Poetry audiobooks

Parallel Movement of the Hands

By: John Ashbery

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning collection of work from beloved poet John Ashbery, his first posthumous book 
Renowned for his inventive mind, ambitious play with language, and dexterity with a wide range of tones and styles, John Ashbery has been a major artistic figure in the cultural life of our time. Parallel Movement of the Hands gathers unpublished, book-length... Read more

Passover, Here I Come!

By: D.J. Steinberg

Narrated by: Nily Dar Steinberg

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Celebrate Passover with a collection of funny and festive poems from the author of the hugely popular Kindergarten, Here I Come!

The Seder plate is set and the pantry's filled with matzah -- Passover is here! Author D. J. Steinberg is back with an all new collection of poems celebrating the joys of Passover, from singing the Four Questions to... Read more

Poetry RX

By: Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D.

Narrated by: Sean Pratt & Marguerite Gavin

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Poetry to Heal, Inspire and Enjoy



Poetry Rx presents fifty great poems as seen through the eyes of a renowned psychiatrist and New York Times bestseller. In this book, you will find insights into love, sorrow, ecstasy and everything in between: Love in the moment or for a lifetime; love that is fulfilling or addictive; when to break up and how to... Read more

Kaukainen puutarha

By: Katri Vala

Narrated by: Ritva-Liisa Elivuo

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

"Elää, elää, elää!Elää raivokkaasti elämän korkea hetki,terälehdet äärimmilleen auenneina,elää ihanasti kukkien,tuoksustansa, auringosta hourien –huumaavasti, täyteläästi elää!"Jumala, luonto, vuodenajat, kaipuu ja fantasia kietoutuvat Katri Valan esikoisrunokokoelmassa kiehtovaksi, mieleen jääväksi kokonaisuudeksi. Viiteen osaan jaettu kokoelma... Read more

Respect the Mic

By: Peter Kahn, Hanif Abdurraqib, Dan "Sully" Sulli...

Narrated by: Ron Butler, Reynaldo Piniella, Michael Pogue, S...

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

An expansive, moving poetry anthology, representing 20 years of poetry from students and alumni of Chicago's Oak Park River Forest High School Spoken Word Club.

"Poets I know sometimes joke that the poetry club at Oak Park River Forest High School is the best MFA program in the Chicagoland area. Like all great jokes, this one is dead serious."... Read more

Food for Thought

By: Dave Richmond

Narrated by: Melanie Taylor

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Don't let the author's background color your expectations. Many of the poems in this book have received positive feedback from a wide array of readers and several of them suggested that the author publish his poems. The expression,, "don't judge a book by its cover" applies to this book. You will be captivated the author's command of the English... Read more

Augusta Savage

By: Marilyn Nelson

Narrated by: Marilyn Nelson & Grace Angela Henry

Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful biography in poems​ about a trailblazing artist and a pillar of the Harlem Renaissance—with an afterword by the curator of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Augusta Savage was arguably the most influential American artist of the 1930s. A gifted sculptor, Savage was commissioned to create a portrait bust of W.E.B. Du... Read more

Shoulder Tap

By: Maurice Riordan

Narrated by: Maurice Riordan

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Throughout these poems, with their roaming sense of first-person, the speakers' minds are cavernous and echoic, primal and sophisticated, observant and raw, in and out of control of themselves. The effect is unpredictable and thrilling, at once a dark art and an illumination of unease and loss and wishfulness. The collection features disquieting... Read more

Phantompains

By: Therese Estacion

Narrated by: Therese Estacion

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Therese Estacion survived a rare infection that nearly killed her, but not without losing both her legs below the knees, several fingers, and reproductive organs. Phantompains is a visceral, imaginative collection exploring disability, grief and life by interweaving stark memories with dreamlike surrealism.Taking inspiration from Filipino horror... Read more

Text Messages

By: Yassin “Narcy” Alsalman

Narrated by: Yassin “Narcy” Alsalman

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Text Messages is the first multi-genre collection by Montreal-based Iraqi hip-hop artist, activist, and professor Yassin “Narcy” Alsalman. Composed entirely on a smartphone during air travel and married to artwork from comrades, Narcy’s writing speaks of the existential crises experienced by diasporic children of war before and during... Read more

