
Edna St. Vincent Millay
In Poems
This volume of poems was published in 1923, the year Edna St. Vincent Millay became the third woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. I…
XLIX. PHILOSOPHY.
Read by proboomer
Emily Dickinson
In Poems: Third Series
This volume of poems contains the Third series of Dickinson's complete poetry:I. Life, consisting of 55 poems,II. Love, consisting of 22 poe…