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A collection of the greatest war poetry ever written, read by some of the 20th century’s most renowned actors. Tragedy, war and humanity are played out in these timeless readings of poetry written about, or on, the battlefield.

Hundreds of people submitted recordings of Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Roger McGough in an attempt to win a prize: Participation in the recording of this new poetry collection by Christina Hardyment, historian and audiobook reviewer for The Times. This collection covers a wide range of classics by Shakespeare, Keats, Clare, Blake, and others, as well as modern poems by Roger McGough, among others. They are read mainly by the male and female first-prize winners, but also by the runners-up.

A collection of the greatest poetry from the Romantic period, read by some of the 20th century’s most renowned actors. Love, romance and portrayals of nature are played out in these timeless readings of poetry written during the Romantic period. Performed by Richard Burton, Peter Orr, William Squire, Richard Marquand, Peggy Ashcroft, Margaretta Scott, Tony Church, Derek Godfrey, Patrick Garland, Gary Watson and Janette Richer. This collection includes poems from: William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Blake, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats.

Angels are undeniably associated with religion and more usually Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Often they are seen as supernatural beings, benevolent celestial intermediaries interposed between God, Heaven and humanity. Obviously there are complications, a fact that our classic poets through the centuries, including Alexander Pope, Edmund Spenser, Radclyffe Hall and Hafiz, use as they write verse to explain, to reveal and to help us understand exactly why Angels are so prevalent amongst our thoughts.

Joy Chose You is a beautiful collection of Donna's most-loved poems to bring more joy into our imperfect lives. When we allow joy to wrap her quiet warmth around us we find ourselves opening up to more life, love and light. With poems such as 'Joy Comes Back', 'Happy' and 'Unstoppable', as well as 20 new poems, including 'This Little Moment', 'Love Wins' and 'A Little Weird', Donna's wise words help us find hope in the dark, calm amid worry and greater joy in the beauty of living.

Hannah Sullivan's first collection, Three Poems , won the T. S. Eliot Prize and the inaugural John Pollard International Poetry Prize. Was It for This continues that book's project, offering a trenchant exploration of the ways in which we attempt to map our lives in space and time. But there is also the wider, collective experience to contend with, the upheaval of historic event and present disaster. 'Tenants', the first poem, is an elegy for Grenfell, written from the uneasy perspective of a new mother living a few streets away.

In Young Words, I expose many of the tough issues young people are facing, drawing from my own experiences. I discuss everything from education, finances, and occupation choices, to family life, relationships, and accomplishing goals. Young Words is a book of poetry highlighting the reality of the critical concerns that frame every young person’s life.

Da infância à maturidade vivemos diversos tipos de amores em momentos diferentes e com intensidades também diferentes. Amores superficiais, momentâneos; amores de toda uma existência, encontros, despedidas; amores que sempre serão lembrados, outros que foram esquecidos; amores impossíveis, intensos, sofridos, idealizados, platônicos, inventados... São 17 poemas de felicidade, tristeza, convívio, desejo, incertezas…, mas sobretudo de amor.

Since the doldrums of the COVID pandemic, I have journaled to document my reflections. The collection of poems in Tears from the Abyss has been curated from my journal. Each poem is a rendering of an actual experience, which I invite the listener to interpret and uncover. The poems render a spectrum of dark emotions, from heartache to regret to longing, among others. The abstract language used is purposeful, with the aim of creating a puzzle for the listener to solve.

"101 Great American Poems" is a thoughtfully curated anthology that brings together a diverse collection of classic American poetry. Spanning over two centuries, the book features works from some of the nation's most celebrated poets, including Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes.

American poet, critic, and short-story writer Edgar Allan Poe is universally recognized for his cultivation of the macabre in fiction. His stories are characterized by an original kind of supernatural horror, often using the awareness of death as a catalyzing force in its own right. His tales and poems brim with psychological depth and intense imagery, made vivid through his musical language and hypnotic rhythms, which are especially captivating when heard aloud.

Here is an audiobook of the hugely successful Josephine Hart Poetry Hours at the British Library. Actors such as Roger Moore and Juliet Stevenson read poetry from Auden to Eliot and from Larkin to Plath.

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. This gorgeous collection celebrates love in all its guises, from silent admiration through passion to tearful resignation. These poems speak of the universal experiences of the heart and are brought to life by Juliet Stevenson and David Rintoul. This collection features famous poems, old and new, and a few surprises. Classic verses sit alongside the modern to create the ultimate collection.

ことばが輝き、躍り、翔ぶ！鋭敏な感覚と清新な詩風で築いた独自の抒情世界。最もポピュラーな現代詩人・谷川俊太郎の代表作を収録した傑作詩集。（解説・栗原　敦／鑑賞・さくらももこ）

This is the history of England told in a new way: glimpsed through twenty-five remarkable poems written down between the eighth century and today, which connect us directly with the nation’s past, and the experiences, emotions and imaginations of those who lived it. These poems open windows onto wildly different worlds – from the public to the intimate, from the witty to the savage, from the playful to the wistful. They take us onto battlefields, inside royal courts, down coal mines and below stairs in great houses.

Die Autorin geht in ihrer Poesie besonders auf die Themen Mut, persönliche Weiterentwicklung, authentische Lebensweise und die Erkenntnis der Einzigartigkeit jedes Lebens ein, für die man angesichts der menschlichen Endlichkeit auch kämpfen und "unbequem" sein sollte. Untermalt wird das Poetische durch den Musiker Armin Eichinger.

Das Gesangsquartett um Juwelier Hicketier ist verzweifelt: Der jährliche Wettbewerb steht ins Haus und Tenor Naumann ist tot. Die Lösung ist der unehelich geborene und arme Paul Schippel. Er hat eine wunderschöne Stimme und würde dazu beitragen, den Preispokal im Wettbewerb zu gewinnen. Hicketier bietet Schippel die Mitgliedschaft im Quartett an. Der nimmt und wird zum Bürger Schippel.

En los poemas de José Emilio Pacheco, escribió Octavio Paz, se exalta la victoria de la naturaleza sobre la cultura y al exaltarla la transfigura, la convierte en palabra. Publicado en 2009, en La edad de las tinieblas José Emilio Pacheco culmina una extraordinaria aventura poética que comenzó cincuenta años atrás con Los elementos de la noche, y lo hace revitalizando una fértil tradición de la literatura mexicana del siglo XX: el poema en prosa.

Award-winning audiobook narrator Mike Vendetti reads "Invictus". Politicians and authors love to quote the inspirational last two lines of this poem: "I am the master of my fate:/I am the captain of my soul."

Some of the greatest poets and lovers in the English language speak of their love in this seductive and romantic collection. Here are the voices of Romeo, Robert Burns, Lord Byron and many others.