The Three Hills, and Other Poems

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The Three Hills, and Other Poems

by Sir John Collings Squire, Charles Baudelaire

EN·~58 minutes·3 chapters

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THE THREE HILLS - AND OTHER POEMS - BY - J.C. SQUIRE - LONDON: HOWARD LATIMER LTD. - GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY - MCMXIII

0:07

TO - FRANCIS BURROWS

47:34

TWELVE TRANSLATIONS - FROM - CHARLES BAUDELAIRE

10:50

Description

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.

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en

Duration

~58 minutes (56K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Marc D'Hooghe & Andrea Ball

Release date

Jul 5, 2011

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the authors

Sir John Collings Squire

Sir John Collings Squire

1884–1958

Best known for shaping the influential literary magazine London Mercury, this English writer moved easily between poetry, criticism, journalism, and history. He was a lively and sometimes controversial figure in British literary life between the wars.

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Charles Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire

1821–1867

A poet of beauty, decay, and city life, this groundbreaking French writer helped shape what modern poetry could sound like. His work is dark, musical, and startlingly alive, with a lasting influence far beyond the 19th century.

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