The Best Poems of All Time, Volume 2 (Abridged) Audiobook, by T. S. Eliot Play Audiobook Sample

The Best Poems of All Time, Volume 2 (Abridged) Audiobook

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Read By: Natalie Cole, D.B. Sweeney Publisher: Hachette Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 1.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: March 2001 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN:

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This perfect poetry companion brings the words of the world's favorite poets to life. Hearing poetry spoken - as it was originally intended to be heard - adds dramatically to your understanding and appreciation of the form. Be moved, amused, and awed by these expert interpretations of even the most familiar poems.

Revisit favorites from the 1850s through the present such as:

  • Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot
  • Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
  • Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

    and so many more...

    This is Volume 2 of The Best Poems of All Time. Have you heard Volume 1?

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  • "I've been slowly meandering my way through this book for a coupld months now. I found it at a local thrift shop. It was very good, I've read bits and pices of his work before, the ones that end up in school text books. So I was really happy to find this, since pretty much all his poems are good."

    — Cinward (5 out of 5 stars)

    The Best Poems of All Time, Volume 2 Listener Reviews

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    • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

      " I hit the wrong key, I really, really liked this book and would give it the 5 star rating. :) "

      — Brenda, 2/18/2014
    • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

      " One of my favorite poets. "

      — Erinfinley84, 2/12/2014
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      " Generally speaking I don't feel like I have an appreciation for poetry, and struggle to get on board with it. Not true of Robert Frost, this man speaks to me. "

      — Liz, 2/4/2014
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      " Frost is not my favorite poet. Not even close. But he's okay, and plants some nice images in your brain that will pop up when you encounter something similar in your own life. "

      — Wanda, 2/3/2014
    • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

      " I love Robert Frost's poetry. Simple but beautiful. "

      — Kendra, 2/2/2014
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      " I pick up and read a one or two a night. Into my Own is one of my favorites. "

      — Deanna, 1/31/2014
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      " If you only have one comprehensive book of Robert Frost's poetry, this is the book I would choose. I have read through it over and over. It's not a book you sit down and read the whole thing. It's a great book to have for anyone who loves Robert Frost. "

      — Alicia, 1/30/2014
    • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

      " i take it out at least once a year and read them over and over. "

      — Nancy, 1/21/2014
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      " Frankly, could have been abridged a bit. "

      — Scott, 1/19/2014
    • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

      " I think everyone can find a single poet that speaks to their soul and for me Robert Frost has an insight that I truly appreciate. I could the whole day reading his work. "

      — Scott, 1/19/2014
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      " A lovely visit with an old friend via Stanford Book Salon. Bumma and I read some of these together. "

      — bookczuk, 1/11/2014
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      " One of my favorite poets! "

      — Willa, 12/20/2013
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      " It was different but i still enjoyed reading it.The Poetry of Robert Frost "

      — Author, 12/17/2013
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      " I can get lost in this book for hours. It is exquisitely delightful. "

      — Alana, 12/8/2013
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      " I've always struggled with properly appreciating poetry. For the most part, I just don't get it. But Frost? That's a different story. I LOVE Frost. His frequent use of nature, the personification of nature, the questions nature poses, the answers nature gives, all make sense to me. I get it. "

      — Allison, 10/27/2013
    • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

      " Partially read. One of my favorite poets! "

      — Kailey, 3/25/2013
    • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

      " I have this anthology (given to my by my dear dear friend Amy) and I adore it! Robert Frost is one of the most amazing poets of our time! "

      — Kellie, 9/13/2012
    • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

      " I have several favorite Frost poems that have been excellent for the classroom. Plus, they are just damned good poems! "

      — Clif, 8/12/2012
    • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

      " Rivals Yeats in terms of favourite modern poets. That says a lot. "

      — Roisin, 1/27/2012
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      " I've heard rumors that Robert Frost was a bit of an ass, but it doesn't show through his poetry. "

      — Heather, 10/13/2011
    • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

      " I cried and laughed through this wonderful collection of poems. I found my self anxious to get to bed so I could pull the book out and read poem after poem. I read some on the metro too. It helps in distracting me from my own thoughts. "

      — Leslie, 4/15/2011
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      " Page 385 The Fear of God "

      — Kate, 12/5/2010
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      " Beauty and genius have rarely drawn so light a veil across the face of joy and hollow of darkness as with the pen of Robert Frost. "

      — J., 8/10/2010
    • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

      " I have read every single poem in this book. I love Robert Frost. "

      — Carley, 1/7/2010
    • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

      " My favorite poems would be: 'Good Hours', 'The Road Not Taken', A Patch of Old Snow', 'Bond and Free', 'The Last Word of a Bluebird', Fire and Ice (my favorite of all)', 'Dust of Snow', 'Nothing Gold can Stay' and 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening'. "

      — CαthεεBooks, 10/18/2007
    • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

      " Absolutely an amazing collection of works from an extremely talented poet. His works are amazing at capturing the joy and beauty of rural life. This is a book I return to every so often because it's such an enjoyable read. "

      — Aaron, 6/24/2006
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      " Frost's poems are simple and smooth with a darkness underneath that makes them complex and rough. "

      — Christopher, 6/15/2006
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      " Simply one of the best poets . "

      — Deja, 8/15/2005
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      " A glowing insight of a great poet. "

      — W.c., 7/27/2005
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      " I've been reading from this collection for over fifteen years. Frost was a marvelous poet. He's so often conceptualized as a folksy patriarch type, but his poetry is actually politically complex and sharply observant of human failings. "

      — Steven, 8/18/2002

    About T. S. Eliot

    Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888–1965) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and became a British subject in 1927. The acclaimed poet of The Waste Land, Four Quartets, and Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, among numerous other poems, prose, and works of drama, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. He recast twentieth-century English poetry with a new vocabulary of technique, giving voice to a bold, vibrantly original Modernist style. In addition to his poetry, his body of work includes many landmark critical essays, as well as plays. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.