Poetry audiobooks
PesÀpuu palaa
By: Katri Vala
Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo
Length: 24 minutes
Abridged: No
"Keinun polviasi hyvÀillen, maa,yllÀni lintujen kirkuna, auringon nauru.Keinun pimeissÀ syvyyksissÀnisyntymÀttömiÀ saaria kantain.Keinun ajattomassa rytmissÀ,jumalten hymyilevÀssÀ hekumassa."TÀmÀ suurimmaksi osaksi ennen Suomen sotia kirjoitettu runokokoelma on Katri Valan teoksista kantaaottavin. Vala kuvaa sotaa ja sodan aiheuttamia menetyksiÀ... Read more
View audiobookSininen ovi
By: Katri Vala
Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo
Length: 44 minutes
Abridged: No
"Sinun sininen ovesion minulle tie kaikkeen,mitĂ€ ei ole,mikĂ€ vain uneksitaan."Kokoelman nimikkoruno Sininen ovi johdattaa lukijansa Valan runojen polveilevaan maailmaan. Kolmiosaisen kokoelman runot kertovat nuoruuden kiitĂ€vistĂ€ hetkistĂ€, intohimosta ja satumaisista kohtaamisista.Kauniit kuvaukset luonnosta â niin ihmisluonnosta kuin ihmistĂ€... Read more
View audiobookThe Canterbury Tales
By: Geoffrey Chaucer
Narrated by: Daniel Weyman, Derek Jacobi, Jay Bernard, Lesle...
Length: 16 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
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
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings
By: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: Catherine Bailey & Tom Ravenscroft
Length: 16 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Brought to you by Penguin.
This Penguin Classic is performed by Tom Ravenscroft, radio presenter known for his work on BBC 6 Music, and Catherine Bailey, known for A Quiet Passion and The Crown, as leading roles in London Theatres. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by David Galloway.
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other... Read more
The Odyssey
By: Homer
Narrated by: George Blagden
Length: 13 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
Brought to you by Penguin.
This Penguin Classic is performed by George Blagden, star of Versailles and Vikings. This definitive recording is translated by E.V. Rieu, revised by D.C.H. Rieu, and contains an introduction by Peter Jones.
The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and... Read more
The Prophet
By: Kahlil Gibran
Narrated by: Antonio Aakeel
Length: 1 hour 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Brought to you by Penguin.
This Penguin Classic is performed by Antonio Aakeel, star of Eaten by Lions. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Robin Waterfield.
First published in the 1920s, The Prophet became the bible of 1960s culture and was credited with founding the New Age movement, yet it still continues to inspire people... Read more
Pearl
By: Jane Draycott
Narrated by: Jane Draycott & Colin Still
Length: 1 hour
Abridged: No
In a dream landscape radiant with jewels, a father sees his lost daughter on the far bank of a river: âmy pearl, my girlâ. One of the great treasures of the British Library, the fourteenth-century poem Pearl is a work of poetic brilliance; its account of loss and consolation has retained its force across six centuries. Jane Draycott in her new... Read more
View audiobookRuusualttari
By: Edith Södergran
Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo
Length: 9 minutes
Abridged: No
"Oi minun satulinnani,sortukaa, sortukaakultaiseksi soraksi.Rakastan teitĂ€ liian paljon â kuolkaa.Rakennan teidĂ€t jĂ€lleenvavistensurmatakseni teidĂ€t â liian ihanat."Edith Södergranin runot vievĂ€t lukijat unenomaiseen mielentilaan, jossa kaikki ei ole sitĂ€, miltĂ€ nĂ€yttÀÀ. Kohtalokkaat runot julistavat symboliikan avulla vĂ€keviĂ€ tunteita.... Read more
View audiobookRuusualttari
By: Edith Södergran
Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
"Oi minun satulinnani, sortukaa, sortukaa kultaiseksi soraksi. Rakastan teitĂ€ liian paljon â kuolkaa. Rakennan teidĂ€t jĂ€lleen vavisten surmatakseni teidĂ€t â liian ihanat." Edith Södergranin runot vievĂ€t lukijat unenomaiseen mielentilaan, jossa kaikki ei ole sitĂ€, miltĂ€ nĂ€yttÀÀ. Kohtalokkaat runot julistavat symboliikan avulla vĂ€keviĂ€... Read more
View audiobookHuhtikuu
By: Saima Harmaja
Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
"Tulen kuoleman varjon maasta.Tulen iltaan vaaleaan.NĂ€en mykkĂ€nĂ€: vihreĂ€ huntuon tullut ja kietonut maan.Ja on tuulta ja tuoksua lauhaa,ja linnunlaulua soi,â kun omassa rinnassanisydĂ€n kuoleva vaikeroi."Saima Harmajan herkkĂ€ esikoisrunokokoelma "Huhtikuu" julkaistiiin runoilijan ollessa vain 19-vuotias. Harmajan kuvaukset nuoruuden... Read more
