Канал: Ben Reads Poetry

Grief Comes In Waves | A reading by Ben W Smith

Grief Comes In Waves | A reading by Ben W Smith

The Longest Day by Rob Aitchison | read by Ben W Smith

The Longest Day by Rob Aitchison | read by Ben W Smith

Us Two by A. A. Milne | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Us Two by A. A. Milne | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Forgiven by A. A. Milne | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Forgiven by A. A. Milne | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

I see you by Laura Darrall | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

I see you by Laura Darrall | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (excerpt) by Lord Byron | Read by Ben W Smith

Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (excerpt) by Lord Byron | Read by Ben W Smith

The Crocodile by Lewis Carroll | Read by Ben W Smith

The Crocodile by Lewis Carroll | Read by Ben W Smith

To F. S. by Langston Hughes (read by Ben W Smith)

To F. S. by Langston Hughes (read by Ben W Smith)

Gitanjali 35 by Rabindranath Tagore | Read by Ben W Smith

Gitanjali 35 by Rabindranath Tagore | Read by Ben W Smith

Adlestrop by Edward Thomas | Read by Ben W Smith

Adlestrop by Edward Thomas | Read by Ben W Smith

This England (fast reading) by William Shakespeare | Read by Ben W Smith

This England (fast reading) by William Shakespeare | Read by Ben W Smith

Some One by Walter de la Mare - read by Ben W Smith

Some One by Walter de la Mare - read by Ben W Smith

Spike 💛

Spike 💛

The Trees by Philip Larkin | Read by Ben W Smith

The Trees by Philip Larkin | Read by Ben W Smith

Wild nights - Wild nights! by Emily Dickinson | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Wild nights - Wild nights! by Emily Dickinson | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Those We Love - a poem about grief (author unknown) | read by Ben W Smith

Those We Love - a poem about grief (author unknown) | read by Ben W Smith

The True Dragon by Brian Patten (read by Ben W Smith)

The True Dragon by Brian Patten (read by Ben W Smith)

When I am dead, my dearest by Christina Rossetti (read by Ben W Smith)

When I am dead, my dearest by Christina Rossetti (read by Ben W Smith)

Everything is Going to be All Right by Derek Mahon (read by Ben W Smith)

Everything is Going to be All Right by Derek Mahon (read by Ben W Smith)

Idyll by Siegfried Sassoon | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Idyll by Siegfried Sassoon | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Time’s Paces by Henry Twell, adapted Guy Pentreath (read by Ben W Smith)

Time’s Paces by Henry Twell, adapted Guy Pentreath (read by Ben W Smith)

Sea Shell by Amy Lowell (read by Ben W Smith)

Sea Shell by Amy Lowell (read by Ben W Smith)

April Rise by Laurie Lee | Spoken poetry reading by Ben W Smith

April Rise by Laurie Lee | Spoken poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Sea-Fever by John Masefield | Spoken poetry reading by Ben W. Smith

Sea-Fever by John Masefield | Spoken poetry reading by Ben W. Smith

The Dash by Linda Ellis | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

The Dash by Linda Ellis | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

The Morning Walk by A. A. Milne | A reading by Ben W. Smith

The Morning Walk by A. A. Milne | A reading by Ben W. Smith

The Will To Win by Berton Braley | Spoken poetry reading by Ben W Smith (British accent)

The Will To Win by Berton Braley | Spoken poetry reading by Ben W Smith (British accent)

Easter Hymn by A. E. Housman | A spoken poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Easter Hymn by A. E. Housman | A spoken poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Home-Thoughts, from Abroad by Robert Browning | A poetry reading by Ben W. Smith

Home-Thoughts, from Abroad by Robert Browning | A poetry reading by Ben W. Smith

London by William Blake | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

London by William Blake | A poetry reading by Ben W Smith

The Beautiful Spring by George Cooper (read by Ben W Smith)

The Beautiful Spring by George Cooper (read by Ben W Smith)

