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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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How do I Love Thee (Sonnet 43)
Read by Judi Dench
How do I Love Thee (Sonnet 43) - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Judi Dench
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If Thou Must Love Me (Sonnet 14)
Read by Rosamund Pike
If Thou Must Love Me (Sonnet 14) - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Rosamund Pike
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The Passionate Shepherd to his Love
Read by Ian McKellen
The Passionate Shepherd to his Love - Christopher Marlowe - Read by Ian McKellen
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The First Day
Read by Judi Dench
The First Day - Christina Rossetti - Read by Judi Dench
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Remember
Read by Rosamund Pike
Remember - Christina Rossetti - Read by Rosamund Pike
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A Birthday
Read by James Earl Jones
A Birthday - Christina Rossetti - Read by James Earl Jones
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She Walks in Beauty
Read by Jude Law
by Lord Byron
She Walks in Beauty - Lord Byron - Read by Jude Law
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To My Dear and Living Husband
Read by Helen Mirren
To My Dear and Living Husband - Anne Bradstreet - Read by Helen Mirren
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To His Coy Mistress
Read by Patrick Stewart
To His Coy Mistress - Andrew Marvell - Read by Patrick Stewart
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Sonnet 130: My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun
Read by Daniel Radcliffe
Sonnet 130: My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun - William Shakespeare - Read by Daniel Radcliffe
Poet
Edgar Allan Poe
B. 1809 D. 1849
All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream. - A Dream Within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe
Poet
Phyllis Wheatley
B. 1753 D. 1784
Remember, Christians, Negros, black as Cain/ May be refin'd, and join th' angelic train.- Phillis Wheatley