Poetry audiobooks

Aster of Ceremonies

By: JJJJJerome Ellis

Narrated by: JJJJJerome Ellis

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A polyphonic new entry in Multiverse—a literary series written and curated by the neurodivergent—JJJJJerome Ellis’s Aster of Ceremonies beautifully extends the vision of his debut book and album, The Clearing, a “lyrical celebration of and inquiry into the intersections of blackness, music, and disabled speech” (Claudia Rankine).Aster of... Read more

The volcanic symphony of my soul

By: KUNAL ROY

Narrated by: KUNAL ROY

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Emotions possess a formidable potency, propelling us towards extraordinary heights, yet simultaneously, they possess the ability to burden us, inflicting pain and desolation.In my concise audiobook "The Volcanic symphony of my soul," I extend an invitation into my realm, where I have traversed the entire spectrum of these sentiments. Through... Read more

Homeland of My Body

By: Richard Blanco

Narrated by: Richard Blanco

Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A rich, accomplished, intensely intimate collection with 2 full sections of new poems bookending Blanco’s selections from his 5 previous volumes

“An engineer, poet, Cuban American . . . his poetry bridges cultures and languages—a mosaic of our past, our present, and our future—reflecting a nation that is hectic, colorful, and still... Read more

Wild Hope

By: Donna Ashworth

Narrated by: Donna Ashworth

Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

This powerful new collection of wisdom will help us find hope, peace, self-acceptance, and inspiration on the days we feel worn down, helpless, or sad. Written with love and understanding, it reminds us that, amidst our daily struggles and constant outpourings of bad news, we have so much to hope for and that every one of us can play a part, big... Read more

Poeta en Nueva York

By: Federico García Lorca

Narrated by: Rafael Baena Zapatero

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Poeta en Nueva York es la obra personalísima, cumbre de la poesía surrealista, y una experiencia poética única. Escrito por Federico García Lorca durante su estancia en la Universidad de Columbia, en Nueva York, entre 1929 y 1930, y durante un viaje a Cuba, es una obra ambiciosa y compleja que, mediante un lenguaje popular y algunas de las... Read more

Ink Sketches for Wellness

By: Susan Montgomery

Narrated by: Susan Montgomery

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Noisy eyeballs, fatigue, brain fog, digestive distress... symptoms and conditions that no one can see.
Do chronic health conditions have you living in a dark place?
The poems within tell a story of anger, struggle, sadness, and hope.
Susan paints a picture of her life with chronic medical conditions and invisible disabilities that will take you on... Read more

ABRAZOS DEL ALMA PARA LA PAREJA 1parte

By: Lindy Giacoman

Narrated by: Luis Gatica

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

En este libro: Abrazos del Alma para la pareja, encontrarás las respuestas a muchas de tus preguntas, respuestas fundamentadas en los hechos. Es un texto que te invita a sacudirte del miedo, a aprender a vivir con tu pareja en la intimidad y no en la intimidación. Son pequeños abrazos llenos de profundidad y verdad que te conducirán a amar en... Read more

Leaves of Grass

By: Walt Whitman

Narrated by: Jason Smith (Male Synthesized Voice)

Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

"Leaves of Grass" is a seminal work of American literature, a poetry collection authored by Walt Whitman. First published in 1855 and repeatedly revised and expanded upon throughout Whitman's lifetime, it is a celebration of humanity, nature, love, and the vastness of the American experience. The poems are noted for their free verse and candidly... Read more

Brushstrokes

By: Sabrina Marzaro

Narrated by: Sabrina Marzaro

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

And for a brief moment, we finally set asideThe shield that we don, beneath which our hearts hide
Brushstrokes is an exploration of the nuances of love, the ebb and flow of hope, as well as the search for meaning, clarity and purpose.
A moving composition of poems and prose, it recounts the tale of an electric encounter and ensuing, all-consuming... Read more

Beowulf (Engish version)

By: Anonymous

Narrated by: Jason Smith (Male Synthesized Voice)

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

"Beowulf" is an Old English epic poem and one of the most significant and influential works of early English literature. Consisting of over 3,000 lines, it narrates the tale of its hero, Beowulf, and his adventures as he battles the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother, and later in his life, a dragon. The poem delves into themes of heroism,... Read more

Remember Love

By: Cleo Wade

Narrated by: Cleo Wade

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

From the beloved, New York Times bestselling author of Heart Talk, a collection of prose and poetry that explores how we can find light in periods of lostness, love for ourselves after heartbreak, okay-ness in the midst of change, and strength in letting go.

How do we find steadiness within ourselves in the midst of dizzying personal and global... Read more

Grocery Shopping with My Mother

By: Kevin Powell

Narrated by: Kevin Powell

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

When Kevin Powell's elderly mother became ill, he returned home ever week to take her grocery shopping in Jersey City. Walking behind her during those trips, Powell began to hear her voice, stories, and language in a new way—and examined his own healing while praying for hers.

Grocery Shopping with My Mother originated as social media posts about... Read more

Dual

By: Matthew Minicucci

Narrated by: Matthew Minicucci

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A poetry collection examining masculinity, aggression, and violence.

