Addicted to the internet browsing? Try the Poetry Archive and listen to poems read aloud.

Poetry Archive

One poem is never the same to two people. Reading the poem on the page or hearing is read out loud can make it sound like two different pieces of work. The best way to ‘hear’ a poem as intended is to listen to the poet who wrote it. The Poetry Archive at http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/home.do contains dozens of examples from archive recordings of Dylan Thomas and T S Eliot to contemporary readings from Jo Shapcott and Kathleen Jamie.  Poems can be searched for by title, authors, theme or form. At a time when Internet Addiction is attracting serious attention and features like How to Fight Your Online Addiction and Regain Control of Your Attention are increasingly appearing online, if you can’t resist the temptation to browse the internet universe then sites like Poetry Archive offer an excellent use of your virtual time.