D. H. Lawrence
D. H. Lawrence was an English novelist, poet, and essayist born on September 11, 1885, in the industrial town of Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. He grew up in a working-class family, which profoundly influenced his literary themes, often exploring the tension between the individual and society. Lawrence's writing is characterized by its passionate exploration of human relationships and a deep engagement with the natural world. Some of his most notable works include "Sons and Lovers," "Women in Love," and the controversial "Lady Chatterley's Lover," each reflecting his belief in the importance of emotional connection and the struggle for personal freedom.
Embankment at Night, before the War: Outcasts
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This was the Weekly Poem for 20 May 2006. We stretched our poetry-reading muscles with five versions of this much longer selection than usua…
A Baby Running Barefoot
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LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of A Baby Running Barefoot by D. H. Lawrence. This was the weekly poetry project for the week o…
Tortoises
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Tortoises is a collection of six poems by D.H. Lawrence inspired by his observation of tortoises going about their business, wild in the la…
Amores: Poems
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Amores is one of D. H. Lawrence's earliest works of poetry, published in 1916, was a precursor to his delving in free verse in later collect…
Afternoon in School - the last lesson
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D. H. Lawrence
David Herbert Lawrence was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter. His collected works represent, amon…
Bay: A Book of Poems
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The superb skill and dexterity of D.H. Lawrence, a writer who profoundly influenced the literature of the twentieth century, is very evident…
The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd
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Mrs. Holroyd is married to a loutish miner, who drinks, apparently patronizes prostitutes, and apparently brutalizes her. When a gentlemanly…
Touch and Go
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A man is speaking to a group of colliers in a small mining village. They have decided that they have had enough of the way they are treated …
Studies in Classic American Literature
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The staid academic title belies the freewheeling prose of D.H. Lawrence's essays, which are as contrarian, penetrating, and sometimes unpala…
Morning Work
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LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Morning Work by D. H. Lawrence.This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 15, 2021. --…
The Prophet
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LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of The Prophet by D.H. Lawrence.This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 21, 2024. ------…
School on the Outskirts
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LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of School on the Outskirts by D. H. Lawrence.This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 8, 2…
New Poems
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This is an exceptional collection of superb and introspectively distinct poems from the pen of master author D. H. Lawrence. Never failing t…
Love Poems
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"Love Poems and Others" was D. H. Lawrence's first book of poetry published in 1913.(Summary by Alan Mapstone)
Piano
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LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Piano By D. H. Lawrence.This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 6, 2025. ------David …
New Poems (Version 2)
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D. H. Lawrence's poetry changed stylistically during the First World War when, influenced by Walt Whitman, he began to write free verse. He …
Malade
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LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Malade by D. H. Lawrence.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 7, 2024. ------…