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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.
238 poems
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
Mouse’s Nest - John Clare - Read by Paul Farley
The Classics
The Nightingale’s Nest
Read by Paul Farley
by John Clare
The Nightingale’s Nest - John Clare - Read by Paul Farley
The Classics
The Collar
Read by Lavinia Greenlaw
The Collar - George Herbert - Read by Lavinia Greenlaw
The Classics
Affliction
Read by Lavinia Greenlaw
Affliction - George Herbert - Read by Lavinia Greenlaw
The Classics
Jordan
Read by Lavinia Greenlaw
Jordan - George Herbert - Read by Lavinia Greenlaw
The Classics
Binsey Poplars
Read by Mimi Khalvati
Binsey Poplars - Gerard Manley Hopkins - Read by Mimi Khalvati
The Classics
Felix Randal
Read by Mimi Khalvati
Felix Randal - Gerard Manley Hopkins - Read by Mimi Khalvati
The Classics
Pied Beauty
Read by Mimi Khalvati
Pied Beauty - Gerard Manley Hopkins - Read by Mimi Khalvati
The Classics
To Autumn
Read by Andrew Motion
by John Keats
To Autumn - John Keats - Read by Andrew Motion
The Classics
Ode on Melancholy
Read by Andrew Motion
by John Keats
Ode on Melancholy - John Keats - Read by Andrew Motion
The Classics
Ode to a Nightingale
Read by Andrew Motion
by John Keats