Publisher Description

The Caedmon Poetry Collection is an exceptional audio anthology of some of the twentieth century's greatest poems, read by the poets who wrote them. Featuring rare recordings of William Butler Yeats reading "The Song of the Old Mother" and "The Lake Isle of Innisfree," e.e. cummings reciting "darling! because my blood can sing," and more than two dozen classics, this three-CD collection is a listening experience beyond compare. Listeners will delight in hearing these preeminent poets, both contemporary and past, reading their own work the way it was intended.

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A rare and thrilling listening experience which includes recordings by poets such as T.S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and W.B. Yeats.

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