View audiobookHunnutettu
By: Saima Harmaja
Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo
Length: 1 hour 12 minutes
Abridged: No
"Rakas sisko, josta pesitomun taivaan rakkaus,vierelleni hymyinesitule, tuskan huojennus.Vaikka peityt kaipuultanitaakse hunnun tiheÀn,tuntea voin kasvoillanikatsees nÀkymÀttömÀn."Saima Harmaja omisti runokokoelmansa "Hunnutettu" synnytyksessÀ kuolleelle siskolleen. Kokoelman neljÀ osiota, aavistus, sairaalassa, suru ja turvassa, kÀsittelevÀt... Read more
View audiobookKaukainen maa
By: Saima Harmaja
Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo
Length: 1 hour 34 minutes
Abridged: No
"Ei ole onnea, mi kestÀis iki.Vain rakkaus ja tuska kestÀvÀt.Ah, olkoon niin! Sun sydÀntÀsi likien pelkÀÀ teitÀ, vallat pimeÀt.""Kaukainen maa" on Saima Harmajan viimeiseksi jÀÀnyt runokokoelma, joka julkaistiin postuumisti runoilijan kuolinvuonna. Vain 23-vuotiaana kuollut Harmaja ehti valita osan runoista kokoelmaan, ja osa valittiin runoista,... Read more
View audiobookSyyskuun lyyra
By: Edith Södergran
Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo
Length: 13 minutes
Abridged: No
"Ihmiset, rinnassani paisuu.Lieska, sauhu, palaneen lihan katku:se on sota.Sodasta olen tullut â kaaoksesta noussut âolen elementti â raamatun vaeltava henki â apokalypsi."Kauniit itsepuhelun muotoon kirjoitetut runot kuvaavat nuoren naisen mielenmaisemaa. Södergranin runojen nuori nainen on kuitenkin vallan muuta kuin herkkĂ€ ja sĂ€rkyvĂ€. HĂ€n... Read more
View audiobookRunoja
By: Edith Södergran
Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo
Length: 21 minutes
Abridged: No
"ElÀmÀ on ahdas kehÀ, jonka vankeja olemme,nÀkymÀtön piiri, jonka yli emme koskaan astu,elÀmÀ on lÀheinen onni, joka kulkee ohitsemme,tuhannet askelet, joita emme kykene astumaan."Edith Södergranin esikoisrunokokoelma rikkoi rajoja niin yhteiskunnassa kuin runoudessakin. Runot kuten Ihmeellinen meri ja Sureva puutarha kietovat ihmisen... Read more
View audiobookTulevaisuuden varjo
By: Edith Södergran
Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo
Length: 17 minutes
Abridged: No
"Leikkien leikki, sinÀ maistut hyvÀltÀ, sinun tuoksusi on ihmeellinenkuitenkaan ei ole mitÀÀn sielua, eikÀ ole koskaan ollut sielua Se on harhaa, harhaa, harhaa ja pelkkÀÀ leikkiÀ."Edith Södergranin neljÀs kokoelma kÀsittelee suuria teemoja kuten avaruutta ja kuolemaa. Södergran sairasti aikanaan kuolemaan johtavaa tuberkuloosia runojen... Read more
View audiobookLibrary of Small Catastrophes
By: Alison C. Rollins
Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Length: 1 hour 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Library of Small Catastrophes, Alison Rollins's ambitious debut collection, interrogates the body and nation as storehouses of countless tragedies. Drawing from Jorge Luis Borges's fascination with the library, Rollins uses the concept of the archive to offer a lyric history of the ways in which we process loss. "Memory is about the future, not... Read more
View audiobookUplifted By Love
By: Richard Daniels
Narrated by: Ryan McGregor
Length: 18 minutes
Abridged: No
This collection of poems titled "Uplifted by Love " is a collection of poems inspired by the author's quest for spiritual enlightenment . It affords the author an opportunity to share his perceptions about life; the high concepts of love, purity and the divining of the Holy Grail whose origin is not of this world.And when we speak of love and... Read more
View audiobookAngst vor Lyrik (UngekĂŒrzt)
By: Moritz HĂŒrtgen
Narrated by: Bjarne MĂ€del & Katharina Marie Schubert
Length: 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Ein Leben in Angst: alle Menschen fĂŒhren es. Vollkommen unmöglich, den Ăngsten zu entkommen. Kaum ist eine Angst verdrĂ€ngt, kommt die nĂ€chste um die Ecke, springt aus dem Schrank oder lauert nachts unterm Bett. Es wĂ€re ein aussichtsloses Unterfangen, alle Ăber- und UnterĂ€ngste zu klassifizieren, die UrĂ€ngste zu suchen und ihnen AngststammbĂ€ume... Read more
View audiobookWalking Backwards
By: John Koethe
Narrated by: John Koethe
Length: 2 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
Collected poems from Americaâs searching and thoughtful philosopher-poet.
