I have compiled a list of poems and a list of short stories that appear in the English category.
Many are read aloud by talented actors or narrators.
classic poetry
The Bridge, Longfellow
A Dream Within a Dream, Poe
The Cremation of Sam McGee, Robert W. Service
Scorn Not the Least, Southwell
The Soldier, Rupert Brooke
Only Cherries & The Temple, Patchen
The Adventures of Isabel, Ogden Nash
Mary’s Son, Kipling
The White Man’s Burden, Kipling
Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Coleridge
The Hound of Heaven, Francis Thompson
Upon the Image of Death, Southwell
The Dance of Death, Baudelaire
Channel Firing, Hardy
The Prisoner, Emily Brontë
The Diplomatic Platypus, Patrick Barrington
“Hope” is the thing with feathers, Emily Dickinson
Nevermore, Poe
Pocahontas, Thackeray
The Song of Hiawatha, Longfellow (partial)
Because I could not stop for death, Emily Dickinson
In Flanders Field, John McCrae
Mary Magdalen’s Blushe, Southwell
The Phoenix and the Turtle, Shakespeare
The Cat That Walked By Himself, Kipling
Evening Solace, Charlotte Brontë
The Day Is Done, Longfellow
Tarantella, Belloc
Great Men, Emerson
Sonnet V, Edna St. Vincent Millay
Alone, Poe
Our Watermelon Patch, Ottis Shirk
The Captain’s Daughter, James T. Fields
The Raven, Poe
Tymes Goe by Turnes, Southwell
The House on the Hill, Edwin Arlington Robinson
Gifts, Belloc
Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening, Frost
Christmas Bells, Longfellow
A word is dead, Dickinson
If, Kipling
The Donkey, G.K. Chesterton
classic short story
The Tell-Tale Heart, Poe, gothic horror
The Outsider, HP Lovecraft, science fiction
The Coin of Dionysius, Ernest Bramah Smith, detective
The Secret of Growing Gold, Bram Stoker, mystery
The Tomb, HP Lovecraft, science fiction
After Twenty Years, O. Henry, police procedural
The Rebellion, Michelle Lore, science fiction
Toy Shop, Harry Harrison, science fiction
Crooked Souls, Dashiell Hammett, detective
The Adventure of the Dying Detective, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, detective
Confession Time, June Whitfield, Halloween story
Icarus and Daedalus, Ovid, morality tale
The Truth Is Out There, Amadeus, short graphic novel
Small Town, Philip K. Dick, science fiction
One Hour, Dashiell Hammett, detective
Girl, O. Henry, mystery
To Build a Fire, Jack London, adventure
Two Military Executions, Bierce, war/supernatural
A School Story, M.R. James, ghost
The Case of the Left-Handed Fan, radio drama, detective
The Possibility of Evil, Shirley Jackson, domestic horror
The Midnight Sun, Rod Serling, radio drama, science fiction
Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to You, M.R. James, ghost
The Swimmer, John Cheever, fantasy/reality
Horror Horn, E.F. Benson, horror
The Story of an Hour, Kate Chopin, family irony
The Furnished Room, O. Henry, realism
The Case of Lady Sannox, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, mystery
The Temple, H.P. Lovecraft, horror
Bodies Piled Up, Dashiell Hammett, detective
The Hitchhiker, Dahl, thriller
The Model Millionaire, Wilde, humor
The Five Chinese Brothers, Bishop, morality tale
One Summer Night, Bierce, mystery
The Oblong Box, Poe, horror
The Last Leaf, O. Henry, morality tale
The Beast in the Cave, H.P. Lovecraft, horror
A Good Man Is Hard to Find, Flannery O’Connor, Southern realism
A Curtain of Green & The Worn Path, Welty, Southern realism (not in blog)
Brave New World, Huxley, radio drama, science fiction
The Last Question, Asimov, science fiction
How to Make a Million Dollars, Stephen Leacock, nonsense humor
The Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell, adventure
Hills Like White Elephants, Hemingway, realism
The Appointment in Samarra, Maugham, flash fiction
In the Confessional, Amelia B. Edwards, ghost
The Watcher, R.H. Benson, ghost
Harrison Bergeron, Vonnegut, science fiction
Hearts and Hands, O. Henry, humorous romance
The Gift of the Magi, O. Henry, dramatic irony
The Ten Labors of Hercules, Ovid/Theocritus, epic
The Cask of Amontillado, Poe, gothic
Button, Button, Matheson, fantasy
Examination Day, Slesar, science fiction
There Will Come Soft Rains, Bradbury, science fiction
Just Lather, That’s All, Telez, historical fiction
The Lottery, Shirley Jackson, horror
Red Letter Day, Gardner F. Fox, detective
Many are read aloud by talented actors or narrators.
