Poetry audiobooks

I Am Not Trying to Hide My Hungers from the World

By: Kendra DeColo

Narrated by: Kendra DeColo

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Punk-rock feminist poems exploring motherhood, pop culture, and resistance with a spirit of defiance, abundance, and irreverent joy Kendra DeColo reaffirms the action of mothering as heroic, brutal, and hardcore. These poems interrogate patriarchal narratives about childbirth, postpartum healing, and motherhood through the lens of pop culture... Read more

Welcome Song for Baby / Ni Nikamon ‘Tawâw Nipepîmis’

By: Richard Van Camp

Narrated by: Christian Down & Dolores Greyeyes Sand

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

From renowned storyteller Richard Van Camp comes a lyrical lullaby for newborns. Orca Book Publishers is pleased to offer this bilingual book (full text in both English and Plains Cree) in two accessible editions. The audiobook features alternate text descriptions of images, including the cover. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible. Read more

Little You / kiya kâ-apisîsisiyan

By: Richard Van Camp

Narrated by: Dolores Greyeyes Sand

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

★ "Van Camp composes a lyrical ode to a newborn child, which is matched in its loveliness by Flett's exquisite, collage-like images of a young one with his or her parents.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review Richard Van Camp, internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author of the hugely successful Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for... Read more

We Sang You Home / kikî-kîwê-nikamôstamâtinân

By: Richard Van Camp

Narrated by: Dolores Greyeyes Sand

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

“A beautiful welcome and a thank you to the Indigenous child who brings joy into the parents’ lives.”—School Library Journal In this sweet and lyrical picture book from the creators of the bestselling Little You, gentle rhythmic text captures the wonder new parents feel as they welcome baby into the world. Internationally renowned storyteller... Read more

Kahlil Gibran: Selected Works

By: Kahlil Gibran

Narrated by: John Rayburn

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The words of Kahlil Gibran give his book The Prophet a broad range of inspiration and philosophy. They provide exceptional insight into human desires and understanding. The vivid observations are vibrant with feeling and acceptance of life’s many questions and hopes. One review saluted the story as being untouched by the harshness of life.... Read more

Beethoven Variations

By: Ruth Padel

Narrated by: Ruth Padel

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A fascinating poetic journey into the mind and heart of a musical genius, from the author of the celebrated Darwin: A Life in Poems

Ruth Padel's new sequence of poems, in four movements, is a personal voyage through the life and legend of one of the world's greatest composers. She uncovers the man behind the music, charting his private thoughts... Read more

The Candle of Crest

By: Demethius Jackson

Narrated by: Demethius Jackson & Vanessa Marroquin

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

This is not your traditionally written classic epic-adventure. You will instead be immersed into a fully rhyming audio-adventure of magic and mayhem! Featuring a full audio-scape of music and sound effects, The Candle of Crest is unlike any other audiobook you've heard.As Earth's only magical kingdom defends against ruthless invaders, a... Read more

I Had a Brother Once

By: Adam Mansbach

Narrated by: Adam Mansbach

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A brilliant, genre-defying work—both memoir and epic poem—about the struggle for wisdom, grace, and ritual in the face of unspeakable loss

“A bruised and brave love letter from a brother right here to a brother now gone . . . a soaring, unblinking gaze into the meaning of life itself.”—Marlon James, author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf

my father... Read more

La colina que ascendemos

By: Amanda Gorman

Narrated by: Amanda Alcántara & Ilia Calderón

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

LA VOZ DE UNA NUEVA ERA NÚMERO 1 EN VENTAS EN ESTADOS UNIDOS ELEGIDA UNA DE LAS 100 PERSONAS QUE SERÁN MÁS INFLUYENTES EN EL FUTURO SEGÚN LA REVISTA TIME Prólogo de Oprah WinfreyAnte la mirada de un mundo sobrecogido tras la invasión del Capitolio de los Estados Unidos, Amanda Gorman tomó la palabra a continuación del presidente Joe Biden. Era... Read more

Shakespeare's Sonnets ( Unabridged )

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Shakespeare's Sonnets, or simply The Sonnets, comprise a collection of 154 poems in sonnet form written by William Shakespeare that deal with such themes as love, beauty, politics, and mortality. The poems were probably written over a period of several years. Read more

Вольный проезд

By: Марина Цветаева

Narrated by: Ирина Ерисанова

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Вольный проезд - автобиографическая проза, превратившаяся в летопись событий 1917 - 1923 гг. Политики в книге нет: есть страстная правда, правда холода, голода, гнева, хроника кошмара, записанная будничным, подчас чуть ли не веселым пером. Октябрь в вагоне Вольный проезд Мои службы Из дневника Смерть Стаховича Чердачное То, что было Дом... Read more

Голос памяти

By: Анна Ахматова

Narrated by: Екатерина Семенова

Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Поэма "Реквием" и самые известные стихи Анны Ахматовой на одном диске! Камерное прочтение. Классическое литературное произношение. - для любителей настоящей поэзии - для поклонников серебряного века - для повышающих свой эстетический и образовательный уровень В поэзии Ахматовой - верность нравственным основам бытия, психология женского чувства,... Read more

