Poetry bestsellers

Falling Back in Love with Being Human

Letters to Lost Souls

By: Kai Cheng Thom
Narrated by: Kai Cheng Thom
Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

“In this highly recommendable collection of poetic letters full of love, pain, sadness, anger, hope and forgiveness, Kai Cheng Tom speaks to her trans* feminine sisters, but also people who have hurt her or have been hostile towards her and others. Read more

The Odyssey

Penguin Audio Classics

By: Homer
Narrated by: Ian McKellen
Length: 13 hours 2 minutes

“Homer's Odyssey was always meant to be heard, not read. This is the best translation with the best reader. Accept no substitutes. Read more

The Iliad

By: Homer & Emily Wilson (Translator)
Narrated by: Nathan Brooks
Length: 15 hours 30 minutes

"The Iliad," attributed to Homer, is an epic poem from the 8th century BC that centers on the dramatic events of the Trojan War. The narrative particularly focuses on the wrath of Achilles, a Greek hero, and explores themes of honor, glory, and the relationship between mortals and deities. This work is often regarded as one of the cornerstones... Read more

I Am Maria

My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home

By: Maria Shriver
Narrated by: Maria Shriver
Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

A book like no other, I Am Maria weaves Shriver’s hard-earned wisdom with her own deeply personal poetry. I Am Maria reminds readers there is strength and love on the other side of all of our hardest days.

I Am Maria is a powerful collection of Maria Shriver’s own poems that grapple with identity, grief, love, loss, longing, heartbreak and... Read more

Forest of Noise

Poems

By: Mosab Abu Toha
Narrated by: Mosab Abu Toha
Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

““What can you see when your eyes are closed?” A Gazan mother tells her children just that with the hope of quelling their fears, despite being surrounded by bombs and their eradicating light. Reader, open your heart if your eyes are unwilling. Everyone’s humanity is at stake if the suffering in Palestine doesn’t wake you up to witness the truth.... Read more

Now We Are Six

Winnie-the-Pooh: Book #4

By: A. A. Milne
Narrated by: Joel Froomkin
Length: 1 hour

This second collection of poems from A. A. Milne includes works such as Furry Bear, Sneezles, and Buttercup Days as well as an appearance by the beloved children's character Winnie-the-Pooh. With gentle humor and whimsical lines, Now We Are Six is perfect for anyone—whether you're six or sixty-six. Read more

Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude

By: Ross Gay
Narrated by: Ross Gay
Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

“Damn, I love Ross Gay. Whether in essay (as in The Book of Delights - phenomenal - or Inciting Joy - currently reading) or in poem (here!), he writes with such a large-hearted, open-armed, joyous, rowdy, occasionally quite dirty in more ways than one, profoundly moved and deeply moving way of looking at the world. Here, the poems plumb the... Read more

Devotions

The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

By: Mary Oliver
Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

“Reading any collection of beautiful poetry in a short period of time is immersive, dare I say life-altering. Reading Devotions is somehow more intimate than even that. Oliver’s way of viewing the world is so crystal-clear, so inviting. Every poem is like taking a step outside and breathing in a lungful of crisp, clean, cold air. Her way of... Read more

You Are Here

Poetry in the Natural World

By: Ada Limon
Narrated by: Kim Ramirez
Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

In recent years, our poetic landscape has evolved in profound and exciting ways. So has our planet. Edited and introduced by the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limón, this book challenges what we think we know about "nature poetry," illuminating the myriad ways our landscapes—both literal and literary—are changing.



