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1696 poems
The Classics
Sing Me A Song of A Lad That Is Gone
Read by Andrew Motion
Sing Me A Song of A Lad That Is Gone - Robert Louis Stevenson - Read by Andrew Motion
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The Witch
Read by Jo Shapcott
The Witch - Mary Elizabeth Coleridge - Read by Jo Shapcott
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The God Abandons Antony
Read by Jean Sprackland
by C. P. Cavafy
The God Abandons Antony - C. P. Cavafy - Read by Jean Sprackland
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The Rolling English Road
Read by Daljit Nagra
The Rolling English Road - G. K. Chesterton - Read by Daljit Nagra
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A Blockhead
Read by Jean Sprackland
by Amy Lowell
A Blockhead - Amy Lowell - Read by Jean Sprackland
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Fame
Read by Jo Shapcott
Fame - Charlotte Mew - Read by Jo Shapcott
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The Inquest
Read by Simon Armitage
by W. H. Davies
The Inquest - W. H. Davies - Read by Simon Armitage
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Tell Me Not Here, It Needs Not Saying
Read by Andrew Motion
by A E Housman
Tell Me Not Here, It Needs Not Saying - A E Housman - Read by Andrew Motion
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The Show
Read by Simon Armitage
by Wilfred Owen
The Show - Wilfred Owen - Read by Simon Armitage
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Courage – it takes more - Phillippa Yaa de Villiers
The Classics
Proud Maisie
Read by Don Paterson
by Walter Scott
Proud Maisie - Walter Scott - Read by Don Paterson
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Casabianca
Read by Alice Oswald
Casabianca - Felicia Hemans - Read by Alice Oswald
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Sonnets From The Portuguese XXIV
Read by Jo Shapcott
Sonnets From The Portuguese XXIV - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Jo Shapcott
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An Upper Chamber In A Darkened House
Read by Andrew Motion
An Upper Chamber In A Darkened House - Frederick Tuckerman - Read by Andrew Motion
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Snake
Read by Jo Shapcott
Snake - Emily Dickinson - Read by Jo Shapcott
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Invictus
Read by Daljit Nagra
by W. E. Henley
Invictus - W. E. Henley - Read by Daljit Nagra
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Philosophy
Read by Patience Agbabi
by Amy Levy