Poems
Listen FreeFree AI audiobook with natural voice. No signup required.
About This Book
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute th...
Chapters (313)
- POEMS BY JULIA C. R. DORR
- TO S. M. D.
- EARLIER POEMS
- THE THREE SHIPS
- MAUD AND MADGE
- A MOTHER’S QUESTION
- OVER THE WALL
- OUTGROWN
- A SONG FOR TWO
- A PICTURE
- HYMN TO LIFE
- THE CHIMNEY SWALLOW
- HEIRSHIP
- HILDA, SPINNING
- HEREAFTER
- WITHOUT AND WITHIN
- VASHTI’S SCROLL
- WHAT MY FRIEND SAID TO ME
- HYMN FOR THE DEDICATION OF A CEMETERY
- YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY
- LYRIC FOR THE DEDICATION OF A MUSIC-HALL
- WHAT I LOST
- ONCE!
- CATHARINE
- THE NAME
- UNDER THE PALM-TREES
- NIGHT AND MORNING
- I.
- II.
- AGNES
- “INTO THY HANDS”
- IDLE WORDS
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- THE SPARROW TO THE SKYLARK
- THE BELL OF ST. PAUL’S
- DECEMBER 26, 1910 A BALLAD OF MAJOR ANDERSON
- FROM BATON ROUGE
- IN THE WILDERNESS May 6, 1864
- CHARLEY OF MALVERN HILL
- SUPPLICAMUS 1864
- THE LAST OF SIX
- THE DRUMMER BOY’S BURIAL
- 1865
- OUR FLAGS AT THE CAPITOL
- MY MOCKING-BIRD
- COMING HOME
- WAKENING EARLY
- BLEST Dec. 1865
- HELEN
- “PRO PATRIA”
- THE DEAD CENTURY
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- VIII.
- IX.
- X.
- XI.
- XII.
- XIII.
- XIV.
- XV.
- XVI.
- XVII.
- XVIII.
- XIX.
- XX.
- XXI.
- XXII.
- XXIII.
- THE RIVER OTTER A FRAGMENT
- PAST AND PRESENT (Driftwood)
- VERMONT (WRITTEN FOR THE VERMONT CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, AT BENNINGTON, AUGUST 15, 1877.)
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- VIII.
- IX.
- X.
- XI.
- XII.
- XIII.
- XIV.
- XV.
- GETTYSBURG 1863-1889
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- VIII.
- “NO MORE THE THUNDER OF CANNON”
- GRANT August 8, 1885
- FRIAR ANSELMO AND OTHER POEMS
- FRIAR ANSELMO
- THE KING’S ROSEBUD
- SOMEWHERE
- PERADVENTURE
- RENA (A LEGEND OF BRUSSELS)
- I.
- II.
- III.
- A SECRET
- THIS DAY
- “CHRISTUS!”
- THE KISS
- WHAT SHE THOUGHT
- WHAT NEED?
- TWO
- UNANSWERED
- THE CLAY TO THE ROSE
- AT THE LAST
- TO THE “BOUQUET CLUB”
- EVENTIDE
- MY LOVERS
- THE LEGEND OF THE ORGAN-BUILDER
- BUTTERFLY AND BABY BLUE
- KING IVAN’S OATH
- AT DAWN
- IN MEMORIAM
- WEAVING THE WEB
- THE “CHRISTUS” OF THE PASSION PLAY OF OBERAMMERGAU
- RABBI BENAIAH
- A CHILD’S THOUGHT
- “GOD KNOWS”
- THE MOUNTAIN ROAD
- ENTERING IN
- A FLOWER FOR THE DEAD
- THOU KNOWEST
- WINTER
- FIVE
- UNSOLVED
- QUIETNESS
- THE DIFFERENCE
- MY BIRTHDAY
- A RED ROSE
- TWENTY-ONE
- SINGING IN THE DARK
- THOMAS MOORE May 28, 1779-1879
- A LAST WORD
- SONNETS
- THE SONNET
- I. TO A CRITIC
- II. TO A POET
- AT REST
- TOO WIDE!
- MERCÉDÈS (June 27, 1878)
- GRASS-GROWN
- TO ZÜLMA
- I.
- II.
- SLEEP
- IN KING’S CHAPEL (Boston, November 3, 1878)
- TO-DAY
- F. A. F.
- DAY AND NIGHT
- I.
- II.
- THY NAME
- RESURGAMUS
- AT THE TOMB
- THREE DAYS
- I.
- II.
- III.