I Love You, Call Me Back

By: Sabrina Benaim

Narrated by: Sabrina Benaim

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of the most-viewed spoken word poets of all time, a collection exploring loneliness, anxiety, and longing—and finding peace, and even joy, in unexpected places

Sabrina Benaim, author of Depression & Other Magic Tricks, has connected deeply with readers and reached millions of viewers through her poetry, breaking down the stigma... Read more

A Collection of Thoughts

By: Isaac Kroll

Narrated by: Steve Salge

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A Collection Of Thoughts is everything to me. It includes nearly all the poetry, prose, and a good chunk of the things that went through my head in highschool that I deemed worth writing down. I created it to help people, whether they feel alone, are having trouble moving forward, or need a visual to take their mind elsewhere. But those in a... Read more

With All Of You

By: David Chislett

Narrated by: David Chislett

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

With All Of You is the second collection of Poetry from David Chislett. Composed entirely of poems shared on crowd-funding platform Patreon, the collection reflects the journey of composing and forming poetry in the public eye.With All Of You reflects the collaborative aspect of creating art on social media and many of the poems were edited and... Read more

Sky of Whales

By: Shoji Yoshikawa

Narrated by: Katy Anderson

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Poetry (Nature) Whales in the skyPeople were watching the whales swimming in the sky...until they truly understand its meaning... Read more

The Plagiarist Kingdom (Audiobook)

By: Mark Trudeau

Narrated by: Mark Trudeau

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of poems and short stories that attack mindset of too many of the people who inhabit todays society. It's a challenge to live more fully, to question your surroundings and modes of thought. Read more

Growing Through the Gate

By: Mark Trudeau

Narrated by: Mark Trudeau

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a collection of poems, short stories and lyrics. Read more

The Rose of Sharing

By: Mark Trudeau

Narrated by: Mark Trudeau & Trudeau

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of poems touching on love, mental health and the struggle to live a better life. Read more

Belonging

By: Cherie Burbach

Narrated by: Cherie Burbach

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Belonging (Poems) explores the ups and downs of relationships and the universal need we have to be loved and valued. Artist and poet Cherie Burbach explores the themes of nearness, everlasting love, and kinship. Read more

Home For Hurricanes

By: Nikki Murphy

Narrated by: Nikki Murphy

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

* Best Book Awards Winner by American Book Fest ** Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Honorable Mention * Abandoned by her hustling father, raised by her devoted mother, then battered by the winds of loss, heartbreak, and sexual assault, awarded Diversity & Inclusion Leader, speaker, poet and author Nikki Murphy provides a sobering... Read more

Clouds are like People

By: Imani Lewis

Narrated by: Imani Lewis

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Clouds are like People is a collection of poems by national bestselling author Imani Lewis. It takes you on a mental journey as she compares the weather to everyday struggles such as heartbreak, depression, and love.Also enjoy 10 bonus poems from her previous release, Lunar Thoughts: A Poetry Book. Read more

Counting Backwards From Gone

By: Kat Savage

Narrated by: Erin Spencer

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

On November 27, 2013, Kat Savage’s life forever changed. Her little sister, Angela, was brutally murdered and Savage has been searching for the strength to write her grief down ever since. Finally, just shy of six years later, and one year after justice finally rained down upon the man to blame, Savage found the courage to try. This collection... Read more

The Light After The Darkness

By: D. R. Nguyen

Narrated by: D. R. Nguyen

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The Light After The Darkness captures the range of emotions we all go through in life using poetry and prose.The book is divided into five chapters: Dark Days, Broken Love, Love, Faith, and Inspiration. D. R. Nguyen takes the reader from a dark place in life to having faith and inspiration within themselves and life. Read more

Ghostwriters in the Sky

By: Rachel Lawson

Narrated by: The Mortal Coil players

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

poems and short stories from the dark side for adults Read more

Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral

By: Phillis Wheatley

Narrated by: Simone Gayuma

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral was the first published book of poetry by an African-American woman. Phillis Wheatley was a servant to a family in Massachusetts, and initially promoted her poetry in Boston newspapers to find a publisher. When she was initially unable to find a publisher in America, she sent her poetry overseas to... Read more