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The Poetry Hour on Windows Pc

Developed By: The Poetry App

License: Free

Rating: 4,4/5 - 8 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.0.9
Size 15.3 MB
Release Date December 19, 16
Category Art & Design Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (6)]

What's New:
Updated application name [see more]

Description from Developer:
THE POETRY HOUR POETS
Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Bishop, Emily Dickinson, John Keats, John Milton, Lord Byron, Marianne Moore, Oscar Wilde, P.B. Shelley, Philip Larkin, Robert B... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download The Poetry Hour and install on Windows PC. The Poetry Hour is free Art & Design app, developed by The Poetry App. Latest version of The Poetry Hour is 3.0.9, was released on 2016-12-19 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of The Poetry Hour is 4,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 8 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 6 users had rated it 1*.

How to install The Poetry Hour on Windows?

Instruction on how to install The Poetry Hour on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install The Poetry Hour on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install The Poetry Hour using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "The Poetry Hour" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install The Poetry Hour on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "The Poetry Hour" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 3.0.9.

Download The Poetry Hour 3.0.9 on Windows PC – 15.3 MB

THE POETRY HOUR POETS
Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Bishop, Emily Dickinson, John Keats, John Milton, Lord Byron, Marianne Moore, Oscar Wilde, P.B. Shelley, Philip Larkin, Robert Browning, Robert Frost, Robert Lowell, Rudyard Kipling, Sylvia Plath, T.S. Eliot, W.H. Auden, W.B. Yeats plus a wide selection of WWI Poets.

THE POETRY HOUR ACTORS
Alan Cox, Alexandra Dowling, Angus Wright, Bob Geldof, Charles Dance, Charlotte Rampling, Damian Lewis, Dan Stevens, Danny Webb, David Hare, Deborah Findlay, Derek Jacobi, Dominic West, Eddie Redmayne, Edna O’Brien, Edward Fox, Eileen Atkins, Elizabeth McGovern, Emilia Fox, Felicity Jones, Felicity Kendal, Freddie Fox, Frieda Hughes, Gemma Jones, Greg Wise, Grey Gowrie, Harold Pinter, Harriet Walter, Helen McCrory, Hugh Dancy, Ian McDiarmid, Jeremy Irons, Joanna David, John Mortimer, Julian Glover, Juliet Stevenson, Kelly Reilly, Kenneth Cranham, Lily James, Lindsay Duncan, Lisa Dwan, Mark Strong, Max Irons, Monica Dolan, Nancy Carroll, Neil Dudgeon, Patrick Kennedy, Ralph Fiennes, Robert Hardy, Roger Moore, Rupert Evans, Rupert Graves, Samuel West, Simon Callow, Sinead Cusack, Trevor McDonald, Tom Burke, Tom Hollander.

WEBSITE
thepoetryhour.com

FEATURES
The Poetry Hour is a place for timeless literature to be reborn and set free.
The Poetry Hour will draw you into a world of over 300 poems from a collection of the greatest poets of all time. Watch and listen to great actors read great poetry, with audio and video narrations from over 50 famous faces. We believe that poetry can be for everyone, so whether you’re a poetry pro or completely void of verse, take an explore within our app, and see where poetry takes you…

“Without reading, I would have found life less bearable and infinitely less enjoyable.” - Josephine Hart

- Read poetry from over sixteen great poets
- Create and share poetry memes by selecting your favourite lines of poetry and matching them with an image from our library, or by uploading one of your own.
- Watch and listen to powerful narrations, as over 50 world-class actors and performers read poetry aloud.
- Read in-depth poet and poetry introductions and essays by Josephine Hart. Her knowledge of poetry and passion for verse makes this feature an ideal educational tool for anyone and everyone wanting to dive into the enchanting world of poetry.
- Watch Poetry Films. The creation of Poetry films stands as the next logical way in which we consume verse, and this is why we’re so committed to its expansion. In short, we want to re-contextualize classic poetry for a modern audience. We’ve already commissioned a number of video pieces; stretching talents from animations, to student dance projects, which you can find around the app.
- Create a user account to save poets, poems and memes.
- Offline mode allows you to read poetry without being connected to the Internet.

The Poetry App was originally designed for the late author and poetry enthusiast, Josephine Hart. It is now being constantly updated to ensure that all the readings surrounding her infamous Poetry Hours will be available to view.
The Poetry Hour project is a part of The Josephine Hart Poetry Foundation.

The Josephine Hart Poetry Foundation is a registered Charity with the Charity Commission No.1145062. It was set up to further the advancement of arts and culture, and the advancement of education, with a focus on poetry, literature and dramatic performance.
Updated application name
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to read from external storage.