0:00 - I Love Thee 1:13 - Book of the Dead 5:35 - So Will Go No More A Rolling 6:21 - Funeral Blues 7:59 - From the Princess 9:10 - Sonnet 130 10:15 - Romeo and Juliet 12:28 - Dover Beach 14:34 - The Night Manager 19:23 - Farewell To His Magic 20:20 - Hamlet 23:03 - Leda and the Swan 24:09 - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock 24:34 - To His Coy Mistress 26:49 - Sonnet 116 27:51 - As I Walked Out One Evening 30:23 - The Red Necklace (a.k.a pure dirty talk) 30:42 - Love After Love 32:03 - Be Yourself 35:38 - May I Feel (a.k.a more dirty talk)

Ok so this is great but WHY IS IT THE SHREK FONT

Loki reading bedtime stories to Peter when he visits Asgard.

Seriously, playing this helps me sleep. There's just something about Tom's voice

Home alone at the apartment, wearing flattering formal wear, drinking tea, and eating a freshly baked cookie while having this on the radio is just heavenly.

I am a lifelong insomniac and have played this video every single night for the last 6 months as I fall asleep. I tried switching it up and going back to music or ASMR and I could not fall asleep. Turned this on and fell asleep within 10 minutes. The next morning I realized that I accidentally trained myself to only fall asleep to Tom's voice. Oh well, could be worse I guess.

The shrek font just kills the vibe 😂

I wish he could read Harry Potter, or Lord of the Rings, or Song of Ice and Fire... Something long enough to listen for days on end. Also, he's doing an impression of Hugh Laurie reading Roper's lines. I don't even think it's deliberate.

I have one problem here, I can't decide whether I want him as a dad or a husband

This is beautiful. BUT SHERK FONT WOW lovely and memey

I love how it's deep poetry and all, but then there's just the shrek font which is all that everyone is talking about.

why the shrek letters tho? 😂

Seriously though? Hearing Tom Hiddleston remind me that life is worth living and I am worth loving is everything I never knew I needed. (Be Yourself - 32:03)

The red necklace killed my ovaries.

The Red Necklace, May I Feel!!!! Yes! Yes! Yes!

Sophomore year college, English Lit 2. May I Feel being played in a classroom of 30 people. Every girl and possibly some of the boys entranced by his voice. It was ✨BEAUTIFUL ✨

My gosh 30:01 it scared me when he began to talk since i was so relaxed up until then XD

30:23 OMG THAT VOICE

This is the only thing calming me down when i have nervous breakdowns

The best voice in the business....without a doubt. I just can't say enough about him....he leaves me speechless. Just to sit with him and discuss literature would be the treat of a lifetime. He's too precious to defile with any carnal feelings...he is like a knight in shining armour to be loved and adored from afar. #tomhiddleston

I needed something calming and distracting.. and this is exactly that

30:23 I WAS NOT READY FOR THAT OH MY GOD

Tom...ur voice is so amazing...wish i could hear it whisper to my ear...

10:15 TOM/LOKI: From 'Romeo and Juliet' Act 5 Scene 3 by William Shakespeare ME: (Sleepily) That's my favorite *Cuddles up next to Tom/Loki as he starts to read to me*

HIS VOICE IS THE REAL ASMR ANNNNND BOB ROSS TOO

He is giving me a love of classic literature and poetry. Beautifully read.

I can't get enough of his voice 💓

I love thee I love thee

Let Tom be the next David Attenborough - I would never miss a nature documentary ever again! Perhaps also for like History channel?

“Dont you dare stop” - said She 😭😭

Ahhh.... love to hear his voice like this specially when he reads " the book of the dead " and also " romeo & juliet ". it feels like i was part of it.. good job mr. hiddleston

Magnificent! Amazing literature, among my favourites, and Mr Hiddleston’s soothing voice... that’s balm for my soul. Thank you!

Sonnet 116--I need Tom to read this at my wedding. Also, the vows.

30:31 I WAS ALMOST ALSEEP AND IT MADE ME SCREAM

I might be getting fired tomorrow. But this brings me comfort

I just remembered I have "The Night Manager" book in my mini-library. His voice will forever haunt me ._.

