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By: Coleman Barks & Jalaluddin Rumi

Narrated by: Coleman Barks

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Through rendering of Rumi’s poems and stories, Coleman Barks has established himself as perhaps the leading voice for Rumi’s work. His warm and sensitive reading combines with the world-renowned musicianship of Hamza El Din and Steve Coughlin to create an enthralling listening experience.A Better Listen audio production. Read more

Early Poems

By: Lord Byron

Narrated by: Robert Bethune

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

As in the first two volumes of this series, our interest in these poems is not so much the poetry itself as the promise of what is to come. In these poems, mostly written in the years just before Byron left England to tour in Europe, it is fascinating to see how his power as a poet is constantly growing and to see how his enormously romantic... Read more

Alcyone: dodici liriche scelte

By: Gabriele D’Annunzio

Narrated by: Silvia Cecchini

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Dodici liriche scelte da "Alcyone": Lungo L'Affrico, La sera fiesolana, Beatitudine, La pioggia nel pineto, I tributarii, Meriggio, L'onda, Le ore marine, I pastori, Il novilunio, Il commiato. Musica di Chopin. Read more

The Song of Roland

By: unknown

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This classic epic revolves around the battle between the Franks and the Moors in 778.Though he has grown up in poverty in a cave in Italy, Roland is in fact descended from great heroes of old. Since his youth, his mother has taught him that someday he will be a brave hero like his father, Milon, and serve with the great army of his uncle,... Read more

Hours of Idleness

By: Lord Byron

Narrated by: Robert Bethune

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

For those who love Byron’s poetry, the value of this work is not so much the poetry itself as the promise of what is to come. It is fascinating to see how his power as a poet is constantly growing and to see how his enormously romantic heart and soul goes about fashioning itself.Though a young man, he often writes as if he were old, musing on... Read more

Fugitive Pieces

By: Lord Byron

Narrated by: Robert Bethune

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

George Gordon, later Lord Byron, published Fugitive Pieces in 1806 when he was only 18 years old. It was printed, but Byron's friends - particularly Reverend Thomas Beecher - advised him that it contained poems that were scandalously amorous, particularly the poem To Mary. Byron suppressed it by having all the copies destroyed - or so he... Read more

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

By: Omar Khayyam & Edward FitzGerald

Narrated by: Robert Bethune

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam as translated into English by Edward Fitzgerald is one of our best-loved books of poetry - and for good reason. Cynical, self-deprecating, witty, mystical, in love with wine and beauty while aware of life and death, Omar's poems put many thoughts we have all had into words we can all enjoy.
Fitzgerald first published... Read more

Sonnets from the Portuguese

By: Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Narrated by: Emma Topping

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

The highly accaimed collection of forty-four love sonnets written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning written in the period leading up to her 1846 marriage to Robert Browning. Read by Emma Topping and Katharine Cornell Read more

Famous Poetry Stories in Tang and Song Dynasty (Ci Poetry of The Song Dynasty Part)

By: Gang Sun

Narrated by: Gang Sun

Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Teenagers often struggle to understand the poetic style and creative motives of poets, making it difficult for them to grasp the allusions and artistic conception in poetry, which in turn diminishes their interest in classical poetry. The "Stories of Poems by Famous Tang and Song Dynasty Poets" series, specifically the "Tang Poetry" section,... Read more

The Poetry of Emily Brontë

By: Emily Brontë

Narrated by: Emma Topping

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Whilst best remembered as the author of Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë was also a celebrated poet. Here, Emma Topping reads her finest poetry. Read more

Les contemplations

By: Victor Hugo

Narrated by: Denis Podalydes & Michael Lonsdale

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Les Contemplations de Victor Hugo est un recueil de poésies écrites entre 1834 et 1855. Regroupés en deux tomes, ces poèmes se divisent entre Autrefois et Aujourd'hui, une période heureuse où l'auteur contemplait la richesse de l'amour et de la nature, et des jours plus sombres frappés par le deuil de sa fille Léopoldine. Michaêl Lonsdale et... Read more

Here In Harlem

By: Walter Dean Myers

Narrated by: Muhammad Cunningham, Michael Early, Arthur Fren...