Casabianca [‘The Boy Stood On The Burning Deck’] by Felicia Hemans (read by Ben W Smith)

Casabianca [‘The Boy Stood On The Burning Deck’] by Felicia Hemans (read by Ben W Smith)

Sand-Between-The-Toes by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Sand-Between-The-Toes by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Introduction to Poetry by Billy Collins (read by Ben W Smith)

Introduction to Poetry by Billy Collins (read by Ben W Smith)

If The World Was Crazy by Shel Silverstein (read by Ben W Smith)

If The World Was Crazy by Shel Silverstein (read by Ben W Smith)

No Help For That by Charles Bukowski (read by Ben W Smith)

No Help For That by Charles Bukowski (read by Ben W Smith)

Solitude by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Solitude by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Are these the best words in the English language ever?

Are these the best words in the English language ever?

Into My Heart An Air That Kills by A. E. Housman (read by Ben W Smith)

Into My Heart An Air That Kills by A. E. Housman (read by Ben W Smith)

A Mother’s Love by Helen Steiner Rice (read by Ben W Smith)

A Mother’s Love by Helen Steiner Rice (read by Ben W Smith)

The Summer Day by Mary Oliver (read by Ben W Smith)

The Summer Day by Mary Oliver (read by Ben W Smith)

Messy Room by Shel Silverstein (read by Ben W Smith)

Messy Room by Shel Silverstein (read by Ben W Smith)

Daffodowndilly by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Daffodowndilly by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Who Has Seen the Wind? by Christina Rossetti (read by Ben W Smith)

Who Has Seen the Wind? by Christina Rossetti (read by Ben W Smith)

The Lake by Edgar Allan Poe (read by Ben W Smith)

The Lake by Edgar Allan Poe (read by Ben W Smith)

I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman (read by Ben W Smith)

I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman (read by Ben W Smith)

His Other Chance by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

His Other Chance by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

i like my body when it is with your by E. E. Cummings (read by Ben W Smith)

i like my body when it is with your by E. E. Cummings (read by Ben W Smith)

These words from 1949 still ring true today.

These words from 1949 still ring true today.

The Panther by Rainer Maria Rilke (read by Ben W Smith)

The Panther by Rainer Maria Rilke (read by Ben W Smith)

The Magic Box by Kit Wright (read by Ben W Smith)

The Magic Box by Kit Wright (read by Ben W Smith)

One At Rest by A. J. Stanley (read by Ben W Smith)

One At Rest by A. J. Stanley (read by Ben W Smith)

How Clear, How Lovely Bright by A. E. Housman (read by Ben W Smith)

How Clear, How Lovely Bright by A. E. Housman (read by Ben W Smith)

Runny’s Heading Rabits by Shel Silverstein (read by Ben W Smith)

Runny’s Heading Rabits by Shel Silverstein (read by Ben W Smith)

Vespers by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Vespers by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

If I Could Tell You by W. H. Auden (read by Ben W Smith)

If I Could Tell You by W. H. Auden (read by Ben W Smith)

Politeness by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Politeness by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Buckingham Palace by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Buckingham Palace by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe (read by Ben W Smith)

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe (read by Ben W Smith)

Disobedience by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Disobedience by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

“I loved you first: but afterwards your love” by Christina Rossetti (read by Ben W Smith)

“I loved you first: but afterwards your love” by Christina Rossetti (read by Ben W Smith)

After Apple-Picking by Robert Frost (read by Ben W Smith)

After Apple-Picking by Robert Frost (read by Ben W Smith)

Spring Morning - A. A. Milne | Spoken poetry reading by Ben W Smith

Spring Morning - A. A. Milne | Spoken poetry reading by Ben W Smith

10 Things I Hate About You, the poem (read by Ben W Smith)

10 Things I Hate About You, the poem (read by Ben W Smith)

I Love You by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (read by Ben W Smith)

I Love You by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (read by Ben W Smith)

The Eagle by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (read by Ben W Smith)

The Eagle by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (read by Ben W Smith)

