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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
When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be
Read by Andrew Motion
by John Keats
When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be - John Keats - Read by Andrew Motion
The Classics
Bright Star
Read by Andrew Motion
by John Keats
Bright Star - John Keats - Read by Andrew Motion
The Classics
Remembrance
Read by Fleur Adcock
by Emily Bronte
Remembrance - Emily Bronte - Read by Fleur Adcock
The Classics
No Coward Soul Is Mine
Read by Fleur Adcock
by Emily Bronte
No Coward Soul Is Mine - Emily Bronte - Read by Fleur Adcock
The Classics
Beppo (extract)
Read by Fleur Adcock
by Lord Byron
Beppo (extract) - Lord Byron - Read by Fleur Adcock
The Classics
She Walks in Beauty
Read by Fleur Adcock
by Lord Byron
She Walks in Beauty - Lord Byron - Read by Fleur Adcock
The Classics
Don Juan (extract)
Read by Fleur Adcock
by Lord Byron
Don Juan (extract) - Lord Byron - Read by Fleur Adcock
The Classics
The Man He Killed
Read by Anthony Thwaite
by Thomas Hardy
The Man He Killed - Thomas Hardy - Read by Anthony Thwaite
The Classics
In Time of ‘The Breaking of Nations’
Read by Anthony Thwaite
by Thomas Hardy
In Time of ‘The Breaking of Nations’ - Thomas Hardy - Read by Anthony Thwaite
The Classics
Drummer Hodge
Read by Anthony Thwaite
by Thomas Hardy
Drummer Hodge - Thomas Hardy - Read by Anthony Thwaite
The Classics
The Sun Rising
Read by Adam Foulds
by John Donne
The Sun Rising - John Donne - Read by Adam Foulds
The Classics
The Flea
Read by Adam Foulds
by John Donne
The Flea - John Donne - Read by Adam Foulds
The Classics
The Good-morrow
Read by Adam Foulds
by John Donne