Poetry audiobooks

Everything You'll Ever Need

By: Charlotte Freeman

Narrated by: Kate Marcin

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Everything You'll Ever Need (You Can Find Within Yourself) is Charlotte Freeman's first book and was written from the most vulnerable places of the heart. This book is open and honest, written to resonate with those who need it the most.Full of messages we all sometimes need, that often come at just the right time, this book is your reminder... Read more

Chwile zamyślenia (Moments of Reflection)

By: Barbara Bukowska

Narrated by: Beata Pozniak

Length: 2 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

“Chwile zamyślenia” - Beata Poźniak, aktorka - tuż przed niespodziewaną śmiercią krewniaczki, Barbary Bukowskiej, otrzymuje wiersze napisane przez nią. Barbara “pisała tylko tak dla siebie”. Wiersze są osobiste, rodzinne - autorka przeprowadza rozmowę ze swoją podświadomoscią, z nadprzyrodzoną siłą, z Bogiem. Poźniak pisząc Wstęp do tomiku... Read more

Sacred Sites

By: Susan Suntree

Narrated by: Susan Suntree, Kalani Queypo & Peter Coyote

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Sacred Sites is a singular and memorable account of the evolution of the Southern California landscape, reflecting the riches of both Native knowledge and Western scientific thought. In his foreword, read by Peter Coyote, Pulitzer Prize winning poet Gary Snyder writes that this book "brings us home." Carrying readers from the Big Bang to the... Read more

A few short poems of William Wordsworth

By: VENKATARAMAN M

Narrated by: VENKATARAMAN M

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

William Wordsworth is one of the greatest poets of English literature. He is remembered as a poet who was concerned with the relationship of human beings to nature. He strongly believed in using the vocabulary and speech patterns of common people in his poems. According to him, human beings who grow up in the lap of Nature are perfect in every... Read more

Totkehlchen - Modrichs dritter Fall

By: Thomas Matiszik

Narrated by: Thomas Anzenhofer

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Hass kennt kein Vergessen. Bluttat im Dortmunder Zoo: Neben dem Giraffenhaus wird der Zoodirektor geköpft aufgefunden. Kommissar Peer Modrich nimmt die Ermittlungen auf, doch ein Motiv ist nicht in Sicht. Kaum hat die Suche nach dem Täter begonnen, taucht bereits eine weitere enthauptete Leiche auf, diesmal in Berlin. Doch bis auf die grausame... Read more

The Book of Thel

By: William Blake

Narrated by: Jason Rosette

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

A lesser-known masterpiece by the visionary English romantic poet, William Blake (The Marriage of Heaven and Hell; Songs of Innocence and Experience)!In comparison to Blake's later prophetic books, The Book of Thel is relatively short and is easier to understand; this edition is entertainingly read by producer-narrator Jason Rosette.About the... Read more

Fun Poems for Your Child

By: Jenny Carey & Frances Espanol

Narrated by: Hannibal Hills

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a book for children, with fun poems, the poems have been written with children in mind, and can stimulate their imagination, curiosity and development. The inspiration behind these poems came from my own experiences when I was a child, and what I would have enjoyed. Hopefully these poems will be read by children world wide and they... Read more

B. J. Harrison Reads Lamia

By: John Keats

Narrated by: B. J. Harrison

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The Greek god Hermes descends from Olympus in search of an invisible nymph. He sees a snake who speaks with the voice of a woman named Lamia. She tells Hermes, that her spirit is trapped in this snake's body. She offers Hermes to help him find the nymph if he uses his divine powers to turn her into a human again. Lamia herself is searching for a... Read more

Versi per ragazzi

By: Juan Moisés De La Serna

Narrated by: Rossella Arena

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Una mattina prestouno si alzòqualcosa all`improvviso sentìe privo di sensi crollò.
Molto tempo era già passatoquando un altro si avvicinòper indagare su ciò che lì era capitatoe anch`egli collassò.
Stesi lì per terramolto tempo erano restatida lontano li avevano vistie a vedere si erano avvicinati
AMORE Read more

The Poetry of History

By: Jonathan Bate

Narrated by: Jonathan Bate

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir Jonathan Bate examines eight iconic poems inspired by great historical events - and explores the Romantics, John Clare and William Wordsworth

'Mingles history and poetry ... in an accessible, thought-provoking way' Irish Times

In this BBC Radio 4 series, eminent biographer and broadcaster Sir Jonathan Bate looks at major... Read more

B. J. Harrison Reads If

By: Rudyard Kipling

Narrated by: B. J. Harrison

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Some poems can really teach us something if we read carefully and understand the essence. This lyric poem by Kipling makes no difference. By reading it, a man can find some wise advice in it. The advice that most of us will find is how to deal with different situations in life. But is this all? Maybe there is a secret message which only few of... Read more

Layli and Majnun

By: Nezami Ganjavi

Narrated by: Dick Davis, Peter Ganim, Serena Manteghi & Sean...