Aahh.... Bravo Thomas Williams Hiddleston, I love u, I love u, I love u

This makes me love more being an English Major. 😍😍😊

I can listen to his beautiful voice all day

30:26 *damn* i felt that 👀 Edit: i died on the last one oof rip me

Oh my God, I love his voice!

i was just listening to this calmly, almost falling asleep, when i realised it was the shrek font and burst out in laughter

Enjoyed your reading and your unique spin on the classical poets that had me totally engaged. I’m a poet who specializing in Japanese forms: haiku, tanka, haibun, kyoka, senryu. I hope you don’t mind me sharing a tanka and my haiku tribute poem to Bashō’s frog with commentary by the late AHA founder and poet Jane Reichhold who considered my Basho haiku among her top 10 haiku of all time! What an honor. Here’s the Bashō poem and commentary: Bashō’s frog four hundred years of ripples At first the idea of picking only 10 of my favorite haiku seemed a rather daunting task. How could I review all the haiku I have read in my life and decide that there were only 10 that were outstanding? Then realized I was already getting a steady stream of excellent haiku day by day through the AHA forum. The puns and write-offs based on Basho's most famous haiku are so numerous I would have said that nothing new could be said with this method, but here Al Fogel proved me wrong. Perhaps part of my delight in this haiku lies in the fact that I agree with him. Here he is saying one thing about realism-ripples are on a pond after a frog jumps in, but because it refers back to Basho and his famous haiku, he is also saying something about the haiku and authors who have followed him. We, and our work, are just ripples while Basho holds the honor of inventing the idea of "the sound of a frog leaping is the sound of water As haiku spreads around the world, making ripples in more and larger ponds, its ripples are wider-including us all. But his last word reminds us all that we are only ripples and our lives are ephemeral. It will be the frogs that will remain. ~~ And my tanka: returning home from a Jackson Pollock exhibition I smear my face with paint and turn into art ~~ -All love in isolation from Miami Beach, Florida. Al

i swear i came here for like, the clean stuff, and i saw may i feel in the time stamp list like "oh yeah haha, i remember that" but then i was like "the red necklace?? i don't remember that one??" and as soon as i heard that raspy *_"i"_* MY 2013 TUMBLR BRAIN LIT UP AND I STARTED MOUTHING THE WORDS I'M-

His voice is so soothing !

I've never been able to sleep well but this helps so much his voice is so calming and it takes away my anxiety no joke

Just an update ✨: I made this video when I was 19 and forgot I had the shrek font. When I was looking through the fonts I was like lol shrek and that was that. I now wish I hadn’t used the shrek font, but the OG video I edited is on a computer at my parents house and this video took an eternity to upload so I unfortunately do not have the spoons to change it. Please forgive the shrek font, I am now a seasoned and very✨ distinguished ✨adult who needs you to know that if I could I would change it 😭 but anyways, I’m so glad this has been enjoyed so much these past couple of years! I truly made it on a whim out of pure teenaged boredom. Much love 🖤✨

His voice makes me feel things....

wow I love to hear him speak

THANK YOU for the compilation of these lovely poems 😊

His voice!!!

i needed this after a stressful day x his voice is so soothing

Helpful with my unfortunate anxiety and lovely for my mind. Thank you!

not me crying at the death scene from romeo and juliet

Tnx for sharing, I love his voice... Need more literature reading of him

Thanks for posting this! His voice is so soothing. This is just long enough to listen to before bed✌😀

therapy is too expensive. good thing tom Hiddleston reading it free.

so soothing!

30:23 Is total ASMR roleplay! LMAO

Sonnet 130 is my favorite of Shakespeare! And now to know I can hear it in Toms voice is heaven ugh thank u i owe you

Ye I’m going to have to listen to this again.... I may or may not have fallen asleep... HIS VOICE IS SO SOOTHING!!!!

I LOVE YOU TOM!

Bas Ehrmanns piece is called Desiterata, and this is a weird version of Tom's preformance: it's slowed from the original, echo is added and it didn't use to have the music behind it.

His voice is the only reason why I now sleep relaxed, and with great peace.

Enjoyed your reading of those classical poets that had me totally engaged. I’m a poet specializing in Japanese forms: haiku, tanka, haibun, kyoka, senryu. I hope you don’t mind me sharing a tanka and my haiku, a tribute poem to Bashō’s frog with commentary by the late AHA founder and poet Jane Reichhold who considered my Basho haiku among her top 10 haiku of all time. What an honor. Here’s the Bashō poem and commentary: Bashō’s frog four hundred years of ripples At first the idea of picking only 10 of my favorite haiku seemed a rather daunting task. How could I review all the haiku I have read in my life and decide that there were only 10 that were outstanding? Then realized I was already getting a steady stream of excellent haiku day by day through the AHA forum. The puns and write-offs based on Basho's most famous haiku are so numerous I would have said that nothing new could be said with this method, but here Al Fogel proved me wrong. Perhaps part of my delight in this haiku lies in the fact that I agree with him. Here he is saying one thing about realism-ripples are on a pond after a frog jumps in, but because it refers back to Basho and his famous haiku, he is also saying something about the haiku and authors who have followed him. We, and our work, are just ripples while Basho holds the honor of inventing the idea of the sound of a frog leaping is the sound of water As haiku spreads around the world, making ripples in more and larger ponds, its ripples are wider-including us all. But his last word reminds us all that we are only ripples and our lives are ephemeral. It will be the frogs that will remain. ~~ And my tanka: returning home from a Jackson Pollock exhibition I smear my face with paint and turn into art ~~ -All love in isolation from Miami Beach, Florida. Ali

