Poetry audiobooks
The Sisters' Tragedy, with Other Poems, Lyrical and Dramatic (Unabridged)
By: Thomas Bailey ALDRICH
Narrated by: Nicholas Bruce, Vivian Gardner, Charlotte Croft...
Length: 1 hour 18 minutes
Abridged: No
This is a collection of poetry by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. The collection includes several poems in the form of dialogues. Read more
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Gleams of Sunshine (Unabridged)
By: Joseph Horatio Chant
Narrated by: Elizabeth Dixon, Nicholas Wolfson, Kathryn Rich...
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
This is a volume of religious, and as the subtitle of the book says, 'optimistic' poems by J.H. Chant, a Canadian minister of the United Church. Read more
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Selected Poems of Oscar Wilde (Unabridged)
By: Oscar Wilde
Narrated by: Dorothy Boudreaux, William Debois, Dominick Les...
Length: 1 hour 36 minutes
Abridged: No
This is a selection of the early poetry of Oscar Wilde, selected by Robert Ross. As he puts it, "It is thought that a selection from Oscar Wilde’s early verses may be of interest to a large public at present familiar only with the always popular Ballad of Reading Gaol, also included in this volume. The poems were first collected by their author... Read more
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Vigils (Unabridged)
By: Aline Kilmer
Narrated by: Mary Davis, Michael Morford, Peggy George & Tim...
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
This is a volume of poetry by American poet Aline Murray Kilmer, widow of the poet Joyce Kilmer. These poems have been published several years after Joyce Kilmer's death in 1918 while he was deployed in France, and their daughter Rose's death in 1917. Many of the poems in this collection thus also center around a motive of grief and loss, and... Read more
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Flame and Shadow (Unabridged)
By: Sara TEASDALE
Narrated by: Angel Veal, Zachary Spaniel, Michael Breedlove ...
Length: 1 hour 1 minute
Abridged: No
This is a 1920 collection of poetry by American poet Sara Teasdale. The collection comprises 92 poems, which are grouped together into 12 sets. Read more
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Children of the Night (Unabridged)
By: Edwin Arlington Robinson
Narrated by: Eric Prieto, Bryan Nash, Teresa Hauman & Lakesh...
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
This is a collection of poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson, titled the Children of the Night, and including, besides the famous title poem, several ballads, and poems dedicated to other authors and poets. Read more
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Mountain Interval (Unabridged)
By: Robert FROST
Narrated by: Frederick Mccool, Laurie Davis, Vanessa Glenn &...
Length: 1 hour 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Originally published in 1916 and revised in 1920, Mountain Interval is Robert Frost's third collection of solo poetry. In it, Frost reflects on human tragedies and fears, expresses his reaction to the complexities of life, and ultimately accepts his own personal burdens. The collection prefaces itself with one of Frost's best known poems, "The... Read more
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Wilderness (UNABRIDGED)
By: Carl SANDBURG
Narrated by: Peggy Engler, Willard Aiken, Barbara Cromwell &...
Length: 44 minutes
Abridged: No
This fortnightly prose poem is guaranteed to locate the aboriginal poet in you! Come one come all. Please join in! :D Read more
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Rain (UNABRIDGED)
By: Madison Cawein
Narrated by: Robert Brown, David Smith, Cheryl Swatzell & Do...
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Another Rain poem by the author, describing the beginning, duration, and aftermath of a rainstorm. Read more
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Lucifer in Starlight (UNABRIDGED)
By: George Meredith
Narrated by: Terry Huddle, Steven Camp, Martha Evans & James...
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
George Meredith OM was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. At first, his focus was poetry, influenced by John Keats among others, but he gradually established a reputation as a novelist. His style, in both poetry and prose, was noted for its syntactic complexity; Oscar Wilde likened it to "chaos illumined by brilliant flashes of... Read more
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When My Ship Comes In (UNABRIDGED)
By: ROBERT JONES BURDETTE
Narrated by: Cynthia Woodall, Glenda Gischer, Linda Kinsey &...
Length: 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Whether you interpret this as sincere, overly simplistic, or cynical is up to you! Read more
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A Mountain Station (UNABRIDGED)
By: Andrew Barton PATERSON
Narrated by: Beatrice Kang, John Quintana, Thomas Moreira & ...
