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Richard Burton - Under Milk Wood

"Under Milk Wood" is a 1954 radio play by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, originally broadcast by the BBC. This recording featu...

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Allen Ginsberg - Howl and Other Poems

*Howl and Other Poems* is a poetry collection by American writer Allen Ginsberg, first published by City Lights Books in...

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Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" is a spoken-word piece by American poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron, first recor...

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Dylan Thomas - Under Milk Wood (Original Cast)

Under Milk Wood is a radio play by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, commissioned by the BBC and first broadcast on January 25, 1...

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John Gielgud - Shakespeare Sonnets

Sir John Gielgud was an English actor whose career was defined by his theatrical performances of William Shakespeare's w...

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T.S. Eliot - The Waste Land

"The Waste Land" is a 434-line modernist poem by T.S. Eliot, first published in 1922. It is renowned for its fragmented...

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9.4 Excellent

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Dylan Thomas - A Child's Christmas in Wales

"A Child's Christmas in Wales" is a nostalgic prose work by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, originally recorded for BBC rad...

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9.4 Excellent

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Sylvia Plath - The Voice of the Poet

The Voice of the Poet is an audio series featuring archival recordings of major poets reading their own work. The Sylvia...

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9.4 Excellent

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Seamus Heaney - Beowulf Translation Reading

Irish poet and Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney reads from his translation of the Old English epic poem Beowulf. Heaney's tr...

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T.S. Eliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is a modernist poem written by American-British poet T.S. Eliot, first published i...

Audiobook Modernist Poetry Spoken Word

9.3 Excellent

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James Joyce - Ulysses Excerpts

This audio recording features author James Joyce reading selected excerpts from his 1922 modernist novel "Ulysses." Joyc...

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9.3 Excellent

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Dylan Thomas - Fern Hill and Other Poems

"Fern Hill" is a poem by the Welsh writer Dylan Thomas, first published in his 1946 collection Deaths and Entrances. The...

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9.2 Excellent

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W.B. Yeats - The Lake Isle of Innisfree

"The Lake Isle of Innisfree" is a poem by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats, first published in 1890. The work describ...

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9.2 Excellent

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The Last Poets - When the Revolution Comes

"When the Revolution Comes" is a spoken word performance by The Last Poets, featured on their self-titled debut album re...

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9.2 Excellent

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Fiona Shaw - The Waste Land

Fiona Shaw is an Irish actress (born 1958) known for her extensive work in theatre and film, who has performed T.S. Elio...

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9.1 Excellent

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Linton Kwesi Johnson - Inglan is a Bitch

"Inglan is a Bitch" appears on Linton Kwesi Johnson's 1980 album "Bass Culture" and represents a powerful example of his...

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9.1 Excellent

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Kate Tempest - Brand New Ancients

Brand New Ancients is a narrative spoken-word poem written and performed by the English poet and rapper Kate Tempest. Th...

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8.9 Great

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Patti Smith - M Train

"M Train" is a 2015 memoir by American poet, musician, and visual artist Patti Smith. The work follows a non-linear narr...

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8.8 Great

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Maya Angelou - On the Pulse of Morning

On the Pulse of Morning is a recorded recitation of the poem written and performed by American author Maya Angelou. She...

Audiobook American Poetry Inaugural

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Ezra Pound - The Cantos Excerpts

This recording features Ezra Pound reading excerpts from The Cantos, his lengthy and incomplete modernist epic poem whic...

Audiobook Classic Modernist Poetry

8.4 Great