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (read by Ben W Smith)

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (read by Ben W Smith)

Spike Milligan was brilliantly bonkers 😂

Spike Milligan was brilliantly bonkers 😂

Invitation by Shel Silverstein (read by Ben W Smith)

Invitation by Shel Silverstein (read by Ben W Smith)

Myself by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

Myself by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns (read by Ben W Smith)

A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns (read by Ben W Smith)

Jonathan Jo by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Jonathan Jo by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski (read by Ben W Smith)

The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski (read by Ben W Smith)

The Day is Done by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (read by Ben W Smith)

The Day is Done by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (read by Ben W Smith)

One Art by Elizabeth Bishop (read by Ben W Smith)

One Art by Elizabeth Bishop (read by Ben W Smith)

Don’t Cry For Me by Anonymous (read by Ben W Smith)

Don’t Cry For Me by Anonymous (read by Ben W Smith)

Pain by Elsie Robinson (read by Ben W Smith)

Pain by Elsie Robinson (read by Ben W Smith)

May the road rise up to meet you 💚

May the road rise up to meet you 💚

Snow in Madrid by Joy Davidman (read by Ben W Smith)

Snow in Madrid by Joy Davidman (read by Ben W Smith)

Prayer: To Thee Before The Close Of Day - author disputed, English: J. M. Neale (reader Ben W Smith)

Prayer: To Thee Before The Close Of Day - author disputed, English: J. M. Neale (reader Ben W Smith)

Happy the Man by John Dryden (read by Ben W Smith)

Happy the Man by John Dryden (read by Ben W Smith)

Dreamland by Lewis Carroll (read by Ben W Smith)

Dreamland by Lewis Carroll (read by Ben W Smith)

Rural Reflections by Adrienne Rich (read by Ben W Smith)

Rural Reflections by Adrienne Rich (read by Ben W Smith)

Bluebird by Charles Bukowski (read by Ben W Smith)

Bluebird by Charles Bukowski (read by Ben W Smith)

Blow, blow, thou winter wind by William Shakespeare (read by Ben W Smith)

Blow, blow, thou winter wind by William Shakespeare (read by Ben W Smith)

The Lark Ascending [extracts] by George Meredith (read by Ben W Smith)

The Lark Ascending [extracts] by George Meredith (read by Ben W Smith)

The Twins by Henry S. Leigh (read by Ben W Smith)

The Twins by Henry S. Leigh (read by Ben W Smith)

O Me! O Life! by Walt Whitman (read by Ben W Smith)

O Me! O Life! by Walt Whitman (read by Ben W Smith)

Crossing the Bar by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (read by Ben W Smith)

Crossing the Bar by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (read by Ben W Smith)

On Hearing a Symphony of Beethoven by Edna St. Vincent Millay (read by Ben W Smith)

On Hearing a Symphony of Beethoven by Edna St. Vincent Millay (read by Ben W Smith)

From a Railway Carriage by Robert Louis Stevenson (read by Ben W Smith)

From a Railway Carriage by Robert Louis Stevenson (read by Ben W Smith)

Franz Kafka’s letter to Milena (read by Ben W Smith)

Franz Kafka’s letter to Milena (read by Ben W Smith)

Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare (read by Ben W Smith)

Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare (read by Ben W Smith)

The Land of the Bumbly Boo by Spike Milligan (read by Ben W Smith)

The Land of the Bumbly Boo by Spike Milligan (read by Ben W Smith)

The Year by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (read by Ben W Smith)

The Year by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (read by Ben W Smith)

Good Hours by Robert Frost (read by Ben W Smith)

Good Hours by Robert Frost (read by Ben W Smith)

Here is the laughter forecast

Here is the laughter forecast

Count That Day Lost by George Eliot (read by Ben W Smith)

Count That Day Lost by George Eliot (read by Ben W Smith)

Blackberry Picking by Seamus Heaney (read by Ben W Smith)

Blackberry Picking by Seamus Heaney (read by Ben W Smith)

