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Poetry Recordings: Texts

‘Truly fine poetry must be read aloud.’

– Jorge Luis Borges, short-story writer and poet

Professional recordings of well-loved poetry to breathe life into study and fully engage students with the subtle complexities of the art form. Provided on CD, these readings can be played in class or uploaded onto a VLE.

  • Familiarise students with key aspects of poetry including metre, rhyme and rhythm
  • Beautifully read aloud by experienced West End actors!
  • Recordings include female and male readers and Scottish, English and American accents where possible.

Superior sound quality

M McPherson, English Teacher & Peer Reviewer

Excellent quality. We ordered this because we wanted to introduce high quality readings to our pupils.

C Tardios, English Teacher & Customer

Authentic voice!

P Metcalf, English Teacher & Peer Reviewer

The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

27 parts, 48 minutes on one CD:

  1. The Opening
  2. The Knight
  3. The Squire
  4. The Yeoman
  5. The Prioress
  6. The Monk
  7. The Friar
  8. The Merchant
  9. The Clerk of Oxford
  1. The Sergeant of Law
  2. The Franklin
  3. The Haberdasher
  4. The Cook
  5. The Shipman
  6. The Doctor of Physic
  7. The Wife of Bath
  8. The Poor Parson
  9. The Ploughman
  1. The Miller
  2. The Manciple
  3. The Reeve
  4. The Summoner
  5. The Pardoner
  6. The Scene is Set
  7. The Host Harry Bailey
  8. The Conditions of the Competition
  9. The Pilgrims Depart, The Game Begins

Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Coleridge

7 parts, 38 minutes on two CDs.

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