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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.
238 poems
The Classics
Inversnaid
Read by Alice Oswald
Inversnaid - Gerard Manley Hopkins - Read by Alice Oswald
The Classics
A Frog’s Fate
Read by Alice Oswald
A Frog’s Fate - Christina Rossetti - Read by Alice Oswald
The Classics
Lucifer In Starlight
Read by Glyn Maxwell
Lucifer In Starlight - George Meredith - Read by Glyn Maxwell
The Classics
Philosophy
Read by Patience Agbabi
by Amy Levy
Philosophy - Amy Levy - Read by Patience Agbabi
The Classics
London Snow
Read by Jacob Sam-La Rose
London Snow - Robert Bridges - Read by Jacob Sam-La Rose
The Classics
The Way Through The Woods
Read by Simon Armitage
The Way Through The Woods - Rudyard Kipling - Read by Simon Armitage
The Classics
Love (III)
Read by Jo Shapcott
Love (III) - George Herbert - Read by Jo Shapcott
The Classics
Epitaph
Read by Patience Agbabi
Epitaph - Katherine Philips - Read by Patience Agbabi
The Classics
An exequy to his matchless never to be forgotten friend
Read by Simon Armitage
by Henry King
An exequy to his matchless never to be forgotten friend - Henry King - Read by Simon Armitage
The Classics
A Song For St Cecilia’s Day
Read by Glyn Maxwell
by John Dryden
A Song For St Cecilia’s Day - John Dryden - Read by Glyn Maxwell
The Classics
A Thousand Martyrs
Read by Jean Sprackland
by Aphra Behn
A Thousand Martyrs - Aphra Behn - Read by Jean Sprackland
The Classics
The hog, the sheep and the goat, carrying to a fair
Read by Jo Shapcott
by Anne Finch
The hog, the sheep and the goat, carrying to a fair - Anne Finch - Read by Jo Shapcott
The Classics
Epistle to Miss Blount, on her leaving the town, after the Coronation
Read by Andrew Motion
Epistle to Miss Blount, on her leaving the town, after the Coronation - Alexander Pope - Read by Andrew Motion
The Classics
A satirical elegy on the death of a late famous general
Read by Jean Sprackland
A satirical elegy on the death of a late famous general - Jonathan Swift - Read by Jean Sprackland
The Classics
The Visit
Read by Jo Shapcott
by Mary Leapor
The Visit - Mary Leapor - Read by Jo Shapcott
The Classics
Elegy written in a country church yard
Read by Maurice Riordan
by Thomas Gray