Poems of West & East

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Poems of West & East

by V. (Victoria) Sackville-West

EN·~23 minutes·19 chapters

Chapters

19 total
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FOR *** SONG: LET US GO BACK SONG: MY SPIRIT LIKE A SHEPHERD BOY CONVALESCENCE TO KNOLE DISILLUSION THE BANQUET MCMXVIII A CREED TO A POET NOMADS THE GARDEN THE DANCING ELF CONSTANTINOPLE: DHJI-HAN-GHIR LEBLEBIDJI THE MUEZZIN THE GREEK HAN YANGHIN VAR MORNING IN CONSTANTINOPLE RETOUR EN SONGE CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH MCMXV RESOLUTION - POEMS - FOR ***

1:01
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SONG: LET US GO BACK

0:59
3

CONVALESCENCE

2:42
4

DISILLUSION

0:44
5

THE BANQUET

2:10
6

A CREED

0:42
7

TO A POET WHOSE VERSES I HAD READ

0:34
8

NOMADS

1:13
9

THE GARDEN

0:37
10

THE DANCING ELF*

3:13

Description

The collection weaves together intimate verses that wander between the familiar gardens of England and the bustling, sun‑lit streets of the Orient. Through love‑laden lullabies, shepherd‑boy reveries, and quiet meditations on illness, the poet explores longing, memory, and the tension between courtly splendor and simple hills. Each poem feels like a whispered conversation with a distant companion, inviting the listener to linger on the scent of rose‑laden corridors or the echo of a distant muezzin.

Early pieces such as the yearning “Let us go back” evoke a restless desire to return to a beloved landscape, while later stanzas turn toward reflective nostalgia for past friendships and vanished moments. The voice shifts seamlessly from playful mythic imagery to solemn contemplation, creating a tapestry that feels both personal and universal. Listeners will find a tender balance of melancholy and gentle hope, a quiet invitation to pause and hear the music hidden in everyday moments.

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en

Duration

~23 minutes (22K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2010-01-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

V. (Victoria) Sackville-West

V. (Victoria) Sackville-West

1892–1962

An English writer of novels, poems, travel books, and memoirs, she brought aristocratic worlds and the Kent countryside vividly to life. She is also remembered for the celebrated garden she created at Sissinghurst and for the circle of writers and artists around her.

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