- DARKNESS
- SILENCE
- SANCTIFIED
- A MESSAGE
- WHEN LESSER LOVES
- GEORGE ELIOT
- KNOWING
- A THOUGHT (SUGGESTED BY READING “A MIRACLE IN STONE”)
- TO-MORROW
- I.
- II.
- “O EARTH! ART THOU NOT WEARY?”
- ALEXANDER
- THE PLACE “I GO TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU”
- I.
- II.
- III.
- TO A GODDESS
- O. W. H. (August 29, 1809.)
- GIFTS FOR THE KING (H. W. L., February 27th)
- RECOGNITION (H. W. L.)
- I.
- II.
- SHAKESPEARE (April 23, 1664-1889)
- TO E. C. S. WITH A ROSE FROM CONWAY CASTLE
- A CHRISTMAS SONNET
- POVERTY
- SURPRISES
- I.
- II.
- C. H. R. (LOST OFF HAI-MUN IN THE CHINA SEA)
- A NEW BEATITUDE L. G. W.
- COMPENSATION
- I.
- II.
- QUESTIONINGS
- REMEMBRANCE
- IN THE HIGH TOWER
- AFTERNOON SONGS
- FOUR-O’CLOCKS
- A DREAM OF SONGS UNSUNG
- QUESTIONING A ROSE
- THE FALLOW FIELD
- OUT AND IN
- HER FLOWERS
- THREE LADDIES
- SUMMER, 1882 R. W. E.
- THORNLESS ROSES
- TREASURE-SHIPS
- CHOOSING
- NOT MINE
- THE CHAMBER OF SILENCE
- THREE ROSES
- FOUR LETTERS (INSCRIBED TO OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES)
- VALDEMAR
- JUBILATE!
- EASTER LILIES
- “O WIND THAT BLOWS OUT OF THE WEST”
- A SUMMER SONG
- THE URN
- THE PARSON’S DAUGHTER
- MARCH FOURTH 1881-1882
- ROY
- THE PAINTER’S PRAYER “NEC ME PRÆTERMITTAS, DOMINE!”
- FROM EXILE Paris, September 3, 1879
- A MOTHER-SONG
- EASTER MORNING
- SEALED ORDERS
- AN ANNIVERSARY
- MARTHA
- THE HOUR
- THE CLOSED GATE
- CONTENT
- MY WONDERLAND
- THE GUEST
- AN OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN
- DISCONTENT
- I.
- II.
- THE DOVES AT MENDON
- A LATE ROSE
- PERIWINKLE
- AFTERNOON
- THE LADY OF THE PROW BERMUDA, MAY, 1883
- THOU AND I
- LATER POEMS
- THE LEGEND OF THE BABOUSHKA A CHRISTMAS BALLAD
- DAYBREAK AN EASTER POEM
- THE APPLE-TREE
- THE COMFORTER
- SANTA CLAUS
- THE ARMORER’S ERRAND A BALLAD OF 1775
- FORESHADOWINGS
- WON
- BAPTISM OF FIRE
- AT THE FEAST “And the Lord of the Castle is Time.”
- OVER AND OVER
- A LISTENING BIRD
- THE FIRST FIRE
- MIDNIGHT CHIMES
- MY LADY SLEEP
- THE KING’S TOUCH
- “BY DIVERS PATHS”
- THE BLIND BIRD’S NEST
- TWO PATHS
- ST. JOHN’S EVE
- A LITTLE SONG
- THE PRINCES’ CHAMBER
- WONDERLAND
- IN A GALLERY (ANTWERP, 1891)
- IN MARBLE PRAYER (CANTERBURY, 1891)
- NOCTURNE
- COME WHAT MAY
- NUREMBERG
- A MATER DOLOROSA
- AFTER LONG WAITING
- [v]
- [vii]
- [viii]
- [ix]
- [x]
- [xii]
- [xiii]
- [1]
- [3]
- [6]
- [41]
- [73]
- [97]
- [135]
- [141]
- [241]
- [293]
- [295]
- [399]
How to Listen
- 1. Click "Listen Free" above
- 2. The book opens in CastReader's browser reader
- 3. Click the play button — AI narration starts with word highlighting
- 4. Use "Send to Phone" to continue listening on your phone
FAQ
Is this audiobook really free?
Yes. "Poems" is a public domain work from Project Gutenberg. CastReader converts it to audio using AI text-to-speech for free. No account or payment needed.
What does the AI voice sound like?
CastReader uses Kokoro TTS, a natural-sounding AI voice. It handles punctuation, names, and dialogue naturally. Most listeners forget it's AI after a few minutes.
Can I listen on my phone?
Yes. Open the book, then use "Send to Phone" to stream audio to your phone via Telegram. No app download needed.