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

The Persian epic that inspired Eric Clapton's unforgettable love song "Layla" and that Lord Byron called "the Romeo and Juliet of the East," in a masterly new translation


The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a twelfth-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, Layli and... Read more

American Melancholy

By: Joyce Carol Oates

Narrated by: Cheryl Smith

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A new collection of poetry from an American literary legend, her first in twenty-five yearsJoyce Carol Oates is one of our most insightful observers of the human heart and mind, and, with her acute social consciousness, one of the most insistent and inspired witnesses of a shared American history.Oates is perhaps best known for her prodigious... Read more

Faces of Love

By: Dick Davis, Hafez, Jahan Malek Khatun & Obayd-e...

Narrated by: Dick Davis, Tala Ashe & Ramiz Monsef

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed translator Dick Davis breathes new life into the timeless works of three masters of 14th-century Persian literature
 
Together, Hafez, a giant of world literature; Jahan Malek Khatun, an eloquent princess; and Obayd-e Zakani, a dissolute satirist, represent one of the most remarkable literary flowerings of any era. All three lived in the... Read more

Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart

By: Jon M. Sweeney & Mark S. Burrows

Narrated by: Paul Heitsch

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Meister Eckhart (1260-1328) was a priest, a mystic, and nearly a heretic (he died before the Church court's verdict). In the 20th century, the Roman Catholic Church rehabilitated him and the late Pope John Paul II spoke of his work with fondness. However, what makes him of particular interest is the fact that he has influenced a wide range of... Read more

The Mirror of My Heart

By: Dick Davis

Narrated by: Dick Davis, Mozhan Marnò, Tala Ashe & Serena Ma...

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

An anthology of verse by women poets writing in Persian, most of whom have never been translated into English before, from acclaimed scholar and translator Dick Davis.

The Mirror of My Heart is a unique and captivating collection of eighty-three Persian women poets, many of whom wrote anonymously or were punished for their outspokenness. One of... Read more

Le sablier

By: Edith Blais

Narrated by: Flavie Léger-Roy & Louis Garon

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

"Un récit qui nous transporte dans un univers brutal et méconnu En janvier 2019, les familles d’Edith Blais et de l’Italien Luca Tacchetto lancent un appel à l’aide: les deux voyageurs ont disparu quelque part en Afrique sans laisser de traces. Entre la nouvelle de leur disparition et celle de leur libération, 15 mois s’écouleront pendant... Read more

Sunset

By: Eugenia Fain

Narrated by: Blaze Goldburst

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A book of modern contemporary poetry using forms from around the world. Read more

Русь моя, жизнь моя. Стихи и поэмы

By: Александр Блок

Narrated by: Александр Балакирев

Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Александр Блок - крупнейший русский поэт, один из основоположников символизма. Образ России, отождествленный с матерью, занимает центральное место в творчестве поэта. Блок не представлял своей жизни без родной страны, любил ее природу, народ, пытался разгадать ее душу, понять настоящее и определить будущее. Боль за нее не давала ему покоя, его... Read more

Salt Water

By: Brianna Wiest

Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

In her poetry collection, Brianna Wiest pioneers a new cross-genre of writing. Through her freeform approach, Brianna's words artfully illustrate our deep connection to the natural world as well as to ourselves, distilling the essence of wisdom into lines that are sure to touch your heart and open your soul. Read more

God I Feel Modern Tonight

By: Catherine Cohen

Narrated by: Catherine Cohen

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Poems of heartbreak and sex, self-care and self-critique, urban adventures and love on the road from the millennial queen and comedy sensation.

In these short, captivating lyrics, Catherine Cohen, the one-woman stand-up chanteuse who electrified the downtown NYC comedy scene in her white go-go boots, and who has been posting poignant,... Read more

Dark Days Lonely Nights

By: D. R. Nguyen

Narrated by: D. R. Nguyen

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

We might not all feel love. But we all fault pain.Dark Days Lonely Nights captures what it feels like to feel depressed, grief, and isolation. In this captivating book of poetry and prose. Read more

Lakes Entrance Girl

By: Elsie Johnstone

Narrated by: Brigid Lohrey

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Too structured to fall into the category of grunge poetry; low on literary worth, but high on story telling. I call my poetry, ‘Gippsland Shabby Chic Verse’. It’s raw, uncomplicated, tells a story in simple language that is easy to read. And most of it rhymes! Hopefully, my poems will take my reader on an emotional journey to experience what... Read more

Death of a Dream

By: Chris Lewando

Narrated by: Chris Lewando

Length: 5 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

This eclectic selection of literary diversity includes several short stories, poems, muses, and a moving memoir. The themes encompass ethics, and our interaction with nature."Chris writes in a straightforward, clear style, with strong characters. A first-class story-teller." What would make a man decide to become a vigilante? How does one cope... Read more