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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 Man He Killed

Read by Anthony Thwaite

by Thomas Hardy

The Man He Killed - Thomas Hardy - Read by Anthony Thwaite
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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
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Drummer Hodge

Read by Anthony Thwaite

by Thomas Hardy

Drummer Hodge - Thomas Hardy - Read by Anthony Thwaite
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The Sun Rising

Read by Adam Foulds

by John Donne

The Sun Rising - John Donne - Read by Adam Foulds
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The Flea

Read by Adam Foulds

by John Donne

The Flea - John Donne - Read by Adam Foulds
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The Good-morrow

Read by Adam Foulds

by John Donne

The Good-morrow - John Donne - Read by Adam Foulds
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The Sick Rose

Read by Mimi Khalvati

by William Blake

The Sick Rose - William Blake - Read by Mimi Khalvati
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The Tyger

Read by Mimi Khalvati

by William Blake

The Tyger - William Blake - Read by Mimi Khalvati
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The Chimney Sweeper: ‘When my mother died I was very young’

Read by Mimi Khalvati

by William Blake

The Chimney Sweeper: ‘When my mother died I was very young’ - William Blake - Read by Mimi Khalvati
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London

Read by Mimi Khalvati

by William Blake

London - William Blake - Read by Mimi Khalvati
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The Charge of the Heavy Brigade – an extract

by Alfred Tennyson

The Charge of the Heavy Brigade – an extract - Alfred Tennyson
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The Charge of the Light Brigade

by Alfred Tennyson

The Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Tennyson
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