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  Give All To Love

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Give All To Love by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was the fortnightly poetry project for May 17th, 2009.

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  Rhyme A Dozen A - England - 12...

  William Blake, Robert Browning,...

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  ‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears. 
   
  1 - A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic - England - An Introduction 
  2 - Jerusalem by William Blake 
  3 - Home Thoughts From Abroad by Robert Browning 
  4 - The Lambs of Grassmere by Christina Georgina Rossetti 
  5 - Happy Is England by John Keats 
  6 - This England (from Richard II) by William Shakespeare 
  7 - Daffodils by William Wordsworth 
  8 - Lines Written Beneath An Elm in the Churchyard of Harrow On The Hill Sept 2nd 1807 by George Gordon Byron 
  9 - Beachey Head by Charlotte Smith 
  10 - A Shropshire Lad XXXI - On Wenlock Edge the Wood's in Trouble by A E  Housman 
  11 - London After The Great Fire 1666 by John Dryden 
  12 - The Lament of Swordy Well by John Clare 
  13 - A Song - Men of England by Percy Bysshe Shelley

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  In Memoriam

  Ewart Alan Mackintosh

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of In Memoriam by Ewart Alan Mackintosh. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 7th, 2010.This week's poem has been chosen for this time of remembrance. Lieutenant Ewart Alan Mackintosh M.C. was a war poet and an officer in the Seaforth Highlanders. His best poetry has been said to be comparable in quality to that of Rupert Brooke. In 1916 he led a raid in which several of his men were killed, one of whom inspired this poem. Mackintosh was himself killed on 21 November 1917. (Summary by Ruth Golding)

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  Shakespeare An Ode for His...

  Martin Farquhar Tupper

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  Tupper is a neglected poet but his verse on perhaps the greatest of all poets is a knowing and dedicated tribute.

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  The Poetry of My Oxford Year

  Julia Whelan

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  Featuring an original foreword and 32 classic Victorian poems with individual commentary. Read by the author. 
  An audio anthology of the poems that appear in the international bestseller, My Oxford Year. Edited and read by Julia Whelan, it features an original Introduction about the writing and selection process, as well as individualized context and commentary for 30+ poems. This Audiobrary-exclusive also includes the text (accessible directly in the app) for each poem so you can read along while you listen! Whether you're new to poetry, intimidated by poetry, don't see the point of poetry, or are looking for a deep-dive into the Victiorian classics, there's something here for everyone.

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  Skunk in the Wilderness

  LOUIS GIGNAC

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  I believe in God when I see 
  a dandelion pressing through the rupture in the pavement. 
  A tiny golden sun forcing its way through the darkness, 
  hell-bent on growing. 
    
  Recognizing the sacred in the everyday, protecting an ailing earth, opening to wonder—these reflections, along with contemplations on the importance of poop, skunks, monarch butterflies, and even bacteria became the urgent subjects of poems written in the space of a few weeks in the winter of 2020-2021. Skunk in the Wilderness reflects the global concerns of that moment in history, in the midst of the pandemic, as well as the personal concerns of the poet’s relationship to his ageing parents and his own life path. Louis Gignac writes passionately and provocatively of the need to protect the earth and connect to nature, with a multitude of subthemes, ranging from relationships to pollution, and from screen addiction to water fasting. Skunk in the Wilderness is above all about becoming conscious. 
    
  . . . Inspiration: 
    
  I know I need it. 
  Can't live without it. 
  I'm always searching for it. 
    
  Can I offer it to you? 
    
  About the Author:  
  Louis Gignac is a visual artist who lives in New Brunswick, in an oceanside village “located halfway between the oyster shells and the sun.” Illustrated throughout with the author’s black and white drawings, this is his first poetry collection. 
  For more information, please visit www.louisgignac.com

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