
Short Poetry Collection 036
Twenty poems spanning centuries of human feeling, selected from the public domain and brought to life through volunteer voices. This collection offers a curated journey through grief and joy, love and loss, nature and mortality - the eternal subjects that poetry has explored since language began. Each poem stands alone as a small, perfect thing, but together they create a conversation across time: the Romantics wrestling with transcendence, the Victorians dissecting heartache, Modernists breaking form to capture modern alienation. The variety ensures there's something to stop you mid-thought, a line that makes you reread, sit still, feel something shift. Whether you're new to poetry or returning after years away, this collection works as both entry point and treasure hunt. It's short enough to finish in an evening but rich enough to carry with you long after. For anyone who suspects poetry might have something to say to them, this is where to listen.
X-Ray
Read by
Group Narration
7 readers
Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010), Lee Ann Howlett, Arouet, Bookworm +3 more