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Fifty-four poems, all in different voices, written by one outstanding author. Residents of a fictional Harlem community, from motorman to teacher, from party girl to live-in maid, to jazz artist, a deacon, students, veterans and more- all embodied by thirteen remarkable narrators. Original musical recordings from the likes of Duke Ellington,... Read more

Martín Fierro - Abridged

By: Jose Hernandez

Narrated by: Angel Calderon

Length: 3 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Martín Fierro es un poema épico line 2316 por el escritor argentino José Hernández. El poema fue publicado originalmente en dos partes: El Gaucho Martín Fierro (1872) y La Vuelta de Martín Fierro (1879). El poema suministrado un vínculo histórico con la contribución de los gauchos para el desarrollo nacional de la Argentina, por el gaucho había... Read more

Odd Owls & Stout Pigs

By: Arnold Lobel

Narrated by: Mark Linn-Baker

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

From Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) comes another brand-new collection of rhyming stories—this time featuring a unique assortment of owls and pigs. Discovered by his daughter, Adrianne Lobel, Odd Owls & Stout Pigs: A Book of Nonsense is full of the same humor and wit that is found in Lobel's beloved Frog and Toad stories. This... Read more

The Frogs and Toads All Sang

By: Arnold Lobel

Narrated by: Mark Linn-Baker

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

From Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) comes a brand-new collection of rhyming stories about frogs and toads. Discovered by his daughter, Adrianne Lobel, The Frogs and Toads All Sang has the same warmth, compassion, and humor that is found in his best-loved work. Brimming with sweet silliness, this new book reminds us why Arnold... Read more

The Rape of Lucrece

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Gerard Logan

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The Rape of Lucrece is a brilliant, brutal narrative poem giving an account of the terrible crime of rape and its dreadful consequences for victim and perpetrator. As ever, though, Shakespeare goes beyond the obvious, following the ramifications of the crime wherever they take him, shining a light on a band of human-behaviour encompassing the... Read more

Wilhelm Busch: Poesie & Prosa - Abridged

By: Wilhelm Busch

Narrated by: Andreas Muthesius

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Weltbekannt wurde er durch seine Bildergeschichten wie Max und Moritz oder Die Fromme Helene. Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908) war ein ambitionierter Schriftsteller, dessen Werke auch ohne kongenialen Tuschestrich bestehen konnten. Read more

Wilhelm Busch: Eduards Traum - Abridged

By: Wilhelm Busch

Narrated by: Andreas Muthesius

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Eduard hat einen Traum. Einen dieser Träume, in denen alles möglich ist. Und so verlässt Eduard seinen Körper und saust durch das Universum. Er begegnet wunderlichen Dingen und Lebewesen - darunter den allerwunderlichsten, den Menschen. Groteskes Spätwerk des Meisters. Read more

Edgar Allan Poes Welt Des Horrors

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Sven Görtz & Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Beschreibung: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), der Meister des gepflegten Schreckens, begegnet dem Hörer mit klassischen Geschichten, in denen Tod und Wiederkehr, zumal von schönen Ehefrauen, thematisiert wird. Was Wunder, dass die männlichen Hauptpersonen darüber verrückt werden? Inhalt: CD 1: Der Rabe, Das verräterische Herz, Das Fass... Read more

Fragments A.K.A. Incomplete Thoughts

By: Zakee Howze

Narrated by: Fran Gregory

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

This book was written during a time of a recession in my country. I am a few days away from being a bastard case. My father bailed out on me and my mother. I fell in love with doing crimes at the age of 12. I caught my first felony at 15. I have a lot of stories to tell from first hand. I stripped myself away from blessing at an early age. You... Read more

A Heartsongs Collection

By: Mattie J. T. Stepanek

Narrated by: Mattie J. T. Stepanek

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Mattie J. T. Stepanek takes us on a journey with more the full collection of his moving poems.

These poems share the rare wisdom that Mattie acquired through his struggle with a rare form of muscular dystrophy and the death of his three siblings from the same disease. His life view was one of love and generosity and as a poet and a peacemaker,... Read more

Loving Through Heartsongs

By: Mattie J. T. Stepanek

Narrated by: Mattie J. T. Stepanek

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The perfect gift for Valentine's Day, to share with a loved one or cherish as a keepsake, fromNew YorkTimes bestselling poet and peacemaker Mattie J.T.Stepanek. Mattie J.T.Stepanek has won the hearts of millions with his inspiring poems.Now he's ready to spread a little love with Loving Through Heartsongs, a beautiful collection of poems written... Read more

Celebrate Through Heartsongs

By: Mattie J. T. Stepanek

Narrated by: Mattie J. T. Stepanek

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

A spiritual and uplifting collection of poems, from the New York Times bestselling poet and peacemaker Mattie J. T.Stepanek. Mattie J.T.Stepanek is an award-winning poet whose struggle with a rare form of muscular dystrophy has touched the lives of people nationwide. Celebrate through Heartsongs, his third audio program, contains inspiring poems... Read more

77 Love Sonnets

By: Garrison Keillor

Narrated by: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

“When I was 16, Helen Fleischman assigned me to memorize Shakespeare’s Sonnet No. 29, ‘When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state’ for English class, and fifty years later, that poem is still in my head. Algebra got washed away, and geometry and most of biology, but those lines about the redemptive power of... Read more