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The epics of Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey, in Samuel Butler’s famous prose translation. An immortal poetry poem from greece that from ancient past teach us about philosophy, loves and war.
To celebrate May Day, LibriVox volunteers bring you six different recordings of May Day, by Sara Teasdale. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of April 30th, 2006.(Summary by Annie Coleman)Mostra libro
“Hello, my name is Aura Smith; we are here to take you back to your time. I do not exactly why you think killing, what was his name again… oh yes, Stalin was a great idea, but you can’t just go around fixing things like that. Without Stalin the world would have been a very different place, you see. I understand he was evil for whatever the historical context is, but we just can’t go altering all the bad things in history. The Fates do not like it. Not to mention it completely unravels time, so that there is no existence anymore. So it’s important that you do not try to do this again or I’ll be back to take you back to your time again. “Why don’t you have a seat and I’ll make you a drink while I take you back to your time? I understand wanting to fix seemingly terrible events, and actually recently just tried to alter something minor myself. It wasn’t a historical figure or anything like that. They probably wouldn’t even have noticed, and I am not quite sure yet how they found out. I’m actually going to find out my punishment afternoon. I think I’ll have a drink as well.” Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.Mostra libro
P. T. Barnum exposes some of the chief humbugs of the world with his usual entertaining style. He looks at medicine and quacks, ghosts, witchcraft, religious humbugs, money manias, adventurers, personal reminiscences, and much more. (Summary by Barry Eads)Mostra libro
William Butler Yeats was born in Sandymount in County Dublin, Ireland on 13th June 1865. His early years moved between Ireland and England. By his mid-teens he was writing but those works were described as ‘entirely Un-Irish’. With Ernest Rhys he founded the Rhymers Club. Based at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese in Fleet Street it’s best described as a drinking club for performing poets. Yeats later cited them as ‘The Tragic Generation’. By now Yeats was writing and publishing poetry and stories that were profoundly based in Irish folklore. Yeats is perhaps best described as Ireland’s national poet in addition to being one of the major twentieth-century literary figures of the English tongue. He represents the ‘Romantic poet of modernism,’ with an extraordinary style created from the outward emphasis on the expression of emotions and the extensive use of symbolism, imagery and allusions. In 1923 his fame was brought to an even wider audience when he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His personal life was driven by his many relationships in love and by his great interest in oriental mysticism and occultism. Yeats also wrote prose and drama and, as an ardent Nationalist, established himself as a spokesman of the Irish cause and served as an Irish senator for two terms. W B Yeats died at the Hôtel Idéal Séjour, in Menton, France, on 28th January 1939. He was 73. In modern times his contribution to literary modernism and to Irish nationalism remains incontestable. His sumptuous poetry elegantly envelopes the reader in a world very few can articulate but all know well. A legacy for everyone 1 - The Poetry of W B Yeats - An Introduction 2 - A Man Young and Old - I - First Love by W B Yeats 3 - A Man Young and Old - II - Human Dignity by W B Yeats 4 - A Man Young and Old - III - The Mermaid by W B Yeats 5 - A Man Young and Old - IV - The Death of the Hare by W B Yeats 6 - A Man Young and Old - V - The Empty Cup by W B Yeats 7 - A Man Young and Old - VI - His Memories 8 - A Man Young and Old - VII - The Friends of His Youth 9 - A Man Young and Old - VIII - Summer and Spring 10 - A Man Young and Old - IX - The Secrets of the Old 11 - A Man Young and Old - X - His Wildness 12 - A Man Young and Old - XI - From 'Oedipus at Colonus' 13 - A Cradle Song by W B Yeats 14 - A Prayer for My Daughter by W B Yeats 15 - The Mother of God by W B Yeats 16 - Among School Children by W B Yeats 17 - The Stolen Child by W B Yeats 18 - Long-Legged Fly by W B Yeats 19 - The Poet Pleads with the Elemental Powers by W B Yeats 20 - The Lake Isle of Innisfree by W B Yeats 21 - The Wild Swans at Coole by W B Yeats 22 - Leda and the Swan by W B Yeats 23 - The Cat and the Moon by W B Yeats 24 - Those Dancing Days Are Gone by W B Yeats 25 - Imitated From The Japanese by W B Yeats 26 - All Things Can Tempt Me by W B Yeats 27 - A Statesman's Holiday by W B Yeats 28 - The Fascination of What's Difficult by W B Yeats 29 - A Drinking Song by W B Yeats 30 - He Wishes For the Cloths of Heaven by W B Yeats 31 - He Bids His Beloved Be at Peace by W B Yeats 32 - The Song of Wandering Aengus by W B Yeats 33 - The Travail of Passion by W B Yeats 34 - The Falling of Leaves by W B Yeats 35 - He Thinks of Those Who Have Spoken Evil of His Beloved by W B Yeats 36 - Down by the Salley Gardens by W B Yeats 37 - Quarrel in Old Age by W B Yeats 38 - The Secret Rose by W B Yeats 39 - Under Saturn by W B Yeats 40 - To Ireland In The Coming Times by W B Yeats 41 - I Am of Ireland by W B Yeats 42 - The Second Coming by William BuMostra libro
Isolated brings together two inventive, disturbing plays by one of Canada’s most intriguing dramatic voices. In Recovery, people around the world are addicted to a mysterious substance. Large recovery centres are set up, promising refuge, treatment and healing to millions of addicts. But all is not what it seems. Following three residents of a facility in Antarctica, McArthur delivers a quirky and unsettling play that reveals the fear and isolation of the oppressed individual, and the consequences of a medicalized society. In Get Away, David finds two beautiful teenagers when he escapes to an isolated cabin where he hopes to cure his unusually persistent listlessness. Sensing that they might need protecting – and may be crucial to his survival – he invites them in, but the roles of predator and prey become unclear as the three become dangerously intertwined. Both fantastical and horrifying, Get Away provides a resonating look at the destructive nature of longing and our desperate need for love. ‘[MacArthur] has a beautiful voice and his analysis of the unpredictability of our sexuality, at once nurturing and predatory, is shrewd.’ – The Globe and Mail (about Get Away)Mostra libro
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of What think you I take my pen in hand? by Walt Whitman. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of April 29th, 2007.Mostra libro
