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PesÀpuu palaa by Katri Vala
PesÀpuu palaa
Katri Vala
PesÀpuu palaa by Katri Vala

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

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Sininen ovi by Katri Vala
Sininen ovi
Katri Vala
Sininen ovi by Katri Vala

Sininen 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 – niin ihmisluonnosta kuin ihmistĂ€... Read more

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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

The 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

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The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings
Edgar Allan Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe

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

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The Odyssey by Homer
The Odyssey
Homer
The Odyssey by Homer

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

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The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

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

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Pearl by Jane Draycott
Pearl
Jane Draycott
Pearl by Jane Draycott

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: ‘my pearl, my girl’. 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

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Ruusualttari by Edith Södergran
Ruusualttari
Edith Södergran
Ruusualttari by Edith Södergran

Ruusualttari

By: Edith Södergran

Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

"Oi minun satulinnani,sortukaa, sortukaakultaiseksi soraksi.Rakastan teitĂ€ liian paljon – kuolkaa.Rakennan teidĂ€t jĂ€lleenvavistensurmatakseni teidĂ€t – 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

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Ruusualttari by Edith Södergran
Ruusualttari
Edith Södergran
Ruusualttari by Edith Södergran

Ruusualttari

By: Edith Södergran

Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"Oi minun satulinnani, sortukaa, sortukaa kultaiseksi soraksi. Rakastan teitĂ€ liian paljon – kuolkaa. Rakennan teidĂ€t jĂ€lleen vavisten surmatakseni teidĂ€t – 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

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Huhtikuu by Saima Harmaja
Huhtikuu
Saima Harmaja
Huhtikuu by Saima Harmaja

Huhtikuu

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,– kun omassa rinnassanisydĂ€n kuoleva vaikeroi."Saima Harmajan herkkĂ€ esikoisrunokokoelma "Huhtikuu" julkaistiiin runoilijan ollessa vain 19-vuotias. Harmajan kuvaukset nuoruuden... Read more

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Hunnutettu by Saima Harmaja
Hunnutettu
Saima Harmaja
Hunnutettu by Saima Harmaja

Hunnutettu

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

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Kaukainen maa by Saima Harmaja
Kaukainen maa
Saima Harmaja
Kaukainen maa by Saima Harmaja

Kaukainen 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

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Syyskuun lyyra by Edith Södergran
Syyskuun lyyra
Edith Södergran
Syyskuun lyyra by Edith Södergran

Syyskuun 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 – kaaoksesta noussut –olen elementti – raamatun vaeltava henki – 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

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Runoja by Edith Södergran
Runoja
Edith Södergran
Runoja by Edith Södergran

Runoja

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

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Tulevaisuuden varjo by Edith Södergran
Tulevaisuuden varjo
Edith Södergran
Tulevaisuuden varjo by Edith Södergran

Tulevaisuuden 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

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Library of Small Catastrophes by Alison C. Rollins
Library of Small Catastrophes
Alison C. Rollins
Library of Small Catastrophes by Alison C. Rollins

Library 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

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Uplifted By Love by Richard Daniels
Uplifted By Love
Richard Daniels
Uplifted By Love by Richard Daniels

Uplifted 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

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Angst vor Lyrik (UngekĂŒrzt) by Moritz HĂŒrtgen
Angst vor Lyrik (UngekĂŒrzt)
Moritz HĂŒrtgen
Angst vor Lyrik (UngekĂŒrzt) by Moritz HĂŒrtgen

Angst 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 Ängsten 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 Über- und UnterĂ€ngste zu klassifizieren, die UrĂ€ngste zu suchen und ihnen AngststammbĂ€ume... Read more

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Walking Backwards by John Koethe
Walking Backwards
John Koethe
Walking Backwards by John Koethe

Walking Backwards

By: John Koethe

Narrated by: John Koethe

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Collected poems from America’s searching and thoughtful philosopher-poet.

...There
’s something
Comforting about rituals renewed, even adolescents
’ pipe dreams:
They
’ll 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...
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Sandeep Khare Selects Varasa Kavitecha S01E04 by Various
Sandeep Khare Selects Varasa Kavitecha S01E04
Various
Sandeep Khare Selects Varasa Kavitecha S01E04 by Various

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€šà„à€Żà€Ÿà€¶à„€ à€—à€Șà„à€Șà€Ÿ à€źà€Ÿà€°à€€à€Ÿ à€źà€Ÿà€°à€€à€Ÿ à€œà„à€šà„à€Żà€Ÿ à€•à€”à€żà€€à€Ÿà€‚à€šà„à€Żà€Ÿ à€†à€ à€”à€Łà„€à€‚à€šà€Ÿ à€œà€Ÿà€—à€° à€Żà„‡à€„à„‡ à€žà€Ÿà€Šà€° à€•à„‡à€Čà€Ÿ à€†à€čà„‡. Read more

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The Truth About Magic by Atticus
The Truth About Magic
Atticus
The Truth About Magic by Atticus

The 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 Stars—heartbreaks and... Read more

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Abridged
Half-light - Abridged by Frank Bidart
Half-light - Abridged
Frank Bidart
Half-light - Abridged by Frank Bidart

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 poetry’s 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

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol & De Profundis by Oscar Wilde & Simon Callow
The Ballad of Reading Gaol & De Profundis
Oscar Wilde & Simon Callow
The Ballad of Reading Gaol & De Profundis by Oscar Wilde & Simon Callow

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

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Lima :: LimĂłn by Natalie Scenters-Zapico
Lima :: LimĂłn
Natalie Scenters-Zapico
Lima :: LimĂłn by Natalie Scenters-Zapico

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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