Poetry audiobooks

From Song of Myself (A Poem from The Poets' Corner)

By: author

Narrated by: Mr. John Lithgow

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

From listening to his grandmother recite epic poems from memory to curling up in bed while his father read funny verses, award-winning actor John Lithgow grew up with poetry. Ever since, John has been an enthusiastic seeker of poetic experience, whether reading, reciting, or listening to great poems.

The wide variety of carefully selected... Read more

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

By: Anonymous

Narrated by: Bill Wallis

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The famous Middle English poem by an anonymous English poet is beautifully translated by fellow poet Simon Armitage in this edition. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight narrates in crystalline verse the strange tale of a green knight who rudely interrupts the Round Table festivities one Yuletide, casting a pall of unease over the company and... Read more

The Very Best of Paul Cookson

By: Paul Cookson

Narrated by: Paul Cookson

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A collection of the very best poetry from Paul Cookson. This collection contains a wonderful range of poetry - mostly very funny but there are thoughtful pieces too. He plays beautifully with language and has included a number of different poetic forms. Read more

Sag's mit Rosen - Geschichten aus dem Rosengarten (ungekürzt)

By: Wilhelm Busch, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Oscar Wil...

Narrated by: Petra Schmidt-Schaller & Thomas Fränzel

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Das Verschenken einer roten Rose ist seit jeher Ausdruck von Zuneigung und Liebe. So war es schon vor vielen tausenden von Jahren und so ist es bis heute geblieben. Einfache Bürger sowie Könige pflanzten sie an, hegten und pflegten sie und erfreuten sich ihrer schier unendlichen Pracht. Und auch in dem Garten der Literatur hat die Rose ihren... Read more

Der Wanderer (ungekürzt)

By: Khalil Gibran

Narrated by: Markus Hoffmann

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: No

" ...und diese Geschichten handeln vom Staub und der Duldsamkeit seines Weges " Der Hörer wandert staunend durch diese Geschichten und Aphorismen, die gleichnishaft vom Leben erzählen. Klug, gewitzt und mit gedanklichem Nachhall bebildert Gibran in poetischer Sprache die großen und kleinen Fragen, die seit jeher die Menschen beschäftigen. Read more

The Inferno of Dante

By: Dante Alighieri

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 4 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Dramatic, intense, and gripping, The Inferno of Dante is an astonishing masterpiece that no listener can afford to miss. Robert Pinsky, the distinguished American poet, preserves the burning clarity and universal relevance of this 13th century literary masterpiece in a triumphant new translation for our times. Line by line, canto by canto,... Read more

Scranimals

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

So put on your pith helmet and prepare to explore a wilderness of puns and rhymes where birds, beasts, vegetables, and flowers have been mysteriously scrambled together to create creatures you've never seen before -- and are unlikely to meet again! Your guides -- Jack Prelutsky, poet laureate of the elementary school set, and two-time Caldecott... Read more

The Divine Comedy

By: Dante Alighieri

Narrated by: Ralph Cosham

Length: 13 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Blackstone Audio presents a new recording of this classic masterpiece, originally published in 1320, read by award-winning narrator Ralph Cosham.No words can describe the greatness of this work, a greatness both of theme and of artistry. Dante’s theme is universal; it involves the greatest concepts that man has ever attained. Only a genius could... Read more

In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Impossible to listen to only once, these exuberant poems, written and performed by renowned poet Jack Prelutsky are filled to the brim with smiles and silliness and are sure to be loved by children from Miami to Seattle.So much to see! So much to do! Listen to this audio book and... meet people and animals in such far-flung places as Minot,... Read more

Tao Te Ching

By: Stephen Mitchell & Lao Tzu

Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In 81 brief chapters, Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the universe. Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been... Read more

Something Big Has Been Here

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The long-awaited companion to the bestselling The New Kid on the Block. ""A wealth of funny new verse from a favorite poet. Prelutsky's comic muse is at its best here. Another winner.""—Kirkus Reviews. ""Prelutsky has done it again.""—School Library JournalSomething big is right here!It is this book of wonderful, funny new poems by beloved... Read more

The New Kid on the Block

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

From beloved and bestselling poet Jack Prelutsky come over 100 hilarious poems about strange creatures and people—from jellyfish stew to a bouncing mouse, to the very unexpected new kid! For fans of Shel Silverstein and Louis Sachar's Wayside School series.Here are poems about things that you may never have thought about before. You'll be... Read more

