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This site is owned and maintained by Joe Pellegrino and with his permission we can enjoy listening to poetry.  Thank you Joe.


World Poetry Audio Library


"Poetry is and was an oral or bardic art."
Samuel Hazo
Sometimes when we try to understand a text, especially a poem, it helps to actually hear it as well as read it. This library is designed to help you as you read poetry. The poems are in .wav format, so your browser should handle them with a plugin or with its own media player

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Last updated 8 June 2001



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