# Sword Blades and Poppy Seed

An audiobook by Amy Lowell, read by LibriVox volunteers (3 h 26 min, English).

This is a volume of poems by Amy Lowell, published in 1914. "Against the multitudinous array of daily verse our times produce this volume utters itself with a range and brilliancy wholly remarkable. I cannot see that Miss Lowell's use of unrhymed 'vers libre' has been surpassed in English. Read 'The Captured Goddess', 'Music', and 'The Precinct. Rochester', a piece of mastercraft in this kind. A wealth of subtleties and sympathies, gorgeously wrought, full of macabre effects (as many of the poems are) and brilliantly worked out. The things of splendor she has made she will hardly outdo in their kind." (Josephine Preston Peabody, 'The Boston Herald', 1916)

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## Chapters

1. Preface (8:17): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_01_lowell_64kb.mp3
2. Sword Blades and Poppy Seeds (25:40): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_02_lowell_64kb.mp3
3. Sword Blades - The Captured Goddess (2:20): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_03_lowell_64kb.mp3
4. Sword Blades - The Precinct, Rochester (4:08): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_04_lowell_64kb.mp3
5. Sword Blades - The Cyclists (1:01): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_05_lowell_64kb.mp3
6. Sword Blades - Sunshine through a Cobwebbed Window (1:46): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_06_lowell_64kb.mp3
7. Sword Blades - A London Thoroughfare. 2 AM. (1:49): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_07_lowell_64kb.mp3
8. Sword Blades - Astigmatism (3:26): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_08_lowell_64kb.mp3
9. Sword Blades - The Coal Picker (3:33): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_09_lowell_64kb.mp3
10. Sword Blades - Storm-Racked (1:23): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_10_lowell_64kb.mp3
11. Sword Blades - Convalescence (1:19): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_11_lowell_64kb.mp3
12. Sword Blades - Patience (1:52): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_12_lowell_64kb.mp3
13. Sword Blades - Apology (1:43): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_13_lowell_64kb.mp3
14. Sword Blades - A Petition (1:13): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_14_lowell_64kb.mp3
15. Sword Blades - A Blockhead (1:27): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_15_lowell_64kb.mp3
16. Sword Blades - Stupidity (1:29): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_16_lowell_64kb.mp3
17. Sword Blades - Irony (1:26): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_17_lowell_64kb.mp3
18. Sword Blades - Happiness (1:31): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_18_lowell_64kb.mp3
19. Sword Blades - The Last Quarter of the Moon (2:48): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_19_lowell_64kb.mp3
20. Sword Blades - A Tale of Starvation (8:00): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_20_lowell_64kb.mp3
21. Sword Blades - The Foreigner (2:54): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_21_lowell_64kb.mp3
22. Sword Blades - Absence (1:04): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_22_lowell_64kb.mp3
23. Sword Blades - A Gift (0:57): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_23_lowell_64kb.mp3
24. Sword Blades - The Bungler (0:33): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_24_lowell_64kb.mp3
25. Sword Blades - Fool's Money Bags (1:00): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_25_lowell_64kb.mp3
26. Sword Blades - Miscast I (1:01): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_26_lowell_64kb.mp3
27. Sword Blades - Miscast II (0:41): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_27_lowell_64kb.mp3
28. Sword Blades - Anticipation (0:48): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_28_lowell_64kb.mp3
29. Sword Blades - Vintage (1:19): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_29_lowell_64kb.mp3
30. Sword Blades - The Tree of Scarlet Berries (1:06): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_30_lowell_64kb.mp3
31. Sword Blades - Obligation (0:54): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_31_lowell_64kb.mp3
32. Sword Blades - The Taxi (0:56): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_32_lowell_64kb.mp3
33. Sword Blades - The Giver of Stars (1:08): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_33_lowell_64kb.mp3
34. Sword Blades - The Temple (1:09): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_34_lowell_64kb.mp3
35. Sword Blades - Epitaph of a Young Poet Who Died before Having Achieved Success (0:29): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_35_lowell_64kb.mp3
36. Sword Blades - In Answer to a Request (1:08): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_36_lowell_64kb.mp3
37. Poppy Seed - The Great Adventure of Max Breuck, 1-11 (5:20): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_37_lowell_64kb.mp3
38. Poppy Seed - The Great Adventure of Max Breuck, 12-22 (5:19): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_38_lowell_64kb.mp3
39. Poppy Seed - The Great Adventure of Max Breuck, 23-33 (5:34): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_39_lowell_64kb.mp3
40. Poppy Seed - The Great Adventure of Max Breuck, 34-44 (5:26): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_40_lowell_64kb.mp3
41. Poppy Seed - The Great Adventure of Max Breuck, 45-55 (5:17): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_41_lowell_64kb.mp3
42. Poppy Seed - The Great Adventure of Max Breuck, 56-65 (5:02): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_42_lowell_64kb.mp3
43. Poppy Seed - Sancta Maria, Succurre Miseris (4:31): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_43_lowell_64kb.mp3
44. Poppy Seed - After Hearing a Waltz by Bartók (4:17): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_44_lowell_64kb.mp3
45. Poppy Seed - Clear, With Light, Variable Winds (2:40): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_45_lowell_64kb.mp3
46. Poppy Seed - The Basket (7:55): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_46_lowell_64kb.mp3
47. Poppy Seed - In a Castle (7:23): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_47_lowell_64kb.mp3
48. Poppy Seed - The Book of Hours of Sister Clotilde (14:32): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_48_lowell_64kb.mp3
49. Poppy Seed - The Exeter Road (3:07): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_49_lowell_64kb.mp3
50. Poppy Seed - The Shadow (19:38): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_50_lowell_64kb.mp3
51. Poppy Seed - The Forsaken (5:27): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_51_lowell_64kb.mp3
52. Poppy Seed - Late September (1:22): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_52_lowell_64kb.mp3
53. Poppy Seed - The Pike (0:58): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_53_lowell_64kb.mp3
54. Poppy Seed - The Blue Scarf (2:30): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_54_lowell_64kb.mp3
55. Poppy Seed - White and Green (0:42): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_55_lowell_64kb.mp3
56. Poppy Seed - Aubade (0:32): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_56_lowell_64kb.mp3
57. Poppy Seed - Music (1:34): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_57_lowell_64kb.mp3
58. Poppy Seed - A Lady (1:10): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_58_lowell_64kb.mp3
59. Poppy Seed - In a Garden (1:35): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_59_lowell_64kb.mp3
60. Poppy Seed - A Tulip Garden (1:16): https://archive.org/download/sword_blades_and_poppy_seed_1409_librivox/swordbladespoppyseed_60_lowell_64kb.mp3