Synopsis
This podcast is brought to you by LingQ.com where you can learn languages from the best podcasts on the web. Use the poetry to practise your pronunciation by copying the readers rhythm, pace, emphasis, intonation, etc. The meaning relayed through the feeling portrayed by the voice is very important as it is not only used in poetry but in everyday conversation too. I have added a few notes/tasks for each poem. Feel free to submit writing to me about your feelings regarding the poem, the imagery you see, the different poetic devices you find etc. If youre really brave, write an English poem and submit it to me. :) Dont worry about your level, anyone can read poetry in English! Some poems are not easily understood by native English speakers either, so dont worry about that. You can google the name of the poem and poet and type in the phrase poetry analysis to find in depth analysis and explanation of each poem. e.g. you can search for buffalo bills e e cummings poetry analysis. I hope you enjoy the collection and Im really keen to hear your feedback.
Episodes
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![The Unquiet Grave by Anonymous]()
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![This heart that flutters near my heart... by James Joyce (1882-1941)]()
This heart that flutters near my heart... by James Joyce (1882-1941)
02/01/2012 Duration: 01minThis heart that flutters near my heart... by James Joyce (1882-1941) http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/this-heart-that-flutters-near-my-heart/
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![The Sound of the Trees by Robert Frost (1874-1963)]()
The Sound of the Trees by Robert Frost (1874-1963)
02/01/2012 Duration: 01minThe Sound of the Trees by Robert Frost (1874-1963)
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![The sky was by E. E. Cummings (1894-1962)]()
The sky was by E. E. Cummings (1894-1962)
02/01/2012 Duration: 38sThe sky was by E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) http://theotherpages.org/poems/cumming1.html#10
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![Mr. Floods Party by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935)]()
Mr. Flood's Party by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935)
02/01/2012 Duration: 03minMr. Flood's Party by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) http://theotherpages.org/poems/robin01.html#6
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![Matilda Who told Lies, and was Burned to Death by Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)]()
Matilda Who told Lies, and was Burned to Death by Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)
02/01/2012 Duration: 02minMatilda Who told Lies, and was Burned to Death by Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27424/27424-h/27424-h.htm
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![The Lover Speaks by E. E. Cummings (1894-1962)]()
The Lover Speaks by E. E. Cummings (1894-1962)
02/01/2012 Duration: 01minThe Lover Speaks by E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36508/36508-h/36508-h.htm#page9
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![Leisure by William Henry Davies (1871-1940)]()
Leisure by William Henry Davies (1871-1940)
02/01/2012 Duration: 58sLeisure by William Henry Davies (1871-1940) http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/4413.html
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![I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)]()
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
02/01/2012 Duration: 01minI Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth (1770-1850) http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides3/IWandered.html
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![A Fragment by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)]()
A Fragment by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
02/01/2012 Duration: 03minA Fragment by William Wordsworth (1770-1850) http://www.online-literature.com/wordsworth/lyrical-ballads-vol2/26/
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![The First Snowfall by James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)]()
The First Snowfall by James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
02/01/2012 Duration: 02minThe First Snowfall by James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) http://www.bartleby.com/248/351.html
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![February by Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)]()
February by Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)
02/01/2012 Duration: 01minFebruary by Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885) http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/hhj02.html#19
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![The Chronicle by Abraham Cowley (1618-1667)]()
The Chronicle by Abraham Cowley (1618-1667)
02/01/2012 Duration: 04minThe Chronicle by Abraham Cowley (1618-1667) http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Chronicle,_A_Ballad
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![Casabianca by Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793-1835)]()
Casabianca by Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793-1835)
02/01/2012 Duration: 02minCasabianca by Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793-1835) http://ebooks.gutenberg.us/poetry_collection/hemans01.html
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![Buffalo Bills by E. E. Cummings (1894-1962)]()
Buffalo Bill's by E. E. Cummings (1894-1962)
02/01/2012 Duration: 40sBuffalo Bill's by E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) http://theotherpages.org/poems/cumming1.html#11
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![Boots by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)]()
Boots by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
02/01/2012 Duration: 02minBoots by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) http://www.kipling.org.uk/rg_boots1_p.htm
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![Between the Sunset and the Sea by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909)]()
Between the Sunset and the Sea by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909)
02/01/2012 Duration: 02minBetween the Sunset and the Sea by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2379/pg2379.html
