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The Nation's Favourite Poems
- By: BBC Audiobooks
- Narrated by: John Nettles, Siobhan Redmond, Greg Wise, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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In a nationwide poll conducted by BBC Television's Bookworm to find the nation's favourite poem, Rudyard Kipling's "If" was voted number one....
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Bad format, two chapters
- By Amazon Customer on 08-06-16
By: BBC Audiobooks
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Dancing by the Light of the Moon
- Over 250 Poems to Read, Relish and Recite
- By: Gyles Brandreth
- Narrated by: Gyles Brandreth
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
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Beautiful
- By Mrs T. on 23-01-22
By: Gyles Brandreth
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The Mirror of My Heart
- A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women
- By: Dick Davis - translator introduction
- Narrated by: Dick Davis, Mozhan Marnò, Tala Ashe, and others
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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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....
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poignant, profound and deeply moving~☆
- By David Adams on 23-02-21
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The Waste Land & Four Quartets
- 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....
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The 20th century
- By common reader on 15-01-10
By: T. S. Eliot
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The Prelude
- Growth of a Poet's Mind: An Autobiographical Poem
- 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....
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Great!
- By M A on 24-06-16
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Great Narrative Poems of the Romantic Age
- By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, George Crabbe, John Keats, and others
- 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...
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very enjoyable indeed. five stars.
- By J. H. Mccarthy on 28-04-17
By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and others
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The Nation's Favourite Poems
- By: BBC Audiobooks
- Narrated by: John Nettles, Siobhan Redmond, Greg Wise, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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In a nationwide poll conducted by BBC Television's Bookworm to find the nation's favourite poem, Rudyard Kipling's "If" was voted number one....
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Bad format, two chapters
- By Amazon Customer on 08-06-16
By: BBC Audiobooks
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Dancing by the Light of the Moon
- Over 250 Poems to Read, Relish and Recite
- 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....
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Beautiful
- By Mrs T. on 23-01-22
By: Gyles Brandreth
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The Mirror of My Heart
- A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women
- By: Dick Davis - translator introduction
- Narrated by: Dick Davis, Mozhan Marnò, Tala Ashe, and others
- 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....
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poignant, profound and deeply moving~☆
- By David Adams on 23-02-21
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The Waste Land & Four Quartets
- 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....
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The 20th century
- By common reader on 15-01-10
By: T. S. Eliot
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The Prelude
- Growth of a Poet's Mind: An Autobiographical Poem
- 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....
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Great!
- By M A on 24-06-16
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Great Narrative Poems of the Romantic Age
- By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, George Crabbe, John Keats, and others
- 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...
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very enjoyable indeed. five stars.
- By J. H. Mccarthy on 28-04-17
By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and others
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James Joyce
- Revised Edition
- 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....
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Excellent book. Foreign language quotations in reading a problem.
- By chloe sevigny on 09-02-22
By: Richard Ellman
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Judi Dench and Michael Williams: With Great Pleasure
- By: Sylvia Plath, Dylan Thomas, Charlotte Mitchell, and others
- 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....
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Wonderful!
- By Amazon Customer on 22-03-24
By: Sylvia Plath, and others
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A Little History of Poetry
- By: John Carey
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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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....
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Name Checking Exercise
- By John M on 10-07-20
By: John Carey
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Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults
- By: Various, Lucy Mangan
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 7 hrs
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Tales to soothe tired souls. A nighttime companion for frazzled adults, including calming stories and poems for a good night's sleep....
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Very disappointing and definitely doesn’t do what the title claims it to do.
- By J on 11-08-22
By: Various, and others
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101 Famous Poems
- 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....
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Great book, but it could be a much better product
- By kip65 on 21-02-21
By: Roy J. Cook
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Seven Ages
- An Anthology of Poetry with Music (Unabridged Selections)
- 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...
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Great Poetry Not Much Music.
- By Bernice on 28-01-17
By: William Shakespeare, and others
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Poets of the Great War
- By: Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Isaac Rosenberg
- Narrated by: Michael Maloney, Jasper Britton
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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Here are the extraordinary writings of a generation who fought through a war of unprecedented destructive power, and who had to find new voices to express the horror of what they discovered...
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moving
- By A. on 23-12-12
By: Wilfred Owen, and others
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The Poetry of the Romantics
- By: John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, and others
- Narrated by: Bill Pullman, Blair Underwood, Burt Reynolds, and others
- 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....
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why add music?
- By Kindle Customer on 26-12-21
By: John Keats, and others
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How a Poem Moves
- A Field Guide for Readers of Poetry
- By: Adam Sol
- Narrated by: Adam Sol, Soraya Peerbaye
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
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A collection of playfully elucidating essays to help reluctant poetry audiences become well-versed in verse....
By: Adam Sol
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Comic and Curious Verse
- Argo Classics
- By: A.E. Housman, J.K. Stephen, A.C. Swinburne, and others
- Narrated by: Benjamin Franklin King, Sir John Gielgud, Imogen Stubbs, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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A collection of the funny, curious verse written during the 19th and 20th centuries, read by some of Britain's most renowned actors....
