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The Poetry of the Romantics
- Written by: John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron,
- Narrated by: Bill Pullman, Blair Underwood, Burt Reynolds,
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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Here is the quintessence of romance that spans not only the ages but the full range of passionate expression of love in all of its forms and stages. Authors include John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron, William Wordsworth....
Written by: John Keats,
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The Classic Hundred Poems
- Written by: William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, W.B. Yeats,
- Narrated by: Alfred Corn, Rita Dove
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Adopting the methodology of the music charts, The Classic Hundred Poems presents the "top 100" poems of all time...
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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Book of Longing
- Written by: Leonard Cohen
- Narrated by: Leonard Cohen
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
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Book of Longing is Leonard Cohen's first book of new poetry since Book of Mercy was published two decades ago
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dream come true
- By Vibhav Sharma on 20-07-20
Written by: Leonard Cohen
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A Little History of Poetry
- Written by: John Carey
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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If music is sound organized in a particular way, poetry is a way of organizing language. It is language made special so that it will be remembered and valued. This little history is about some....
Written by: John Carey
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A Poem for Every Day of the Year
- Written by: Allie Esiri
- Narrated by: Helena Bonham Carter, Simon Russell Beale, Damian Lynch,
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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A Poem for Every Day of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 poems compiled by Allie Esiri, one to share on every day of the year....
Written by: Allie Esiri
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The Poetry Pharmacy
- Tried-and-True Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind and Soul
- Written by: William Sieghart
- Narrated by: William Sieghart
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
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Sometimes only a poem will do. These poetic prescriptions and wise words of advice offer comfort, delight and inspiration for all, a space for reflection and that precious realisation - I'm not the only one who feels like this....
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Practical utility for poetry
- By Rajib Chakrabarti on 10-04-22
Written by: William Sieghart
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The Poetry of the Romantics
- Written by: John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron,
- Narrated by: Bill Pullman, Blair Underwood, Burt Reynolds,
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is the quintessence of romance that spans not only the ages but the full range of passionate expression of love in all of its forms and stages. Authors include John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron, William Wordsworth....
Written by: John Keats,
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The Classic Hundred Poems
- Written by: William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, W.B. Yeats,
- Narrated by: Alfred Corn, Rita Dove
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Adopting the methodology of the music charts, The Classic Hundred Poems presents the "top 100" poems of all time...
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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Book of Longing
- Written by: Leonard Cohen
- Narrated by: Leonard Cohen
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
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Book of Longing is Leonard Cohen's first book of new poetry since Book of Mercy was published two decades ago
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dream come true
- By Vibhav Sharma on 20-07-20
Written by: Leonard Cohen
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A Little History of Poetry
- Written by: John Carey
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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If music is sound organized in a particular way, poetry is a way of organizing language. It is language made special so that it will be remembered and valued. This little history is about some....
Written by: John Carey
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A Poem for Every Day of the Year
- Written by: Allie Esiri
- Narrated by: Helena Bonham Carter, Simon Russell Beale, Damian Lynch,
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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A Poem for Every Day of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 poems compiled by Allie Esiri, one to share on every day of the year....
Written by: Allie Esiri
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The Poetry Pharmacy
- Tried-and-True Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind and Soul
- Written by: William Sieghart
- Narrated by: William Sieghart
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Sometimes only a poem will do. These poetic prescriptions and wise words of advice offer comfort, delight and inspiration for all, a space for reflection and that precious realisation - I'm not the only one who feels like this....
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Practical utility for poetry
- By Rajib Chakrabarti on 10-04-22
Written by: William Sieghart
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The Mirror of My Heart
- A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women
- Written by: Dick Davis - translator introduction
- Narrated by: Dick Davis, Mozhan Marnò, Tala Ashe,
- Length: 6 hrs
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An anthology of verse by women poets writing in Persian, most of whom have never been translated into English before, from acclaimed scholar and translator Dick Davis....
Written by: Dick Davis - translator introduction
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Seven Ages
- An Anthology of Poetry with Music
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Ted Hughes
- Narrated by: Ralph Fiennes, Dame Judi Dench
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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This highly entertaining anthology of verse is the comic, tragic, tender, and telling story of life's seven ages, from childhood to old age. Within the framework of Shakespeare's speech....
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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Poetry Unbound
- 50 Poems to Open Your World
- Written by: Pádraig Ó Tuama
- Narrated by: Pádraig Ó Tuama
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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This inspiring collection, edited by Pádraig ó Tuama, presents fifty poems about what it means to be alive in the world today. Each poem is paired with Pádraig's illuminating commentary that offers personal anecdotes and generous insights into the content of the poem....
Written by: Pádraig Ó Tuama
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Dancing by the Light of the Moon
- Over 250 Poems to Read, Relish and Recite
- Written by: Gyles Brandreth
- Narrated by: Gyles Brandreth
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
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For every moment in your life there is a poem. In Dancing by the Light of the Moon, we have a remarkable collection of over 250 best-loved poems in the English-speaking world....
Written by: Gyles Brandreth
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100 Greatest Poems: Paul Verlaine, Victor Hugo, Baudelaire
- Written by: Paul Verlaine, Victor Hugo, Charles Baudelaire
- Narrated by: Katie Haigh, Paul Edwards
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The greatest poems from the greatest masters of French literature have been put together in a brilliant English adaptation in the form of an audiobook...
Written by: Paul Verlaine,
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The Waste Land & Four Quartets
- Written by: T. S. Eliot
- Narrated by: Paul Scofield
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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These are masterly readings, by renowned thespian Paul Schofield, of two substantial works of poetry by T.S. Eliot....