The Journey by Mary Oliver (read by Ben W Smith)

The Journey by Mary Oliver (read by Ben W Smith)

Say not the Struggle nought Availeth by Arthur Hugh Clough (read by Ben W Smith)

Say not the Struggle nought Availeth by Arthur Hugh Clough (read by Ben W Smith)

Tomorrow by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

Tomorrow by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

Love Came Down at Christmas by Christina Rossetti (read by Ben W Smith)

Love Came Down at Christmas by Christina Rossetti (read by Ben W Smith)

Sneezles by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Sneezles by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Have You Earned Your Tomorrow by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

Have You Earned Your Tomorrow by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

Wind On The Hill by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Wind On The Hill by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Halfway Down by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

Halfway Down by A. A. Milne (read by Ben W Smith)

I felt a Funeral, in my Brain by Emily Dickinson (read by Ben W Smith)

I felt a Funeral, in my Brain by Emily Dickinson (read by Ben W Smith)

Errata by Kevin Young (read by Ben W Smith)

Errata by Kevin Young (read by Ben W Smith)

The Paradoxical Commandments by Dr. Kent M. Keith (read by Ben W Smith)

The Paradoxical Commandments by Dr. Kent M. Keith (read by Ben W Smith)

Character of the Happy Warrior [abridged] by William Wordsworth (read by Ben W Smith)

Character of the Happy Warrior [abridged] by William Wordsworth (read by Ben W Smith)

To Jennie by Mark Twain (read by Ben W Smith)

To Jennie by Mark Twain (read by Ben W Smith)

‘That which we are, we are’

‘That which we are, we are’

Hurt no living thing 💛

Hurt no living thing 💛

Pleasant Sounds by John Clare (read by Ben W Smith)

Pleasant Sounds by John Clare (read by Ben W Smith)

Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne

Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne

For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon (read by Ben W Smith)

For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon (read by Ben W Smith)

Suicide In The Trenches by Siegfried Sassoon (read by Ben W Smith)

Suicide In The Trenches by Siegfried Sassoon (read by Ben W Smith)

Dreams by Langston Hughes #SpokenPoetry

Dreams by Langston Hughes #SpokenPoetry

Harold’s Leap by Stevie Smith (read by Ben W Smith)

Harold’s Leap by Stevie Smith (read by Ben W Smith)

The Burning Babe by Robert Southwell (read by Ben W Smith)

The Burning Babe by Robert Southwell (read by Ben W Smith)

Christmas by Sir John Betjeman (read by Ben W Smith)

Christmas by Sir John Betjeman (read by Ben W Smith)

And death shall have no dominion by Dylan Thomas (read by Ben W Smith)

And death shall have no dominion by Dylan Thomas (read by Ben W Smith)

November by Walter de la Mare (read by Ben W Smith)

November by Walter de la Mare (read by Ben W Smith)

Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen (read by Ben W Smith)

Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen (read by Ben W Smith)

When Great Trees Fall by Maya Angelou (read by Ben W Smith)

When Great Trees Fall by Maya Angelou (read by Ben W Smith)

Broken Chain by Ron Tranmer (read by Ben W Smith)

Broken Chain by Ron Tranmer (read by Ben W Smith)

On the Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan (read by Ben W Smith)

On the Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan (read by Ben W Smith)

Sunlight on the Garden by Louis MacNeice (read by Ben W Smith)

Sunlight on the Garden by Louis MacNeice (read by Ben W Smith)

This Living Hand by John Keats (read by Ben W Smith)

This Living Hand by John Keats (read by Ben W Smith)

Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen (read by Ben W Smith)

Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen (read by Ben W Smith)

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae (read by Ben W Smith)

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae (read by Ben W Smith)

The Clown’s Prayer (author unknown) [read by Ben W Smith]

The Clown’s Prayer (author unknown) [read by Ben W Smith]

Pride and Prejudice: The Beginning by Jane Austen (read by Ben W Smith)

Pride and Prejudice: The Beginning by Jane Austen (read by Ben W Smith)

