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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.
227 poems
The Classics
The Send-off
Read by Andrew Motion
by Wilfred Owen
The Send-off - Wilfred Owen - Read by Andrew Motion
The Classics
Strange Meeting
Read by Andrew Motion
by Wilfred Owen
Strange Meeting - Wilfred Owen - Read by Andrew Motion
The Classics
Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802
Read by Adam Foulds
Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 - William Wordsworth - Read by Adam Foulds
The Classics
Nutting
Read by Adam Foulds
Nutting - William Wordsworth - Read by Adam Foulds
The Classics
The Solitary Reaper
Read by Adam Foulds
The Solitary Reaper - William Wordsworth - Read by Adam Foulds
The Classics
A Birthday
Read by Helen Dunmore
A Birthday - Christina Rossetti - Read by Helen Dunmore
The Classics
Promises like Pie-Crust
Read by Helen Dunmore
Promises like Pie-Crust - Christina Rossetti - Read by Helen Dunmore
The Classics
The Nightingale
Read by Kit Wright
The Nightingale - Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Read by Kit Wright
The Classics
Frost at Midnight
Read by Kit Wright
Frost at Midnight - Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Read by Kit Wright
The Classics
How do I love thee?
Read by Lavinia Greenlaw
How do I love thee? - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Lavinia Greenlaw
The Classics
A Musical Instrument
Read by Lavinia Greenlaw
A Musical Instrument - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Lavinia Greenlaw
The Classics
Aurora Leigh (Extract: ‘The Sweetness of England’)
Read by Lavinia Greenlaw
Aurora Leigh (Extract: ‘The Sweetness of England’) - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Lavinia Greenlaw
The Classics
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (extracts)
Read by Kit Wright
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (extracts) - Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Read by Kit Wright
The Classics
Kubla Khan
Read by Kit Wright
Kubla Khan - Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Read by Kit Wright
The Classics
Fears in Solitude
Read by Kit Wright
Fears in Solitude - Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Read by Kit Wright
The Classics
The Voice
Read by Anthony Thwaite
by Thomas Hardy
The Voice - Thomas Hardy - Read by Anthony Thwaite
The Classics
I Am
Read by Paul Farley
by John Clare
I Am - John Clare - Read by Paul Farley
The Classics
Mouse’s Nest
Read by Paul Farley
by John Clare