Ballad of the Canal

About this film

LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Ballad of the Canal by Phoebe Cary. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 4, 2011. Phoebe Cary was an American poet, and the younger sister of poet Alice Cary (1820–1871). The sisters co-published poems in 1849, and then each went on to publish volumes of her own. After their deaths in 1871, joint anthologies of the sisters' unpublished poems were also compiled.(Summary by Wikipedia) This poem is a parody of "Ballad of the Tempest" by James T. Field. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (8MB)

Directors & creators

Phoebe Cary

Subjects

librivox; literature; audiobook; poetry; humor; nature; satire; sea stories; parody

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