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Who Loves the Rain
Frances Shaw
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Who Loves the Rain by Frances Shaw. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of November 2nd, 2008.
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Multilingual Poetry Collection 001
Various
LibriVox’s first Multilingual Poetry Collection, where LibriVox volunteers read their favourite public-domain poems in languages other than English. (Summary by David Barnes).
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The Dance of Death
Conor McPherson
A visceral new version of Strindberg's compelling, bitingly funny battle of wills. On an isolated island, military captain Edgar and his wife Alice live a bitter life, their marriage soured by hatred. When the possibility of redemption and escape arrives for Alice in the shape of their former comrade Kurt, it seems that Edgar is prepared to use his very last breath to make their lives a living hell. Conor McPherson's version of The Dance of Death premiered at Trafalgar Studios, London in December 2012. 'it's impossible to look away' Time Out 'a grotesque comedy that anticipates the work of theatrical absurdists such as Beckett and Ionesco... a profoundly seminal work' Guardian 'shockingly funny... its raw savagery is thrilling and its bleak existential despair almost Beckettian' The Times
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Dirt Girl - Poems
Sarah McMahon
"Poetry for people who hate reading poems." This book of poetry explores the divide between urban and rural America from the perspective of someone who has lived in and loved both. It is for anyone who has experienced the dissonance of feeling at home in two very different places at once, or who has felt caught in between cultures, ideologies, religions, morals, values, or ideas.
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Uplifted By Love - Striving Upwards
Richard Daniels
This collection of poems titled "Uplifted by Love " is a collection of poems inspired by the author's quest for spiritual enlightenment . It affords the author an opportunity to share his perceptions about life; the high concepts of love, purity and the divining of the Holy Grail whose origin is not of this world. And when we speak of love and purity the concept of true womanhood is naturally implied. In her beauty and grace woman represents the ideal of these concepts as she continues to be a source of inspiration and support to manhood. Interwoven with our unquenched longing for development, these concepts draw us along on our paths of experiencing; through our joys, pains, sorrows , births and deaths until in the awakening to self-conscious activity we are more and more able to truly perceive the greatness of the All-Powerful and Omnipotent Source of All, Whose Justice never wavers but Who also showers us with abundant joys in His great Love! For the man oppressed by the perplexity and sorrows that comes with the dark veil of ignorance induced by our spiritual slumber and lukewarmness, through the recognitions afforded by these concepts, he will find himself aroused to joyful activity; and as one "Uplifted by Love", now bent on sharing this love, he will be glad to find that he too can be a channel for this true love whose origin is the essence of our Great Creator The Living Light, God Almighty.
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The Invincibles (NHB Modern Plays)
Amanda Whittington
1917: World War One is raging in Europe. In Britain, Sterling Ladies – known as the Dagenham Invincibles – are playing to win. For two whirlwind seasons, they never lose a game. Yet once peace is restored, the factory girls must hang up their boots and see triumph fade into obscurity. 2023: Injured footballer Maya follows England's progress through the Women's World Cup. The world has changed, yet the roar of the Lionesses echoes the Invincibles' war-cry. Watching at home, Maya fears she'll never play again – but as she loses herself in the present, she hears the call of the past and finds fresh hope for the future. Amanda Whittington's play The Invincibles celebrates two generations of inspirational women, and their adventures on the football pitch a century apart. It was premiered at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch in 2023, and offers rich opportunities for other theatre companies looking to score a hit with their audiences. 'A feisty football drama that lends perspective to the rise of women's football… packed with light and shade… The beauty of Whittington's play is that it allows the human stories to flourish behind the football history lesson' - The Stage 'Heartwarming and skilful… a touching story of sporting brilliance against the odds… eye opening and exciting' - Everything Theatre 'Entertaining and informative, with lots of heart' - British Theatre Guide
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