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    Voices of Poetry, Volume 1
    Voices of Poetry, Volume 1
    Voices of Poetry, Volume 1
    Audiobook21 minutes

    Voices of Poetry, Volume 1

    Written by J.R.R. Tolkien, Edith Sitwell, Kenneth Patchen and Theodore Roethke

    Narrated by J.R.R. Tolkien, Edith Sitwell, Kenneth Patchen and

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    About this audiobook

    Hear rare recordings from some of the world's most-respected poets reading their own works: J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hoard; E.E. Cummings, Prose Jottings; Archibald Macleish, The Old Man to the Lizard; Ted Hughes, Six Young Men; May Swenson, Naked in Borneo; Marilyn Hacker, The Dark Twin; Kenneth Patchen, 23rd Street Runs into Heaven; Edith Sitwell, An Old Woman; Theodore Roethke, The Bat.

    Recording obtained and published by Rick Sheridan.

    ©2009 Rick Sheridan (P)2009 Rick Sheridan

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherListen & Live Audio
    Release dateNov 17, 2023
    ISBN9781593165185
    Voices of Poetry, Volume 1
    Author

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over sixty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

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      Found a hidden gem, loved the first two poems the best