Single Author Collections
Silverpoints
Silverpoints is the first collection of poems by John Gray. Some saw Gray as a protégé of Oscar Wilde, who agreed to underwrit…
Sonnets and Poems
47 poems, most of them sonnets, most on the subjects of beauty and death, touching the mystery just beyond the known. - Summary by Josh Mitt…
Selected Poems
Earl Lawson Sydnor was an actor and poet. These poems were published in 1929. - Summary by Newgatenovelist
Selections from Harris's Cabinet
In the early 1800s, London publisher John Harris began producing small books for children that were designed not to instruct, but to enterta…
A Father of Women
Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…
Some Verses
Theodore Wratislaw was a fin de siècle poet and a less famous Decadent author than some of his contemporaries.This short collection o…
By Scarlet Torch and Blade
Anthony Euwer, often appearing in anthologies of American poetry is also author of "Christopher Cricket on Cats" and "The Lim…
Lyrics and Legends of Christmas-Tide
American author and poet, Clinton Scollard, presents a charming collection of poetry to brighten the Christmas season. - Summary by Larry Wi…
Selected Poems
Thomas Parker Sanborn was an American poet from Massachusetts. In this collection of his work, published from 1883 to 1886 in The Harvard Mo…
Selected Poems
Anne Spencer was a poet, librarian, activist and gardener from Virginia. These poems were published from 1920 to 1929. - Summary by Newgaten…
Selected Poems
Juan Francisco Manzano was a poet who was born into slavery in Cuba. This collection was translated by the Irish abolitionist Richard Robert…
Selected Poems
Luis Urbina was a Mexican poet and the director of the National Library of Mexico. These poems were originally published from 1916 to 1925 a…
War poems and other verses
Vernède enlisted with the British Army as a second lieutenant at the start of World War I, even though he was over the maximum age of…
Selected Poems
Julián del Casal was a Cuban poet and exponent of the modernismo literary movement. These poems were translated by Thomas Walsh, Jorg…
Selected Poems
Mae Cowdery was a poet from Philadelphia. These poems were published from 1927 to 1929. - Summary by Newgatenovelist
Red Maples
Each week a poem is chosen to be recorded by as many LibriVox volunteers as possible!Thank you to RuthieG for the suggestion.
Later Poems
Alice Meynell was a British poet and suffragist. This collection was published in 1902 and explores the author’s Catholic faith as well as t…
A Calendar of Sonnets
Helen Hunt Jackson wrote poetry, nonfiction and fiction and was a popular author in her own time. This sonnet sequence reviews the months of…
Three Hills
In this short collection of poetry published in 1916, the Reverend Everard Owen explores the sacrifices of the First World War from an Engli…
The White Canoe and Other Verse
This early collection of Alan Sullivan's work is from the pen of a young Canadian author who portrays Canada's short Summer season as the vo…