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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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On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer

Read by Simon Russell Beale

by John Keats

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

by Gerard Manley Hopkins

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)

Read by Simon Callow

by William Shakespeare

Is it thy will thy image should keep open (Sonnet 61) - William Shakespeare - Read by Simon Callow
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Oh Mistress Mine

Read by Jude Law

by William Shakespeare

Oh Mistress Mine - William Shakespeare - Read by Jude Law
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Dover Beach

Read by Romola Garai

by Matthew Arnold

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

Read by Kenneth Branagh

by Walt Whitman

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

Read by Simon Russell Beale

by Alfred Tennyson

Ulysses - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Simon Russell Beale
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Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal

Read by Stephen Fry

by Alfred Tennyson

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

Read by Keira Knightley

by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Love’s Philosophy - Percy Bysshe Shelley - Read by Keira Knightley
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Weary with Toil (Sonnet 27)

Read by Rosamund Pike

by William Shakespeare

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)

Read by Ian McKellen

by William Shakespeare

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

by Emily Dickinson

Wild Nights - Emily Dickinson - Read by Helen Mirren
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How do I Love Thee (Sonnet 43)

Read by Judi Dench

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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)

Read by Rosamund Pike

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

If Thou Must Love Me (Sonnet 14) - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Rosamund Pike
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The Passionate Shepherd to his Love

Read by Ian McKellen

by Christopher Marlowe

The Passionate Shepherd to his Love - Christopher Marlowe - Read by Ian McKellen
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The First Day

Read by Judi Dench

by Christina Rossetti

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

Read by Rosamund Pike

by Christina Rossetti

Remember - Christina Rossetti - Read by Rosamund Pike
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A Birthday

Read by James Earl Jones

by Christina Rossetti

A Birthday - Christina Rossetti - Read by James Earl Jones
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