William’s Christmas Dream

By: Linda Carol Morris

Narrated by: Johnathan Rufus Welsh

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

This story takes the form of a poem about a young boy called William, who dreams of Santa’s crazy rush to deliver presents for william’s Mum and Dad and his dog, Tessa. Along the way Santa has a few hitches but William finds out about the very first Christmas and why we give gifts at this time. William is shown to be a good and thoughtful little... Read more

Пленный дух

By: Марина Цветаева

Narrated by: Ирина Ерисанова

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Очерки, включенные в настоящий сборник, - воспоминания о современниках, своеобразные прозаические реквиемы: Валерию Брюсову - Герой труда; Осипу Мандельштаму - История одного посвящения (1931); Максимилиану Волошину - Живое о живом (1932); Анлрею Белому - Пленный дух (1934); Константину Бальмонту - Слово о Бальмонте (1936); Михаилу Кузьмину -... Read more

A Potion

By: Sandeep Patel

Narrated by: Sandeep Patel

Length: 4 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A Potion, is a life saver for love. Love at utmost is a sacrifice to oneself to advantage another. 'He allowed us to love so we love Him more.' Mystical life of One cosmos.A place far from here that is where this story is set. The formulas and terminologies are all from our existence and all are to be placed to the test. On a planet far from our... Read more

The Ballad of the White Horse ( Unabridged )

By: G. K. Chesterton

Narrated by: David Pevsner

Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

Abridged: No

An English epic poem that follows the exploits of Alfred the Great in his defense of Christian civilization in England from the heathen nihilism of the North. Following a string of defeats at the hands of the invading Danes, a vision from heaven in the river island of Athelney fills Alfred with joy and hope. Though it gives no promise of victory... Read more

The Gravity Inside Us

By: Chloë Frayne

Narrated by: Chloë Frayne

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

From rising Australian poet Chloë Frayne comes her newest poetry collection, The Gravity Inside Us.
Gathering inspiration from a life of travel, hope, long-distance relationships, healing, and adventure, Frayne invites readers into her world. The Gravity Inside Us is an ode to whatever it is we carry that pulls us in and out of place, and speaks... Read more

Maps for the Modern World

By: Valerie June Hockett

Narrated by: Valerie June Hockett

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A poetic call for mindfulness, creativity, and analog real-world connection in an increasingly disconnected world from singer-songwriter Valerie June.

Maps for the Modern Worldis a collection of poems and original illustrations about cultivating community, awareness, and harmony with our surroundings as we move fearlessly toward our dreams. 

I... Read more

Kitotam

By: John McDonald

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The Neyhiyawak (Plains Cree) word “Kitotam” translates into English as, "He Speaks to It." This is a collection of free-verse poetry by Indigenous poet and artist John McDonald. Written in two parts, these poems chronicle John’s life and experiences as an urban Indigenous youth during the 1980s. The second half of the book is a look into the... Read more

Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral

By: Phillis Wheatley

Narrated by: Simone Gayuma

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral was the first published book of poetry by an African-American woman. Phillis Wheatley was a servant to a family in Massachusetts, and initially promoted her poetry in Boston newspapers to find a publisher. When she was initially unable to find a publisher in America, she sent her poetry overseas to... Read more

Old Monarch

By: Courtney Marie Andrews

Narrated by: Courtney Marie Andrews

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Some people are like monarch butterflies—solitary by nature, on a passionate search for somewhere. Critically acclaimed songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews presents her first poetry collection.

This poetry collection reads like a transformation, me, the narrator, being the figurative Old Monarch. Documenting this journey, the book is separated into... Read more

آلهة الأرض

By: جبران خليل جبران

Narrated by: يامن عبد النور

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

ملحمةٌ أدبية جمعت بين الخيال والفلسفة، يحضر فيها عنصر التشويق. تجد فيها ثَلاثةَ آلِهَة، يَدُورُ بَينَهُم حِوارٌ بِلُغةٍ شِعْريةٍ بَلِيغة، يَتحدَّثُونَ فِيهِ عَنِ الوُجُودِ الإِنْسانِي، والهَدفِ مِنَ الحَياة، والمَتاعِبِ الَّتِي يُعايِشُها الإِنْسانُ فِي مَراحِلِ حَياتِهِ المُخْتلِفة. فاستمع الآن Read more

Der Venus Rundgang

By: Carl Spitteler

Narrated by: Marco Caduff

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Liebesgöttin Venus (Spitteler verwendet im Titel den römischen Namen Venus, in der Ballade selbst dann den griechischen Namen Aphrodite) taucht auf einem schwarzen Hengst aus einem See hervor, reitet ins Land und einem Gebirge entgegen … (Cover: Ausschnitt aus dem Bild "Die Geburt der Venus" von Sandro Botticelli, 1445-1510) Read more

Sonette

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Volker Braumann

Length: 3 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Unzweifelhaft gehören William Shakespeares Sonette mit zu dem Schönsten, was je geschrieben worden ist. 1609 das erste Mal komplett veröffentlicht, ergreifen sie uns bis heute und gehen unter die Haut. Einer der Gründe dafür mag darin liegen, dass es Shakespeare in der an sich sperrigen Form des Sonetts gelingt, sie zur poetischen Ausdrucksform... Read more