Poetry
Selected Lullabies of Eugene Field
The sweetest songs the world has ever heard are the lullabies that have been crooned above its cradles. The music of Beethoven and Mozart, o…
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the…
Hymns of the Early Church
This collection of hymns have been translated from the poetry to the Latin church, arranged in the order of the Christian year. "This …
Be Kind When You Can
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Be Kind When You Can by Eliza Cook. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 30, 2011.E…
Shakespeare Monologues Collection
LibriVox readers present the sixth collection of monologues from Shakespeare’s plays. Containing 20 parts. William Shakespeare (April 26, 15…
Sonnet 073
To celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday, LibriVox volunteers bring you ten different recordings of Sonnet 73. This was the weekly poetry project…
The Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children
A collection of poems, many well-known or by famous writers for children, celebrating the joys of life for children and avoiding the all-too…
A Soup of Alphabets from A-Z
A collection of children's alphabet rhymes including Footsteps On the Road to Learning - a short text from 1850 which teaches children the …
Australian Miscellany
A collection in celebration of 2012 Year of Reading Australia. Readers chose fiction, non fiction and poetry - we only asked that the readin…
Baby
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Baby by George MacDonald. This was the fortnightly poetry project for February 22nd, 2009.
Hymn Collection
Experience a heartfelt collection of hymns performed by dedicated LibriVox volunteers, showcasing twenty beloved pieces that have inspired g…
The Fisher's Boy
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of the Fisher’s Boy by Henry David Thoreau. This was the weekly poetry project for the…
Short Poetry Collection
This is a collection of 34 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2017. It includes a longer poem, Parliament of the Birds by Farid ud-D…
I'm Nobody
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 different recordings of I’m Nobody, by Emily Dickinson. Dickinson’s text of this poem contains two possible…
A Winter Day
A Winter Day by Lucy Maud Montgomery captures the essence of winter through a reflective lens, using the season as a metaphor for the stages…
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark is a long nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll describing the adventures of ten weirdly assorted characters as they pursu…
Kubla Khan
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 different recordings of Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This was the weekly poetry project for the w…
Grandma Janice's Poems and Stories
The poems and stories in this collection were selected with the reader’s grandchildren in mind. “The Raggedy Man” and “Little Orphant Annie,…
If
If by Rudyard Kipling is a celebrated poem that offers timeless advice on personal integrity and resilience. Written in 1914, it presents a …
A Valentine
A Valentine is a whimsical poem by Lewis Carroll, known for his playful use of language and clever wordplay. In this lighthearted piece, Car…