...Thereâs something
Comforting about rituals renewed, even adolescentsâ pipe dreams:
Theyâll find out soon enough, and meanwhile find their places
In the eternal scenery, less auguries or cautionary tales
Than parts of an unchanging whole, as ripe for contemplation
As a... Read more
Sandeep Khare Selects Varasa Kavitecha S01E04
By: Various
Narrated by: Madhura Velankar & Sandeep Khare
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
à€žà€à€Šà„à€Ș à€à€°à„ à€Żà€Ÿà€à€šà„ à€Șà„à€°à€žà€Ÿà€Š à€źà€żà€°à€Ÿà€žà€Šà€Ÿà€° à€à€Łà€ż à€źà€§à„à€°à€Ÿ à€”à„à€Čà€Łà€à€° à€Żà€Ÿà€à€à„à€Żà€Ÿà€¶à„ à€à€Șà„à€Șà€Ÿ à€źà€Ÿà€°à€€à€Ÿ à€źà€Ÿà€°à€€à€Ÿ à€à„à€šà„à€Żà€Ÿ à€à€”à€żà€€à€Ÿà€à€à„à€Żà€Ÿ à€à€ à€”à€Łà„à€à€à€Ÿ à€à€Ÿà€à€° à€Żà„à€„à„ à€žà€Ÿà€Šà€° à€à„à€Čà€Ÿ à€à€čà„. Read more
View audiobookThe Truth About Magic
By: Atticus
Narrated by: Atticus
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: No
From the internationally bestselling author of The Dark Between Stars and Love Her Wild, Instagram sensation Atticus returns with another romantic and deeply moving collection.
The Truth About Magic builds on the pains and joys of romance explored in Love Her Wild and the New York Times bestseller, The Dark Between Starsâheartbreaks and... Read more
Half-light - Abridged
By: Frank Bidart
Narrated by: Frank Bidart
Length: 2 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: Yes
This program is read by the author.
WINNER OF THE 2018 PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRY
WINNER OF THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY
The collected works of one of contemporary poetryâs most original voices
Gathered together, the poems of Frank Bidart perform one of the most remarkable transmutations of the body into language in contemporary literature.... Read more
The Ballad of Reading Gaol & De Profundis
By: Oscar Wilde & Simon Callow
Narrated by: Simon Callow
Length: 2 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
A stunning new reading of Oscar Wilde's De Profundis (adapted by Frank McGuinness, from the stage production directed by Mark Rosenblatt) and The Ballad of Reading Gaol, performed by one of Britain's greatest actors
One of the most famous and successful writers of his day, Oscar Wilde was celebrated as much for his flamboyant personality and his... Read more
Lima :: LimĂłn
By: Natalie Scenters-Zapico
Narrated by: Kyla GarcĂa
Length: 1 hour 19 minutes
Abridged: No
In her striking second collection, Natalie Scenters-Zapico sets her unflinching gaze once again on the borders of things. Lima :: LimĂłn illuminates both the sweet and the sour of the immigrant experience, of life as a woman in the US and Mexico, and of the politics of the present day. Drawing inspiration from the music of her childhood, her... Read more
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