The Sunken Garden and Other Poems

Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)

This fantastic adventure into the realms of the imagination is a superb example of the incomparable skill of poet Walter de la Mare. In this collection the poet explores the intersection of reality and fantasy within the context of an earth-centeredness that extends far beyond our knowing present - an exploration garnered from dreams, from mindful awakening, indeed from ephemeral ventures into the hitherto unknown.

In this series of related but diverse poems de la Mare appeals to our thoughtful consideration of his work based not solely on its subject matter but from an element of the supernatural interwoven within each verse. The poet's work thus both unites and at times divides our previously familiar concepts and long-held beliefs with a component of the mystical progression of life itself as we each venture along a path in some ways familiar yet in other ways oddly disjointed and exotic.

Prepare to be amazed at the journey on which Walter de la Mare, this exceptional poet, is about to take us. Prepare to depart on an adventure to the realms of this master poet's Sunken Garden, a "green and darkling spot" where perhaps "a distant dreamer dreams." Prepare to share in those universal reveries of prescience that bring wonder and amazement to us all. - Summary by Bruce Kachuk

Genre(s): Single author

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Little Salamander Bruce Kachuk
00:00:49
Play 02 The Sunken Garden Bruce Kachuk
00:01:27
Play 03 The Riddlers Bruce Kachuk
00:03:07
Play 04 Mrs. Grundy Bruce Kachuk
00:02:24
Play 05 The Dark House Bruce Kachuk
00:01:43
Play 06 Mistress Fell Bruce Kachuk
00:01:57
Play 07 The Stranger Bruce Kachuk
00:01:29
Play 08 The Flight Bruce Kachuk
00:01:02
Play 09 The Remonstrance Bruce Kachuk
00:01:56
Play 10 The Exile Bruce Kachuk
00:01:17
Play 11 Eyes Bruce Kachuk
00:00:44
Play 12 The Tryst Bruce Kachuk
00:01:59
Play 13 The Old Men Bruce Kachuk
00:01:43
Play 14 The Fool's Song Bruce Kachuk
00:01:10
Play 15 The Dreamer Bruce Kachuk
00:01:08
Play 16 Motley Bruce Kachuk
00:03:44
Play 17 To E. T.: 1917 Bruce Kachuk
00:00:52
Play 18 Alexander Bruce Kachuk
00:01:49
Play 19 For All the Grief Bruce Kachuk
00:01:07
Play 20 Farewell Bruce Kachuk
00:01:38
Play 21 Clear Eyes Bruce Kachuk
00:01:26
Play 22 Music Bruce Kachuk
00:01:15
Play 23 In a Churchyard Bruce Kachuk
00:00:47
Play 24 Two Houses Bruce Kachuk
00:01:35