Poetry audiobooks

Growls and Utterances

By: Bart Wolffe

Narrated by: Bart Wolffe

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A new collection of poetry exploring themes to inspire and provoke. Read more

Erotic Dreams

By: Various Authors

Narrated by: Bart Wolffe

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of classic literature that feature erotic dreams including 'The Evee of St Agnes' by Keats and 'The Dream' by Donne. Read more

Erotic Poetry Collection

By: John Donne & Various Narrators

Narrated by: Bart Wolffe

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of classic erotic poetry including 'A Last Confession' by William Butler Yeats and 'The Flea' by John Donne. Read more

The Poetry of Henry Newbolt

By: Henry Newbolt

Narrated by: Bart Wolffe

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Henry Newbolt's finest poetry including Vitaï Lampada. Read more

Halloween Poetry Collection

By: Henri Cazalis, Edgar Allan Poe & Johann Wolfgan...

Narrated by: Richard Burton, Bart Wolffe & Emma Topping

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A ghoulish collection of spooky poetry perfect for Halloween. Includes Danse Macabre, The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Goblin Market. Read more

The Poetry of Rupert Brooke

By: Rupert Brooke

Narrated by: Bart Wolffe

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of Rupert Brooke's idealist sonnets written during World War 1. Read by Bart Wolffe. Read more

The Poetry of W. H. Davies

By: W.H. Davies

Narrated by: Bart Wolffe

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of the finest poetry by the Welsh poet W. H. Davies. Read more

Sir Ralph Richardson reads William Blake

By: William Blake

Narrated by: Ralph Richardson

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

William Blake was largely unrecognised during his lifetime but is now considered a seminal figure in the history of poetry of the Romantic Age. His prophetic poetry has been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". Here a selection of his finest work, starting with "And did those... Read more

Life is Love

By: Tom Stodulka

Narrated by: Tom Stodulka & Jordan Kirk

Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Tom Stodulka has loved to write for many years, though as a child he found this form of expression was a struggle. As the years progressed, through high school and law school, Stodulka gained an appreciation of language and how it could be used a s a tool for making a difference. His confidence grew enough to write diaries of his life in the... 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

She Walks in Beauty

By: author

Narrated by: Caroline Kennedy, Jane Alexander, John Bedford ...

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

This power and moving work examines what it means to be a girl, a sister, a mother, a wife—a woman—and all the challenges and cheer it brings to life.

In She Walks in Beauty, Caroline Kennedy has once again marshaled the gifts of our greatest poets to pay a very personal tribute to the human experience, this time to the complex and fascinating... 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

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

Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting

By: Kevin Powers

Narrated by: Kevin Powers

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The award-winning author of The Yellow Birds returns with an extraordinary debut poetry collection.

National Book Award finalist, Iraq war veteran, novelist and poet Kevin Powers creates a deeply affecting portrait of a life shaped by war. Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting captures the many moments that comprise a soldier's life:... Read more

Allen Ginsberg Poetry Collection

By: Allen Ginsberg

Narrated by: Allen Ginsberg

Length: 3 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of recordings written and read by one of the greatest literary and cultural figures of the 20th. The collection is accompanied by a special 64 page booklet containing the poems. Upon the release of his first published work, Howl and Other Poems (1956), Allen Ginsberg became the unlikely force of a movement that would change a... Read more

The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Twenty-eight rollicking rhymes from the undisputed master of hilarious verse for children, Jack Prelutsky, are found in this uproarious poetry collection. In this collection there are tongue-twisting (but real) places to visit, such as Tuscaloosa and Winnemucca. There are remarkable sights, such as an elephant perched in a sycamore tree. And... Read more

Runny Babbit

By: Shel Silverstein

Narrated by: Dennis Locorriere

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From the legendary creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and The Giving Tree comes an unforgettable new character in children's literature.Welcome to the world of Runny Babbit and his friends Toe Jurtle, Skertie Gunk, Rirty Dat, Dungry Hog, Snerry Jake, and many others who speak a topsy-turvy language all their... Read more

What a Day It Was at School!

By: Jack Prelutsky

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Homework
(oh, dear!),
music,
a field trip
(hooray!),
science,
spelling
(gasp!),
gym,
a noisy mistake
(oops!).
And
friends,
books,
recess,
a food fight,
math,
the infirmary,
a visit,
history,
art,
show-and-tell . . . What a funny, outrageous,
exciting, incredible, silly,
extraordinary day it was at school!
Are you ready to read all about it? Read more

The Jack Prelutsky Holiday Audio Collection

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The poet laureate of the preposterous, Jack Prelutsky, takes on the wonder and absurdity of the holidays in this collection of his poetry. From the romance of Valentine's Day to the thrills of Halloween, from the stuffing (and over-stuffing) of Thanksgiving to the joy of Christmas, Jack captures these milestones of childhood with delightfully... Read more

Something Big Has Been Here

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The long-awaited companion to the bestselling The New Kid on the Block. ""A wealth of funny new verse from a favorite poet. Prelutsky's comic muse is at its best here. Another winner.""—Kirkus Reviews. ""Prelutsky has done it again.""—School Library JournalSomething big is right here!It is this book of wonderful, funny new poems by beloved... Read more

A Pizza The Size of The Sun

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

I'm Miss Misinformation, it's my gratifying task to tell you all you need to know, you only need to ask. The seas are thick with elephants the skies are purple straw, you measure with an octopus, you hammer with a saw.Rat for lunch! Rat for lunch! Yum! Delicious! Munch munch munch! One by one or by the bunch—Rat, oh rat, oh rat for lunch! Read more

The New Kid on the Block

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

From beloved and bestselling poet Jack Prelutsky come over 100 hilarious poems about strange creatures and people—from jellyfish stew to a bouncing mouse, to the very unexpected new kid! For fans of Shel Silverstein and Louis Sachar's Wayside School series.Here are poems about things that you may never have thought about before. You'll be... Read more

In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Impossible to listen to only once, these exuberant poems, written and performed by renowned poet Jack Prelutsky are filled to the brim with smiles and silliness and are sure to be loved by children from Miami to Seattle.So much to see! So much to do! Listen to this audio book and... meet people and animals in such far-flung places as Minot,... Read more

Scranimals

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

So put on your pith helmet and prepare to explore a wilderness of puns and rhymes where birds, beasts, vegetables, and flowers have been mysteriously scrambled together to create creatures you've never seen before -- and are unlikely to meet again! Your guides -- Jack Prelutsky, poet laureate of the elementary school set, and two-time Caldecott... Read more