Poetry
The Bab Ballads
The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before …
Sun and Saddle Leather
Cowboy Poetry began as a 19th Century Performance Art staged around a crackling campfire, referencing tall tales and personal stories, lost …
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition
Explore the haunting and imaginative world of Edgar Allan Poe in this comprehensive collection, the final volume of the Raven Edition. This …
The Farmer's Bride
The Farmer's Bride is a collection of 28 poems by British modernist writer Charlotte Mew. The original edition was published in 1916; this e…
Chamber Music
Chamber Music is a collection of poems by James Joyce, first published in May of 1907. The collection originally comprised thirty-four love …
The World's Best Poetry
The fifth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…
Shelley: Selected Poems and Prose
The English Romantic Period in literature featured a towering group of excellent poets: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats. If …
Poems of West and East
Poems of West and East is a captivating collection of early works by Vita Sackville-West, an influential English poet and author. Published …
Romantic Poetry Collection
Celebrate love and passion with this enchanting collection of romantic poetry, perfect for St. Valentine's Day. Featuring a diverse array of…
The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems
Though later known for his essays and novels, Aldous Huxley started his writing career as a poet. Published in 1918, The Defeat of Youth and…
Hallel
Hallel (Hebrew: הלל "Praise [God]") is part of Judaism's prayers, a verbatim recitation from Psalms 113-118, which is used for pr…
Gawayne and the Green Knight
Charlton Miner Lewis' version of Gawayne and the Green Knight, a late 14th century alliterative romance, is written in modern language telli…
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 …
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…
If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project …
The Wit and Humor of America
The Wit and Humor of America is a delightful anthology that captures the essence of American wit through a collection of 55 short stories an…
Lyrics from the Chinese
Lyrics from the Chinese presents a collection of thirty-six exquisite Chinese poems, translated into English by the renowned Irish poet Hele…
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 …
The Wit and Humor of America
The Wit and Humor of America is a delightful anthology that captures the essence of American humor through a diverse collection of short sto…
American Women's Literature
American Women's Literature is a rich anthology that showcases the voices of American women writers through a diverse collection of 20 short…