You Are... Read more

The Totally Not Boring Book of Feelings

By: Jolie Taylor & Brandon Dorman
Narrated by: Jolie Taylor
Length: 50 minutes

40 fun poems that explore big feelings and emotions. This whimsical journey through verse and illustrations can help children recognize and understand their big emotions. From the imaginative minds of Brandon Dorman, renowned illustrator of Goosebumps, Land of Stories, and Fablehaven, and Booktok creator Jolie Taylor comes a whimsical... Read more

The Universe in Verse

15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry

By: Maria Popova
Narrated by: Maria Popova & Lili Taylor
Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

“A dazzling constellation of science and poetry that will spark your curiosity and leave you in awe, The Universe in Verse sends us on a voyage through space and time on a vessel made of verse by Sylvia Plath, Maya Angelou, Tracy K. Smith, and more, about mycology and octopus intelligence, floriculture and the Hubble telescope, radioactivity and... Read more

How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)

Poetry

By: Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver
Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

“Kingsolver writes poetry that is both accessible and profound. This is the kind of collection you’ll loan out to a friend or relative and never get back. You should probably go ahead and buy two or three all at once! Read more

The Hurting Kind

By: Ada Limón
Narrated by: Ada Limón
Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

“Ada Limon’s poetry is an experience unto itself, and The Hurting Kind is one of the most absorbing, rewarding collections of poetry I’ve ever heard. I loved getting pulled into the words and just listening, in the moment. If you’ve never heard Limon’s work before, do yourself a favor and listen to this book. Read more

Any Man

A Novel

By: Amber Tamblyn
Narrated by: Glenn Davis, Ben Foster, Marc Maron, Jason Ritter, John Roberts, Russ Tamblyn, Amber Tamblyn, January LaVoy, Phoebe Strole, Robin Miles, Therese Plummer, Dan Bittner, James Fouhey & Michael Crouch
Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

In this electric and provocative debut novel, Tamblyn blends genres of poetry, prose, and elements of suspense to give shape to the shocking narratives of victims of sexual violence, mapping the destructive ways in which our society perpetuates rape culture, brilliantly brought to life through a multi-voice performance featuring Glenn Davis, Ben... Read more

Aednan

An Epic

By: Linnea Axelsson
Narrated by: Angela Dawe
Length: 2 hours 48 minutes

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • The winner of Sweden’s most prestigious literary award makes her American debut with an epic, multigenerational novel-in-verse about two Sámi families and their quest to stay together across a century of migration, violence, and colonial trauma.

“Crystalline prose that reads like poetry and myth at once.... Read more

Make Believe

Poems for Hoping Again

By: Victoria Hutchins
Narrated by: Victoria Hutchins
Length: 2 hours 6 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An exquisite poetry collection from the creator of The Daily Victorian that celebrates the hidden versions of ourselves, and unveils the healing power of nostalgia, imagination, and hope

“This is for anyone who doesn’t see deep feeling as a bad thing but would appreciate a warm and talented companion while they do it.”—Mari... Read more

Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown

Verses for a Despotic Age

Dumpty: Book #2

By: John Lithgow
Narrated by: Mr. John Lithgow
Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Following the success of his New York Times bestseller Dumpty, award-winning actor, author, and illustrator John Lithgow presents a brand-new collection of satirical poems chronicling the despotic age of Donald Trump.

Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown is darker and more hard-hitting than ever. Lithgow writes and draws with wit and fury as he takes... Read more

Beowulf: A New Translation

By: Maria Dahvana Headley
Narrated by: JD Jackson & Maria Dahvana Headley
Length: 4 hours 8 minutes

“Maria Dahvana Headley has created a truly fresh, simultaneously current & ancient, engaging translation of this thousand-year-old hero tale. She's taken great risks as a translator, daring to use the most contemporary language in order to give 21st century readers the same experience of the poem's original audience - hearing the story unfold... Read more

On the Way Out, Turn Off the Light

Poems

By: Marge Piercy
Narrated by: Marge Piercy
Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

A bountiful group of poems--direct, honest, and revelatory--that reflect on language, nature, old age, young love, Judaism, and our current politics, from one of our most read and admired poets

"Words are my business," Marge Piercy begins her twentieth collection of poetry, a glance back at a lifetime of learning, loving, grieving, and fighting... Read more

A Confederacy of Dumptys

Portraits of American Scoundrels in Verse

Dumpty: Book #3

By: John Lithgow
Narrated by: John Lithgow
Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

