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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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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
Ode to a Nightingale - John Keats - Read by Andrew Motion
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