Voices of Poetry, Volume 1, J.R.R. Tolkien
Voices of Poetry, Volume 1, J.R.R. Tolkien
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Voices of Poetry, Volume 1

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien, Edith Sitwell, Kenneth Patchen, Theodore Roethke, Various

Narrator: Various, J.R.R. Tolkien, Edith Sitwell, Kenneth Patchen, Marilyn Hacker, Theodore Roethke

Unabridged: 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/29/2025

Synopsis

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

About J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892.1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Debyi on June 13, 2023

Voices of Poetry, Vol. 1, poets reading their own works. What a joy to listen to J.R.R. Tolkien read his own works, especially in the languages he created for elves in Lord of the Rings. It would have been nice if each piece was introduced by name instead of flowing from one to the other but I enjoy......more

Goodreads review by Trisha on January 21, 2020

I think that the idea of an audiobook in which poets read their own poetry is a great idea. Unfortunately, I didn't know who the poets were or what was being read at any given moment, because the audio consisted of the clips and nothing else. That was very disappointing.......more

Goodreads review by Lizy on May 02, 2021

The poetry itself was good but the readings were kind of choppy with awkward transitions.......more

Goodreads review by Bridget on December 25, 2021

Cool to hear the posts in their own words, but an introduction to the poems before reading would be nice.......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on December 30, 2024

Well, I loved it, but the book is missing the last section!......more

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