LibriVox volunteers bring you fifteen different recordings of A Vagabond Song, by Bliss Carman, to celebrate the Autumnal Equinox. This was the weekly...
The sweetest songs the world has ever heard are the lullabies that have been crooned above its cradles. The music of Beethoven and Mozart, of Mendelss...
Compiled around 1763, 'Three Hundred Tang Poems' is the standard collection of the poetic art of the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907). Poems in Volume Three...
Practically nothing is known about Habakkuk's personal history, except for what can be inferred from the text of his book, which consists of five orac...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 different recordings of A Thrush Before Dawn by Alice Meynell. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of Jun...
The Holy Bible in Modern English is a translation of the Bible by Ferrar Fenton. Fenton began work on the translation in 1853 and completed it in 1903...
This book, titled "Beauties of Tennyson" compiles a selection of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's most famous poems. It features works spanning his career, sho...
This collection of poems presents a diverse range of themes, from the joyous celebration of life and love to the somber contemplation of mortality. Ye...
My Heart and Lute is a collection of lyrical poems and songs by Thomas Moore, renowned for his contributions to Irish literature and music. The work s...
To Celia is a beloved Renaissance lyric poem by Ben Jonson, famous for its setting to music as the popular song "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes." Th...
Fifty Cents is a sentimental poem about a little boy who sees a street urchin begging for money. The boy is poor himself, but he gives the urchin his...
This poem, written by Tobias Smollett, is a heartfelt and passionate love song. It celebrates the beauty of love and its ability to bring joy and rapt...
'Home Sweet Home' is a famous song by John Howard Payne, originally written for the opera 'Clari, Maid of Milan' in 1823. It is widely considered a ti...
The Vagabond is a classic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that captures the allure of wandering and the spirit of adventure. Through its lyrical verses...
'Where the Bee Sucks' is a short song sung by the airy spirit Ariel in William Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest'. It is a beautiful and evocative piece...
The Meeting of the Waters is a collection of poems by Thomas Moore, first published in 1828. The poems are inspired by Moore's travels through Ireland...
The Blue Cat of Castle Town tells the story of a unique blue kitten who, unlike ordinary kittens, can hear and learn the song of the river. This abili...
Percy Bysshe Shelley's "To a Skylark" is a lyrical ode celebrating the beauty and freedom of a skylark's song. Written in 1820 during a walk in the It...
The Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack is a poem from Rudyard Kipling's classic children's book, The Jungle Book. It captures the primal spirit of the w...
“Afternoon Songs” is a collection of poems by Julia Caroline Dorr, known for her lyrical and introspective style. The poems explore themes of nature,...