I have to point out that prospero's farewell is not in the slightest from hamlet as written at 19.47. It's from the tempest. Otherwise a fine selection

That voice, could melt iron, it just melt my ❤

This is great! I really enjoyed it.

Be Youself was beautiful. I really thought the voice filter added nicely to it.

The Shrek font has got me wheezing. Thank you- xD

His voice is wonderful in these readings. I'd love to hear him do a recording on a novel like Jane Eyre--I think he'd do a spectacular job.

This makes me sleepy ilysm tom

I love his voice!

To Tom I miss chambers hope that you will have someone by your sided...that will love you like i do.

The best ASMR.

His speech is the finest I have heard.

I love the Shrek font in the video. Respect

His voice brings me mental peace

‘you are mine’ oh wow

Enjoyed your poetry. I’m a poet specializing in Japanese forms: haiku, tanka, haibun, kyoka, senryu. I hope you don’t mind me sharing a tanka and my haiku, a tribute poem to Bashō’s frog with commentary by the late AHA founder and poet Jane Reichhold who considered my Basho haiku among her top 10 haiku of all time. What an honor. Here’s the Bashō poem and commentary: Bashō’s frog four hundred years of ripples At first the idea of picking only 10 of my favorite haiku seemed a rather daunting task. How could I review all the haiku I have read in my life and decide that there were only 10 that were outstanding? Then realized I was already getting a steady stream of excellent haiku day by day through the AHA forum. The puns and write-offs based on Basho's most famous haiku are so numerous I would have said that nothing new could be said with this method, but here Al Fogel proved me wrong. Perhaps part of my delight in this haiku lies in the fact that I agree with him. Here he is saying one thing about realism-ripples are on a pond after a frog jumps in, but because it refers back to Basho and his famous haiku, he is also saying something about the haiku and authors who have followed him. We, and our work, are just ripples while Basho holds the honor of inventing the idea of "the sound of a frog leaping is the sound of water". As haiku spreads around the world, making ripples in more and larger ponds, its ripples are wider-including us all. But his last word reminds us all that we are only ripples and our lives are that ephemeral. It will be the frogs that will remain. ~~ And my tanka: returning home from a Jackson Pollock exhibition I smear my face with paint and turn into art ~~ -All love in isolation from Miami Beach, Florida. Al

I Love Thee I love thee-I love thee! 'Tis all that I can say;- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day; The very echo of my heart, The blessing when I pray: I love thee-I love thee! Is all that I can say. I love thee-I love thee! Is ever on my tongue; In all my proudest poesy That chorus still is sung; It is the verdict of my eyes, Amidst the gay and young: I love thee-I love thee! A thousand maids among. I love thee-I love thee! Thy bright hazel glance, The mellow lute upon those lips, Whose tender tones entrance; But most, dear heart of hearts, thy proofs That still these words enhance, I love thee-I love thee! Whatever be thy chance.

Book of the dead is my favourite it's beautiful it's like being on an adventure but in your dreams because Tom's voice is so soothing

Book of the Dead is Thibetan. It is called Bardo Thodol - Wikipedia. But Tom is so great...OMG! I dream of him almost all night, as Loki :))))

Thank you so very much for sharing. Loved it. ❤❤ Stay safe.

i love him

I LOVE THEE TOO!!!

I love thee, Mr. Hiddleston. It’s ever on my tongue. -thy bright hazel glance..

Except the beautiful voice Tom is speaking, as a non native english speaker I learned a lot of new vocabulary just by hearing that! excellent:D

Omg that voice tho 🔥😍👑❤️

THE SHREK FONT HAS ME CACKLING GJKSFHKJDSF

The Shrek font makes this 20000x better

okay but that shrek font is killing me

This is heavenly.

35:38 extreme!!feeling awkward but can't control the urge to listen it again and again!

I will listen this everyday, I need to improve my English 💪💪😍🤗🤗

Just sitting here trying to be able to breathe again.....

shREK FONTTTT

I'm just knitting calmly to this 😌

Egy szót sem értek belőle, de imádom hallgatni a hangját.

Ur voice...aww..! 😍