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"Aubade" by Philip Larkin Posted by: SpokenVerse
Video duration: 199 seconds A reading of Larkin's poem telling us he's afraid of death. Well, he was then: he isn't now. Aubade means "Morning Song". Related: afraid, aubade, death, fear, larkin, philip, poem, poetry |
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"Easter 1916" by W.B. Yeats (poetry) Posted by: SpokenVerse
Video duration: 187 seconds A poem about the Irish uprising of Easter, 1916. He says "a terrible beauty is born". The "lout" he mentions as a hero is MacBride Related: 1916, connolly, easter, macbride, macdonagh, pearce, yeats |
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"Growing Old" by Matthew Arnold Posted by: SpokenVerse
Video duration: 99 seconds It has been said the normal state of mind is an unreasonable optimism. You won't find that in this poem. Related: arnold, growing, matthew, old, poem, poetry, reading |
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"Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Posted by: SpokenVerse
Video duration: 253 seconds A reading of Ulysses' soliloquy. He's back from ten-years of wandering and fighting, but now he's bored with his easy life and wants to push off again and find some more trouble. Related: mariners, ship, tennyson, troy, ulysses |
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"The Dance, from The Bridge" by Hart Crane Posted by: SpokenVerse
Video duration: 350 seconds This poem is about Native American Culture - and it really is outstanding, with many unforgettable cadences. Related: bridge, crane, dance, hart, poem, poetry, reading |
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"Here" by Philip Larkin (poetry) Posted by: SpokenVerse
Video duration: 132 seconds How Philip Larkin saw the area and inhabitants where he lived in East Yorkshire near Hull. Related: here, hull, larkin, philip, poem, poetry, reading, yorkshire |
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"I Have a Rendezvous With Death" by Alan Seeger Posted by: SpokenVerse
Video duration: 65 seconds Another poet of WW1 whose words were only too prophetic. He was killed in a charge, cheering his comrades on while riddled with bullets. Related: alan, death, poem, poetry, reading, rendezvous, seeger |








