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Emily Dickinson - Troubled About Many Things
The verses of Emily Dickinson belong emphatically to what Emerson long since called «the Poetry of the Portfolio,»—something produced absolutely without the thought of publication, and solely by way of expression of...
Bruce Kachuk
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Helen Hunt Jackson - November
Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, born Helen Fiske was an American poet and writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the U.S. government. She described the adverse effects of...
ABabington
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Gerard Manley Hopkins - Hurrahing in Harvest
Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ was an English poet, Catholic and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame established him among the leading Victorian poets. His manipulation of prosody (particularly his invention of sprung...
Algy Pug
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Gerard Manley Hopkins - Windhover
«Windhover» is another name for the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). The name refers to the bird's ability to hover in midair while hunting prey. In the poem, the narrator admires the bird as it hovers in the air,...
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Emily Brontë - Hope
Emily Jane Brontë was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. Emily was the third eldest of the four surviving Brontë...
Bruce Kachuk
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William Shakespeare - Sonnet 18
A LibriVox Weekly Poetry tribute to William Shakespeare marking the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death in April 2016. Two of Shakespeare's most famous sonnets, Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130, have completely contradict...
Algy Pug
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Gerard Manley Hopkins - Pied Beauty
In the Author's Preface to Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins, he describes this poem as Curtal-Sonnet «that is they are constructed in proportions resembling those of the sonnet proper, namely 6 + 4 instead of 8 + 6,...
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Thomas Carew - Song: Eternity of Love Protested
Thomas Carew (pronounced «Carey») (1595 — 1640) was one of the Cavalier poets, a group associated with the unfortunate King Charles I, who was a notable connoisseur of poetry. Other poets in this school included...
Algy Pug
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Thomas Hardy - Ruined Maid
While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life and regarded himself primarily as a poet, his first collection was not published until 1898. Initially, therefore, he gained fame as the author of such novels as Far from...
annie70
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John Donne - Goodfriday, 1613. Riding Westward
John Donne was an English poet and cleric in the Church of England. Despite his great education and poetic talents, Donne lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. He spent much of the...
Algy Pug
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Walter De la Mare - Listeners
This year's Hollowe'en offering is an eerie tale by Walter de La Mare. ( David Lawrence )
Amy Gramour
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Edgar Allan Poe - Conqueror Worm
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of...
Antonio Soto Patiño
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Stolen Bacillus and other stories
H. G. Wells
Eight Keys to Eden
Mark Clifton
Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2)
William Blake
Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916
Short Story Collection Vol. 081
Around the World with the Children
Frank G. Carpenter
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