Songs, Merry and Sad
John Charles Mcneill
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This is the only volume of poetry published during John Charles McNeill's lifetime, containing 59 of his 400+ poems. McNeill was considered the unofficial poet laureate of his home state North Carolina until this position was established officially after World War II. His poetry enjoys enduring popularity, and is favoured by teachers and students for its accessibility. - Summary by Carolin (1 hr 31 min)
Chapters
| The Bride | 2:00 | Read by Crln Yldz Ksr |
| 'Oh, Ask Me Not' | 1:35 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
| Isabel | 1:06 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
| To --- | 1:25 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
| To Melvin Gardner: Suicide | 1:35 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
| Away Down Home | 1:57 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
| For Jane's Birthday | 1:45 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
| A Secret | 2:54 | Read by Ezwa |
| The Old Bad Woman | 2:19 | Read by Ezwa |
| Valentine | 1:30 | Read by Crln Yldz Ksr |
| A Photograph | 1:09 | Read by Sonia |
| Jesse Covington | 1:17 | Read by Sonia |
| An Idyl | 1:41 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
| Home Songs | 1:23 | Read by Crln Yldz Ksr |
| M. W. Ransom | 1:23 | Read by Royce Roeswood |
| Protest | 1:47 | Read by Royce Roeswood |
| Oblivion | 1:09 | Read by Crln Yldz Ksr |
| Now! | 1:05 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| Tommy Smith | 1:10 | Read by Brad Schliesser |
| Before Bedtime | 0:58 | Read by BettyB |
| 'If I Could Glimpse Him' | 1:42 | Read by Sonia |
| Attraction | 1:13 | Read by Sonia |
| Love's Fashion | 0:56 | Read by Brad Schliesser |
| Alcestis | 2:22 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
| Reminiscence | 1:39 | Read by BettyB |
| Sonnet | 1:15 | Read by Crln Yldz Ksr |
| Lines | 1:08 | Read by Ezwa |
| An Easter Hymn | 1:38 | Read by Jequetta Renee Kay |
| A Christmas Hymn | 4:53 | Read by Ezwa |
| When I Go Home | 1:16 | Read by Sonia |
| Odessa | 1:45 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Trifles | 1:01 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
| Sunburnt Boys | 1:36 | Read by BettyB |
| Gray Days | 1:14 | Read by Crln Yldz Ksr |
| An Invalid | 1:07 | Read by Brad Schliesser |
| A Caged Mocking-Bird | 2:14 | Read by Brad Schliesser |
| Dawn | 0:45 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| Harvest | 1:01 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| Two Pictures | 1:54 | Read by Sonia |
| October | 2:20 | Read by Sonia |
| The Old Clock | 1:38 | Read by Ezwa |
| Tear Stains | 0:41 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| A Prayer | 2:09 | Read by Ezwa |
| She Being Young | 1:03 | Read by Sonia |
| Paul Jones | 2:01 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
| The Drudge | 1:10 | Read by Sonia |
| The Wife | 2:29 | Read by Ezwa |
| Vision | 1:23 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| September | 1:41 | Read by Crln Yldz Ksr |
| Barefooted | 1:50 | Read by Anusha Iyer |
| Pardon Time | 0:58 | Read by Sonia |
| The Rattlesnake | 0:57 | Read by Sonia |
| The Prisoner | 1:11 | Read by Sonia |
| Sonnet | 1:17 | Read by Crln Yldz Ksr |
| Folk Song | 1:19 | Read by Sonia |
| '97': The Fast Mail | 2:07 | Read by BettyB |
| Sundown | 0:51 | Read by Newgatenovelist |
| At Sea | 1:11 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| L'Envoi | 1:31 | Read by Anusha Iyer |