“Excelsior” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem "Excelsior" in the early morning hours of September 28, 1841, and it was published for the first t...
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Verses In Vox™ is a short-form audio program featuring dramatic readings of classic poetry. It's a vehicle to experience these well-loved works in a new way while at the same time introducin...
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“Christmas At Sea” by Robert Louis Stevenson
First published in a periodical just a few days before Christmas in 1888, "Christmas at Sea" is a vivid narrative poem that pulls the reader...
"In School-days" by John Greenleaf Whittier
Born in rural Massachusetts in 1807, John Greenleaf Whittier began to write poetry at a young age with his first poem being published in the...
"O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
Probably the most well-known poem by Walt Whitman, "O Captain! My Captain!" is a moving metaphor for President Abraham Lincoln's leadership...
"The Crucifixion and Resurrection. An Ode." by Mary Leapor
Mary Leapor was a young poet born into Britain's working class. She died at the young age of 24 and therefore her body of work is not very l...
“Eldorado” by Edgar Allan Poe
The poem "Eldorado" was first published in 1849 in the Boston-based periodical, The Flag of Our Union, a publication which also printed work...
"Autumn Fires" by Robert Louis Stevenson
"Autumn Fires" was first published in 1885 in a volume titled Penny Whistles which contained over 60 poems, including "My Shadow", "The Lamp...
“Afternoon” by Emma Lazarus
While she wrote dozens of poems, Emma Lazarus is most known for "The New Colossus" and information about much of her other work is scarce. I...
"The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus
American born, Jewish poet, Emma Lazarus wrote this now famous sonnet in 1883 for the purpose of aiding the Bartholdi Pedestal Fund for the...
“A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This popular poem by American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, was first published in the literary magazine, The Knickerbocker, in 1838. Th...
"The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Written and published in the winter of 1854, "The Charge of the Light Brigade" memorializes the story of the British soldiers who fought in...
"The Long Hill" by Sara Teasdale
American lyric poet, Sara Teasdale, was born in 1884 in Missouri. She published her first poem in a newspaper in 1907 followed by a volume o...
"Crossing The Bar" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Written in 1889, when Tennyson was about 80 years old, "Crossing The Bar" is one of his last pieces of poetry. The elegy embraces similar th...
"The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
First published in 1840, "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a wonderful example of a short, narrative poem. It not on...
"Florence Nightingale" by Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus was an American poet who was writing during the late 1800s. She is most known for her sonnet in honor of The Statue of Liberty,...
"The Best Thing in the World" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
English poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born in 1806 and is believed to have written her first poem at the young age of 6. Unlike many...
"The Eagle" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"The Eagle" was first published in 1851, shortly after Tennyson was appointed as Poet Laureate of Britain in 1850; a position he held until...
"My Shadow" by Robert Louis Stevenson
Perhaps better known for his fiction works such as Treasure Island and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson was als...
"The Children's Hour" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, wrote "The Children's Hour" about his relationship with his own three daughters, even using their...
"Evening Solace" by Charlotte Brontë
English writer, Charlotte Brontë, is probably best known for her novel, Jane Eyre, although she wrote a handful of other novels as well as m...