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This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison
Here is a “conversation poem,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The poet isn’t in good health, while his friends go on a walk in the woods and hills…
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The 49th Parallel (1941)
Set in Canada, this film is about friendship between nations -- England, Canada, and the US -- bound by ties of gratitude, mutual help, and shared…
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Excerpt from In Memoriam A. H. H.
This poem is not only about friendship but human suffering and the meaning of life. In it the poet fights through his doubts back to faith, with courage…
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O Jesus, I Have Promised
What a blessing it is to have a pastor who regards congregational singing not as fluff or entertainment, but as a vital source of spiritual nourishment…
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Debra Esolen
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Friend
The ancients thought a lot about friendship. In a charming treatise on friendship, Cicero wrote that a friend is someone in whose presence you can think…
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The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord
“How does one describe a work as rare, as priceless, as this? Nourishment for the malnourished soul. Food for those hungry for beauty. Manna in the…
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The Lies of our Time
Anthony Esolen, Translation with Notes
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Debra Esolen
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Confessions (St. Augustine)
Anthony Esolen's Translation, with Notes
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Debra Esolen
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In the Beginning was the Word
“This book is more than biblical interpretation. It is poetry — and poetry about the greatest work of poetry ever generated: the Prologue to John’s…
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No Apologies
"With his customary wisdom and wit, Esolen draws on two millenia of historical thought, introducing his readers to giants such as Plato, Augustine…
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Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child
“Witty, provocative, and insightful. Parents will feel empowered and encouraged by Anthony Esolen’s uncommon sense.” — Michael Medved
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Poetry Aloud

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5:42
This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison
Here is a “conversation poem,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The poet isn’t in good health, while his friends go on a walk in the woods and hills…
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Anthony Esolen
4
My Last Duchess
The 19th century is the great age of a new form of poetry called the “dramatic monologue." Tennyson and Browning were the masters of it. Give a listen.
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Anthony Esolen
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Saint Peter
For Fridays in Lent this year, I’ve been reading monologues from my book-length poem, The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord. This week's speaker is St…
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Anthony Esolen
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Bartimaeus
Listen to the fifth monologue from my book-poem, The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord. The speaker is the blind man whom Jesus healed, as he recalls that…
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The Blacksmith to Saint Luke
This monologue from The Hundredfold is spoken by a fictional character to Saint Luke, who is visiting the village to learn of Jesus's words and works…
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