By: A.E. Housman, and others
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Ink Tales
- Bedtime Stories for the End of the World
- By: Helen Mort, Amandeep Singh, Joelle Taylor, and others
- Narrated by: Will Harris
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
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Ink Tales reinvigorates fairy tales and myths from around the world, breaking barriers and challenging stereotypes throughout....
By: Helen Mort, and others
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The Language of Life
- A Festival of Poets
- By: Sekou Sundiata, Naomi Shihab Nye, Bill Moyers
- Narrated by: Sekou Sundiata, Naomi Shihab Nye
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
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In a series of fascinating conversations with eighteen American poets, and in dozens of poems, The Language of Life celebrates language...
By: Sekou Sundiata, and others
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The Stars Are My Companions
- A Poetry Book
- By: Tadhg Culley
- Narrated by: Kayne Lee Harrison
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
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Tadhg didn't want to write a blurb for The Stars Are My Companions, so if you want to find out what the 103 poems inside are all about, you'll have to listen to the book and make your own mind up....
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A great collection of intriguing poetry
- By E S Culley on 04-10-23
By: Tadhg Culley
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On Starry Thighs
- Sensual & Sacred Poetry
- By: Lee Harrington
- Narrated by: Lee Harrington
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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A titillating assortment of works on the transforming the power of sex and desire. On Starry Thighs is a collection of love poetry, lust prose, devotional prayers, and intimate blessings....
By: Lee Harrington
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Metamorphosis
- An Anthology
- By: Joe Graves, Devon Ortega, George Pallas
- Narrated by: Gary Smith, Becky White, Angus Freathy, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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This collection of 29 short stories, poems, and essays will take your breath away, break your heart, and even inspire transformation in your life. Because there’s no time like the present to break out of your shell, spread your wings, and embrace your own metamorphosis....
By: Joe Graves, and others
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Get Well Wishes
- Prayers and Poems for Comfort and Healing
- By: June Cotner
- Narrated by: Anna Crowe
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
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This uplifting volume encourages listeners to find solace in simplicity, take comfort in ritual, and welcome the healing touch of a loved one's warm embrace....
By: June Cotner
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Translating Migration
- Multilingual Poems of Movement
- By: Jennifer Silver, Tara Sivaskandan, Zakir Hossain Khokan, and others
- Narrated by: Full Cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
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Translating Migration: Multilingual Poems of Movement brings together the poetic voices of migrants across regions, languages, and circumstances....
By: Jennifer Silver, and others
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The Bhakti Poet Saints
- By: Mirabai Kabir, Guru Nanak, Various
- Narrated by: Ghizela Rowe, David Shaw-Parker, Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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Whilst Europe endured the Dark Ages in the 6th & 7th Centuries, devotees of Shiva and Vishnu in Southern India were creating the Bhakti Movement. Some of these exponents, as in our volume, were bestowed with the title of saint but some had the additional title of sant, swami or goswami....
By: Mirabai Kabir, and others
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The Muse in the Body
- A Collection of Erotic Poetry
- By: Catherine Barnett, Marina Tsvetayeva, Julie Patton, and others
- Narrated by: Anne Waldman
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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How have women poets approached the question of eros throughout history? This collection explores the poetry of both physical and spiritual longing and fulfillment from ancient Greece to New York's East Village. In 50 poems, more than a dozen women poets express all the facets of desire....
By: Catherine Barnett, and others
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Sixty Women Who Changed the Word
- The Female Authors Who Inspired, Influenced and Innovated the Literary Landscape
- By: Charlotte Brontë, Emily Dickinson, Ann Plato, and others
- Narrated by: Ghizela Rowe, Laurel Lewkow, Stella Gonet
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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This volume pays tribute to 50 different women poets, some well-known whilst others undeservedly forgotten but all contributing a single poem which we hope might nudge listeners to discover more of their verse....
By: Charlotte Brontë, and others
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In Flanders Field and Other Poems About War
- By: John McCrae, Wilfred Owen
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 53 mins
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In World War I, possibly the most horrific modern war, two soldier poets put down their thoughts in poetry telling us much about wars and the people who fight them....
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Great audible book
- By Paul on 08-02-13
By: John McCrae, and others
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The Ultimate Poetry Collection
- Poetry of War, Romantic Poetry, Victorian Poetry
- By: Thomas Hardy, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Blake, and others
- Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud, Richard Burton, Gwen Watford, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
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A collection of the greatest poetry from the Romantic period, the battlefield and the Victorian era, read by some of the 20th century’s most renowned actors....
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Wonderful
- By Stephe Meyler on 03-11-22
By: Thomas Hardy, and others
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The Poetry of History
- By: Sir Jonathan Bate
- Narrated by: Sir Jonathan Bate
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
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Sir Jonathan Bate examines eight iconic poems inspired by great historical events - and explores the Romantics, John Clare and William Wordsworth....
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Poems to Fall in Love With
- By: Chris Riddell
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, David Rintoul
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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In Poems to Fall in Love With, Chris Riddell OBE, political cartoonist for the Observer, has selected his very favourite classic and modern poems about love....
By: Chris Riddell