Audiobooks by Francis Ledwidge

A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic ? Famous Tributes

"'A dime a dozen' as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English 'cheap as chips' but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit 'A Rhyme a Dozen' as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears. 1 - A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic - Famous Tributes - An Introduction 2 - To the Memory of My Beloved Master William Shakespeare and What He Hath Left Us by Ben Jonson 3 - In Honour of That High and Mighty Princess, Queen Elizabeth by Anne Bradstreet 4 - Abraham Lincoln by James Russell Lowell 5 - A Poem Upon the Death of His Late Highness the Lord Protector by Andrew Marvell 6 - The Death of Grant by Ambrose Bierce 7 - Lament for Thomas McDonagh by Francis Ledwidge 8 - Sonnet LVI Written at York on the Day of the Coronation of Queen Victoria June 28th, 1838 by Henry Alford 9 - To the Countess of Salisbury by Aurelian Townsend 10 - An Elegy on the Death of Llywelyn ab Gruyffyd by Gruffydd ap Yr Ynad Coch 11 - On the Death of the Late Earl of Rochester by Aphra Behn 12 - Chatterton in Holborn by Ernest Rhys 13 - Adonais; An Elegy On the Death of John Keats by Percy Bysshe Shelley"

Ambrose Bierce, Andrew Marvell, Anne Bradstreet, Aphra Behn, Aurelian Townsend, Ben Jonson, Ernest Rhys, Francis Ledwidge, Gruffydd Ap Yr Ynad Coch, Henry Alford, James Russell Lowell, Percy Bysshe Shelley (Author), Eve Karpf, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Elegies & Laments

"In these more modern time perhaps our first thoughts of an Elegy or a Lament is for someone's passing. Wreathed in grief and death we think of a headstone on a silent grave and the memories that shelter within our hearts, slowly receding from one generation to the next, as an often lonely voice extols the virtues and traits of the one who has passed. But these two very early forms of poetry, dating back to at least Ovid and probably further, are also surprising in their lyrical touch. These are not just mournful and sad but also whimsical or rich with celebration and tribute as they journey through joy, laughter, love, tears and comfort. Our Classic Poets, who have specifically chosen to include the form in the title of their work, include the likes of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Thomas Chatterton, Aphra Behn, Rainer Maria Rilke, Radclyffe Hall and many others of equal measure are always surprising in their views, their analysis and their sharing of words and thoughts, offering feelings that mirror our own and provide a balm of many hues for our wounded and tender souls. 1 - Elegies and Laments - An Introduction 2 - Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray 3 - The Lament of Swordy Well by John Clare 4 - An Elegy on a Pile of Ruins by John Cunningham 5 - Lament by Rainer Maria Rilke 6 - Elegy - Supposed to Be Written in Barnet Churchyard by George Townsend 7 - Elegy by Thomas Chatterton 8 - A Lament by Radclyffe Hall 9 - An Elegy by Ben Jonson 10 - Laeta - A Lament by HP Lovecraft 11 - Angellica's Lament by Aphra Behn 12 - Amores - Book I Elegy V - Corinna in an Afternoon by Ovid 13 - Morning Lament by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 14 - The Wind's Lament by John Morris-Jones 15 - Noon Day Elegiacs by T W Rolleston 16 - Midnight Lamentation by Harold Munro 17 - February. An Elegy by Thomas Chatterton 18 - Elegy in April and September by Wilfred Owen 19 - Elegy by Anna Seward 20 - Autumn Elegy by Leslie Norris 21 - Elegy on the Year 1788 by Robert Burns 22 - Elegy for an Enemy by Stephen Vincent Benet 23 - An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog by Oliver Goldsmith 24 - Pointless It Is To Lament by Narsinh Mehta 25 - To the Beloved Dead - A Lament by Alice Meynell 26 - The Slave's Lament by Benjamin Cutler Clark 27 - The Slaves Lament by Robert Burns 28 - A Lament by Katharine Tynan 29 - The Going of the Battery (Wives Lament November the 2nd 1899) by Thomas Hardy 30 - Lament in 1915 by Harold Munro 31 - An Elegy on the Death of Llywelyn ab Gruyffyd by Gruffydd ap Yr Ynad Coch 32 - Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady by Alexander Pope 33 - Elegy on a Lady Whom Grief for the Death of Her Bethrothed Killed by Robert Seymour Bridges 34 - Lament by Edna St Vincent Millay 35 - The Mother's Lament For Her Infant by Lucretia Maria Davidson 36 - Elegy on the Death of Mr Phillips by Thomas Chatterton 37 - Lament for the Poets, 1916 by Francis Ledwidge 38 - Lament for Thomas McDonagh by Francis Ledwidge 39 - Elegy on the Earl of Rochester by Anne Wharton 40 - Elegy on William Shakespeare by William Basse 41 - Adonais - An Elegy on the Death of John Keats by Percy Bysshe Shelley"

Alexander Pope, Alice Meynell, Anne Wharton, Ben Jonson, Edna St Vincent Millay, Francis Ledwidge, H.P. Lovecraft, John Clare, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Radclyffe Hall, Robert Burns, Thomas Chatterton, Wilfred Owen (Author), Laurel Lefkow, Richard Mitchley, Sean Barrett (Narrator)

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The Poetry of Francis Ledwidge

