Explore Classic Poems

Clear all filters
Filter results
Type
The Classics
Theme
Glossary
Region
Cancel
Cancel
Cancel
Cancel

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

318 results

Sort by:

The Classics

Louse Hunting

Read by Andrew Motion

by Isaac Rosenberg

Louse Hunting - Isaac Rosenberg - Read by Andrew Motion
Read the poem text
The Classics

Stars

Read by Dorothea Smartt

by Emily Bronte

Stars - Emily Bronte - Read by Dorothea Smartt
Read the poem text
The Classics

Sonnet 20: A woman’s face

Read by James Fenton

by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 20: A woman’s face - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
Read the poem text
The Classics

Whoso list to hunt

Read by Alice Oswald

by Thomas Wyatt

Whoso list to hunt - Thomas Wyatt - Read by Alice Oswald
Read the poem text
The Classics

I abide and abide and better abide

Read by Alice Oswald

by Thomas Wyatt

I abide and abide and better abide - Thomas Wyatt - Read by Alice Oswald
Read the poem text
The Classics

They flee from me that sometime did me seek

Read by Helen Dunmore

by Thomas Wyatt

They flee from me that sometime did me seek - Thomas Wyatt - Read by Helen Dunmore
Read the poem text
The Classics

Break of Day in the Trenches

Read by Andrew Motion

by Isaac Rosenberg

Break of Day in the Trenches - Isaac Rosenberg - Read by Andrew Motion
Read the poem text
The Classics

Returning, We Hear the Larks

Read by Andrew Motion

by Isaac Rosenberg

Returning, We Hear the Larks - Isaac Rosenberg - Read by Andrew Motion
Read the poem text
The Classics

August 1914

Read by Andrew Motion

by Isaac Rosenberg

August 1914 - Isaac Rosenberg - Read by Andrew Motion
Read the poem text
The Classics

Dead Man’s Dump

Read by Andrew Motion

by Isaac Rosenberg

Dead Man’s Dump - Isaac Rosenberg - Read by Andrew Motion
Read the poem text
The Classics

A Receipt to Cure the Vapours

Read by Denise Riley

by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

A Receipt to Cure the Vapours - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Read by Denise Riley
Read the poem text
The Classics

Remember

Read by Berlie Doherty

by Christina Rossetti

Remember - Christina Rossetti - Read by Berlie Doherty
Read the poem text
The Classics

Let me not to the marriage of true minds… (Sonnet 116)

Read by James Fenton

by William Shakespeare

Let me not to the marriage of true minds… (Sonnet 116) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
Read the poem text
The Classics

My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun… (Sonnet 130)

Read by James Fenton

by William Shakespeare

My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun… (Sonnet 130) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
Read the poem text
The Classics

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18)

Read by James Fenton

by William Shakespeare

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
Read the poem text
The Classics

That time of year thou mayst in me behold (Sonnet 73)

Read by James Fenton

by William Shakespeare

That time of year thou mayst in me behold (Sonnet 73) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
Read the poem text
The Classics

Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws… (Sonnet 19)

Read by James Fenton

by William Shakespeare

Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws… (Sonnet 19) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
Read the poem text
The Classics

Sonnet Written at the Close of Spring

Read by Denise Riley

by Charlotte Smith

Sonnet Written at the Close of Spring - Charlotte Smith - Read by Denise Riley
Read the poem text
1 … 11 12 13 14 15 … 18
Back to top
Close

Lost your password?