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81 Famous Poems

An Audio Companion to The Norton Anthology of Poetry

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Listen to the sound of English as it was meant to be heard.

This collection of timeless British and American poems is an experience to be treasured. The readings, by brilliant classic actors Alexander Scourby, Nancy Wickwire, and Bramwell Fletcher, are presented in the order they appear in The Norton Anthology of Poetry, Third Edition, and are selected for their ability to delight. The poetry is also among the most anthologized verse in the English language.

Included are such best-loved works as Shakespeare's "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?", John Donne's "Go and Catch a Falling Star", Robert Herrick's "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time", Robert Burns' "A Red, Red Rose", John Keats' "Ode on a Grecian Urn", Walt Whitman's "O Captain, My Captain", and William Butler Yeats' "The Wild Swans at Coole", a total of 81 major poems from 39 poets. It is simply a collection of the best.

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"The readings are seamlessly and expertly delivered with sensitive interpretations." ( Booklist)
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pros. recited beautifully and is a treasure because of it.

cons. There is a intro giving the title. so why then is this not a positive? Rather than the narrator giving the intro its an ascended that starkly contrasts the tone and I would love to get rid of it but don't think you can do that with audible. Who ever produced this needs there head examined.

recited beautifully but .....

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Love listening to these stories with my toddler. Love the brevity of the poems and performances.

Excellent Calming Story Telling

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The poetry is beautiful but sometimes interpreted gloomily by the reader., or not in the rhythm and spirit of the poem.

Beautiful poetry

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If you’re new to poetry, this is a great starting point and gives you a sense of the flow of poetry as well as a great collection of well known poems. The audio quality is not the best, but otherwise a good experience

A great introduction to poetry

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The audio is divided into chapters, but they are just numbered, it does not list the poems, which is frankly ridiculous.

Great readings, but why no list of the poems?

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