The next book in John Lithgow's New York Times bestselling series

Following the success of New York Times bestsellers Dumpty and Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown, award-winning actor, author, and illustrator John Lithgow presents the third book in his runaway hit series. A Confederacy of Dumptys takes us through a history of twenty-five "American... Read more

Three Simple Lines

A Writer’s Pilgrimage into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku

By: Natalie Goldberg
Narrated by: Natalie Goldberg
Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

One of the world’s foremost writing teachers invites readers on a joyful journey into the reading and origins of haiku

A haiku is three simple lines. But it is also, as Allen Ginsberg put it, three lines that “make the mind leap.” A good one, he said, lets the mind experience “a small sensation of space which is nothing less than God.” As many... Read more

Spectral Evidence

Poems

By: Gregory Pardlo
Narrated by: Gregory Pardlo
Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY • A powerful meditation on Blackness, beauty, faith, and the force of law, from the beloved award-winning author of Digest and Air Traffic

Elegant, profound, and intoxicating—Spectral Evidence, Gregory Pardlo’s first major collection of poetry after winning the Pulitzer Prize for Digest, moves... Read more

What the Living Do

Poems

By: Marie Howe
Narrated by: Marie Howe
Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Informed by the death of a beloved brother, here are the stories of childhood, its thicket of sex and sorrow and joy, boys and girls growing into men and women, stories of a brother who in his dying could teach how to be most alive. What the Living Do reflects ““a new form of confessional poetry, one shared to some degree by other women poets... Read more

How To Write Evocative Poetry

A Guidebook For Unlocking Creativity, Expressing Truth & Captivating Imagination

By: Zachary Phillips
Narrated by: Zachary Phillips
Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Journey into the captivating world of poetic expression with renowned author and poet, Zachary Phillips. Whether you are an aspiring poet or a seasoned writer looking to elevate your craft, this enlightening guide is your key to unlocking the power of words and creating evocative, soul-stirring poetry.Within these pages, Zachary Phillips... Read more

The Homeric Hymns

By: Homer
Narrated by: Mark Bowen
Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

"The Homeric Hymns: Ancient Literature" invites readers on a timeless journey through the mythological tapestry of ancient Greece. This collection of the Homeric Hymns, attributed to the legendary poet Homer, presents a vivid and poetic exploration of the pantheon of Greek gods and goddesses. These hymns, originating in the archaic period of... Read more

How to Be a Good Girl

A Miscellany

By: Jamie Hood
Narrated by: Jamie Hood
Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

The ambitious and experimental debut by Jamie Hood, author of Trauma Plot, interrogating the “good girl” archetype and the price one pays to embody it

A VOGUE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

"An utterly compelling blend of lyricism, diary, and criticism that has become my go-to for invoking the brilliant trans-eye view of the agonies and pleasures of... Read more

Le vent dans les saules (Complet)

The wind in the willows (French)

By: Kenneth Grahame
Narrated by: Christophe Tabard
Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Le vent dans les saules (the wind in the willows)Roman de Kenneth Grahame en 12 chapitres. publié en 1908.Un audio par chapitre.Suivez les aventures de Taupe, Rat, Crapaud et Blaireau sur les bords de la Tamise. Read more

The Prophet

By: Kahlil Gibran
Narrated by: Jonathan Reese
Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Kahlil Gibran—poet, philosopher, and artist—was born in Lebanon in 1883 but spent his final twenty years of life living in the United States. The three books that compose this audiobook are collections of Gibran's aphorisms, parables, and poetic essays.



