Renascence: A Book of Verse
Walter Crane
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Walter Crane is better known as an artist and illustrator of children’s books. His illustrations defined a whole genre which influenced the field for many years. He was also involved in various socialist causes and leant his artistic talent to many left-leaning publications. Some of the sentiments can be found reflected in this volume of his own poetry. The first section contains poems published for the first time, while the second section contains many verses that appeared in other publications and books. The verses are illustrated with black and white engravings of his art, of course. The publication page contains this note, “ This Edition on Large Paper is limited to Sixty-five copies for England and Thirty-five for America. This copy is No. 45 of the English Edition.” - Summary by Larry Wilson (2 hr 40 min)
Chapters
| Introduction | 2:15 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Invocation | 5:39 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The City of Love | 9:27 | Read by Jim Locke |
| The House of Dreams | 14:48 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Love's Labyrinth | 14:05 | Read by Jim Locke |
| The Dividing Gulf | 2:14 | Read by Jim Locke |
| The Valley of Deliverance | 5:31 | Read by Jim Locke |
| The Unknown Shore | 1:24 | Read by Jim Locke |
| The West Wind | 1:39 | Read by Ezwa |
| The New Light | 1:25 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Hymn of Free Peoples | 2:11 | Read by Sonia |
| Twelve Sonnets of Love I -- VI | 5:51 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Twelve Sonnets of Love VII -- XII | 6:05 | Read by Jim Locke |
| A Herald of Spring | 3:20 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Thoughts in a Hammock | 5:37 | Read by Sonia |
| The Sirens Three Dedicatory Sonnet | 1:08 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The Sirens Three I - XX | 6:15 | Read by Jason in Panama |
| The Sirens Three XXI - XL | 6:21 | Read by Jason in Panama |
| The Sirens Three XLI - LX | 6:02 | Read by Jason in Panama |
| The Sirens Three LXI - LXXX | 5:59 | Read by Jason in Panama |
| The Sirens Three LXXXI - C | 5:56 | Read by Jason in Panama |
| The Sirens Three CI - CXX | 6:12 | Read by Jason in Panama |
| The Sirens Three CXXI - CXL | 6:22 | Read by Jason in Panama |
| The Sirens Three CXXI - CXLIV | 1:34 | Read by Jason in Panama |
| Flora's Feast -- A Masque of Flowers | 3:45 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| From Hellas Homeward | 4:11 | Read by April6090 |
| Rondeau -- Beyond the Verge | 0:58 | Read by Ezwa |
| Rondeau -- The Old and the New | 1:03 | Read by Ezwa |
| Rondeau -- Across the Fields | 1:01 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Rondeau -- In Love's Disport | 1:00 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Rondeau -- What Makes the World | 1:02 | Read by Ezwa |
| Rondeau -- Seed-Time | 1:00 | Read by Ezwa |
| Rondeau -- A Seat for Three | 0:58 | Read by Ezwa |
| Rondel -- When Time upon the Wing | 0:50 | Read by Ezwa |
| Rondel -- This Book of Hours | 0:48 | Read by April6090 |
| Triolet | 0:43 | Read by Bruce Kachuk |
| At Shelley's Grave | 1:43 | Read by Bruce Kachuk |
| The Voice of Spring | 1:28 | Read by Bruce Kachuk |
| A Day in Early Spring | 1:33 | Read by Bruce Kachuk |
| A Night in May | 1:27 | Read by Bruce Kachuk |
| Illusions | 1:37 | Read by Bruce Kachuk |
| On the Suppression of Free Speech at Chicago | 1:15 | Read by Kalynda |
| Freedom in America | 1:01 | Read by Kalynda |
| To the Prisoners of Liberty | 1:17 | Read by Kalynda |
| Reminiscent | 0:58 | Read by Amy Gramour |
| The Hellas Dead | 1:06 | Read by Amy Gramour |
| To the Hammersmith Choir | 1:06 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Renascemce | 1:10 | Read by Larry Wilson |