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As well as new recordings by contemporary poets the Poetry Archive also contains selections of classic poems recorded by contemporary voices.

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The Classics

On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer

Read by Simon Russell Beale
On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer - John Keats - Read by Simon Russell Beale
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God’s Grandeur

Read by Simon Russell Beale
God’s Grandeur - Gerard Manley Hopkins - Read by Simon Russell Beale
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Is it thy will thy image should keep open (Sonnet 61) - William Shakespeare - Read by Simon Callow
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Oh Mistress Mine - William Shakespeare - Read by Jude Law
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Dover Beach

Read by Romola Garai
Dover Beach - Matthew Arnold - Read by Romola Garai
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To A Stranger

Read by Kenneth Branagh
To A Stranger - Walt Whitman - Read by Kenneth Branagh
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Ulysses

Read by Simon Russell Beale
Ulysses - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Simon Russell Beale
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Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Stephen Fry
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Love’s Philosophy

Read by Keira Knightley
Love’s Philosophy - Percy Bysshe Shelley - Read by Keira Knightley
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Weary with Toil (Sonnet 27) - William Shakespeare - Read by Rosamund Pike
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Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day (Sonnet 18) - William Shakespeare - Read by Ian McKellen
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Wild Nights

Read by Helen Mirren
Wild Nights - Emily Dickinson - Read by Helen Mirren
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How do I Love Thee (Sonnet 43) - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Judi Dench
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If Thou Must Love Me (Sonnet 14) - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Rosamund Pike
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The Passionate Shepherd to his Love - Christopher Marlowe - Read by Ian McKellen
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The First Day

Read by Judi Dench
The First Day - Christina Rossetti - Read by Judi Dench
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Remember

Read by Rosamund Pike
Remember - Christina Rossetti - Read by Rosamund Pike
The Classics

A Birthday

Read by James Earl Jones
A Birthday - Christina Rossetti - Read by James Earl Jones
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