The first book, The Prophet, was originally published in 1923 and is considered Gibran's... Read more

The Iliad

A New Translation by Caroline Alexander

By: Homer & Caroline Alexander
Narrated by: Dominic Keating
Length: 19 hours 46 minutes

With her virtuoso translation, classicist and bestselling author Caroline Alexander brings to life Homer’s timeless epic of the Trojan WarComposed around 730 B.C., Homer’s Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year war between the invading Achaeans, or Greeks, and the Trojans in their besieged city of Ilion.... Read more

The Hill We Climb

An Inaugural Poem for the Country

By: Amanda Gorman
Narrated by: Amanda Gorman & Oprah Winfrey
Length: 9 minutes

Amanda Gorman’s powerful and historic poem “The Hill We Climb,” read at President Joe Biden’s inauguration

“Stunning.” —CNN 
“Dynamic.” —NPR
“Deeply rousing and uplifting.” —Vogue


On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th... Read more

A Fortune For Your Disaster

Poems

By: Hanif Abdurraqib
Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
Length: 1 hour 36 minutes

“Poetry in audio form is such a bonus, and Hanif gifts us with small stories and background information as he reads. Perfect for poetry lovers and perfect for people ready to discover. Read more

Fierce Fairytales

Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

By: Nikita Gill
Narrated by: Nikita Gill
Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

“When I say listening to this was transcendent, know that I don't say such things lightly. The audiobook is narrated by the author herself, and it further reminded me that poetry is meant to be read aloud, to be listened to. To be spoken by the writers and consumed in the exact way they want you to. Reading poetry in your own voice, with your own... Read more

44 Poems on Being with Each Other

A Poetry Unbound Collection

By: Pádraig Ó Tuama
Narrated by: Pádraig Ó Tuama
Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

This celebratory anthology explores human connection through forty-four poems curated by Pádraig Ó Tuama, the host of On Being's Poetry Unbound podcast.



44 Poems on Being with Each Other is a new volume that offers immersive reflections on the human connection. With an observant eye, Pádraig Ó Tuama shares an enlightening meditation on each poem,... Read more

At Blackwater Pond

Mary Oliver reads Mary Oliver

By: Mary Oliver
Narrated by: Mary Oliver
Length: 1 hour

Mary Oliver has published twenty-one volumes of poetry and six books of prose in the span of five decades, but she rarely performs her poetry in live readings. With At Blackwater Pond, Mary Oliver gives her audience what they've longed to hear: the poet's voice reading her own work. In this audio, she has recorded forty of her favorite poems,... Read more

Time Is a Mother

By: Ocean Vuong
Narrated by: Ocean Vuong
Length: 1 hour 43 minutes

“Ocean Vuong comes home in his second full-length collection, exploring grief, violence, masculinity and queer life in America. Whether shoveling snow, reversing time, or losing his mother, Vuong will crack you open and heal you. Read more

Some Things I Still Can't Tell You

Poems

By: Misha Collins
Narrated by: Misha Collins
Length: 57 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!  From Misha Collins, actor, longtime poet, and activist, whose massive online following calls itself his “Army For Good," comes his debut poetry collection, Some Things I Still Can't Tell You. Trademark wit and subtle vulnerability converge in each poem; this book is both a celebration of and aspiration for a life well... Read more

I Talk Like a River

By: Jordan Scott
Narrated by: Jordan Scott
Length: 18 minutes

When a boy who stutters feels isolated, alone, and incapable of communicating in the way he'd like, it takes a kindly father and a walk by the river to help him find his voice. Through this powerful and uplifting story, poet Jordan Scott uses his own experiences to reveal what it’s like to be a child who feels lost, lonely, or unable to fit in.... Read more

Call Us What We Carry

Poems

By: Amanda Gorman
Narrated by: Amanda Gorman
Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

The instant #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller


The breakout poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman

Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, the luminous poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet... Read more

The Wood Between the Worlds

A Poetic Theology of the Cross

By: Brian Zahnd
Narrated by: Brian Zahnd
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

The cross is the heart of Scripture



Everything about the gospel message leads to the cross, and proceeds from the cross. In fact, within the narrative of Scripture, the crucifixion of Jesus is literally the crux of the story—the axis upon which the biblical story turns. But it would be a mistake to think we could sum up the significance of the... Read more

The Inferno of Dante

A New Verse Translation by Robert Pinsky

Penguin Audio Classics

By: Dante Alighieri
Narrated by: Seamus Heaney, Frank Bidart & Louise Glück
Length: 5 hours 4 minutes

