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Henry Lawson - Scots Of The Riverina

This poem tells the story of a boy in Australia who leaves the farm at harvest time. «and to run from home was a crime.» The story is set in the Riverina, New South Wales in the town of Gundagai. ( David Lawrence)

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Hattie Howard - Tobogganing

«This author's verse shows a hearty, wholesome, human spirit, sometimes overflowing into downright fun, and a straightforward directness always. It is a pleasant book, sure to be welcomed by all.» (EXTRACTS FROM PRESS...

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Anne Brontë - Music On Christmas Morning

LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Music On Christmas Morning by Anne Bronte. Published in the 1846 collection Poems By Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell under Anne's nom de plume 'Acton Bell'. This was...

Briänna Call and 11 more 27 minutes

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Walt Whitman - Song of the Broad-Axe - stanza 4

This Weekly Poem is an excerpt from Song of the Broad-axe (4th Stanza) by Walt Whitman, who was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and...

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Anne Brontë - Captive Dove

Many victorian women felt trapped by the role society gave them. So did Anne Bronte. This is a poem about lonleyness, and about feeling caged. A poem which would bring tears to your eyes. — Summary by Stav Nisser

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Bret Harte - Aged Stranger

LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of The Aged Stranger by Francis Bret Harte. This was the fortnightly poetry project for December 28th, 2008.

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Paul Laurence Dunbar - Merry Autumn

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Merry Autumn by Paul Laurence Dunbar. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 10th, 2010.

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John Jay Chapman - To a Dog

LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of To a Dog by John Jay Chapman, published in 1917. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 6th, 2011 to mark this year's festivals of remembrance....

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Emma Lazarus - Off Rough Point

Emma Lazarus was an American poet born in New York City. She is best known for «The New Colossus», a sonnet written in 1883; its lines appear on a bronze plaque in the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty placed in 1903....

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Helen Coale Crew - At Ease on Lethe Wharf

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of At Ease on Lethe Wharf , by Helen Coale Crew. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 14th, 2013. Helen Coale Crew was an American poet and novelist. Her...

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John Howard Payne - Home Sweet Home

Originally from the Opera 'Clari, Maid of Milan,' 'Home! Sweet Home!' is John Howard Payne's most famous work. Written in 1823 it has been widely quoted and referenced in other works ever since. This is the LibriVox...

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Bret Harte - Willows

The Willows is a parody on the verse of Edgar Allan Poe. Francis Bret Harte was an American author and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the...

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