And That’s Poetry: John Donne
John Donne (1572-1631) was an English poet of the Jocobean Era of English Literature. This is a reading of his most famous poem, Death Be Not Proud.
You can find much more on John Donne at the Poetry Foundation.
August 14, 2008
August 7, 2008
And That’s Poetry: A.E. Housman
A. E. Housman (1859-1936) was an English poet best know for a cycle of poems called A Shropshire Lad. This is a reading of two of this poem: When I Was One-and-Twenty and To An Athlete Dying Young.
You can find much more on A.E. Housman at The Housman Society.
July 31, 2008
And That’s Poetry: Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was one of America’s most remarkable poets. Her poems can be spellbinding and emotional. This is a reading of two of her best known works: I Heard a Fly Buzz – and Beacuse I Could Not Stop for Death.
You can find much more of her work at the Dickinson Electronic Archive.
July 24, 2008
And That’s Poetry: William Blake
I’ve always loved Blake. These are the two most popular poems from Songs of Innocence (The Lamb) and Songs of Experience (The Tyger). Enjoy…
You can find much more by Blake at the William Blake Archive, housed at the Library of Congress.
