Poetry audiobooks

Wołyń. Bez litości

By: Piotr Tymiński

Narrated by: Mateusz Drozda

Length: 13 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Historia ożywa, by przypomnieć o wydarzeniach, które niegdyś wydawały się zbyt okrutne, aby o nich pamiętać... Rok 1943. Kiedy sprzymierzeni na frontach II Wojny Światowej przełamują potęgę III Rzeszy, na Wołyniu dochodzi do eksterminacji Polaków. Stanisława Morowskiego spotyka osobista tragedia, a kolejne miesiące jego życia wypełnia nieustanna... Read more

Welcome to Flourish: Inspirational Poems for Mental Wellness

By: Narrato Insights

Narrated by: Nessa Rabin

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you looking for a source of inspiration and solace to guide you through life’s challenges? Discover Welcome to Flourish: Inspirational Poems for Mental Wellness, a collection that nurtures your soul and uplifts your spirit.Immerse yourself in the transformative power of poetry. Each poem in Flourish is a delicate blend of wisdom and warmth,... Read more

Rilke's Book of Hours

By: Anita Barrows & Joanna Macy

Narrated by: Christine Buffle

Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A finalist for the PEN/West Translation Award The 100th anniversary edition of a global classic, containing beautiful translations along with the original German text. While visiting Russia in his 20s, Rainer Maria Rilke, one of the 20th century's greatest poets, was moved by a spirituality he encountered there. Inspired, Rilke returned to... Read more

Nail Polish Is Too for Boys!

By: Emma-Claire Sunday

Narrated by: Soraya Butler

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Alex's world feels gray and drab...until he tries painting his nails and discovers a world of color he has never experienced before! Alex, his diverse group of friends, and ultimately his family all express themselves by doing things they love to do. The sweet and timely rhyming story challenges gender expectations around emotions and... Read more

Selected Poems

By: Emily Dickinson

Narrated by: Catherine Leer

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Emily Dickinson's poems offer a profound exploration of life, death, nature, and love through a unique poetic lens. Her reclusiveness fostered a distinctive voice, marked by brevity and vivid imagery. Dickinson's work invites readers to contemplate the complexities of existence, experiencing both solace and challenge. Read more

God in Her Ruffled Dress

By: Lisa B (Lisa Bernstein)

Narrated by: Lisa B (Lisa Bernstein)

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

God in Her Ruffled Dress, written and narrated by poet and singer-songwriter Lisa B (Lisa Bernstein), explores the human/divine interface: body/spirit, temporal/eternal, illness/wellness.With an original musical background and bookended by two poem-prayers, it has four sections: “Return to the Body” (on the author’s type 1 diabetes, Biblical... Read more

Couchgeschichten

By: Tamara Funck

Narrated by: Tamara Funck

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

Hier findet ihr eine kleine Sammlung meiner poetischen Werke. Die Themen sind meist lebensbejahend und widmen sich dem genießerischen Leben. Und dennoch finden sich hier ebenso gesellschaftskritische Denkanstöße. Dies ist eine erweiterte Version meiner bereits vertonten Gedichte auf dem gleichnamigen Youtube Kanal Couchgeschichten. Stetig mehr... Read more

Words of a Goat Princess

By: Jessie Reyez

Narrated by: Jessie Reyez

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A moving poetic debut from a talented artist, USA TODAY bestseller Words of a Goat Princess is everything you love about singer and songwriter Jessie Reyez—her rawness, her love affair with the ugly truths of humanity, and so much more.

Words of a Goat Princess is the USA TODAY bestselling debut poetry collection about life’s struggle and... Read more

A Love Story Called My Hell

By: A. Wayne Heusel

Narrated by: A. Wayne Heusel

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A love story called My Hell was inspired by my Muse, and many of the poets I have studied. It was originally written to be a narrated stage play. In this Narrative epic Love Story there are hidden messages that only your subconscious will perceive. I wrote this epic story with the intent to show the moral of the story, "Love Conquers All." The... Read more

Hamlet | Simple Shakespeare Series

By: Jeanette Vigon

Narrated by: Marjorie Lupescu

Length: 3 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This modern adaptation of "Hamlet" breathes new life into Shakespeare's legendary tale, presenting it in contemporary English to draw readers into the vortex of betrayal, revenge, and existential angst at the heart of the play. With Prince Hamlet's story unfurling in the modern vernacular, the timeless tragedy of the Danish prince wrestling with... Read more

Lwowski ptak

By: Piotr Tymiński

Narrated by: Małgorzata Gradkowska

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Bohaterska obrona Lwowa widziana oczami młodej dziewczyny Piętnastoletnia Tońka jest wielką patriotką. Swój protest przeciwko zawładnięciu polskim Lwowem przez Ukrainę wyraża chęcią przyłączenia się do walczącej młodzieży. Dowództwo uważa jednak, że dziewczyny mogą być co najwyżej sanitariuszkami, a nie stawać na froncie z bronią w ręku.... Read more

100 Best-Loved Poems

By: Philip Smith

Narrated by: Samuel Casey

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

"100 Best-Loved Poems" is a cherished anthology that brings together some of the most timeless and evocative works of poetry in the English language. This collection features a diverse array of poems from celebrated poets such as William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Edgar Allan Poe, and many others. Each poem has been carefully... Read more

El Caminante.

