Poetry
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is so-named from the Persian word rubáiyát - a Persian word denoting a speci…
The First Book of Urizen
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…
Shakespeare Monologues Collection
LibriVox readers present the second collection of monologues from Shakespeare’s plays. Containing 15 parts. William Shakespeare (April 26, …
A Song from the Suds
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 readings of A Song from the Suds, by Louisa May Alcott, author of novels like Little Women. This was the fo…
Rhymed Receipts for Any Occasion
In addition to being amusing, recipes written in a poetic form were easy to remember and used as learning tools for the young housekeeper. M…
Love
LibriVox volunteers bring you 6 different recordings of Love by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Give All To Love
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Give All To Love by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was the fortnightly poetry project for May 17th,…
Short Poetry Collection
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 003: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Selected Poems of Robert Frost
Selected Poems of Robert Frost invites listeners into the rich tapestry of nature and human experience through the eyes of one of America’s …
Ode to Autumn
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of Ode to Autumn by John Keats. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of Nov…
Songs of Kabir
Kabir (1440 - 1518) was a mystic poet and saint of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement.The name Kabir comes fr…
What Is Love?
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of What Is Love? by Ernest Dowson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 15, 2012.Ernest C…
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern
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…
The Siege of Corinth
In this moving poem, Byron recounts the final, desperate resistance of the Venetians on the day the Ottoman army stormed Acrocorinth: reveal…
Selected Lullabies of Eugene Field
The sweetest songs the world has ever heard are the lullabies that have been crooned above its cradles. The music of Beethoven and Mozart, o…
Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson has come to be regarded as one of the quintessential poets of 19th century America. A very private poet with a very quiet an…
Lyrics from the Chinese
Lyrics from the Chinese presents a collection of thirty-six exquisite Chinese poems, translated into English by the renowned Irish poet Hele…
The Mystery
LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of The Mystery by Paul Laurence Dunbar. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 12, 2012,P…
The Ramayan
The Ramayan is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). …
Shakespeare Monologues Collection
LibriVox readers present the fourth collection of monologues from Shakespeare’s plays. Containing 20 parts.William Shakespeare (April 26, 15…