The Poems of Rupert Brooke: Arranged and Read by Richard Waring

Rupert Brooke (1887 – 1915) was an English poet most remembered for his war sonnets (especially “The Soldier”), which he wrote during the early days of World War I (1914 – 1918). Commissioned in the Royal Navy in 1914, Brooke died from blood poisoning while en route to the Dardanelles. This album serves as a sampling of his overall work, and ends with several of his war sonnets. The full texts of the poems are included in the liner notes.

Track Listing

101	Introduction	Richard Waring	01:47
102	The Hill	Richard Waring	01:07
103	I Said I Splendidly Loved You - Sonnet	Richard Waring	02:05
104	The Voice	Richard Waring	01:19
105	A Channel Passage	Richard Waring	02:34
106	Jealousy	Richard Waring	01:28
107	Pine Trees and the Sky: Evening	Richard Waring	00:52
108	There's Wisdom in Women	Richard Waring	01:53
109	Desertion	Richard Waring	06:56
110	The Old Vicarage	Richard Waring	02:04
201	Kindliness	Richard Waring	01:46
202	The Call	Richard Waring	03:26
203	Dining Room Tea	Richard Waring	01:50
204	Heaven	Richard Waring	05:01
205	The Great Lover	Richard Waring	01:07
206	Safety	Richard Waring	01:03
207	The Dead: I	Richard Waring	01:09
208	The Dead: II / The Soldier	Richard Waring	01:08