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Children’s Short Works, Vol. 012
Librivox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 012: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members. [chương_files]
Librivox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 012: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members. [chương_files]
This remarkable selection of poems from the pen of master poet John Drinkwater is outstanding in its portrayal of the poet’s deep appreciation of all aspects of the wonder of human existence. These are poems of life, life’s ups and downs, its joys, its sorrows, its tragedy. This is Drinkwater at his best – the poet of the present, the eternal, the here and now – embarking on an ardent quest for meaning in life experiences, some extraordinary, some mundane, experiences elegantly expressed in these poems of marvel and revelation. Drinkwater writes of a common lived experience in poems that resonate with us all, “Still in a world that fortune cannot change,” trapped by, “This nature, this great flood of life, this cheat / That uses us as baubles for her coat.” The triumph of love and Drinkwater’s deep conviction of its saving graces is richly evident throughout this collection, whether it be the love of the miracles of nature or of the binding love between two living souls, itself one of the greatest miracles. Drinkwater expresses in most graceful terms his fervent ardor coupled with wonder at the role the phenomenon of love plays in this life, a life whose purpose remains ceaselessly obscure and mysterious. As his personal journey of life’s/love’s discovery concludes in this selection of poems, Drinkwater is compelled to assert, “And when life needs no more of us at all, / Love’s word will be the last that we recall” – the essence of which […]
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 009: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. [chương_files]
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 005: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. [chương_files]
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 006: a collection of 11 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. [chương_files]
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 007: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. [chương_files]
Poems from Robert Graves published by the Augustan Books of Poetry. – Summary by KevinS [chương_files]
Vernède enlisted with the British Army as a second lieutenant at the start of World War I, even though he was over the maximum age of service. He served in France, was wounded in 1916 in the Battle of the Somme, and returned to the front upon his recovery. Vernède died shortly after being wounded by machine gun fire while leading an advance at Havrincourt in April 1917. Vernède’s war poems were filled with the patriotic optimism of the early war years, but it would be unfair to describe him as a propagandist as he never published his poetry. This, his only collection, was published shortly after his death. (Summary by KevinS) [chương_files]
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 003: a collection of 10 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. [chương_files]
The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary works, both stories and poems, geared to grade-school age children. (Summary by aradlaw) [chương_files]
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