Voices of Poetry, Volume 1
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien, Edith Sitwell, Kenneth Patchen and Theodore Roethke
Narrated by J.R.R. Tolkien, Edith Sitwell, Kenneth Patchen and
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About this audiobook
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.
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J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over sixty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
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