I’m Nobody! Who Are You? by Emily Dickinson (read by Ben W Smith)

I’m Nobody! Who Are You? by Emily Dickinson (read by Ben W Smith)

Beeny Cliff by Thomas Hardy (read by Ben W Smith)

Beeny Cliff by Thomas Hardy (read by Ben W Smith)

Angels by Mary Oliver (read by Ben W Smith)

Angels by Mary Oliver (read by Ben W Smith)

Annus Mirabilis by Philip Larkin (read by Ben W Smith)

Annus Mirabilis by Philip Larkin (read by Ben W Smith)

This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin (read by Ben W Smith)

This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin (read by Ben W Smith)

October's Bright Blue Weather by Helen Hunt Jackson (read by Ben W Smifh)

October's Bright Blue Weather by Helen Hunt Jackson (read by Ben W Smifh)

Day in Autumn by Rainer Maria Rilke (read by Ben W Smith)

Day in Autumn by Rainer Maria Rilke (read by Ben W Smith)

See It Through by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

See It Through by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

Solitude by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (read by Ben W Smith)

Solitude by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (read by Ben W Smith)

Sorry by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (read by Ben W Smith)

Sorry by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (read by Ben W Smith)

1984: The Beginning by George Orwell (read by Ben W Smith)

1984: The Beginning by George Orwell (read by Ben W Smith)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: The Beginning (read by Ben W Smith)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: The Beginning (read by Ben W Smith)

Be a Friend by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

Be a Friend by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

I’ll be faithful to NATURE 💚

I’ll be faithful to NATURE 💚

Death, Be Not Proud by John Donne (read by Ben W Smith)

Death, Be Not Proud by John Donne (read by Ben W Smith)

The Convergence of the Twain: Lines on the loss of the Titanic by Thomas Hardy (read by Ben W Smith)

The Convergence of the Twain: Lines on the loss of the Titanic by Thomas Hardy (read by Ben W Smith)

Dear Friend by Grinnell Willis (read by Ben W Smith)

Dear Friend by Grinnell Willis (read by Ben W Smith)

Alice in Wonderland - The Ending by Lewis Carroll (read by Ben W Smith)

Alice in Wonderland - The Ending by Lewis Carroll (read by Ben W Smith)

The future - as predicted in 1931

The future - as predicted in 1931

When all the world is young, lad by Charles Kingsley (read by Ben W Smith)

When all the world is young, lad by Charles Kingsley (read by Ben W Smith)

To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell (read by Ben W Smith)

To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell (read by Ben W Smith)

Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold (read by Ben W Smith)

Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold (read by Ben W Smith)

A Study of Friendship by Michael Joseph (read by Ben W Smith)

A Study of Friendship by Michael Joseph (read by Ben W Smith)

Good Bones by Maggie Smith (read by Ben W Smith)

Good Bones by Maggie Smith (read by Ben W Smith)

Epitaph on my own Friend by Robert Burns (read by Ben W Smith)

Epitaph on my own Friend by Robert Burns (read by Ben W Smith)

The Life That I Have by Leo Marks (written by Ben W Smith)

The Life That I Have by Leo Marks (written by Ben W Smith)

The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy (read by Ben W Smith)

The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy (read by Ben W Smith)

Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas (read by Ben W Smith)

Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas (read by Ben W Smith)

Colour by Christina Rossetti (read by Ben W Smith)

Colour by Christina Rossetti (read by Ben W Smith)

He wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by W. B. Yeats (read by Ben W Smith)

He wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by W. B. Yeats (read by Ben W Smith)

God Only Knows what I’d be without you ❤️

God Only Knows what I’d be without you ❤️

A Tale of Two Cities (opening) by Charles Dickens [read by Ben W Smith] - British accent

A Tale of Two Cities (opening) by Charles Dickens [read by Ben W Smith] - British accent

I will never forget her.

I will never forget her.

