Poetry audiobooks

The Ultimate Classical Poetry Collection - Abridged

By: Henri Cazalis, Rupert Brooke & Samuel Taylor Co...

Narrated by: Richard Burton, Bart Wolffe & Emma Topping

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A wonderful collection of classic poetry enhanced by music including The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Danse Macabre and Goblin Market. Read more

Empire of Dreams

By: Giannina Braschi

Narrated by: Adriana Sananes

Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

An intriguing and hypnotizing work of postmodern fiction from groundbreaking Hispanic-American writer Giannina Braschi, Empire of Dreams chronicles a decade-long love affair with 1980s New York and all its contradictions. The city’s perversions and passions, power and marginality, grandeur and squalor come vibrantly to life in each of the book’s... Read more

The Raven and Other Poems

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Dive in to a fantastic selection of poetry from the great Edgar Allan Poe. Includes: "The Raven", "The Sleeper", "Bridal Ballad", "The City in the Sea", "Dreams", "El Dorado", and "Annabel Lee". Read more

John Donne

By: John Donne

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the greatest metaphysical poets of all time, Donne could find as much joy in the contemplation of man's relationship to God, as he could in the conjugal significance of a flea bite. Included here: The Flea; To His Mistress Going to Bed; Elegy 16; and A Valediction Forbidding Mourning; among others. Read more

This Atmosphere of Love

By: Franklin Bass Jr.

Narrated by: David Brower

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

I would like to thank my special lady and the people in my community for all their inspiration in the writing of this book. God Bless You All. Read more

A Soldier's Thoughts

By: Duke Sherman

Narrated by: Andrew Simpson

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Veterans of the Vietnam Conflict

When I was Young and Wild; No longer a Child, I went to War with my Brothers. From the North, East, the South and the West; we were, America's best. Many lost their Girls and Wives to Jody; along with their Booty! He was their best friend! While we were away, Jody did play! We went to fight; for you, and the... Read more

The Poetry of W. H. Davies

By: W.H. Davies

Narrated by: Bart Wolffe

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of the finest poetry by the Welsh poet W. H. Davies. Read more

Halloween Poetry Collection

By: Henri Cazalis, Edgar Allan Poe & Johann Wolfgan...

Narrated by: Richard Burton, Bart Wolffe & Emma Topping

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A ghoulish collection of spooky poetry perfect for Halloween. Includes Danse Macabre, The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Goblin Market. Read more

The Poetry of Rupert Brooke

By: Rupert Brooke

Narrated by: Bart Wolffe

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of Rupert Brooke's idealist sonnets written during World War 1. Read by Bart Wolffe. Read more

Die Sonette an Orpheus

By: Rainer Maria Rilke

Narrated by: Irene Laett

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Rezitation von Irene Laett am 25.1.1989 in der Musikhochschule des Saarlandes. Aufnahme des SR2. Irene Laett (1929-2006) hat an zwei aufeinander folgenden Abenden die Elegien und die Sonette an Oprheus rezitiert. Die Wirkung war überwältigend. Sie war von 1978-1982 Dozentin an der Musikhochschule des Saarlandes und ab 1982 Professorin an der... Read more

Die Duineser Elegien

By: Rainer Maria Rilke

Narrated by: Irene Laett

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Rezitation von Irene Laett am 25.1.1989 in der Musikhochschule des Saarlandes. Aufnahme des SR2. Irene Laett (1929-2006) hat an zwei aufeinander folgenden Abenden die Elegien und die Sonette an Oprheus rezitiert. Die Wirkung war überwältigend. Sie war von 1978-1982 Dozentin an der Musikhochschule des Saarlandes und ab 1982 Professorin an der... Read more

The Sonnets

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Frank Muller

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: No

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's finesse to Oscar Wilde's wit, this unique collection brings... Read more

Poems from a Gypsy Heart

By: Verle Jean

Narrated by: Leah Frederick

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The author Verle Jean was born and raised in the Slim Buttes region of the Black Hills in South Dakota and was touched by the beauty of the country she grew up in. I know this book “Poems From A Gypsy Heart “ will find the Gypsy spirit in us all. The cover and illustrations are done by the author Ms. Verle Jean. She knew from the age of eight... Read more

