Poetry audiobooks

Nikki Giovanni: Love Poems & A Good Cry

By: Nikki Giovanni

Narrated by: Nikki Giovanni

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Hear Nikki Giovanni read two extraordinary collections of her own work! A singular listening experience! The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She’s been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a healer, and a sage; a wise and courageous voice who has touched our national consciousness.Love Poems:... Read more

Why this poet couldn't avoid writing about the opioid crisis

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The opioid crisis has plagued poet William Brewer’s hometown in West Virginia. His vivid poems tell the story of the opioid epidemic from different voices and depict the sense of bewilderment people find themselves in as addiction creeps into their lives. As part of our series America Addicted, Jeffrey Brown gets a poet’s take on the nation’s... Read more

Geschichten, die das Herz berühren (Die Runde Ecke Vol. 3)

By: Patrick Lynen

Narrated by: David Kortes, Jana Hahn, Eva-Maria Kubik & Rola...

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

16 neue und packende Geschichten aus dem wahren Leben. Ohne Netz und doppelten Boden. Live aufgezeichnet bei unseren Veranstaltungen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Die Geschichten in Volume 3: -Vom Angsthasen zum Abenteurer -Ich fotografiere tote Kinder -Mit einer wildfremden Frau nach Brasilien -Ich war der Chef, den... Read more

Beowulf

By: The Beowulf Poet

Narrated by: Steven Crossley

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

In this epic poem, Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of the king of the Danes whose great hall is plagued by the monster Grendel. Beowulf kills Grendel bare-handed and goes on to kill Grendel's mother with a giant’s sword that he recovers from her lair. Later, as king of the Geats, Beowulf confronts a dragon that terrorizes his... Read more

How To Write Poetry For Teenagers

By: HowExpert & Deidre Simpson

Narrated by: Maren McGuire

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

If you want to learn how to write poetry and you are a teenager, then get "How To Write Poetry For Teenagers" written by a poetry teacher who has experience teaching poetry to kids.Those who want to learn how to write poetry should consult this how-to guide. Without any previous knowledge, experience, or training, any teen can write poetry. Here... Read more

bone

By: Yrsa Daley-Ward

Narrated by: Yrsa Daley-Ward & Kiese Laymon

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: No

“yrsa daley-ward’s bone is a symphony of breaking and mending. . . . she lays her hands on the pulse of the thing. . . . an expert storyteller. of the rarest. and purest kind.” —nayyirah waheed, author of salt.

From the celebrated poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, a poignant collection of poems about the heart, life, and the inner self.

Foreword by Kiese... Read more

Mean Time

By: Carol Ann Duffy

Narrated by: Carol Ann Duffy

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In her prize-winning fourth collection, Mean Time, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy dramatizes scenes from childhood, adolescence and adulthood, finding moments of grace or consolation in memory, love and language amid the complexities of life. These are powerful poems of loss, betrayal and desire. Read more

The Bees

By: Carol Ann Duffy

Narrated by: Carol Ann Duffy

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: No

‘Swooningly glorious’ The Times

‘Indisputably her best volume’ Sunday Times

The Bees is Carol Ann Duffy’s first collection of poems as Poet Laureate. In it she uses her full poetic range: there are drinking songs, love poems, poems of political anger; there are elegies, too, for beloved friends, and – most movingly – the poet’s own mother.

Woven... Read more

Adultolescence

By: Gabbie Hanna

Narrated by: Gabbie Hanna

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Comedian Gabbie Hanna brings levity to the twists and turns of modern adulthood in this exhilarating debut collection of illustrated poetry.

In poems ranging from the singsong rhythms of children’s verses to a sophisticated confessional style, Gabbie explores what it means to feel like a kid and an adult all at once, revealing her own longings,... Read more

Zwei weitere Winter (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Patrick Salmen

Narrated by: Patrick Salmen

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Patrick Salmen ist ein Erforscher der Worte und deshalb treibt ihn seine Neugier in unterschiedliche Genres. Er hat PoetrySlams gewonnen, Krimi-Romane geschrieben, Rap Songs veröffentlicht und mit seinen Lesereisen die Kleinkunstbühnen bespielt. Nebenbei schrieb er auch immer schon fast klassisch anmutende Lyrik. Zerbrechliche Zeilen über das... Read more

Con un Wantán Atorado en el Alma

By: Alejandro López Palacios

Narrated by: Alejandro López Palacios

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

This set of poems may seem disconnected or inconsistent. And to a large extent it is: There is no thematic unit or a predetermined fixed scheme. Not even a single voice, given that they gather almost a decade of work in this to write verses. Disparejo: Visceral at times, neat and attached to formal at other times. Poetry that denies surnames,... Read more

