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238 poems
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Remember
Read by Berlie Doherty
Remember - Christina Rossetti - Read by Berlie Doherty
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Let me not to the marriage of true minds… (Sonnet 116)
Read by James Fenton
Let me not to the marriage of true minds… (Sonnet 116) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
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My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun… (Sonnet 130)
Read by James Fenton
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun… (Sonnet 130) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
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Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18)
Read by James Fenton
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
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That time of year thou mayst in me behold (Sonnet 73)
Read by James Fenton
That time of year thou mayst in me behold (Sonnet 73) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
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Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws… (Sonnet 19)
Read by James Fenton
Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws… (Sonnet 19) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
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Sonnet Written at the Close of Spring
Read by Denise Riley
Sonnet Written at the Close of Spring - Charlotte Smith - Read by Denise Riley
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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
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Ulysses
Read by Andrew Motion
Ulysses - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
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The Lady of Shalott
Read by Andrew Motion
The Lady of Shalott - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
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In Memoriam (extracts)
Read by Andrew Motion
In Memoriam (extracts) - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
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Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
Read by Andrew Motion
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
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Break, Break, Break
Read by Andrew Motion
Break, Break, Break - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
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As the Team’s Head-brass
Read by James Fenton
As the Team’s Head-brass - Edward Thomas - Read by James Fenton
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Adlestrop
Read by James Fenton
Adlestrop - Edward Thomas - Read by James Fenton
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Behold love
Read by Alice Oswald
by Thomas Wyatt