classic poetry
The Bridge, Longfellow
A Dream Within a Dream, Poe
The Cremation of Sam McGee, Robert W. Service
Scorn Not the Least, Southwell
The Soldier, Rupert Brooke
Only Cherries & The Temple, Patchen
The Adventures of Isabel, Ogden Nash
Mary’s Son, Kipling
The White Man’s Burden, Kipling
Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Coleridge
The Hound of Heaven, Francis Thompson
Upon the Image of Death, Southwell
The Dance of Death, Baudelaire
Channel Firing, Hardy
The Prisoner, Emily Brontë
The Diplomatic Platypus, Patrick Barrington
“Hope” is the thing with feathers, Emily Dickinson
Nevermore, Poe
Pocahontas, Thackeray
The Song of Hiawatha, Longfellow (partial)
Because I could not stop for death, Emily Dickinson
In Flanders Field, John McCrae
Mary Magdalen’s Blushe, Southwell
The Phoenix and the Turtle, Shakespeare
The Cat That Walked By Himself, Kipling
Evening Solace, Charlotte Brontë
The Day Is Done, Longfellow
Tarantella, Belloc
Great Men, Emerson
Sonnet V, Edna St. Vincent Millay
Alone, Poe
Our Watermelon Patch, Ottis Shirk
The Captain’s Daughter, James T. Fields
The Raven, Poe
Tymes Goe by Turnes, Southwell
The House on the Hill, Edwin Arlington Robinson
Gifts, Belloc
Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening, Frost
Christmas Bells, Longfellow
A word is dead, Dickinson
If, Kipling
The Donkey, G.K. Chesterton
classic short story
The Tell-Tale Heart, Poe, gothic horror
The Outsider, HP Lovecraft, science fiction
The Coin of Dionysius, Ernest Bramah Smith, detective
The Secret of Growing Gold, Bram Stoker, mystery
The Tomb, HP Lovecraft, science fiction
After Twenty Years, O. Henry, police procedural
The Rebellion, Michelle Lore, science fiction
Toy Shop, Harry Harrison, science fiction
Crooked Souls, Dashiell Hammett, detective
The Adventure of the Dying Detective, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, detective
Confession Time, June Whitfield, Halloween story
Icarus and Daedalus, Ovid, morality tale
The Truth Is Out There, Amadeus, short graphic novel
Small Town, Philip K. Dick, science fiction
One Hour, Dashiell Hammett, detective
Girl, O. Henry, mystery
To Build a Fire, Jack London, adventure
Two Military Executions, Bierce, war/supernatural
A School Story, M.R. James, ghost
The Case of the Left-Handed Fan, radio drama, detective
The Possibility of Evil, Shirley Jackson, domestic horror
The Midnight Sun, Rod Serling, radio drama, science fiction
Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to You, M.R. James, ghost
The Swimmer, John Cheever, fantasy/reality
Horror Horn, E.F. Benson, horror
The Story of an Hour, Kate Chopin, family irony
The Furnished Room, O. Henry, realism
The Case of Lady Sannox, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, mystery
The Temple, H.P. Lovecraft, horror
Bodies Piled Up, Dashiell Hammett, detective
The Hitchhiker, Dahl, thriller
The Model Millionaire, Wilde, humor
The Five Chinese Brothers, Bishop, morality tale
One Summer Night, Bierce, mystery
The Oblong Box, Poe, horror
The Last Leaf, O. Henry, morality tale
The Beast in the Cave, H.P. Lovecraft, horror
A Good Man Is Hard to Find, Flannery O’Connor, Southern realism
A Curtain of Green & The Worn Path, Welty, Southern realism (not in blog)
Brave New World, Huxley, radio drama, science fiction
The Last Question, Asimov, science fiction
How to Make a Million Dollars, Stephen Leacock, nonsense humor
The Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell, adventure
Hills Like White Elephants, Hemingway, realism
The Appointment in Samarra, Maugham, flash fiction
In the Confessional, Amelia B. Edwards, ghost
The Watcher, R.H. Benson, ghost
Harrison Bergeron, Vonnegut, science fiction
Hearts and Hands, O. Henry, humorous romance
The Gift of the Magi, O. Henry, dramatic irony
The Ten Labors of Hercules, Ovid/Theocritus, epic
The Cask of Amontillado, Poe, gothic
Button, Button, Matheson, fantasy
Examination Day, Slesar, science fiction
There Will Come Soft Rains, Bradbury, science fiction
Just Lather, That’s All, Telez, historical fiction
The Lottery, Shirley Jackson, horror
Red Letter Day, Gardner F. Fox, detective