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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
Remember
Read by Berlie Doherty
Remember - Christina Rossetti - Read by Berlie Doherty
The Classics
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
The Classics
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
The Classics
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
The Classics
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
The Classics
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
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
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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
The Classics
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
The Classics
Break, Break, Break
Read by Andrew Motion
Break, Break, Break - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
The Classics
As the Team’s Head-brass
Read by James Fenton
As the Team’s Head-brass - Edward Thomas - Read by James Fenton
The Classics
Adlestrop
Read by James Fenton
Adlestrop - Edward Thomas - Read by James Fenton
The Classics
Behold love
Read by Alice Oswald
by Thomas Wyatt