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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.
227 poems
The Classics
Sonnet Written at the Close of Spring
Read by Denise Riley
Sonnet Written at the Close of Spring - Charlotte Smith - Read by Denise Riley
The Classics
Sonnet: On Being Cautioned Against Walking on a Headland Overlooking the Sea, Because It Was Frequented by a Lunatic - Charlotte Smith - Read by Denise Riley
The Classics
Ulysses
Read by Andrew Motion
Ulysses - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
The Classics
The Lady of Shalott
Read by Andrew Motion
The Lady of Shalott - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
The Classics
In Memoriam (extracts)
Read by Andrew Motion
In Memoriam (extracts) - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
The Classics
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
Read by Andrew Motion
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
The Classics
Break, Break, Break
Read by Andrew Motion
Break, Break, Break - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
The Classics
Behold love
Read by Alice Oswald
by Thomas Wyatt
Behold love - Thomas Wyatt - Read by Alice Oswald
The Classics
To the Poor
Read by Denise Riley
To the Poor - Anna Laetitia Barbauld - Read by Denise Riley
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Verses Upon the Burning of Our House
Read by Denise Riley
Verses Upon the Burning of Our House - Anne Bradstreet - Read by Denise Riley
The Classics
Upon a Fit of Sickness
Read by Denise Riley
Upon a Fit of Sickness - Anne Bradstreet - Read by Denise Riley
The Classics
Home Thoughts, from Abroad
Read by Anthony Thwaite
Home Thoughts, from Abroad - Robert Browning - Read by Anthony Thwaite
The Classics
Love in a Life
Read by Anthony Thwaite
Love in a Life - Robert Browning - Read by Anthony Thwaite
The Classics
Porphyria’s Lover
Read by Anthony Thwaite
Porphyria’s Lover - Robert Browning - Read by Anthony Thwaite
The Classics
My Last Duchess
Read by Anthony Thwaite
My Last Duchess - Robert Browning - Read by Anthony Thwaite
The Classics
So We’ll Go No More a Roving
Read by Andrew Greig
by Lord Byron
So We’ll Go No More a Roving - Lord Byron - Read by Andrew Greig
The Classics
The Darkling Thrush
Read by Lawrence Sail
by Thomas Hardy