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Jessie Pope's War Poems
Read by Alan Mapstone
Jessie Pope
Jessie Pope published these poems during the early months of the First World War. They were very popular at the time and the author received…
A Selection from the Lyrical Poems
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick had been apprenticed to a goldsmith before entering holy orders. This early training has been credited with influencing his m…
Twenty Sonnets
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Robert Southey
The English poet Robert Southey was born in Bristol in 1774 and held the post of Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death in 1843.These twent…
Odes, Songs and Lyrical Pieces
Read by Alan Mapstone
John Dryden
John Dryden was an English poet and playwright who was the first person to hold the title of Poet Laureate.Many of Dryden's lyrics were desi…
To The Rural Muse
Read by Alan Mapstone
John Clare
The English poet John Clare was the son of a farm labourer and was often referred to as "the Northamptonshire Peasant Poet". His w…
Songs Above the Drumfire
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Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice was an American poet and sportswriter. In these poems he remembers his time in France during the First World War.
Purcell Ode and Other Poems
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Robert Bridges
Robert Bridges wrote the Ode to Music to mark the bicentenary of the death of Henry Purcell in 1695. - Summary by Alan MapstoneAdditional pr…