"Francis Edward Ledwidge was born on 19th August, 1887 in the small village of Janeville in Slane, County Meath in Ireland to parents that believed strongly in education. At the age of 5 his father died and the entire family, already desperately poor, were forced into work and by 13 the young Ledwidge took whatever job was to hand-from farm hand to road labourer. Throughout this time he applied himself to his poetry writing whenever and wherever he could. His poems were published on a regular basis from the age of 14 in the Drogheda Independent, his local paper.Ledwidge was an ardent Nationalist and was well known for his Sinn Fein and trade union activism. This association got him fired from his job at the Slane copper mines, for organising a strike for better working conditions, but prompted his appointment as the Secretary to the Slane branch of the Meath Labour Union. As a poet Ledwidge found patronage from Lord Dunsany who was well known in literary circles and was offered regular funds if he did not fight in World War I. Ledwidge was originally opposed to the War but then, seeing the greater injustice of an enslaved Europe, changed his view and enlisted and fought for Lord Dunsany's regiment, part of the 10th Irish Division. He thrived in the army finding promotion, happy to be serving Ireland and continuing to write but on 31st July 1917, whilst road laying for the Battle of Ypres, a German artillery shell exploded and he was blown to pieces. He was 29. Francis Ledwidge, the patriot and nationalist has been called 'The Soldier Poet', 'The Peasant Poet' and the 'Poet of the Blackbird'1 - The Poetry of Francis Ledwidge - An Introduction2 - Ireland by Francis Ledwidge3 - The Call to Ireland by Francis Ledwidge4 - At Currabwee by Francis Ledwidge5 - My Mother by Francis Ledwidge6 - Nocturne by Francis Ledwidge7 - The Sylph by Francis Ledwidge8 - Evening in February by Francis Ledwidge9 - Evening in England by Francis Ledwidge10 - A Twilight in Middle March by Francis Ledwidge11 - A Rainy Day in April by Francis Ledwidge12 - Thoughts at the Trysting Stile by Francis Ledwidge13 - Evening in May by Francis Ledwidge14 - Autumn Evening in Serbia by Francis Ledwidge15 - An Attempt at a City Sunset by Francis Ledwidge16 - Behind the Closed Eye by Francis Ledwidge17 - The Visitation of Peace by Francis Ledwidge18 - To My Best Friend by Francis Ledwidge19 - In the Dusk by Francis Ledwidge20 - In a Cafe by Francis Ledwidge21 - Lady Fair by Francis Ledwidge22 - Low Moonland by Francis Ledwidge23 - Old Clo by Francis Ledwidge24 - The Maid in Low Moonland by Francis Ledwidge25 - The Weddiing Morning by Francis Ledwidge26 - To One Weeping by Francis Ledwidge27 - Youth by Francis Ledwidge28 - Had I a Golden Pound (After the Irish) by Francis Ledwidge29 - The Lanawn Shee by Francis Ledwidge30 - Fairies by Francis Ledwidge31 - The Little Children by Francis Ledwidge32 - A Fairy Hunt by Francis Ledwidge33 - Pan by Francis Ledwidge34 - The Find by Francis Ledwidge35 - The Shadow People by Francis Ledwidge36 - Bound to the Mast by Francis Ledwidge37 - To One Who Comes Now and Then by Francis Ledwidge38 - To an Old Quill of Lord Dunsany's by Francis Ledwidge39 - Lament for the Poets, 1916 by Francis Ledwidge40 - Waiting by Francis Ledwidge41 - Lament for Thomas McDonagh by Francis Ledwidge42 - The Dead Kings by Francis Ledwidge43 - The Lost Ones by Francis Ledwidge44 - An Old Pain by Francis Ledwidge45 - Growing Old by Francis Ledwidge46 - To One Dead by Francis Ledwidge47 - Soliloquy by Francis Ledwidge48 - A Soldier's Grave by Francis Ledwidge49 - At a Poet's Grave by Francis Ledwidge"

Francis Ledwidge (Author), Eve Karpf, Kelly O'doherty, Stephen Hogan (Narrator)

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Fifty Shades of Ireland

"The beautiful island of Ireland has endured a history that is pock-marked with struggle and oppression, with religious division and self-serving administrations. It has sacrificed its youth in wars, its generations in famines and emigration but it has never forsaken its calling that Ireland is a beacon of dignity, humanity and a home for words and literature of every description.Across the centuries, whatever its joys or torments, its poets have assembled verse that speaks from its soul. These fifty poems can never be a complete package of Ireland. They give glimpses, aspects, insights and thoughtful views and opinions of a nation that is proud, free and gloried with a history that few others can carry. That few others possess. From Katharine Tynan, Francis Ledwidge, Isabella Valancy Crawford and Thomas Moore to James Joyce, Oscar Wilde and W B Yeats this roll-call of wordsmiths speaks of Ireland and for Ireland."

Francis Ledwidge, Katharine Tynan, W B Yeats (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Kelly O'doherty, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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St Patrick's Day - A Holiday In Verse

"There is a day in March when people of Irish descent, in whole or part, and those who just wish to partake of the Shamrock Isle's legendary hospitality, come together the world over to celebrate the world's most popular National festival: St Patrick's day.That day is March 17th, the traditional anniversary of his death in 561. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and is acknowledged as the one who brought Christianity to its shores and drove out the snakes! Although it is now generally accepted that snakes never inhabited Ireland and it's more likely a reference to the driving out of pagans or druids.Now we celebrate not just St Patrick or St Paddy's day but all things tinged with the green, all things Irish and its culture with parades, céilís, parties and the wearing of green clothing or shamrocks, and the hours, long into the night, are filled with laughter and good-natured exuberance. Although the day can coincide with the church rituals of Lent the restrictions on eating and drinking are lifted and this gives added impetus to the imbibing of alcohol, the whirl of dance and the clatter and chatter of a vibrant celebration. Our poets revel with the words and verse on every aspect of the day."

Francis Ledwidge, Katharine Tynan, W B Yeats (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Kelly O'doherty, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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