
audiobook
by Sir John Collings Squire, Charles Baudelaire
THE THREE HILLS - AND OTHER POEMS - BY - J.C. SQUIRE - LONDON: HOWARD LATIMER LTD. - GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY - MCMXIII
TO - FRANCIS BURROWS
TWELVE TRANSLATIONS - FROM - CHARLES BAUDELAIRE
A quietly powerful gathering of verses, this collection moves from the humming hush of a rain‑soaked railway platform to the solitary stillness of ancient woods. The poet’s keen eye captures moments of ordinary life—lamps flickering, trains hissing, leaves trembling—and turns them into meditations on memory, change, and the elusive shape of beauty. The language balances a formal cadence with vivid, sensory details, inviting listeners to feel the damp stone of a platform and the crisp breath of a summer afternoon.
Among the pieces, a standout poem explores the strange clarity that can arise when a familiar place is seen anew, questioning whether time reshapes us or merely uncovers what already lies beneath. Other works glide through mythic references, gentle conversations with night, and brief, lyrical translations that echo a broader literary conversation. Together, the poems form a tapestry of contemplation, offering a gentle yet incisive look at how the ordinary can become a portal to the timeless.
Language
en
Duration
~58 minutes (56K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Marc D'Hooghe & Andrea Ball
Release date
2011-07-05
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1884–1958
An influential English poet, critic, and editor, he helped shape literary conversation between the wars through the pages of the London Mercury. His writing mixed polished verse with sharp opinions, and his circle became famous enough to earn its own nickname: the “Squirearchy.”
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1821–1867
Best known for The Flowers of Evil, this French poet helped change the sound and subject of modern poetry by finding beauty, unease, and sharp urban detail in everyday life. He was also an influential art critic and a major translator of Edgar Allan Poe.
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