A Health

Edward Coote Pinkney (1802 - 1828)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of A Health by Edward Coote Pinkney. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 19, 2012.

Edward Coote Pinkney was an American poet, lawyer, sailor, professor, and editor. Born in London in 1802, Pinkney made his way to Maryland. After attending college, he joined the United States Navy and traveled throughout the Mediterranean and elsewhere. He then attempted a law career but was unsuccessful and attempted to join the Mexican army, though he never did. He died at the age of 26 in 1828.

Pinkney published several lyric poems inspired primarily by the work of British poets. Critic and poet Edgar Allan Poe supported Pinkney's work after his death, quoting from his poetry in a lecture series. Poe also suggested Pinkney would have been more successful if he was a New Englander rather than a Southern writer.

This poem is taken from the Yale Book of American Verse. 1912, Thomas R. Lounsbury, ed. (1838–1915)

Genre(s): Poetry, Lyric, Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 A Health - Read by ADM Dean McCollaum
00:01:56
Play 02 A Health - Read by AM Anna Mayworm
00:01:52
Play 03 A Health - Read by BGH Brett G. Hirsch
00:01:48
Play 04 A Health - Read by FS fshort
00:01:59
Play 05 A Health - Read by JCM Jason Mills
00:01:52
Play 06 A Health - Read by JM Jannie Meisberger
00:02:03
Play 07 A Health - Read by LAH Lee Ann Howlett
00:01:52
Play 08 A Health - Read by LLW Leonard Wilson
00:02:14
Play 09 A Health - Read by RBP Rebecca Braunert-Plunkett
00:01:54