Audiobooks by John Clare

Born in England – Exploring English Poetry - The East Midlands

"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.In this volume our poems come from the East Midlands in the centre of England. Once a vast manufacturing hub whose industries invented, created and exported the future to the entire world. From its industry and grime came poets of the first rank including Alfred Lord Tennyson, D H Lawrence, Anne Bradstreet, John Dryden, John Clare and many others."

Alfred Lord Tennyson, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Anna Seward, Anne Askew, Anne Bradstreet, D.H. Lawrence, Francis Beaumont, Henry Kirke White, Jane Barker, Jean Ingelow, Jessie Pope, John Beaumont, John Clare, John Dryden, John Skelton, John William Streets, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Mary Leapor, Thomas Randolph, William Lisle Bowles (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Nigel Davenport, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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A Rhyme A Dozen - England

"'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 - England - An Introduction 2 - Jerusalem by William Blake 3 - Home Thoughts From Abroad by Robert Browning 4 - The Lambs of Grassmere by Christina Georgina Rossetti 5 - Happy Is England by John Keats 6 - This England (from Richard II) by William Shakespeare 7 - Daffodils by William Wordsworth 8 - Lines Written Beneath An Elm in the Churchyard of Harrow On The Hill Sept 2nd 1807 by George Gordon Byron 9 - Beachey Head by Charlotte Smith 10 - A Shropshire Lad XXXI - On Wenlock Edge the Wood's in Trouble by A E Housman 11 - London After The Great Fire 1666 by John Dryden 12 - The Lament of Swordy Well by John Clare 13 - A Song - Men of England by Percy Bysshe Shelley"

A E Housman, Charlotte Smith, Christina Georgina Rossetti, John Clare, John Dryden, John Keats, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Robert Browning, William Blake, William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth (Author), Eve Karpf, Jake Urry (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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A Rhyme A Dozen - British Countryside

"‘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.01 - A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic - British Countryside - An Introduction02 - On a Lane in Spring by John Clare03 - The Lambs of Grassmere by Christina Georgina Rossetti04 - Daffodils by William Wordsworth05 - Binsey Poplars by Gerard Manley Hopkins06 - In Sutton Woods by Alfred Austin07 - The Malvern Hills by Radclyffe Hall08 - The Downs by Robert Seymour Bridges09 - Adlestrop by Edward Thomas10 - The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy11 - Autumn Dawn by Charles Sorley12 - By Severn by Ivor Gurney13 - In Springtime by Rudyard Kipling"

Ivor Gurney, John Clare (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Ghizela Rowe (Narrator)

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Fifty Shades of April

"The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar historically brings April showers, sunshine, touches of warmth and bursts of colour from tree and land. Buds, blossom, leaves, the great symphony of nature cascades across the landscape. Wildlife has new broods of life to nurture and provide for.In the words of our classic poets including John Clare, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sara Teasdale and a wealth of others comes sumptuous verse of all manner from the streets to the countryside, poems that describe our moods, feelings, travels and desires and many another thing."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Clare (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Fifty Shades of Nature

"Our senses revel in the incomparable majesty of the work of Mother Nature. The structure of the landscape, the multi-coloured mantle of trees and fauna, the myriad animals that wander and inhabit this glorious Earth. Nature conducts symphonies of sound as her world goes from day into the inky embrace of night.Our ears and eyes are constantly bathed in the wonder of her ways; the soft drizzle of rain from soft grey clouds, a wave caressing the shore and the ravenous colours of a departing sunset. Her invisible heartbeat is everywhere and for everyone. Indeed, whenever we look and listen to the vastness of Nature's beauty she can placate our anger and soothe our pain, despite our knowledge of her destructive forces that create myriad tragedies. Still her vistas can energise us, feed our hearts and souls and prompt us to muse on the mysteries of life and death.Our sense of wonder is sometimes hard to describe, our feelings can overwhelm us or even leave us mute in astonishment. However, help is at hand. Our classic poets including the likes of Wordsworth, Whitman, Clare, and Dickinson use words in wondrous way to open our eyes and ears to the bounty and the plenty of Nature in fifty timeless classic."

John Clare, Katherine Mansfield, Walt Whitman (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Nigel Planer, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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An Hour of Nature Poems - Volume 2

"Silence is rare in Nature.When we really listen, Nature is conducting symphonies of sound as her world goes about the day and night. Her invisible heartbeat is everywhere, for everyone.Our eyes are constantly bathed in the wonder of her ways, the soft drizzle of rain from soft grey clouds, the bleached harsh desert sand of a noon day, a wave caressing the shore, to the ravenous colours of a departing sunset. Indeed, whenever we look and listen to the vastness of our world Nature's beauty is always there for us. She placates our anger, soothes our pain. Her vistas feed our hearts and souls; the world of a single flower brings a smile.In these 60 minutes nature takes us through her world of wonder."

