When We Two Parted

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English · 1816 · 12m · Poetry

1.7 (3 reviews)

In “When We Two Parted,” a speaker looks back on a secret separation and the silence that has followed. The memory is still painful, sharpened by the knowledge that the other person’s name is now linked to shame.

Byron’s short lyric moves between the moment of parting and the speaker’s present-day recollection. Its restrained voice and recurring images of cold, silence, and grief give the poem the feel of a private confession.

Written in the early nineteenth century, the poem explores lost intimacy, secrecy, and the lasting weight of betrayal. Its compact form makes it a brief, focused listen, with much of its force carried by rhythm and repetition.

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When We Two Parted - Read by CJS 1:14 Read by Clayton J. Smith
When We Two Parted - Read by EKS 1:11 Read by Erin K. Sullivan
When We Two Parted - Read by EZWA 1:16 Read by Ezwa
When We Two Parted - Read by JB 1:25 Read by JemmaBlythe
When We Two Parted - Read by JSB 1:20 Read by Justin S Barrett
When We Two Parted - Read by KLH 1:34 Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
When We Two Parted - Read by MC 1:34 Read by Michael Corley
When We Two Parted - Read by MFS 1:28 Read by Mark F. Smith
When We Two Parted - Read by MW 1:12 Read by Matthew Walton

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Spit Bubbles


(0.5 stars)

The recording captures all manner of noises from the narrator's through. It wouldn't be a bad reading, but for all the sounds.