Audiobooks by Isaac Rosenberg

Born in England – Exploring English Poetry - The South-West

"Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to symbolize and to describe everything from everyday life, natural wonders, the human condition and even in its more hubristic moments, the crushing triumph of an enemy.In the volumes of this series, we take a look at poetry through the prism of individual regions of England, or sometimes more quaintly known as ‘Albion’, or ‘Blighty’, through the centuries of its gloried history.England, despite its perception of reserve and under-statement has, in reality, strode the global stage at various time in many things, both good and bad, from Empire to long distance running. Here our focus in on its literature. Famed for its fiction and dramas, it is equally admired for its plethora of gifted poets and the dazzling verse which has added so much to its artistic legacy. These classic poets are wonders of their age and of their art. Genius is written in their names.This long limb of England pushes into the Atlantic yet from its ancient past until today its creative contribution is woven in gloried threads into the culture of the whole Nation."

Charles Kingsley, Henry Alford, Isaac Rosenberg, Ivor Gurney, John Keble, Joseph Addison, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Robert Southey, Samuel Daniel, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Chatterton, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Lovell Beddoes (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Jo Wyatt, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic ? War

"'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 - War - An Introduction 2 - The Ballad of Agincourt by Michael Drayton 3 - The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson 4 - The Battle of Lexington by Sidney Lanier 5 - The Bravest Battle by Joaquin Miller 6 - The Storm by John Donne 7 - To the Memory of the Americans Who Fell at Eutaw by Philip Freneau 8 - There Was a Crimson Clash of War by Stephen Crane 9 - Break of Day in the Trenches by Isaac Rosenberg 10 - Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen 11 - War Sonnet V - The Soldier by Rupert Brooke 12 - The Dying Patriot by James Elroy Flecker 13 - For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon"

Alfred Lord Tennyson, Isaac Rosenberg, James Elroy Flecker, Joaquin Miller, John Donne, Laurence Binyon, Michael Drayton, Philip Freneau, Rupert Brooke, Sidney Lanier, Stephen Crane, Wilfred Owen (Author), Jake Urry, John-Michael Macdonald, Tim Graham (Narrator)

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The Poetry of World War I - The Top 100

"War may be rationalized as Ôdiplomacy by other meansÕ but the reality is that when tribes, Nations and peoples bring themselves into armed conflict with one another mayhem, terror and slaughter are the result.In the First World War, The Great War, The War to End all Wars any idealistic aims that it was a Ôjust causeÕ and would be all over in a few months were shattered against the vast scale of millions dead or wounded all, for the often temporary gains of a few miles of shell-pocked mud. Human bodies were of little more value than the bullets and shells which mowed them down.In this poetry volume we have distilled an enormous number of poets and poems into a selection that moves from the witness to searing horror and terror of battle to almost forgotten moments of recuperation and reflection both at the front and at home.Out of the carnage has flowered works of fractured beauty, symbols of those we have lost and reminders of what we have lost.These words to bear witness for what they have experienced. Each has an individual point of view that bears its own truth.This volume comes to you from Portable Poetry, a specialized imprint from Deadtree Publishing. Our range is large and growing and covers single poets, themes, and many compilations."

Isaac Rosenberg, Ivor Gurney, Laurence Binyon (Author), Gideon Wagner, Jake Urry, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Poetry of Isaac Rosenberg

"Isaac Rosenberg was born on 25th November 1890 in Bristol. As a child his family moved to the squalid streets of LondonÕs Jewish Ghetto, and took any number of menial jobs to survive.Isaac only attended school briefly at age 14. He began work as an engraverÕs apprentice and to work in his spare time on his painting. These talents in painting and other visual arts allowed him to go to a funded place at the Slade School of Art.His early poetry was closely associated with the Romantic movement, especially the influences of Keats and Shelley.His volume of poems ÔYouthÕ was published in 1915 and then he enlisted to fight in the Great War.He fought until 1918 and his death in the battle of Arras on 1st April at the age of 28.Within those few short years he found his own distinctive and clear voice. He is mainly remembered as a War Poet and on the horrific canvas that was to be The First World War he expressed himself as few others could. ÔAugust 1914Õ like many of his works is short but distilled to an essence with a clear and unquenchable voice.This volume comes to you from Portable Poetry, a specialized imprint from Deadtree Publishing. Our range is large and growing and covers single poets, themes, and many compilations."

Isaac Rosenberg (Author), Jake Urry, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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