Poetry audiobooks

Japanese Prints (Unabridged)

By: John Gould FLETCHER

Narrated by: Susan Pettit, Kevin Tamondong, John Green & Don...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Japan An old courtyard Hidden awayIn the afternoon.Grey walks,Mossy stones,Copper carp swimming lazily,And beyond,A faint toneless hissing echo of rain That tears at my heart. John Gould Fletcher offers a brief history of Japanese poetry, as well as a short, yet vivid, compilation of his own Japanese-inspired poems. Read more

Poetic Duets (Unabridged)

By: author

Narrated by: Brenda Tews, James Villegas, Michelle King & Te...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

This selection of poems has many favourites from authors such as Edward Lear and Robert Browning, as well as less well known authors. We hope you enjoy the poems.Please note that sections 3 and 11 had two sources for the text of the poems; Read more

Custer, and Other Poems (Unabridged)

By: ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

Narrated by: Alfonso Evans, Benjamin Goodsite, Lori Woody & ...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

This is a volume of poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The final poem of this volume is an epic narrative poem glorifying the life and deeds of George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876), who served in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Read more

INTRODUCTION to The Garden Of Bright Waters (UNABRIDGED)

By: author

Narrated by: Nicole Adcock, Noah Reando, Susan Hayes & John ...

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Edward Powys Mathers was an English translator and poet, and also a pioneer of compiling advanced cryptic crosswords. Some of his translations were set to music by Aaron Copland. Read more

Going East (UNABRIDGED)

By: FRANCES E. W. HARPER

Narrated by: Eloise Ward, Melanie Dearcos, Robert Mitchell &...

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an abolitionist, suffragist, poet, teacher, public speaker, and writer. She was one of the first African American women to be published in the United States. Born free in Baltimore, Maryland, Harper had a long and prolific career, publishing her first book of poetry at the age of 20. At 67, she published her... Read more

The Poems of James Hebblethwaite (UNABRIDGED)

By: James Hebblethwaite

Narrated by: Denise Steadman, Larry Madsen, Estella Larowe &...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

James Hebblethwaite (22 September 1857 – 13 September 1921) was an English-born Australian poet, teacher and clergyman. Hebblethwaite was a man of charming personality. Apparently immersed in a world of dreams, he never allowed himself to neglect his work as a parish clergyman. He was interested in his young men and their sports, and his own... Read more

Morna Lee, and Other Poems (UNABRIDGED)

By: Mary Hannay Foott

Narrated by: Jenny Reilly, Mary Cawthon, Kevin Bush & Brandy...

Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Mary Hannay Foott (pen name, La Quenouille) was a Scottish-born Australian poet and editor. She is well remembered for a bush-ballad poem, "Where the Pelican Builds". Read more

The Wee Man - A Romance. (UNABRIDGED)

By: Thomas Hood

Narrated by: Ronald Robinson, Sandra Gregor, Henry Portis & ...

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Thomas Hood was an English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as "The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Shirt". Hood wrote regularly for The London Magazine, Athenaeum, and Punch. He later published a magazine largely consisting of his own works. Read more

Keep-Well Stories for Little Folks (UNABRIDGED)

By: May Farinholt Jones

Narrated by: Julie Gruwell, Carrol Presnell, James Dona & Ja...

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

"The child's mind dwells constantly in the realm of imagination; dry facts are too prosaic to enter this realm. The "Land of Story Books" is the most fascinating of all lands, and therefore the Author has endeavored to weave hygienic facts into stories that will appeal to the child's imagination. She believes the truths of hygienic living and... Read more

A Warning (UNABRIDGED)

By: ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

Narrated by: Samella Hill, Floyd Cooper, Peter Estabillo & H...

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 15, 2020. ------Around the age of 8, Wilcox turned to writing poetry as an outlet. When she was 13 years old, her first poem was published. After losing her subscription to The New York Mercury, and being unable to afford to resubscribe, Wilcox thought that if she could get a piece of literature... Read more

A Canadian Song (UNABRIDGED)

By: SUSANNA MOODIE

Narrated by: Paul Staff, Tommy Hausmann, Mary Bolden & Charl...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Susanna Moodie was an English-born Canadian author who wrote about her experiences as a settler in Canada which was a British colony at the time. Here she celebrates the waterways of Canada. Read more

The Rain (UNABRIDGED)

By: Madison Cawein

Narrated by: Emily Deal, Dwayne Mcelhaney, Dorothy Chouteau ...