By: José Luis Vásquez

Narrated by: José Luis Vásquez

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

El caminante es una búsqueda del ser, un transitar por la experiencia, el autoconocimiento y los retos del camino, es una forma de reconocernos humanos, pero luchadores y vencedores de obstáculos, es hacer caminos donde no los hay, es emprender viajes y construir la vida misma. Read more

Selected Poems

By: Aldous Huxley

Narrated by: Evan Schmitt

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

"Selected Poems" by Aldous Huxley offers a comprehensive collection of poetry that reflects the multifaceted mind of the renowned author. Spanning themes from the contemplative to the satirical, Huxley's poetry delves into the complexities of human existence, spirituality, and the societal norms that shape our lives. Through lyrical verses and... Read more

Much Ado About Nothing | Shakespeare for kids

By: Jeanette Vigon

Narrated by: Tiana Ferrante

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Welcome to a vibrant and engaging edition of William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," a timeless comedy that continues to delight and provoke thought among audiences worldwide. This edition invites you into the bustling world of Messina, where wit battles wit, and love intertwines with deception, offering a rich exploration of romance and... Read more

Ojalá te enamores

By: Alejandro Ordóñez

Narrated by: Alejandro Ordóñez

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Libro que integra artículos y relatos breves como los del blog Por escribir. Incluye los artículos más leídos de la página, pero también contenido inédito. Dividido en temas: amor, desamor, pensamientos... Ojalá te enamores es un libro poético e intimista sobre la vida, los sentimientos y los deseos más dulces y secretos que todos escondemos... Read more

Guilty Prayer

By: Steve Henn

Narrated by: Steve Henn

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

"Guilty Prayer is most stunning for how much it fits into a small space. All of this, no doubt, in praise of Steve Henn's brilliantly malleable poetic voice, which shifts tones, moods, and paces seamlessly between pages and between lines. I love this book for how it faces me, how it speaks to me, how it trusts me with what it knows. Reading this... Read more

Not By Sight

By: Debby Green

Narrated by: Taylor Brooke

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Many times in life we cannot see what is in our future, or what is coming down the road. In those moments, we have to walk by faith, not by sight. Being blind, Debby has had many of those experiences, as a parent, counselor, grandparent and someone who simply loves life. Her faith in a God who loves us shifts that frightening scenario into one... Read more

mother

By: m.s. RedCherries

Narrated by: m.s. RedCherries

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY

A stunning, multimorphic work of poetry and prose about Indigenous identity

mother is a work rooted in an intimate fracture: an Indigenous child is adopted out of her tribe and raised by a non-Indian family. As an adult finding her way back to her origins, our unnamed narrator begins to put... Read more

Gunga Din

By: Rudyard Kipling

Narrated by: Mark Redfield

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The collection of Kipling poetry, performed by Mark Redfield, with music by Jennifer Rouse, are taken mostly from “Barrack-Room Ballads”. The poems mostly dramatize the concerns, yearnings, emotions, and thoughts of British soldiers at war, stationed in India, or at home - now forgotten by their fellow countrymen. Popular favorites in this... Read more

Night Angler

By: Geffrey Davis

Narrated by: Geffrey Davis

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Geffrey Davis’s second collection of poems reads as an evolving love letter and meditation on what it means to raise an American family. In poems that express a deep sense of gratitude and wonder, Davis delivers a heart-strong prayer that longs for home, for safety for Black lives, and for the messy success of breaking through the trauma of... Read more

Nothing vs Everything Vice Versa

By: Keith Barbour

Narrated by: Keith Barbour

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

This book is all about the poems I have written on the things surrounding me when I'm lonely vs. being around many people. The book will have poems in a sequence to compare having nothing vs having everything. If you are open to new ideas and revelations, this book is specifically for you. Do not let your personal beliefs affect the book's... Read more

Sonetos del amor oscuro

By: Federico García Lorca

Narrated by: Rafael Baena Zapatero

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

"Sonetos del amor oscuro" es el poemario que recoge 11 de los últimos sonetos escritos por su autor, Federico García Lorca, antes de su trágico asesinato en agosto de 1936. Estos poemas, recopilados y publicados póstumamente muchos años después, son poemas de una gran belleza y un lirismo clásico, que profundizan en el sentimiento de amor... Read more

The Book of Hours

By: Rainer Maria Rilke & Brett Alan Dewing

Narrated by: Brett Alan Dewing

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Written at the turn of the twentieth century, The Book of Hours is one of the most significant works of modern German poetry. There has never been an English translation that preserved the tight poeticism and Christian mysticism of the original until now. In this long poem, the narrator-poet is a monk and icon painter desperately trying to see... Read more