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Short Poetry Collection 113
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2012.
Old Man and the Ass
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of The Old Man and the Ass by Jean de La Fontaine. (There was no translator acknowledged in the text.) This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 7, 2013.Jean de La Fontaine was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional languages.According to Flaubert, he was the only French poet to understand and master the texture of the French language before Hugo. A set of postage stamps celebrating La Fontaine and the Fables was issued b...
Fêtes galantes

Fêtes galantes est un recueil de poèmes de Paul Verlaine, publié en 1869.

(English translation): Fêtes galantes is a collection of poetry by Paul Verlaine, published in 1869.

Not Yet my Soul
15 recordings of Not Yet my Soul by Robert Louis Stevenson. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 19, 2013.

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
The following poem comes from his collection entitled Underwoods, first published in 1887.

Poèmes Saturniens

Poèmes saturniens est le titre du premier recueil de poèmes de Paul Verlaine. Si Verlaine convoque Saturne, c’est en tant que planète tutélaire des mélancoliques, bien que le mot même de mélancolie n’apparaisse pas dans le poème (il donne toutefois son titre à la première section du recueil).

An Alphabet of History
An alphabet of historical characters presented in poetical form!
In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the Chicago Sunday Tribune, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet
Mga Piling Tula mula sa Buntong Hininga
Koleksyon ng mga Piling tulang Tagalog ni Pascual de Leon, na may pambungad na tula ni Pedro Gatmaitan.
Songs of a Sourdough
Reputedly the best-selling poetry collection of the 20th century, 'Songs of a Sourdough' is best known for Robert W. Service's classic Yukon ballads, 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew' and 'The Cremation of Sam McGhee'. Service was born in Preston, Lancashire, and grew up in Scotland. In his twenties, he made his way to Canada and settled in the Yukon where he worked as a bank clerk but evidently dreamed of more adventurous pursuits. Service's readings of his poems show that he could adopt either a Scottish or North American accent. Here they are read in an accent that is not too far removed from the place of his birth.
Red Cross Spirit Speaks
LibriVox readers bring you 19 recordings of The Red Cross Spirit Speaks by John H. Finley.At this time of year, all around the world, we remember the fallen and those who served their countries in time of war and other calamity. This poem reminds us of the dedication of the Red Cross, and the comfort they brought and, together with the Red Crescent, still bring, to the wounded, dying and distressed. John Huston Finley headed the Red Cross Commission in Palestine during the First World War.