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  A Rhyme A Dozen ― The Night - 12...

  John Keats, Charlotte][AUTHOR...

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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 - The Night - An Introduction 
  2 - To Night by Lope de Vega 
  3 - Mother Night by James Weldon Johnson 
  4 - Night by John Ruskin 
  5 - A Night in June by James Edwin Campbell 
  6 - Summer Night by Alfred Lord Tennyson 
  7 - In Drear Nighted December by John Keats 
  8 - A Winter Night by Sara Teasdale 
  9 - Night Piece by James Joyce 
  10 - Moorland Night by Charlotte Mew 
  11 - The Children of the Night by Edwin Arlington Robinson 
  12 - Ships That Pass in the Night by Paul Laurence Dunbar 
  13 - Wild Nights, Wild Nights by Emily Dickinson

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  The Iliad

  Homer

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  The heroic story of the siege of Troy is as enthralling today as it ever was. 
   
  The Greeks are entering the tenth year of their war with the Trojans, but their armies are fractured and their best warrior Achilles has abandoned the battle on a mission of revenge. Only the death of his best friend Patroclus persuades Achilles to return to battle and confront the Trojan leader Hector in single combat. 
   
  The Iliad is the oldest surviving work of Western literature and provides a powerful glimpse into the horrors and heroics of war - a message which undoubtedly endures today. This edition provides an accessible prose translation by the classical scholar and novelist Samuel Butler. Butler is considered one of the finest English writers of the late Victorian era, and his translation one of the most accessible and satisfying.

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  A Summer's Afternoon

  Benjamin King

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  As the summer days wind down, LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of A Summer’s Afternoon by Benjamin King. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of July 29th, 2007.

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  Poets & Their Professions – The...

  Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Thomas...

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  The stereotypical image of a poet is one of unknown talent starving in a garret and who’s faithfulness and legacy to the art is discovered only after their death. 
  In some cases this is undoubtedly true, but Poets being human and with the same building blocks of physical and mental health as the rest of us, also had the same afflictions and problems as the rest of us.   
  The long roll call of names and the truncated legacies that were left behind is filled with these lost talents. 
  In this volume we gather together those men who, with the touch of a Royal sword, are elevated from mere men to a distinction and elite class that nothing else can offer.  Their talents as poets too are also beyond the ability of almost all other men.

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  A Rare Recording of Anne Sexton...

  Anne Sexton

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  Anne Sexton, born Anne Gray Harvey, (November 9, 1928 - October 4, 1974) was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967 for her book Live or Die. Her poetry details her long battle with bipolar disorder, suicidal tendencies, and intimate details from her private life, including relationships with her husband and children, whom she physically and sexually assaulted.

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  To A Skylark

  Percy Bysshe Shelley

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you eight recordings of "To A Skylark." This is the Fortnightly Poetry for August 8, 2014.To A Skylark was completed by Shelley in late June 1820. It was inspired by an evening walk in the country near Livorno, Italy, with his wife Mary Shelley, and describes the appearance and song of a skylark they come upon. (summary from Wikipedia)

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