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Featured Poem: Lines by Thomas Hood
Our Featured Poem for February is 'Lines' by Thomas Hood, selected and read by Frances. Lines by Thomas Hood Let…
From the Bookshelf: A Year With Rilke
Our 'From the Bookshelf' piece for January explores the collection A Year With Rilke, and was written by Lisa Spurgin.…
Featured Poem: Love by George Herbert
The Featured Poem for January is Love by George Herbert and is from the anthology Stressed, Unstressed and is read by…
Featured Poem: To Autumn
For November's Featured Poem, Julie is reading 'To Autumn' by John Clare To Autumn by John Clare Come, pensive…
Featured Poem: To Time by Mary Tighe
For October's Featured Poem, Lisa has chosen to read 'To Time' by Mary Tighe To Time by Mary Tighe…
Featured Poem: The Lake Isle of Innisfree by W.B. Yeats
The Featured Poem for September is W.B. Yeats' 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' from the poetry anthology Stressed, Unstressed which…
From the Bookshelf: This Same Sky
As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…
Featured Poem: Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson
This month our Featured Poem is Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson, read by The Reader's Reading…
Featured Poem: Acquainted With the Night by Robert Frost
Our Featured Poem for July is 'Acquainted With the Night' by Robert Frost and read by The Reader's Programme Coordinator,…
Featured Poem: Wanting to Move by Vijaya Mukhopadhyay
The Reader's Director of Literature, Katie Clark, reads 'Wanting to Move' by Vijaya Mukhopadhyay Wanting to Move by…
Featured Poem: Sonnet 55 by William Shakespeare
This week's Featured Poem is Sonnet 55 by William Shakespeare. Sonnet 55 Not marble nor the gilded monuments Of princes…
Featured Poem: An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow by Les Murray
This week, Frances has chosen to read 'An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow' by Les Murray An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow The word…