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Seven Ages
An Anthology of Poetry with Music
Authors: William Shakespeare, Rudyard Kipling, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, T.S. Eliot, Vera Brittain, and others, Readers: Michael Caine, Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, John Cleese, Glenda Jackson, and others

This exceptional anthology of poetry and music, based on Lord David Owen's Seven Ages – Poetry for a Lifetime, features outstanding performances by some of Britain's leading actors – Michael Caine, Dame Judi Dench, GlendaJackson, John Cleese, and others. Contains over 100 poems including Shakespeare's The Seven Ages of Man, Coleridge's Kubla Khan, Blake's The Tiger, and many more.

Unabridged, 2 CDs, Poetry, D2E189, 9789626341896, $17.98
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Shakespeare's Sonnets
Author: William Shakespeare, Reader: Simon Callow

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day... My mistress's eyes are nothing like the sun... When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes... Not only did he write those astonishing plays, but he also had time in his 53 years to write 154 sonnets. No one else could put so much beauty and eloquence into 14 lines of poetry. The language is exalted and passionate, rich in imagery and alliteration, and they touch on every aspect of life, love, pain – all that is human.

Unabridged, 2 CDs, Poetry, D2Z007, 9781598870077, $18.95
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Something About the Blues
Author/Reader: Al Young, Al Young

The Blues tell the story of the hard city, love gone wrong, tough times, hard luck. A California poet laureate celebrates this music with 120 new and previously published poems that evoke the blues in stories about life and music. On the CD, the poet reads more than 20 of the poems, some with live blues band accompaniment. Also includes Langston Hughes reading his classic, The Weary Blues.

Unabridged, 1 CD, Poetry, D1X064, 9781402210648, $22.95
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The Spiritual Verses
Masnavi-ye Ma'navi, Book 1
Author: Jalaloddin Rumi, translated by Alan Williams, Reader: Anton Lesser

The greatest mystical poem in Islamic culture tells of our human separation from reality, love, and truth. The beloved poet shows how love – neither erotic nor sentimental but divine, by which the universe is held together – enlightens ignorance and dissolves suffering. "[Lesser's] classical but unpretentious Shakespearean style, perfectly paced, makes this set worthy of repeated listening."—AudioFile

Abridged, 4 CDs, Poetry, D4E466, 9789626344668, $28.98
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