Length: 28 minutes
Abridged: No
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, CBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales, his "Waltzing Matilda" (1895) is regarded widely as Australia's unofficial national... Read more
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Foreign Lands (UNABRIDGED)
By: Robert Louis Stevenson
Narrated by: Kathryn Willis, Edward Jackson, Dale Villegas &...
Length: 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer. A celebrity in his lifetime, Stevenson's critical reputation has fluctuated since his death, though today his works are held in general acclaim. In 2018 he was ranked, just behind Charles Dickens, as the 26th-most-translated author in the world. Read more
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April Twilights and Other Poems (UNABRIDGED)
By: Willa Sibert Cather
Narrated by: Lillian Lopez, Filomena Perie, Jose King & Kevi...
Length: 1 hour 6 minutes
Abridged: No
A selection of thirty-six poems by American writer Willa Cather. Read more
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Fragment (UNABRIDGED)
By: PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY
Narrated by: Linda Rhoden, Loyd Dehetre, Willie Leach & Broo...
Length: 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets. This poem is taken from THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY, VOLUME 1 (1914) note: His second wife, Mary Shelley, was the author of Frankenstein. Read more
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The Black Panther (UNABRIDGED)
By: John Hall Wheelock
Narrated by: Dennis Solis, Hazel Green, Tim Mitchelle & Dona...
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
John Hall Wheelock is an American poet who during his student years at Harvard University was editor-in-chief of The Harvard Monthly, and began to publish his first poems. He later worked for publisher Charles Sribner and Sons finally becoming senior editor. He received many awards for his poetry including the Golden Rose in 1936 for the most... Read more
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A Plea For Our Northern Winters (UNABRIDGED)
By: ROSANNA ELEANOR LEPROHON
Narrated by: Frederick Saunders, Helen Lawrence, David Dawso...
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 7, 2021. ------Mrs. Leprohon was a Canadian poetess, who also wrote fiction which won her most popular success, no less than four of her tales were translated into French. Read more
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Fragment of an Ode to Maia (UNABRIDGED)
By: JOHN KEATS
Narrated by: Esteban Davis, Kaley Moyer, Clifton Webster & M...
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
This Weekly Poem is taken from The Poetical Works Of John Keats (1817) Read more
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Fluctuations (UNABRIDGED)
By: Anne BRONTË
Narrated by: Diane Weist, Frank Ericson, Otilia Rickey & Rob...
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Taken from POEMS by Currer, Ellis, And Acton Bell. Read more
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Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation (UNABRIDGED)
By: author
Narrated by: Wayne Harris, Jimmie Aller, Stephen Wells & Gar...
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
2020 is not a year we want to remember very much. But all this social distancing and quarantine isolation has produced a bumper crop of recordings: we passed our previous highest number of catalog releases in one year (1083) in mid-October. A competition to estimate what the total would be at the end of the year ensued, and losers have atoned... Read more
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Christmas Greens (UNABRIDGED)
By: George A. Baker
Narrated by: Donald Smith, Maria Reeves, Phyllis Michael & A...
Length: 40 minutes
Abridged: No
A cold winter's night, two damsels vying for the affections of the pastor. Read more
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If Spirits Walk (UNABRIDGED)
By: SOPHIE JEWETT
Narrated by: John Reinoso, Keith Coleman, Ira Eames & Christ...
Length: 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Sophie Jewett also known under the pseudonym Ellen Burroughs, was an American lyric poet, translator, and professor at Wellesley College. Her first book under her own name was The Pilgrim, and Other Poems (1896). Jewett wrote in various poetic forms, including the rondeau, the sonnet, and the ballad. Fellow poet Richard Watson Gilder called her... Read more
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The Ship (UNABRIDGED)
By: HENRY LAWSON
Narrated by: Michael Sherrod, Lisa Dillon, Cynthia Martinez ...
Length: 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Remembrance Day 2020; An excerpt from A Fantasy of War in the book My Army, O, My Army! and other songs by Henry Lawson (1915) Read more
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In Darkest Africa (UNABRIDGED)
By: Charles Harold HERFORD
Narrated by: Lillian Goodier, Peter Moskal, Mandy Feinstein ...
Length: 30 minutes
Abridged: No
WARNING - Cute kitty-cat poem! Oliver Herford was an English writer, artist, and illustrator. His cartoons and humorous verse appeared in journals such as Life, Woman's Home Companion, Century Magazine, Harper's Weekly, The Masses and Punch. Read more
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