Written by: T. S. Eliot
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Poetry RX
- How Fifty Inspiring Poems Can Heal and Bring Joy to Your Life
- Written by: Norman E. Rosenthal MD
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin, Sean Pratt
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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Poetry Rx presents 50 great poems as seen through the eyes of a renowned psychiatrist and New York Times best seller. In this book, you will find insights into love, sorrow, ecstasy, and everything in between....
Written by: Norman E. Rosenthal MD
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Judi Dench and Michael Williams: With Great Pleasure
- Written by: Sylvia Plath, Dylan Thomas, Charlotte Mitchell,
- Narrated by: Judi Dench, Michael Williams
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
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Two archive BBC Radio programmes in which Judi Dench and Michael Williams, accompanied by friends John Moffatt and Alec McCowen, read a cornucopia of poetry and prose....
Written by: Sylvia Plath,
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She Walks in Beauty
- A Woman's Journey Through Poems
- Written by: Adrienne Rich, Pablo Neruda, Elizabeth Bishop,
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd, Campbell Scott, Jane Alexander,
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
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In She Walks in Beauty, Caroline Kennedy has once again marshaled the gifts of our greatest poets to pay a very personal tribute to the human experience....
Written by: Adrienne Rich,
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James Joyce
- Revised Edition
- Written by: Richard Ellman
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 37 hrs and 48 mins
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Richard Ellmann has revised and expanded his definitive work on Joyce's life to include newly discovered primary material....
Written by: Richard Ellman
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Four Quartets
- Written by: T. S. Eliot
- Narrated by: Ralph Fiennes
- Length: 52 mins
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A masterly new recording by Ralph Fiennes. Four Quartets is the culminating achievement of T. S. Eliot's career as a poet....
Written by: T. S. Eliot
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The Prelude
- Growth of a Poet's Mind: An Autobiographical Poem
- Written by: William Wordsworth
- Narrated by: Nicholas Farrell
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Wordsworth's The Prelude is the consummation of his achievement as the great founder of English romanticism....
Written by: William Wordsworth
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Poetry in Person
- Twenty-five Years of Conversation with America's Poets
- Written by: Lucille Clifton, Alexander Neubauer - editor, Eamon Grennan,
- Narrated by: Alexander Neubauer
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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This first audio edition of Poetry in Person: 25 Years of Conversation with America’s Poets invites listeners into an intimate classroom with eight acclaimed poets....
Written by: Lucille Clifton,
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Poems to Live Your Life By
- Written by: Chris Riddell
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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In Poems to Live Your Life By, Chris Riddell, political cartoonist for the Observer, has selected his very favourite classic and modern poems about life, death and everything in between....
Written by: Chris Riddell
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Poems of the Orient
- Written by: Rumi, Sa'di, Hafiz
- Narrated by: David Timson, Madhav Sharma
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
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The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam, in the famous translation by Edward Fitzgerald, remains one of the most popular poems....
Written by: Rumi,
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Poetry of the Romantics
- Written by: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats,
- Narrated by: Joan Allen, Stephen Fry, Julie Christie,
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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The period of English romantic poetry occurred roughly between 1800 and 1850 and was represented by poets such as William Blake, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and William Wordsworth....
Written by: Samuel Taylor Coleridge,
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A Poet for Every Day of the Year
- Written by: Allie Esiri
- Narrated by: Allie Esiri, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Samuel West
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
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An inspirational, life affirming, provocative, moving or entertaining poem for each and every day of the year....
Written by: Allie Esiri
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Fifty Shades of Love
- Written by: William Shakespearse, Lord Byron, Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Narrated by: Richard Mitchley, Gideon Wagner, Ghizela Rowe
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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The most enduring and popular theme of poems and poets is that of love. In these 50 poems, the many, many shades of love reveal themselves....
Written by: William Shakespearse,
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101 Famous Poems
- Written by: Roy J. Cook
- Narrated by: Adam Douglas
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
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101 Famous Poems, compiled by Roy J. Cook and first published in 1916, is a collection of one familiar poem each by the best-known poets in the English language....
Written by: Roy J. Cook
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Great Narrative Poems of the Romantic Age
- Written by: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, George Crabbe, John Keats,
- Narrated by: John Moffatt, Samuel West, Sarah Woodward
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
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Here are some of the finest narrative poems in the English language, dating from an age of rich inspiration: the 19th century. All tell powerful stories of human passion and endeavor...
Written by: Samuel Taylor Coleridge,
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A Lover's Gift from Him to Her (Unabridged Selections)
- Written by: William Shakespeare, D. H. Lawrence, more
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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Some of the greatest poets and lovers in the English language speak of their love in this seductive and romantic collection....
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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Voices of Black America
- Historical Recordings of Speeches, Poetry, Humor and Drama 1908-1947
- Written by: William Shaman - editor
- Narrated by: Booker T. Washington, Langston Hughes, Paul Lawrence Dunbar,
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
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This unique collection, compiled especially for Naxos AudioBooks, features original recordings from 1908 to 1947....
Written by: William Shaman - editor
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Lyrical Ballads
- Written by: William Wordsworth
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 40 mins
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Lyrical Ballads features a selection of poems from Wordsworth and Coleridge's 1798 collaboration....
Written by: William Wordsworth
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Dogs
- Stories and Poems
- Written by: Mark Bryant
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
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A wonderful selection of writing on dogs, from Plato to Virginia Woolf, and from ancient Egypt to 20th-century New York....
Written by: Mark Bryant