Charlotte Smith, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Clare (Author), Eve Karpf, Nigel Planer, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Poetry Hour - Volume 16

"Poetry is often cited as our greatest use of words. The English language has well over a million of them and poets down the ages seem, at times, to make use of every single one. But often they use them in simple ways to describe anything and everything from landscapes to all aspects of the human condition. Poems can evoke within us an individual response that takes us by surprise; that opens our ears and eyes to very personal feelings.Forget the idea of classic poetry being somehow dull and boring and best kept to children’s textbooks. It still has life, vibrancy and relevance to our lives today. Where to start? How to do that? Poetry can be difficult. We’ve put together some very eclectic Poetry Hours, with a broad range of poets and themes, to entice you and seduce you with all manner of temptations. In this hour we introduce poets of the quality and breadth of John Milton as well as themes on The Female Poet, February, Graveyard Poets and more.All of them are from Portable Poetry, a dedicated poetry publisher. We believe that poetry should be a part of our everyday lives, uplifting the soul & reaching the parts that other arts can’t. Our range of audiobooks and ebooks cover volumes on some of our greatest poets to anthologies of seasons, months, places and a wide range of themes. Portable Poetry can found at iTunes, Audible, the digital music section on Amazon and most other digital stores. This audio book is also duplicated in print as an ebook. Same title. Same words. Perhaps a different experience. But with Amazon’s whispersync you can pick up and put down on any device – start on audio, continue in print and any which way after that. Portable poetry – Let us join you for the journey.The Poetry Hour – Volume 16John Milton. An IntroductionParadise Regained. An Extract from the First Book by John MiltonSonnet XIX by John MiltonThe Passion by John MiltonThe Graveyard Poets – An IntroductionA Night Piece On Death by Thomas ParnellInvocation to Horror by Hannah CowleyOde XIV – To Solitude by Joseph Warton FebruaryLines On Observing A Blossom on the First of February 1796 by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeHymn Written Sunday February 11th, 1798 by Robert AndersonA Valentines Song by Robert Louis StevensonThe Kiss by Dante Gabriel RossettiWinter’s Naked Wood by Daniel SheehanHow Like A Winter Hath My Absence Been. Sonnet 97 by William ShakespeareFebruary by Louisa Sarah BevingtonThe Poetry of John Clare - An IntroductionThe Peasant Poet by John ClareThe Vanities of Life by John ClareA World For Love by John ClareThe Female Poet – An Introduction. Volume 4Very Early Spring by Katherine Mansfield Sea Love by Charlotte Mary Mew Summer in England, 1914 by Alice Meynell Sonnet by Alice Dunbar Nelson Against Love by Katherine Phillips Hop Picking by Edith Nesbit Life by Mary Darby Robinson After Death by Fanny Parnell"

Edith Nesbit, John Clare, John Milton (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Poetry of John Clare

"John Clare was born on 13th July, 1793 in Helpston, a few miles north of Peterborough.Schooled only until the age of 12 his early career was that of agricultural labourer, pot boy, gardener and lime burner. His early life of hardship and frequent malnutrition led to his diminutive stature of five feet and contributed to his later health problems.In 1820 his first poems were published and began to earn him a reputation as the ÒNorthamptonshire Peasant PoetÓ.His poetry sold well but only occasionally did that and other incomes keep his head above water. Married with seven children the burden was huge and demanding. Frequently penniless his health began to dissolve.He last published in 1835 and by 1837 with his drinking out of control and his mental state shredded he entered a mental institution. He was to reside in such unhappy places until his death.He died aged 71 on 20th May 1864. His remains were returned to Helpston for burial in St BotolphÕs churchyard.Today he is considered one of the greatest of English poets. His lyrical works on nature and the countryside earn him this just praise.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."

John Clare (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Romantics - Volume 1

"The Romantics - Volume 1 - An Introduction. Romanticism was a new movement in philosophy and the arts that began in the late 18th century when major political events shook the world such as the French Revolution and American Independence. It marked a distinct contrast to the prevailing Enlightenment ideals and in poetry represented a more personal intuitive, emotional and meditative expression with a back to nature imperative. It subsequently altered the way in which we perceive poetry and beyond as well as defining our own modern sensibilities to the arts. The Romantic poets who were central to this movement are traditionally characterised as the Big Six, namely Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley and Byron. However, as these volumes show, there are women poets who are often overlooked and these include Mary Shelley, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Joanna Baillie and Charlotte Smith. Among our readers are Richard Mitchley and Ghizela Rowe. In this volume we collect together William Blake to John Keats."

John Clare, Robert Burns, William Blake (Author), Gideon Wagner, Nigel Planer, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Westminster Memorials - Volume 2

"Westminster Memorials - Volume 2 - An introduction. Westminster Abbey has seen much during its long, rich history; the coronations of Kings and Queens, the burials of Prime ministers. However it is also a church that remembers the men and women of the arts. Dedicated writers and poets who spoke so eloquently that the Nation wished to remember them with plaques upon its walls so that all who travelled here could remember too. Their works are worth remembering and here, in these volumes, their wise words speak too and for us all. In Volume 2 we collect together John Clare to DH Lawrence."

John Clare, Robert Herrick, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Author), Glyn Huston, Jan Francis, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Selected Poems of John Clare, Volume 2

"John Clare (1793 - 1864) was a farm labourer in the village of Helpstone, Northamptonshire, who became arguably England's greatest nature poet. He rose to fame when his 'Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery' was published in 1820. His language preserves many local dialect words in a mixture of classical forms and heart-felt love of country life and nature. This volume comprises fifteen of his bird poems. (Summary by David Barnes)."

John Clare (Author), David Barnes (Narrator)

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