Emily Dickinson

By: Emily Dickinson

Narrated by: Mary Woods

Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Emily Dickinson today has gaining her deserved place alongside Walt Whitman as one of the two greatest American poets of the nineteenth century. Beginning always with particulars of personal experience, her poems encompass life and death, love and longing, joyfulness and sorrow. With sparse, precise language, she conveyed a penetrating vision of... Read more

Wordsworth

By: William Wordsworth

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

Length: 3 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

William Wordsworth (1770–1850) is one of the most popular and enduring of the English poets. His poetry is beloved for its deep feeling, its use of ordinary speech, and its celebration of nature and of the beauty and poetry in the commonplace. Together with his friend, the poet and political activist Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Wordsworth helped... Read more

The Iliad

By: Homer

Narrated by: Alfred Molina

Length: 16 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Tolstoy called The Iliad a miracle; Goethe said that it always thrust him into a state of astonishment. Homer's story is thrilling, and his Greek is perhaps the most beautiful poetry ever sung or written. But until now, even the best English translations haven't been able to re-create the energy and simplicity, the speed, grace, and pulsing... Read more

Otto Sander liest Joachim Ringelnatz - Abridged

By: Joachmim Ringelnatz

Narrated by: Otto Sander

Length: 3 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Wenn es einen unübertroffenen Ringelnatz-Interpreten gibt, dann ist es Otto Sander. In den vergangenen Jahrzehnten hat er DIE maßgeblichen Interpretationen von Ringelnatz-Gedichten und Erzählungen gelesen. Erstmals erscheinen sie nun in einer zusammenfassenden Ausgabe – mit den besten, den bewegendsten, den kinder-verwirrendsten,... Read more

John Donne

By: John Donne

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

Length: 3 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Although the poet John Donne lived so long ago, some phrases from his writing still linger with us today, such as "no man is an island," "death be not proud," and "for whom the bell tolls," which provided the title for one of Ernest Hemingway's novels.John Donne used poems as a means of metaphysical inquiry and meditation as well as for very... Read more

Robert Browning

By: Robert Browning

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

Length: 5 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Robert Browning was a deeply religious man who wrestled to obtain and keep his Christian faith. His conviction was that life in this world is so riddled with evil and sorrow that only a future life can make sense out of it. He viewed life as a training ground which God provided in His divine love and sovereign will.Given Browning’s intensely... Read more

Ghostly Poetry - Abridged

By: Edgar Allan Poe, Samuel Taylor Coleridge & Lord...

Narrated by: Richard Burton & David Moore

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A collection of spine tingling poetry by the masters of the genre including Edgar Allan Poe, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Lord Byron. Read more

Very Best of Lord Byron - Abridged

By: Lord Byron

Narrated by: Laidman Brown & Tyrone Power

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A collection of Lord Byron's finest work including "Manfred", "Don Juan" and "Fragment of a Novel". Read more

Richard Burton Poetry Collection - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare, John Donne & Thomas Hardy

Narrated by: Richard Burton

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Richard Burton reads a selection of his favourite poetry including William Shakespeare, John Donne and Thomas Hardy Read more

Charnel Rose

By: Conrad Aiken

Narrated by: Robert Bethune

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

In Earth Triumphant, Conrad Aiken's first major book of poetry, he took on a significant subject: What is the ultimate source of the human spirit? When the young human spirit loves, rages, strives, plays, where does that energy come from? When the old human spirit sees that time has passed and death is coming, where does that spirit find... Read more

The Beat Poet Experience

By: Beat Poet Experience

Narrated by: Dave O"kelly

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Sonny Sunshine the new Album by The Beat Poet Experience is formed around the Poetry and dynamism of performance artist David O 'Kelly paying more than a passing nod to the Beat Poets of the 60's it embraces warmly all that we love and hate about ourselves with a wry twist of phrase and some of the hottest jazz licks this side of New Orleans..... Read more