Rummage

By: Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa

Narrated by: Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2015 Little A Poetry Contest.A journey through girlhood, self-discovery, and the little acts of violence we inflict on one another.In an astounding debut poetry collection, Cave Canem, Callaloo, and Lambda Literary fellow Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa presents a relentless but refined portrait of one young woman’s journey toward... Read more

Aphoristic Weed

By: Joachim M. Karius

Narrated by: Joachim M. Karius

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Aphoristisches Unkraut, poetisch angehaucht, veredelt durch tragikomische Natur! Aphorismen, Gedichte und Szenen als Hörspiel/buch! Aufgenommen und gemischt im Hamburger Clouds Hill Studio und gemastert im Soundgarden Hamburg! Read more

El Neruda Esencial

By: Pablo Neruda

Narrated by: Gerardo Prat

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Más de cien años después de su nacimiento, la poesía de Pablo Neruda es tan vital y querida como siempre.Esta colección presenta cincuenta poemas esenciales de uno de los más grandes poetas de la historia en nuevas traducciones dinámicas, fruto de una colaboración sin precedentes entre un equipo de poetas, traductores y los principales eruditos... Read more

Rapture

By: Carol Ann Duffy

Narrated by: Carol Ann Duffy

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Carol Ann Duffy is the most humane and accessible poet of our time, and Rapture is essential reading for the broken-hearted of all ages' - Rose Tremain

The effortless virtuosity, directness, drama and humanity of Carol Ann Duffy's verse have made her our most admired and best-loved contemporary poet. Rapture, her seventh collection, is a... Read more

Love Her Wild

By: Atticus

Narrated by: Atticus

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The first collection of poetry by the New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Between Stars.

Love Her Wild is a collection of new and beloved poems from Atticus, the young writer who has captured the hearts and minds of hundreds of thousands of avid followers on his Instagram account @atticuspoetry, including superstars like Karlie Kloss... Read more

The Inferno

By: Dante

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman

Length: 4 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

“Probably the most finely accomplished and ... most enduring" translation (Los Angeles Times Book Review) of this essential work of world literature—from a renowned scholar and master teacher of Dante and an accomplished poet.

“The Hollanders … act as latter-day Virgils, guiding us through the Italian text that is printed on the facing... Read more

Perfecto Pet Show (Bobs and Tweets #2)

By: Pepper Springfield

Narrated by: George Newbern & Stephanie Drake

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Something is brewing at Bonefish Street Elementary school...Get ready for one perfecto school pet show with the Bobs and Tweets!Dean Bob and Lou Tweet can't wait to perform in the first-ever Bonefish Street Elementary School Pet Show. They've practiced their performances over and over again, and together with their pets, they're ready to... Read more

My Very Own Words

By: Derrinique Elliott

Narrated by: Joanna Henning

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

This collection of poetry features one original example of fifteen different types of poems. Each poem is listed with its type and the literary elements used in it. Read more

Emotional Rollercoaster

By: D.A. Hopkins

Narrated by: Francie Wyck

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

This is different to your everyday collection of poems about love, heartache, God, humanity, addiction and don t forget to throw in a little joy too. I have also been able to take a moment and add my own little twist to a subject, it will make you change the way you see the simple things in life. The way two people see something can be totally... Read more

From Despair to Hop - Abridged

By: Barbara Mezera

Narrated by: Robin Rowan

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

Life is a journey, different for everyone. Yet we all deal with problems and joys on this journey. I reflected on my journey in poetry. As I slowly shared my poetry with others, they insisted that I share it with a wider audience. I never felt my poetry was that good or that important, but every time I shared it, it seemed to touch the people... Read more

Los Versos del Capitán

By: Pablo Neruda

Narrated by: Gerardo Prat & Jane Santos

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Pablo Neruda, ganador del Premio Nobel de Literatura, terminó de escribir Los versos del Capitán en 1952 mientras estaba en el exilio en la isla de Capri, paradisíaco escenario de la exitosa película Il Postino. Rodeada por el mar, el sol y los esplendores naturales de Capri, Neruda dirigió estos poemas a su amante Matilde Urrutia antes de... Read more

Locura Exquisita

By: Denni Zú

Narrated by: Denni Zú

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Mi antología, compilar todas mis emociones expresadas en poemas, batirlas en un montón de hojas mezclando mi rabia por una sociedad indolente, las ganas de querer seducir a la vida sin importar los roles ya escritos de esa forma, la perfección se escapa de mi puño derramando impulsividad de lo incoherente, querer encontrar una línea en mi... Read more

Tangled Words

By: Rima Jbara

Narrated by: Madeline Wager

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

I was born to create an affair between a pen and a paper. Make then flirt with one another. Make them fall in love with each other. I was born to write forever. What I write may not all be masterpieces. But these are my words. They murmur in my ears. They glisten my sight. They mesmerize my senses. I am caught up in thse books. Trapped in my... Read more