Poetry audiobooks

Samay Ki Pukar

By: Brahma Khumaris

Narrated by: Brahma Khumaris

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

"Samay Ki Pukar" is a collection of Hindi devotional poetry, sung with music. Discover it's magic and let your mind be transported to a different world. Even if you don't speak Hindi, your mood will be instantly lifted by those happy, sunny tunes. Read more

Chimney & Co.

By: Pamela Douglas

Narrated by: Pamela Douglas

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Chimney is a much loved family cat who has chosen to tell her own story in poetic form as only a cat can. She charts her life from mischievous kittenhood to thoughtful maturity in the company of two glorious Irish setters. Cat lovers and owners everywhere will recognise many of her ways and cat philosophy and those, who do not know cats well,... Read more

The Beat Poet Experience

By: Beat Poet Experience

Narrated by: Dave O'Kelly

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Beat Poet Experience" is formed around the poetry and dynamism of performance artist David O'Kelly, paying more than a passing nod to the Beat Poets of the 60's. It embraces warmly all that we love and hate about ourselves with a wry twist of phrase and some of the hottest jazz licks his side of New Orleans... Reflecting the major works of... Read more

Robert Burns

By: Robert Burns

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

Robert Burns like you've never heard him before.Set within modern and vivid soundscapes, this collection gives Burns' texts new resonance. From the soullessness of a call-centre through the simple joy of a baby’s nursery to the horror of the battlefields and all the way into space, this is a visceral roller-coaster through the poems and songs of... Read more

Azaria Poems

By: Chantelle Lowe

Narrated by: Chantelle Lowe

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

‘Very affecting’ - John Bryson‘Her written words evoke great emotion’ - Sally Shaw‘Poems of personal insights, warmly felt and sensitively expressed. These word pictures make unique connections that touch the inner cords’ - Neville Dawson Read more

Rumi-Nations on Desire

By: Edward A. Vinson

Narrated by: Tom Bauer

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a celebration of falling in love and partaking of the Wine of the Beloved. It is both a meditation on the Song of Solomon, the Song of Songs and a celebration, a rumination on the love of the ancient Persian poet and Sufi mystic Rumi for the Divine in ways that bridge divides between faiths as the realization of the “desire of nations”. Read more

For Aged Men

By: Leon J. Alexander

Narrated by: Tom Bauer

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Then came a time to build my shattered life. I had my legal work, of course, but that was not enough. I rafted for a week down Colorado River rapids. The scenes and feelings evoked there gave birth to river poems presented here. At that time too, I wanted back the home life I’d abandoned recklessly. The love poems written at that time reflect... Read more

Layli and Majnun

By: Nezami Ganjavi

Narrated by: Dick Davis, Peter Ganim, Serena Manteghi & Sean...

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

The Persian epic that inspired Eric Clapton's unforgettable love song "Layla" and that Lord Byron called "the Romeo and Juliet of the East," in a masterly new translation


The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a twelfth-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, Layli and... Read more

The Mirror of My Heart

By: Dick Davis

Narrated by: Dick Davis, Mozhan Marnò, Tala Ashe & Serena Ma...

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

An anthology of verse by women poets writing in Persian, most of whom have never been translated into English before, from acclaimed scholar and translator Dick Davis.

The Mirror of My Heart is a unique and captivating collection of eighty-three Persian women poets, many of whom wrote anonymously or were punished for their outspokenness. One of... Read more

Preschool, Here I Come!

By: D.J. Steinberg

Narrated by: Nily Dar Steinberg

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

A book for all preschoolers-to-be from the author of Kindergarten, Here I Come!

From saying goodbye to parents on the very first day of school to watching butterflies hatch in spring, D. J. Steinberg celebrates all the landmark moments of preschool. Because the year is full of so many firsts, this collection of funny, joyful poems is a must-have... Read more

I Had a Brother Once

By: Adam Mansbach

Narrated by: Adam Mansbach

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A brilliant, genre-defying work—both memoir and epic poem—about the struggle for wisdom, grace, and ritual in the face of unspeakable loss

“A bruised and brave love letter from a brother right here to a brother now gone . . . a soaring, unblinking gaze into the meaning of life itself.”—Marlon James, author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf

my father... Read more

La liste

By: Jennifer Tremblay

Narrated by: Jennifer Tremblay

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

PRIX DU GOUVERNEUR-GÉNÉRAL 2008 - Théâtre Une femme nous accueille, seule, dans sa cuisine. Sa voisine est morte. Et peut-être par la faute même de celle qui, assise inconfortablement devant nous, nous racontera son histoire. « Je n'ai pas levé la main sur elle », nous dit la femme d'entrée de jeu. Mais a-t-elle seulement levé le doigt pour lui... Read more

