LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Evanescence by Harriet Prescott Spofford (1835-1921). This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 24th to July 31st, 2011
Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford was a notable American writer remembered for her novels, poems and detective stories.
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Dream by John Donne (1573-1631). This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 17th to July 31st, 2011
John Donne was an English poet, satirist, lawyer, and priest who is considered a prominent representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. His works are notable for their mimetic and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially as compared to that of his contemporaries. (summary from Wikipedia)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Love and Friendship by Emily Brontë (1818-1848). This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 17th to July 24th, 2011.
Emily Jane Brontë was an English novelist and poet, now best remembered for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, a classic of English literature. Emily was the second eldest of the three surviving Brontë sisters, between Charlotte and Anne. She published under the pen name Ellis Bell. (summary from Wikipedia)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of Song by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 10th to July 18th, 2011.
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. (Summary from Wikipedia)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Will Nobody Marry Me? by George Pope Morris (1802-1864). This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 3rd to July 17th, 2011.
In addition to his publishing and editorial work, Morris was popular as a poet and songwriter; especially well-known was his poem-turned-song “Woodman, Spare that Tree!” His songs in particular were popular enough that Graham’s Magazine in Philadelphia promised Morris $50, sight unseen, for any work he wanted to publish in the periodical. (Summary from Wikipedia)
