Ballads
The Hunting of the Snark (Version 3)
Read by Phil Chenevert
Lewis Carroll
The Hunting of the Snark - "An Agony in 8 Fits" is typically categorized as a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll, the pen name…
Lara, A Tale
Read by Nathan
George Gordon, Lord Byron
This powerful poem narrates the fateful return of Count Lara to the British Isles after spending years abroad traveling the orient.Returning…
A Bird in a Gilded Cage
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Arthur J. Lamb
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of A Bird in a Gilded Cage by Arthur J. Lamb. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 2, …
Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field
Read by Peter Tucker
Sir Walter Scott
Marmion is an epic poem in six cantos, written in emulation of the ancient Scottish minstrel style which was of such great interest to Scott…
The Bab Ballads
Read by Graham Redman
W. S. Gilbert
The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before …
Lily Of The West
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William James Mcglothlin
"Lily of the West is an Irish folk poem. Some say it is a metaphor for the Irish life after emigrating to America." - Summary by …
Ballady i Romanse
Read by Gosia Leksandrówna
Adam Mickiewicz
Świat Ballad i Romansów, choć jak najbardziej rzeczywisty, o określonym miejscu na mapie i w dziejach, tchnie ludową wyobraźnią, niep…
A Collection of Ballads
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Andrew Lang
This is a collection of ballads, edited, with an introduction and notes by Andrew Lang. The ballads range widely in style, from the historic…
Bars and Shadows: The Prison Poems of Ralph Chaplin
Read by Ben Adams
Ralph Chaplin
Ralph Chaplin and many other prominent members of the Industrial Workers of the World were imprisoned under the Espionage Act of 1917 as the…
Balladen
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Carl Spitteler
Eine Balladensammlung des Schweizer Dichters und Schriftstellers Carl Spitteler. Er erhielt 1919 den Nobelpreis für Literatur. - Summar…
Mein blaues Buch
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Hermann Löns
Mein blaues Buch ist eine Sammlung von Balladen und Romanzen, welche 1909 erschien. Löns war leidenschaftlicher Jäger und gerne in…
More Bab Ballads
Read by Graham Redman
W. S. Gilbert
This is a subset of the second collection of Gilbert’s “Bab Ballads” – light verses poking fun at the life and people of his time in Gilbert…
Ballad of the Tempest
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James Thomas Fields
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Ballad of the Tempest by James T. Fields. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 4t…
Up The Line
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Will Carleton
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of Up The Line by Will Carleton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 7th, 2010.
Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary?
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Robert Burns
A LibriVox' Weekly Poetry tribute to Robbie Burns on the upcoming Robbie Burns Day. (January 25)Robert Burns (also known as Robbie Burns, Ra…
Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving, with Other Ballads and Poems
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Horatio Alger, Jr.
Horatio Alger, better known for his juvenile fiction, also penned some great poetry. His Ballads, including the 8 war poems and his odes, ar…
The Bab Ballads (version 2)
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W. S. Gilbert
The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before …
Verses Popular And Humorous (Version 2)
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Henry Lawson
Verses, Popular and Humorous (1900) was the second collection of poems by Australian poet Henry Lawson. It features some of the poet's earli…
The Norse King's Bridal
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Eleanor Mary Smith-Dampier
In these translations from the Danish the author attempted to adhere strictly to the metres of the original, however in some, where this was…
Love & Its Historical Shades: Poetic Expressions of Love Based on Varying Time …
Read by Amr Ahmed
Carl Sandburg, Walt Whitman and Thomas Wyatt
The theme around these poems is how poets expressed their ideas of love as well as the type of language used to convey said love through poe…