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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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When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d

Read by David Yezzi

by Walt Whitman

When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d - Walt Whitman - Read by David Yezzi
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I never lost as much as twice

Read by Mary Jo Salter

by Emily Dickinson

I never lost as much as twice - Emily Dickinson - Read by Mary Jo Salter
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The Listeners

Read by Maurice Riordan

by Walter de la Mare

The Listeners - Walter de la Mare - Read by Maurice Riordan
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Fare Well

Read by Maurice Riordan

by Walter de la Mare

Fare Well - Walter de la Mare - Read by Maurice Riordan
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Where be ye going, you Devon maid?

Read by Andrew Motion

by John Keats

Where be ye going, you Devon maid? - John Keats - Read by Andrew Motion
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Sonnet 116

Read by Gillian Clarke

by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 116 - William Shakespeare - Read by Gillian Clarke
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Sonnet 43

Read by Imtiaz Dharker

by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 43 - William Shakespeare - Read by Imtiaz Dharker
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Sonnet 11

Read by Jackie Kay

by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 11 - William Shakespeare - Read by Jackie Kay
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Sonnet 33

Read by Mimi Khalvati

by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 33 - William Shakespeare - Read by Mimi Khalvati
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Sonnet 12

Read by Andrew Motion

by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 12 - William Shakespeare - Read by Andrew Motion
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Sonnet 49

Read by Bernard O'Donoghue

by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 49 - William Shakespeare - Read by Bernard O'Donoghue
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Sonnet 36

Read by Don Paterson

by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 36 - William Shakespeare - Read by Don Paterson
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Sonnet 143

Read by Fiona Sampson

by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 143 - William Shakespeare - Read by Fiona Sampson
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Sonnet 73

Read by Jo Shapcott

by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 73 - William Shakespeare - Read by Jo Shapcott
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In Memoriam CXV

Read by Andrew Motion

by Alfred Tennyson

In Memoriam CXV - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
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Sonnet 65

Read by Alan Brownjohn

by William Shakespeare

Sonnet 65 - William Shakespeare - Read by Alan Brownjohn
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You are old, Father William

Read by Kei Miller

by Lewis Carroll

You are old, Father William - Lewis Carroll - Read by Kei Miller
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The Mock Turtle’s Song

Read by Kei Miller

by Lewis Carroll

The Mock Turtle’s Song - Lewis Carroll - Read by Kei Miller
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