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| Child's Christmas in Wales and Five Poems Dylan Thomas Reads "The language is enchanting and the poetry shines with an unearthly radiance." The New York Times USA or UK |
| In Their Own Voices:...Poetry 122 poems; for a list check the amazon page. USA |
| Closed On Account Of Rabies: Poems And Tales Of Edgar Allen Poe 2 cds with the voices of many people you will recognize, recite text and poems of EAP. USA or UK |
| To The Soul - Poetry of Walt Whitman USA or UK |
| Poetry of Japan USA |
| King of Poets Charles Bukowski A recording from 1970 USA |
| Hostage by Charles Bukowski Bukowski, drunk, in front of a 1980 something crowd. USA or UK |
| Jazz Poetry Kafe Jazz Poetry Kafe captures at it's peak, the current movement of Black Literature and Performance. USA |
| Howl Allen Ginsberg This disc presents an intense, well-recorded reading from 1959 of this spiritual, touching work, and a few other pieces. USA or UK |
| Buckin' Heart: A Collection of Cowgirl Poetry Reine River This marriage of painting, photography and poetry will engage the heart and move the soul of the West. From the artist Reine River USA |
| Black Pearls: The Poetry Of Maya Angelou This fine CD includes 38 Black Power poems...and finds the poet at her raw and emotional best on all of them Vibe (4/98) USA |
| Ancient Tower: The Poetry Of Rainer Maria Rilke Robert Lepley Read by Meryl Streep USA |
| 1798-1998 Irish Songs Tunes Poetry 37 tracks listed at amazon entry page. USA |
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| Under Milk Wood, a Play for Voices by Dylan Thomas "The rare chance to heard Thomas, in overblown arcs of elocution, read his own best work is exhilarating." Times Leader USA or UK |
| T.S. Eliot Reads [ABRIDGED] by T.S. Eliot Eliot reads "The Four Quartets," "The Waste Land," "The Hollow Man," and others. USA or UK |
| More T.S. Eliot Reads Murder in the Cathedral/the Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Other Poems USA or UK |
| Beowulf narrated by Seamus Heaney Hear Heaney's translation. This tale celebrates the hero, Beowulf, who goes to Denmark and slays the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother. UK |
| Tales from Ovid Narrated by Ted Hughes These poems are a recent treatment of Ovid's "Metamorphoses". UK |
| By Heart Narrated by Ted Hughes the body of the work is 101 great poems spanning 4 centuries UK |
| Crow Narrated by Ted Hughes "Crow" is read here by the author in its entirety and with narrative links not included in the published text. UK |
| Classic Poems by John Gielgud(Narrator) A varied anthology from the tradition of English poesy, read by various voices of the recording age. UK |
| The Complete Sonnets by William Shakespeare These sonnets are read by various actors and are accompanied by music USA or UK |
| The Aeneid by Virgil, C. Day Lewis (Translator) A BBC Radio 4 dramatization of Virgil's classic account of the legendary origins of the Roman Empire. Aeneas, Prince of Troy, defeated by the Greeks, leads his remaining citizens to a new land and a new destiny foretold by the Gods. UK |
| The Nation's Favourite Poems A reading of the 50 poems which came top in a poll conducted in 1995 as part of the BBC celebrations for National Poetry Day, with a view to discovering the nation's favourite poems. UK |
| Ted Hughes Reading His Poetry Narrated by Ted Hughes A selection of poetry written and read by Ted Hughes. UK |
| The Love Poems of John Donne Narrated by Richard Burton This is a collection of the love poems of John Donne (1571-1631) who is regarded as one of the greatest of the English metaphysical poets. USA or UK |
| The Poems and Songs of Burns John Cairney (Narrator) Lovers of Burn's poetry should find this selection enjoyable. It also provides an introduction for those unfamiliar with his work. USA or UK |
| Selected Poems: Alfred Lord Tennyson The poetry in this audiobook follows Tennyson's career from the pre-Cambridge years of "Prosperine" to the time of the loss of his close friend, Hallam. UK |
| The Poet Speaks: 1 Narrated by Seamus Heaney, et al A range of 20th-century poets read their own poetry, which includes Seamus Heaney, Sylvia Plath, Roger McGough and Philip Larkin. UK |
| The Nation's Favourite Love Poems Narrated by Michael Williams, et al A collection of over 70 love poems, including the top ten chosen in a BBC listeners' poll. The poets range from John Donne, William Shakespeare and Andrew Marvell to John Betjeman, Ted Hughes and John Fuller. UK |
| John Keats Selected Poems Narrated by various It includes a biographical narrative placing each poem in context and illuminating its significance. USA or UK |
| The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy A collection of poems, each of which takes a famous male person or character - Midas, Darwin, Quasimodo, Pontious Pilate, King Kong, - and presents their story from the perspective of the lesser-known wife. UK |
| I, Too, Sing America : Three Centuries of African American Poetry collection of African-American poetry.Represented are 25 poets (and 35 poems), some of whom arehousehold names W.E.B. Du Bois, Maya Angelou, Rita Dove, Gwendolyn Brooks, Amiri Baraka, and Langston Hughes.From Kirkus Reviews , September 15, 1998 USA or UK |
| 81 Famous Poems: Norton Anthology Read by classical actors, this audio collection includes the greatest poems of the English Language, ranging from the writings of Shakespeare, Milton, Blake, and Wordsworth, to the best-loved verse of Whitman, Dickinson, the Brownings, and Yeats. 39 poets in all. USA or UK |
| Ezra Pound Reads This recording offers the writer's dramatic reading of Cantos XLV, LI, and the second half of Canto LXXVI, as well as a few others. USA or UK |
| Child's Christmas in Wales and Five Poems Dylan Thomas Reads "The language is enchanting and the poetry shines with an unearthly radiance." The New York Times USA or UK |
| More Dylan Thomas Reads by Dylan Thomas Adventures in the Skin Trade/Quite Early One Morning and Other Poems USA or UK |
| E.E. Cummings Reads An influential and original writer reads several poems from three of his collections, Zaipe, One Times One, and 50 Poems. USA or UK |
| Dylan Thomas Reads Original recordings made in 1949, '50, and '52, his own poetry and classic works by Thomas Hardy, W.H. Auden, and W.B. Yeats and others. USA or UK |
| Poetry Quartets:4 by Durcan Paul USA or UK |
| Poetry Quartets:5 by Dunmore Helen USA or UK |
| Voice of the Poet: Merrill two-color 48- to 64-page book with the complete text of his poems, an introductory essay by the editor, and biographical information about the poet. USA or UK |
| In Their Own Voices:...Poetry 122 poems; for a list check the amazon entry. USA |
| Voice of the Poet: Plath Another poet in this great series. Recorded in 1958 and 1962, contains the text to the poems USA |
| Sylvia Plath Reads 20 of her poems: On the Decline of Oracles, The Goring, Ouija and Sculptor. USA or UK |
| Anne Sexton Reads This recording, made shortly before Sexton's death, includes readings of 24 poems selected from different periods in her creative life. USA |
| The Caedmon Treasury of Modern Poets Reading Their Own Poetry Some of the 20th century's greatest poets read their works. Contributors include T.S. Eliot, W.H. Auden, Gertrude Stein, e.e. cummings, Ezra Pound, and others. USA |
| Black Pearls: The Poetry Of Maya Angelou This includes 38 Black Power poems...and finds the poet at her raw and emotional best on all of them Vibe (4/98) USA or UK |