Episodi

  • Parental Ode to My Son, Aged Three Years and Five Months-Thomas Hood

    Parental Ode to My Son, Aged Three Years and Five Months-Thomas Hood
    Aug 2 2026
    Thomas Hood's "Parental Ode to My Son, Aged Three Years and Five Months" is a heartfelt reflection on the joys and challenges of parenthood, capturing the tender moments and profound emotions that come with raising a young child. This ode beautifully encapsulates the bittersweet nature of watching a child grow, evoking feelings of love, nostalgia, and the inevitable passage of time. Its themes of parental devotion and the fleeting nature of childhood resonate deeply, reminding listeners of the preciousness of these early years. As relevant today as it was when written, Hood's work invites us to cherish our loved ones and reflect on the universal experience of parenting.
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    52 min
  • Serenade - Thomas Hood

    Serenade - Thomas Hood
    Jun 10 2026
    LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of A Serenade, by Thomas Hood. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 19, 2024. ------ There were scarcely any events in the life of Thomas Hood. One condition there was of too potent determining importance—life-long ill health; and one circumstance of moment—a commercial failure, and consequent expatriation. Beyond this, little presents itself for record in the outward facts of this upright and beneficial career, bright with genius and coruscating with wit, dark with the lengthening and deepening shadow of death. (Summary from The Biographical Introduction by William Michael Rossetti of The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood)
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    35 min