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Classic Poetry Aloud
Classic Poetry Aloud gives voice to poetry through podcast recordings of the great poems of the past. Our library of poems is intended as a resource for anyone interested in reading and listening to poetry. For us, it's all about the listening, and how hearing a poem can make it more accessible, as well as heightening its emotional impact. See more at: www.classicpoetryaloud.com
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C Mew read by Classic Poetry Aloud: http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/ Giving voice to the poetry of the past. --------------------------------------- The Call by Charlotte Mew (1869 – 1928) From our low seat beside the fire Where we have dozed and dreamed and watched the glow Or raked the ashes, stopping so We scarcely saw the sun or rain Above, or looked much higher Than this same quiet red or burned-out fire. To-night we heard a call, A rattle on the window-pane, A voice on the sharp air, And felt a breath stirring our hair, A flame within us: Something swift and tall Swept in and out and that was all. Was it a bright or a dark angel? Who can know? It left no mark upon the snow, But suddenly it snapped the chain Unbarred, flung wide the door Which will not shut again; And so we cannot sit here any more. We must arise and go: The world is cold without And dark and hedged about With mystery and enmity and doubt, But we must go Though yet we do not know Who called, or what marks we shall leave upon the snow. First aired: 3 May 2008 For hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index. To learn a little more about the poems and poets on Classic Poetry Aloud, join the mailing list. Reading © Classic Poetry Aloud 2009
Previous episodes
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1817 - 538. The Call by Charlotte Mew Sun, 03 Jan 2010
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1816 - 537. Summer And Winter by Percy Bysshe Shelley Sat, 02 Jan 2010
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1815 - 536. Hope is the Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson Fri, 01 Jan 2010
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1814 - 535. Winter Nightfall by Robert Bridges Thu, 31 Dec 2009
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1813 - 534. Snow in the Suburbs by Thomas Hardy Wed, 30 Dec 2009
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1812 - 533. from Frost at Midnight by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Tue, 29 Dec 2009
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1811 - 532. The Snow-Storm by Ralph Waldo Emerson Sun, 27 Dec 2009
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1810 - 531. Peace by Henry Vaughan Sat, 26 Dec 2009
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1809 - 530. Abou ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt Fri, 25 Dec 2009
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1808 - 529. The Mahogany Tree by William Makepeace Thackeray Thu, 24 Dec 2009
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1807 - 528. Answer to an Invitation to Dine at Fishmongers Hall by Sydney Smith Wed, 23 Dec 2009
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1806 - 527. December by Dollie Radford Mon, 21 Dec 2009
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1805 - 526. Grenadier by AE Housman Sun, 06 Dec 2009
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1804 - 525. The Sunne Rising by John Donne Thu, 03 Dec 2009
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1803 - 524. Love of Country by Sir Walter Scott Tue, 01 Dec 2009
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1802 - 523. When We Two Parted by Lord Byron Mon, 30 Nov 2009
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1801 - 522. I Wake and Feel The Fell Of Dark Not Day by Gerard Manley Hopkins Sun, 29 Nov 2009
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1800 - 521. Snake by DH Lawrence Thu, 26 Nov 2009
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1799 - 520. November by Edward Thomas Wed, 25 Nov 2009
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1798 - 519. Into My Heart by AE Housman (Poem 40 from A Shropshire Lad by AE Housman) Tue, 24 Nov 2009
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1797 - 518. A Quoi Bon Dire by Charlotte Mew Mon, 23 Nov 2009
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1796 - 516. Pied Beauty by Gerard Manley Hopkins Sun, 22 Nov 2009
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1795 - 515. The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy Sat, 21 Nov 2009
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1794 - 514. Stanzas to Augusta by Lord Byron Fri, 20 Nov 2009
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1793 - 513. Lullaby by William Blake Thu, 19 Nov 2009
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1792 - 512. One Way of Love by Robert Browning Wed, 18 Nov 2009
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1791 - 511. Why So Pale and Wan? by Sir John Suckling Tue, 17 Nov 2009
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1790 - 510. Disabled by Wilfred Owen Sat, 07 Nov 2009
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1789 - 509. Envoy by Francis Thompson Sun, 01 Nov 2009
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1788 - 508. Immortality by Matthew Arnold Sat, 26 Sep 2009
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1787 - 507. Sonnet 2 When forty winters shall besiege thy brow by William Shakespeare Sun, 13 Sep 2009
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1786 - 506. I Told You by Ella Wheeler Wilcox Sat, 12 Sep 2009
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1785 - 505. Song by Christina Georgina Rossetti Thu, 20 Aug 2009
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1784 - 504. The Arrow and the Song by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Sun, 16 Aug 2009
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1783 - 503. I am Lonely by George Eliot Fri, 14 Aug 2009
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1782 - 502. Recessional by Rudyard Kipling Wed, 12 Aug 2009
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1781 - 501. Delight in Disorder by Robert Herrick Mon, 10 Aug 2009
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1780 - 499. Tears Idle Tears by Alfred Lord Tennyson Fri, 07 Aug 2009
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1779 - 498. The Grass so little has to do by Emily Dickinson Wed, 05 Aug 2009
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1778 - 497. The Dalliance Of The Eagles by Walt Whitman Tue, 04 Aug 2009
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1777 - 496. The World is too Much With Us by William Wordsworth Sun, 02 Aug 2009
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1776 - 495. Mattins by George Herbert Sat, 01 Aug 2009
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1775 - 494. Life by Charlotte Bronte Fri, 31 Jul 2009
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1774 - 493. Be Still, My Soul, Be Still by AE Housman Wed, 29 Jul 2009
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1773 - 492. The Call by Charlotte Mew Fri, 10 Jul 2009
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1772 - 491. Piano by DH Lawrence Mon, 29 Jun 2009
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1771 - 490. Loveliest of Trees by AE Housman Sun, 28 Jun 2009
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1770 - 489. The Rhodora by Ralph Waldo Emerson Sat, 27 Jun 2009
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1769 - 488. Opportunity by James Elroy Flecker Sat, 20 Jun 2009
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1768 - 487. The Way Through the Woods by Rudyard Kipling Fri, 19 Jun 2009