A Little History of Poetry

By: John Carey

Narrated by: Ralph Lister

Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literatureWhat is poetry? If music is sound organized in a particular way, poetry is a way of organizing language. It is language made special so that it will be remembered and valued. It does not always work—over the... Read more

Birds & Other Dreamers: Poems

By: K.B. Marie

Narrated by: K.B. Marie

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Birds & Other Dreamers is an illustrated collection of poetry about love, loss, uncertainty, hope, and fear. To a broken heart, a happy ending often seems unimaginable.But what if it isn't?These fifty poems celebrate love and the bravery it takes to cherish life. And the courage required to say yes. Read more

Ek Swapnadrashta ka Romanticism

By: Saumitra Saxena

Narrated by: Harish Bhimani

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

'Ek Swapnadrashta ka Romanticism' or 'The Romanticism of a Dreamer' is a long poem by Saumitra Saxena written in Hindi. The audiobook narrator is Harish Bhimani. The cover art is based on a paiting by Safdar Shami.If we think of long-poems, Nirala's 'Ram ki Shaktipuja,' Trilochan's 'Nagai Mehra,' Muktibodh's' Andhere Mein,' 'Patkatha' by Dhumil,... Read more

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo - Partie 1

By: Alexandre Dumas

Narrated by: Frederic de Lavenne de Choulot

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Improve your French while listening and appreciating the wisdom of one of the greatest French writers: Alexandre Dumas.You can adjust the speed depending on your level in French. You can also buy the book to follow with the transcription as you are listening.The literature has been adapted into useful French words and verb tenses for... Read more

उसके जाने से कोई शिकायत नहीं है मुझे

By: AMAN ALOK

Narrated by: Mili Priya

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

उसके जाने से कोई शिकायत नहीं है मुझे Read more

God I Feel Modern Tonight

By: Catherine Cohen

Narrated by: Catherine Cohen

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Poems of heartbreak and sex, self-care and self-critique, urban adventures and love on the road from the millennial queen and comedy sensation.

In these short, captivating lyrics, Catherine Cohen, the one-woman stand-up chanteuse who electrified the downtown NYC comedy scene in her white go-go boots, and who has been posting poignant,... Read more

Cool Gardens

By: Serj Tankian

Narrated by: Serj Tankian

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

From Serj Tankian, lead vocalist for critically acclaimed band System Of A Down, comes a striking debut poetry collection highlighting his best early works as narrated by the author himself. Like System Of A Down's multi-platinum selling second album, Toxicity -- hailed by Rolling Stone as "a bouquet of smart rock and ardent social argument" and... Read more

Versi per Bambini II

By: Juan Moisés De La Serna

Narrated by: Sandro Dell`Orto

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Una raccolta di 25 bellissime poesie per bambini da leggere ai vostri figli. La sera, prima di andare a dormire, nei pomeriggi dopo lo studio e in qualsiasi momento il vostro figlio abbia bisogno di coccole. Le poesie sono molto importanti per la crescita dei bambini in quanto sviluppano la loro fantasia e li allenano a concentrarsi. In questa... Read more

Questions for the Dead: poems

By: K.B. Marie

Narrated by: K.B. Marie

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever looked at a piece of art, or closed a book, and found yourself left with deep, profound feelings?Often our lives resonate with unexpected beauty. For Marie, wandering an art museum is like wandering the hearts of artists, seeing their trials and tribulations on display, a chronicle of their efforts to make sense of this messy... Read more

Made to Praise

By: Julie C. Gilbert

Narrated by: Julie C. Gilbert

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Made to Praise As I walked around on this gorgeous day,I reflected on my life and then prayed,“Father God, thank you for being You.Thank you too for the many blessings …I would try to count them,But they are countless.Thank you for being holy …All good things in life reflect You …” At that moment I realized …You and I, we were madeTo praise His... Read more

My Champion

By: Julie C. Gilbert

Narrated by: Julie C. Gilbert

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

My ChampionYou are Lord in HeavenLord on this Earth.Master and Maker,King and Creator,Father of all things,And lover of my soul. I have an enemy.He knows how to hurt me.He knows what I want to hear.He knows how to twist my wants,Make me think they’re needs.Help me drown out his voice. Lord, be my victory,Be my champion.Show me Your glory.Make me... Read more

Just Like You

By: Julie C. Gilbert

Narrated by: Julie C. Gilbert

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Just Like YouYou’re my hope. You’re my hero.You know all I am and what I can be.Take this hard heart and make it like yours.Holy Father, I need your heart. You’re my heart. You’re my hero.Let my life reflect your love.Give me eyes to see past walls.Give me ears to hear heart cries.Give me hands that heal in your name.O Holy Father, I want to be... Read more