Blessing for the Brokenhearted by Jan Richardson (read by Ben W Smith)

Blessing for the Brokenhearted by Jan Richardson (read by Ben W Smith)

This is a beautiful way to say goodbye to someone.

This is a beautiful way to say goodbye to someone.

Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean.

Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean.

Invictus by William Ernest Henley (read by Ben W Smith)

Invictus by William Ernest Henley (read by Ben W Smith)

Trees by Joyce Kilmer (read by Ben W Smith)

Trees by Joyce Kilmer (read by Ben W Smith)

Be Yourself by Ellen Bailey (read by Ben W Smith)

Be Yourself by Ellen Bailey (read by Ben W Smith)

"Once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

"Once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

The most important things are the hardest to say

The most important things are the hardest to say

A Quoi Bon Dire by Charlotte Mew (read by Ben W Smith)

A Quoi Bon Dire by Charlotte Mew (read by Ben W Smith)

Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare (read by Ben W Smith)

Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare (read by Ben W Smith)

Epitaph by Oliver Tearle (read by Ben W Smith)

Epitaph by Oliver Tearle (read by Ben W Smith)

“To be, or not to be, that is the question” - ‘Hamlet’ by William Shakespeare (read by Ben W Smith)

“To be, or not to be, that is the question” - ‘Hamlet’ by William Shakespeare (read by Ben W Smith)

For Michelle by Kiri Piahana-Wong (read by Ben W Smith)

For Michelle by Kiri Piahana-Wong (read by Ben W Smith)

The Last Battle (author unknown): a poem for those saying goodbye to a pet [read by Ben W Smith]

The Last Battle (author unknown): a poem for those saying goodbye to a pet [read by Ben W Smith]

The pain now is part of the happiness then 💛

The pain now is part of the happiness then 💛

It Couldn’t Be Done by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

It Couldn’t Be Done by Edgar Albert Guest (read by Ben W Smith)

In and Out of Time by Maya Angelou (read by Ben W Smith)

In and Out of Time by Maya Angelou (read by Ben W Smith)

‘I Will Love You Forever’, taken from ‘The Amber Spyglass’ by Philip Pullman (read by Ben W Smith)

‘I Will Love You Forever’, taken from ‘The Amber Spyglass’ by Philip Pullman (read by Ben W Smith)

Tonight I Can Write by Pablo Neruda, English Translation by W. S. Merwin (read by Ben W Smith)

Tonight I Can Write by Pablo Neruda, English Translation by W. S. Merwin (read by Ben W Smith)

I Carry Your Heart With Me by E. E. Cummings - British accent (read by Ben W Smith)

I Carry Your Heart With Me by E. E. Cummings - British accent (read by Ben W Smith)

it may not always be so; and i say by E. E. Cummings (read by Ben W Smith)

it may not always be so; and i say by E. E. Cummings (read by Ben W Smith)

A Portrait by Christina Rossetti (read by Ben W Smith)

A Portrait by Christina Rossetti (read by Ben W Smith)

Turn Again To Life by Mary Lee Hall (read by Ben W Smith)

Turn Again To Life by Mary Lee Hall (read by Ben W Smith)

The Toys by Coventry Patmore (read by Ben W Smith)

The Toys by Coventry Patmore (read by Ben W Smith)

A poem by Helen Steiner Rice for those experiencing #grief #shorts

A poem by Helen Steiner Rice for those experiencing #grief #shorts

Slough by Sir John Betjeman (read by Ben W Smith)

Slough by Sir John Betjeman (read by Ben W Smith)

One minute of Virginia Woolf 🔥 #VirginiaWoolf

One minute of Virginia Woolf 🔥 #VirginiaWoolf

The most underrated skill in life? PERSISTENCE.

The most underrated skill in life? PERSISTENCE.

I will never forget you my friend ❤️

I will never forget you my friend ❤️

Why read?

Why read?

William Faulkner on why we WRITE. 🖊️

William Faulkner on why we WRITE. 🖊️

Sylvia Plath on being PRESENT

Sylvia Plath on being PRESENT