William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell


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The work was composed between 1790 and 1793, in the period of radical foment and political conflict immediately after the French Revolution.…

Songs of Innocence and Experience


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William Blake’s volume of poetry entitled Songs of Innocence and Experience is the embodiment of his belief that innocence and experience we…

Poems of William Blake


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Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul are two books of poetry by the English poet and pain…

In the Nursery of My Bookhouse


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Full of delightful nursery rhymes, charming poems and engaging stories, folk and fairy tales, this is the first volume of the "My Bookh…

Jerusalem - The Emanation of the Giant Albion


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The epic poem Jerusalem was in Blake's own opinion his masterpiece. It is the last of the great prophetic books. Originally produced as an e…

The Tiger


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LibriVox volunteers bring you twelve different recordings of The Tiger, by William Blake. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of…

Milton: a Poem


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Milton: a Poem is an epic poem by William Blake, written and illustrated between 1804 and 1810. Its hero is John Milton, who returns from he…

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (version 2)


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"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."The Marriage of Heaven & Hell is William Blake’s masterpiece – a piously bl…

The First Book of Urizen


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The Book of Urizen is one of the major prophetic books of the English poet William Blake, illustrated by Blake's own plates. It was original…

Vintage Verse Rhapsody: A Poetry Collection


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A collection of poetry selected and performed by Bob Gonzalez, rhapsode. Rhapsodes of Ancient Greece were “song-stitchers,” performing selec…

Romantic Poetry Collection 001


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A collection of romantic poems for St Valentine's day.

The Garden of Love


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William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figur…

Short Poetry Collection 002


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 002: a collection of 22 public-domain poems.

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 05


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The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

Short Poetry Collection 094


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This is a collection of poems recorded by LibriVox volunteers for the month of January 2011.

Jerusalem to Revelations - A Quartet of Spiritual Explorations


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A Four Quartets for the End of Time, these works stretch from the death and rebirth of a living land, England/Albion, to the death of the wo…

Jerusalem


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Jerusalem by William Blake. This was the fortnightly poetry project for November 30th, 2008.

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 6: Fancy and Sentiment (Part 1)


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The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…

The Voice of the Ancient Bard


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LibriVox volunteers bring you six different readings of The Voice of the Ancient Bard, by William Blake. This is a weekly poetry project. (…

Short Poetry Collection 003


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 003: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Eighteenth Century Poetry and Prose


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A collection of prose and poetry written principally in the 18th Century. These works of world literature are written in the English languag…

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 1: Home and Friendship (Part 1)


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The first of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…

Short Poetry Collection 024


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 024: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5: Nature (Part 2)


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The fifth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…

Benjamin Britten: Source Stories of Twelve Operas


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Britten's operas are firmly established in the international repertoire: according to Operabase, they are performed worldwide more than thos…

Short Poetry Collection 101


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2011.

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2)


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"Innocence" and "Experience" are definitions of consciousness that rethink Milton's existential-mythic states of "P…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 059


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Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Volume 59 contains an eclectic mix of readings, ra…

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 3)


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The short, simple lines of these delicate poems resemble song lyrics, emphasizing the concrete but hinting at transcendent realities, althou…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 075


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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. Is the sound of a dripping faucet music? According to Aldous Huxley, "The music of…

Short Poetry Collection 196


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This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 023


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 023: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 081


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers during the month of July 2009.

Short Story Collection Vol. 103


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We present the 103rd edition of the Librivox Short Story Collection. All stories are selected by the reader. This collection includes works …

Short Poetry Collection 128


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This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2014.

Short Poetry Collection 022


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Librivox’s Short Poetry Collection 022: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 114


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2012.

Short Poetry Collection 206


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This is a collection of 80 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 191


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This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 166


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This is a collection of 36 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 070


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This is a collection of poems for the month of August 2008.

Short Poetry Collection 205


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This is a collection of 69 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for June 2020.

Poetic Trios


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We selected some of our favourite poets for this collection, including Dante, Fitzgerald, Keats, Barrett Browning, Lear, Carroll, Milton, Mo…

Short Poetry Collection 155


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This is a collection of 31 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2016.

Short Poetry Collection 028


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 028: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 049


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 049: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 111


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2012.

Short Poetry Collection 181


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This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for June 2018.Translated poems:The Bride of Corinth, by Johann Wolfg…

Short Poetry Collection 082


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers during the month of August 2009.

Short Poetry Collection 062


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 062: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 182


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This is a collection of 41 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2018.

Short Poetry Collection 093


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This is a collection of poems recorded by LibriVox volunteers for the month of December 2010.

Dreams Collection 2 - Stories and Poems


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This is a collection of 20 stories and/or poems, contributed by Librivox volunteers, pertaining to dreams. ( ~ Michele Fry)

Short Poetry Collection 178


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This is a collection of 44 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2018

Short Poetry Collection 050


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 050: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 172


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This is a collection of 38 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 164


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This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 165


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This is a collection of 28 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 038


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 038: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 076


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This is an open collection of poems for the month of February 2009.

Short Poetry Collection 190


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This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 091


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of September and October 2010.

Short Poetry Collection 184


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This is a collection of 38 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2018.

Short Poetry Collection 183


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This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2018.

Short Poetry Collection 208


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This is a collection of 67 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 193


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This is a collection of 45 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for June 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 086


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of February 2010.

Short Poetry Collection 075


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This a collection of poems recorded by LibriVox volunteers during the month of January 2009.

Short Poetry Collection 026


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 026: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 061


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LibriVox's New Short Poetry Collection 061: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 029


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 029: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 187


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This is a collection of 32 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2018.

Short Poetry Collection 059


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 059: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 199


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This is a collection of 48 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 046


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 046: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 047


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 047: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 214


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This is a collection of 59 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2021.

Short Poetry Collection 144


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This is a collection of 31 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2015.

Short Poetry Collection 207


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This is a collection of 70 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 150


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This is a collection of 24 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2015.

Short Poetry Collection 209


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This is a collection of 64 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2020. October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this …

Short Poetry Collection 173


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This is a collection of 41 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 077


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of March 2009.

Short Poetry Collection 216


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This is a collection of 45 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2021.

Short Poetry Collection 211


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This is a collection of 48 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 134


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This is a collection of 18 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2014.

Short Poetry Collection 215


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This is a collection of 49 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2021.

Short Poetry Collection 227


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This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2022.

Short Poetry Collection 230


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This is a collection of 47 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2022.

Short Poetry Collection 233


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This is a collection of 45 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2022.

Short Poetry Collection 251


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This is a collection of 39 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during April 2024.

Short Poetry Collection 248


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This is a collection of 52 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during January 2024.

Short Poetry Collection 247


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This is a collection of 42 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during December 2023.

The Sky Is An Immortal Tent Built By The Sons Of Los


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of The Sky Is An Immortal Tent Built By The Sons Of Los by William Blake.This was the Weekly Poe…

Short Poetry Collection 242


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This is a collection of 42 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2023.