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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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Upon a Fit of Sickness

Read by Denise Riley

by Anne Bradstreet

Upon a Fit of Sickness - Anne Bradstreet - Read by Denise Riley
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Home Thoughts, from Abroad

Read by Anthony Thwaite

by Robert Browning

Home Thoughts, from Abroad - Robert Browning - Read by Anthony Thwaite
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Love in a Life

Read by Anthony Thwaite

by Robert Browning

Love in a Life - Robert Browning - Read by Anthony Thwaite
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Porphyria’s Lover

Read by Anthony Thwaite

by Robert Browning

Porphyria’s Lover - Robert Browning - Read by Anthony Thwaite
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My Last Duchess

Read by Anthony Thwaite

by Robert Browning

My Last Duchess - Robert Browning - Read by Anthony Thwaite
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So We’ll Go No More a Roving

Read by Andrew Greig

by Lord Byron

So We’ll Go No More a Roving - Lord Byron - Read by Andrew Greig
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The Darkling Thrush

Read by Lawrence Sail

by Thomas Hardy

The Darkling Thrush - Thomas Hardy - Read by Lawrence Sail
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God’s Grandeur

Read by Fred Sedgwick

by Gerard Manley Hopkins

God’s Grandeur - Gerard Manley Hopkins - Read by Fred Sedgwick
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To His Coy Mistress

Read by Mervyn Morris

by Andrew Marvell

To His Coy Mistress - Andrew Marvell - Read by Mervyn Morris
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The Mower to the Glow-worms

Read by Andrew Motion

by Andrew Marvell

The Mower to the Glow-worms - Andrew Marvell - Read by Andrew Motion
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Bermudas

Read by Jo Shapcott

by Andrew Marvell

Bermudas - Andrew Marvell - Read by Jo Shapcott
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The Resolve

Read by Denise Riley

by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

The Resolve - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Read by Denise Riley
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Sonnets from the Portuguese XXXVI

Read by Lavinia Greenlaw

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Sonnets from the Portuguese XXXVI - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Lavinia Greenlaw
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If thou must love me (Sonnet 14)

Read by Rosamund Pike

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Dover Beach

Read by Alan Brownjohn

by Matthew Arnold

Dover Beach - Matthew Arnold - Read by Alan Brownjohn
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Sohrab and Rustum, ll. 857–end

Read by Alan Brownjohn

by Matthew Arnold

Sohrab and Rustum, ll. 857–end - Matthew Arnold - Read by Alan Brownjohn
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The Rights of Woman

Read by Denise Riley

by Anna Laetitia Barbauld

The Rights of Woman - Anna Laetitia Barbauld - Read by Denise Riley
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Ozymandias

Read by Kit Wright

by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley - Read by Kit Wright
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