In his fourth poetry collection, Matthew Minicucci examines masculinity and gun violence as he brings to life the grammatical concept of the dual, a number that is neither singular nor plural. Though now lost in English, the concept is present in other languages both extant... Read more

عودة رأسي إلى مكانه الطبيعي - Abridged

By: محمد خضر الغامدي

Narrated by: محمد نصر الله

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

عودة رأسي في رأسي غرف متراصة و مزدحمة يسكنها غرباء على هيئة أساطير قراتها في التاريخ.. تسكنها الخرافات أحياناً، لكن سرعان ما تضجر. حكايات يومية عن غلاء الأسعار و الأراضي .. ونشرة الأخبار. ذكريات ثقيلة في غرفة ضيقة.. صور فوتوغرافية للراحلين.. و أخرى خاصة بك.. في الطابق العلوي من رأسي. هناك أكثر من غرفة.. تلك الفارغة لفكرة لم تأت بعد.. تلك... Read more

منذ أول تفاحة - Abridged

By: محمد خضر الغامدي

Narrated by: محمد نصر الله

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

منذ أول تفاحة الشاعر محمد خضر ينتقل محمد خضر في مجموعته الشعرية " منذ أول تفاحة" بين فكرة الوطن و الحزن و المصير و الذاكرة و الحنين و الذكريات وصور الناس والحرية، و الحكمة التي ينقلها الآباء للأجداد، حيث يقول في أحد نصوصه " وراثة" : قال الجد حكمته للابن الأكبر الابن نقلها إلى الأولاد والفتيات على حد سواء الحكمة التي ترفرف الآن عالياً في طريقهم... Read more

Poèmes Posthumes

By: Émile Nelligan

Narrated by: Paul Viandox

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Recueil des poèmes posthume d'Émile Nelligan, 1879-1941. Comprends les poèmes :Le tombeau de Charles Beaudelaire,Je sais là-bas,Petit hameau,Aubade rouge,Pan moderne,Virgilienne,Château rural,Qu'elle est triste,Maints soirs,Je veux m'éluder,Prélude triste,La Sorella dell' Amore,Frère Alfus,Le suicide d'Angel Valdor,Les chats,Le chat fatal,Le... Read more

In Our Time: 25 Iconic Poets and Poems in English

By: Melvyn Bragg

Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg & Various

Length: 17 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Melvyn Bragg and guests analyse 25 key poets and literary works, tracing the evolution of poetry over 550 years

'The best programme coming out of the entire corporation these days' Sunday Telegraph

Since its debut in 1998, In Our Time has amassed a dedicated following of more than 2 million listeners. Hosted by Melvyn Bragg, with a... Read more

And So This is Christmas

By: Brian Bilston

Narrated by: Brian Bilston

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s that time of year again . . .

With his signature wit, Brian Bilston returns with And So This is Christmas, fifty-one poems in celebration of the festive season: from bizarre family traditions to the office Christmas party; from voting day for turkeys to the impossible art of gift-giving.

So hang your stockings, grab your mistletoe and curl up... Read more

Siglo de Oro: poemas escogidos

By: Francisco de Quevedo, Lope de Vega, Garcilaso d...

Narrated by: Rafael Baena Zapatero

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

La poesía en español alcanzó su cenit en el Siglo de Oro a través de algunos de los poetas incluidos en esta selección. Los versos de Lope de Vega, Francisco de Quevedo, Luís de Góngora, Garcilaso de la Vega, y Fray Luís de León, nos aproximan a temas universales (el amor, el paso del tiempo, la religión, etc.) desde distintas propuestas... Read more

The Poet Li Po

By: Arthur Waley

Narrated by: Charles Featherstone

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A dive into one of China's great poets by the first great populariser of Chinese literature, Arthur Waley.From the wiki:Also known as Li Bai (Chinese: 李白; pinyin: Lǐ Bái, 701–762), also pronounced as Li Bo, courtesy name Taibai (Chinese: 太白), was a Chinese poet, acclaimed from his own time to the present as one of the greatest and most important... Read more

Organs of Little Importance

By: Adrienne Chung

Narrated by: Adrienne Chung

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

“Mind detritus becomes the stuff of great art in the hands of poet Adrienne Chung . . . a poet in complete command of her craft.” —NPR.org

“Organs of Little Importance is a riotous feat . . . Ferocious. Funny. Deeply intelligent. Adrienne Chung leaves a charred wake.” —Solmaz Sharif, author of Customs and Look

From National Poetry Series winner... Read more

Enneagram Patterns & Poetics

By: Elan BenAmi

Narrated by: Elan BenAmi

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Enneagram Patterns & Poetics is a weaving between the sacred and the pragmatic. The aim is not only to bring awareness to the particular patterns of the system, but also to hold a reverence for the personal and transpersonal nature of self-discovery. This book can serve as a complete Enneagram overview, as reference material or as part of a... Read more

The Way Forward

By: Yung Pueblo

Narrated by: Yung Pueblo

Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times bestselling poet returns with his most ambitious collection yet. In this third and final installment of his poetic trilogy, Yung Pueblo expands upon favorite themes while guiding readers further, toward a life lived authentically, intuitively, and in harmony with others.

In these rapidly changing times, it is more important... Read more

Wearing My Mother's Heart

By: Sophia Thakur

Narrated by: Sophia Thakur & Nalini Thakur

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Performance poet Sophia Thakur offers a powerful new collection touching on intergenerational relationships, finding your voice, and what it means to be a woman.



In her heartfelt second poetry collection, Sophia Thakur takes us on an emotionally charged journey through the lives of women in the past and considers what it means to be a woman... Read more