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Cawein gives us a graphic description of a field before, during, and after a rainstorm. Read more

Sandhya, Songs of Twilight (UNABRIDGED)

By: DHAN GOPAL MUKERJI

Narrated by: STEPHEN SMITH, Emily Yates, Jean Boyte & Lisa O...

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Dhan Gopal Mukerji wrote Sandhya, Songs of Twilight while in San Francisco, as a way to support himself and pay for his college education. This collection of poems has several references to his homeland, India. In 1928, Mukerji was awarded the John Newbery Medal. Read more

The Seven Seas (UNABRIDGED)

By: Rudyard Kipling

Narrated by: Carmen Edwards, Derrick Jackson, Boris Grubb & ...

Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a collection of some of the poetry of Rudyard Kipling, These poems are centered around travelling, many of which may have been written by Kipling during his various travels. Read more

Suffrage Songs and Verses (UNABRIDGED)

By: CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN

Narrated by: Jason Brown, Melissa Florentino, Paul Zarrella ...

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Abridged: No

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, one of the most prominent American suffragists, was not only known as an accomplished author of fiction and non-fiction, but also her poetry remains worth reading until today. Read more

Poems (UNABRIDGED)

By: Frances Louisa Bushnell

Narrated by: Devon Trapp, Marshall Moree, Margaret Peck & Ri...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

This is a collection of poems by Connecticut poet Frances Louisa Bushnell. Ms Bushnell was an eminent person in her local social circles, and she herself and her poetry were highly respected. This volume contains a selection of her poetry, privately published after her death. Read more

The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale (UNABRIDGED)

By: Francis Marion CRAWFORD

Narrated by: Robert Radune, Charles Brignac, William Patton ...

Length: 14 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

The Wanderer is looking far and wide for the love of his life, Beatrice. Try as he may, he cannot find her again. Appealing to a witch might help, but instead of using her powers to help the lovers find one another again, Unorna keeps them apart as much as possible. Will there be a happy end? Read more

The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - May (UNABRIDGED)

By: John Kendrick BANGS

Narrated by: Ellis Jefferson, Albert Owens, John Duck & Nell...

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was published with one of Bangs' poems for each day. This project covers the month of May. Read more

Song: Eternity of Love Protested (UNABRIDGED)

By: Thomas Carew

Narrated by: Deana Bagley, Patrick Richardson, Michael Blank...

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Thomas Carew (pronounced "Carey") (1595 - 1640) was one of the Cavalier poets, a group associated with the unfortunate King Charles I, who was a notable connoisseur of poetry. Other poets in this school included Robert Herrick, Richard Lovelace. John Suckling and Ben Jonson. Carew’s verse generally eschews epic and grandiose subjects, and... Read more

The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - March (UNABRIDGED)

By: John Kendrick BANGS

Narrated by: Jill Perry, Gerald Murray, Roberta Addleman & P...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was published with one of Bangs' poems for each day. This project covers the month of March. Read more

Selected Poems of Yone Noguchi (UNABRIDGED)

By: Yone Noguchi

Narrated by: Matthew Fukunaga, Herman Dryden, Julie Leona & ...

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

"Yone Noguchi was an influential Japanese writer of poetry, fiction, essays, and literary criticism in both English and Japanese. Critical evaluations of Noguchi, while varying drastically, have frequently stressed the enigmatic character of his work. Arthur Symons referred to him as a "scarcely to be apprehended personality." Arthur Ransome... Read more

Ceres’ Runaway & Other Essays (UNABRIDGED)

By: ALICE MEYNELL

Narrated by: Lisa Jimenez, Milagros Herzberger, Ronald Marks...

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' Suffrage League, She and her husband Wilfrid Meynell were active in publishing and editing literary works including helping to launch the first works of Francis Thompson, author of "Hound of Heaven." The... Read more

London Lyrics (UNABRIDGED)

By: Frederick Locker-Lampson

Narrated by: Sasha Douglas, Carlos Harper, Frank Pimentel & ...

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

London is one of the most interesting cities in the world, and is inspiring poets until today. This particular volume on the charms of that metropolis is written by native Londoner Frederick Locker-Lampson, originally published in 1857. Read more

Poems of Power (Unabridged)

By: ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

Narrated by: Arthur Payeur, Shawna Wilbourn, Araceli Gross &...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

This is a volume in a series of books of poetry by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This time, the theme is "Power". Read more