A Pizza The Size of The Sun

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

I'm Miss Misinformation, it's my gratifying task to tell you all you need to know, you only need to ask. The seas are thick with elephants the skies are purple straw, you measure with an octopus, you hammer with a saw.Rat for lunch! Rat for lunch! Yum! Delicious! Munch munch munch! One by one or by the bunch—Rat, oh rat, oh rat for lunch! Read more

The Knopf National Poetry Month(TM) Collection

By: Various

Narrated by: Various

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Since 1998, the Alfred A. Knopf Publishing Group has celebrated National Poetry Month™ by emailing a poem-a-day throughout the month of April to over 25,000 devoted poetry fans. In April 2006, Knopf introduced the Poem-a-Day podcast, which featured poets including Kevin Young and James Merrill reading their own poems, as well as Knopf ... Read more

Cadastre

By: Aimé Césaire

Narrated by: Jacques Martial

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: No

« Sur un arc de cercle dans les mouvements publics des rivages la flamme est seule et splendide dans son jugement intègre » Ce volume est constitué de la version définitive de Soleil cou coupé et de Corps perdu, réunis sous le titre général de Cadastre. Read more

Tres Grandes Poetas De America

By: Pablo Neruda, Leon De Greiff & Jose Asuncion Silva

Narrated by: Pablo Neruda, Leon De Greiff & Fabio Camero

Length: 3 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Tres grandes poetas de América, Neruda, León de Greiff, y Silva (leídos por ellos mismos) se reúnen en esta antología única, que permite apreciar matices incluso desconocidos de la obra de ellos. Este audiolibro se agrega a la serie de poemas leídos, con nombres atractivos e indispensables para los amantes de la poesía. Read more

Waste Land, The & Four Quartets

By: T.S. Eliot

Narrated by: Paul Scofield

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: No

These are masterly readings, by renowned thespian Paul Schofield, of two substantial works of poetry by T.S. Eliot. Read more

Believe Me

By: John R. Alden

Narrated by: Christopher Hurt

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

"How did Arkman Noah / Provide for protozoa?" It's not often that an acclaimed historian takes a turn for light verse. But in these 1,707 couplets, quatrains, and other terse verse, John R. Alden takes on the tradition of Ogden Nash. His subject matter ranges from dinosaurs to computers, from Confucius to Darwin, from Jonah to George Bush. His... Read more

Le Spleen de Paris

By: Charles Baudelaire

Narrated by: Denis Podalydes

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Le Spleen de Paris aussi nommé les Petits poèmes en proses, est publié en 1864. Ce recueil complète Les Fleurs du mal. Read more

Ages of Man - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Here are some of Shakespeare's finest speeches performed by one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of this century. It ranges from the youth of Jaques' introduction to life, 'All the world's a stage!' in ""As You Like It"" to the aged Prospero's goodbye to Ariel and Shakespeare's own farewell to his muse in ""The Tempest"": 'Now my charms are... Read more

The Odyssey

By: Homer

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 11 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In this classic epic chronicle of the Greek Hero on his travels home from the Trojan War, Odysseus survives storm and shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops, and the isle of Circe. He withstands the lure of the Sirens’ song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his... Read more

The Jack Prelutsky Holiday Audio Collection

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The poet laureate of the preposterous, Jack Prelutsky, takes on the wonder and absurdity of the holidays in this collection of his poetry. From the romance of Valentine's Day to the thrills of Halloween, from the stuffing (and over-stuffing) of Thanksgiving to the joy of Christmas, Jack captures these milestones of childhood with delightfully... Read more

Poetas Románticos De América - Abridged

By: Guillermo Valencia, Ruben Dario & Julio Flores

Narrated by: Fabio Camero

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: Yes

Guillermo Valencia: "Anarkos Palemó", "El Estilista", "Leyendo a Silva", "Los Camellos", "A Erasmo de Rotterdam", "Moisés", "Cigüeñas Blancas", "San Antonio Y El Centauro", "Las Dos Cabezas"

Rubén Darío: "Responso a Verlaine", "Yo Soy Aquel", "Metempsicosis", "Sonatina", "A Colón", "Salutación del Optimista", "Los Motivos del Lobo", "A Goya",... Read more

Sag doch mal was zur Nacht

By: Nora Gomringer

Narrated by: Nora Gomringer

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Nora Gomringers "Sprechtexte" sind lebendige Literatur, ein Erlebnis. Ihre bildmächtigen Kleinodevoller Witz und Lakonie sprechen Leser und Hörer direkt an und überraschen mit großer sprachlicher Vielfalt. Nora Gomringer erzählt vom Fragenstellen und Gedankenmachen, vom Lieben und Zerzaust-Sein, vom Loslassen und Aufbrausen... Read more