Robert Pinsky's new verse translation of the Inferno makes it clear to the contemporary listener, as no other in English has done, why Dante is universally considered a poet of great power, intensity, and strength. This critically acclaimed translation was awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry and the Harold Morton Landon... Read more

Tao Te Ching

A New English Version

By: Stephen Mitchell & Lao Tzu
Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

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

Make Me Rain

Poems & Prose

By: Nikki Giovanni
Narrated by: Nikki Giovanni
Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

“I would not call myself a poetry reader, but there is something about Nikki Giovanni’s poetry that speaks to me so deeply. Sentimental and comforting, Make Me Rain covers a wide range of topics, from quilts and rising bread to the social change we so desperately need in our world. Giovanni’s wisdom and understanding once again prove why she is... Read more

The Big Smoke

By: Adrian Matejka
Narrated by: Adrian Matejka
Length: 57 minutes

Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the National Book Award in Poetry—a collection that examines the myth and history of the prizefighter Jack Johnson



The legendary Jack Johnson (1878–1946) was a true American creation. The child of emancipated slaves, he overcame... Read more

Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings

Poems

By: Joy Harjo
Narrated by: Joy Harjo
Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

A musical, magical, resilient volume from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United StatesIn these poems, the joys and struggles of the everyday are played against the grinding politics of being human. Beginning in a hotel room in the dark of a distant city, we travel through history and follow the memory of the Trail of Tears from... Read more

Dog Songs and A Thousand Mornings

Deluxe Edition

By: Mary Oliver
Narrated by: Mary Oliver
Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

A New York Times bestselling poetry collection, featuring both Dog Songs and A Thousand Mornings

Mary Oliver’s Dog Songs is a celebration of the special bond between human and dog, as understood through the poet’s relationships to the canines that have accompanied her daily walks, warmed her home, and inspired her work. Oliver’s poems begin in... Read more

The Canterbury Tales

Penguin Classics

By: Geoffrey Chaucer
Narrated by: Daniel Weyman, Derek Jacobi, Jay Bernard, Lesley Manville, Seroca Davis & Michael Balogun
Length: 16 hours 44 minutes

Brought to you by Penguin.

This Penguin Classic is performed by Lesley Manville (winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress and known for Phantom Thread and Mum), Derek Jacobi (winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and known for Gladiator and Gosford Park), Michael Balogun (known for National Theatre Live: Macbeth), Jay... Read more

How to Be a Good Savage and Other Poems

Seedbank

By: Mikeas Sánchez
Narrated by: Mikeas Sánchez, Wendy Call & Shook
Length: 3 hours 47 minutes

“Translated in English, Spanish, and Sanchez's native language Zoque, the poet creates a powerful, border-crossing work. She weaves tales from her childhood and experiences as an indigenous woman in our modern society into beautiful and striking poetry. An incredible listening experience! Read more

Poetry as Spellcasting

Poems, Essays, and Prompts for Manifesting Liberation and Reclaiming Power

By: Tamiko Beyer, Destiny Hemphill & Lisbeth White
Narrated by: Henriette Zoutomou
Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

Poems, essays, and prompts to sing a new world into being--Queer & BIPOC perspectives on poetry as an insurgent ritual for manifesting liberation and reclaiming power.

    For poets, spellcasters, and social justice witches, Poetry as Spellcasting positions poetry as a vehicle for healing-justice transformation.
It asks: If ritualized violence... Read more

Homie

Poems

By: Danez Smith
Narrated by: Danez Smith
Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Danez Smith is our president



Homie is Danez Smith's magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the loss of one of Smith's close friends, this book comes out of the search for joy and intimacy within a nation where both can seem scarce and getting scarcer. In poems of rare power and generosity, Smith acknowledges that in a... Read more

An American Sunrise

Poems

By: Joy Harjo
Narrated by: Joy Harjo
Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

A stunning new volume from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States, informed by her tribal history and connection to the land.In the early 1800s, the Mvskoke people were forcibly removed from their original lands east of the Mississippi to Indian Territory, which is now part of Oklahoma. Two hundred years later, Joy Harjo... Read more