Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod by Eugene Field. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 14-28, 2014.
"Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" is a popular poem for children written by American writer and poet Eugene Field and published on March 9, 1889. The original title was Dutch Lullaby.
The poem is a fantasy bed-time story of three children sailing and fishing in the stars. Their boat is a wooden shoe. The little fishermen symbolize a sleepy child's blinking eyes and nodding head. Summary from Wikipedia
Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Language: English
Keyword(s): poetry (1807), children (1104), poem (318), ocean (32), child (22), boat (21), dream (19), sleep (12)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Wynken, Blynken, and Nod - Read by CCS | Claudia Salto |
00:02:22 |
| Play 02 | Wynken, Blynken, and Nod - Read by EEP | Ernst Pattynama |
00:02:18 |
| Play 03 | Wynken, Blynken, and Nod - Read by IK | Ian King |
00:02:36 |
| Play 04 | Wynken, Blynken, and Nod - Read by JCM | Jason Mills |
00:02:08 |
| Play 05 | Wynken, Blynken, and Nod - Read by LLW | Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
00:02:29 |
| Play 06 | Wynken, Blynken, and Nod - Read by MAS | MaryAnn |
00:02:07 |
| Play 07 | Wynken, Blynken, and Nod - Read by MNT | Marina Tsung |
00:02:21 |
| Play 08 | Wynken, Blynken, and Nod - Read by RC | Rosslyn Carlyle |
00:01:48 |
| Play 09 | Wynken, Blynken, and Nod - Read by RW | Russell Wrightson |
00:02:05 |
| Play 10 | Wynken, Blynken, and Nod - Read by SP | Rachel |
00:01:54 |
| Play 11 | Wynken, Blynken, and Nod - Read by SS | Shakira Searle |
00:03:01 |