Poetry audiobooks

Rummage

By: Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa

Narrated by: Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2015 Little A Poetry Contest.A journey through girlhood, self-discovery, and the little acts of violence we inflict on one another.In an astounding debut poetry collection, Cave Canem, Callaloo, and Lambda Literary fellow Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa presents a relentless but refined portrait of one young woman’s journey toward... Read more

The Captain’s Verses

By: Pablo Neruda

Narrated by: Armando Durán

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Pablo Neruda, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, finished writing The Captain’s Verses in 1952 while in exile on the island of Capri―the paradisiacal setting for the blockbuster film Il Postino (The Postman). Surrounded by sea, sun, and Capri’s natural splendors, Neruda addressed these poems to his lover Matilde Urrutia before they were... Read more

Nikki Giovanni: Love Poems & A Good Cry

By: Nikki Giovanni

Narrated by: Nikki Giovanni

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Hear Nikki Giovanni read two extraordinary collections of her own work! A singular listening experience! The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She’s been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a healer, and a sage; a wise and courageous voice who has touched our national consciousness.Love Poems:... Read more

Poemas de Amor

By: Pablo Neruda

Narrated by: Gerardo Prat

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Cargados de sensualidad y pasión, los poemas de amor de Pablo Neruda son los más célebres de la obra del premio Nobel, cautivando a los lectores con imágenes terrestres y disfrutando de un fuego re-imaginación del mundo. Sobre todo por escrito en la paradisíaca isla de Capri (el entorno idílico de la película ganadora del Oscar Il Postino)... Read more

Hablemos de Ello

By: Jaime Arenas Saavedra

Narrated by: Jaime Arenas Saavedra

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

"Hablemos de ello" es el tercer poemario publicado del autor, convirtiéndose en una obra que marca un antes y un después en la temática de su poesía. Como el mismo expresa, esta obra aborda un aspecto de sí mismo y del ser humano que ha sido interpretado por otras disciplinas del arte y el conocimiento, de forma científica y hasta quirúrgica.... Read more

Child's Garden of Verses

By: Robert L Stevenson

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

When I am grown to man’s estate. I shall be very proud and great. And tell the other girls and boys. Not to meddle with my toys. Thus reads the whimsical, “Looking Forward,” of this delightful collection. From the sweetness of “Land of Nod,” to the imaginative dreams of “Pirate Story” and “Travels,” Robert Louis Stevenson’s beloved poems... Read more

Aristotle: On Poetry

By: Aristotle

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Aristotle’s Poetics is the earliest-surviving work of dramatic theory and the first fully intact philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In it, the respected Greek sage offers an account of what he calls "poetry" (which the Greeks understood to literally mean "making"), examining its "first principles" and identifying its genres and... Read more

Streams in the Desert

By: L. B. E. Cowman

Narrated by: Diana Batarseh

Length: 15 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Refresh your weary soul with living water from God's Word.Everyone goes through difficult seasons, tough losses, and moments that feel unbearable. In today's world, people thirst more than ever for reassurance and guidance. Streams in the Desert provides a river of wisdom, encouragement, and inspiration to weary travelers.ABC's Good Morning... Read more

The Essential Neruda

By: Pablo Neruda

Narrated by: C. S. Verdád

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

More than a hundred years after his birth, Pablo Neruda’s poetry is as vital and beloved as ever.This collection presents fifty of the most essential poems by one of history’s greatest poets in dynamic new translations, the result of an unprecedented collaboration among a team of poets, translators, and the world’s leading Neruda scholars.A... Read more

Pink Mist

By: Owen Sheers

Narrated by: Liam Gerrard, Robert K. Benson, Andrew Fallaize...

Length: 1 hour 39 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of I Saw a Man comes a powerful drama in verse that captures both the trauma of modern warfare and the difficulty of transitioning back to normal life after combat.In early 2008, three young friends from Bristol decide to join the army and are deployed to the conflict in Afghanistan. Within a short space of time the three men... Read more

Cuéntame un verso

By: Varios autores

Narrated by: Abbey C., Holden Centeno, Irene G Punto, Karmel...

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Hay algo que tienen que contarte Abbey C, Holden Centeno, Irene G Punto, Karmelo C. Iribarren, Luis Ramiro, Miguel Gane y Mikel Izal. ¿Eres de los que se apunta a los recitales de poesía? ¿Te apetece disfrutar de un buen relato? ¿Te gustaría poder escuchar siempre que quieras a tus autores favoritos? Cuéntame un verso, la antología de textos de... Read more

Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada

By: Pablo Neruda

Narrated by: Julio César Luna

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Escucha ahora una de las obras más célebres del poeta Pablo Neruda. La mejor poesía en formato audiolibro. «Me gusta cuando callas porque estás como ausente.
Distante y dolorosa como si hubieras muerto.
Una palabra entonces, una sonrisa bastan.
Y estoy alegre, alegre de que no sea cierto.» Reseña:
«Neruda significa un hombre nuevo en la América, una... Read more

Adultolescence

By: Gabbie Hanna

Narrated by: Gabbie Hanna

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Comedian Gabbie Hanna brings levity to the twists and turns of modern adulthood in this exhilarating debut collection of illustrated poetry.

In poems ranging from the singsong rhythms of children’s verses to a sophisticated confessional style, Gabbie explores what it means to feel like a kid and an adult all at once, revealing her own longings,... Read more

Hey Black Child

By: Useni Eugene Perkins

Narrated by: Pe'Tehn Raighn-Kem Jackson

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, inspirational poem to life, written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins.

Hey black child,

Do you know who you are?

Who really are?Do you know you can be

What you want to be

If you try to be

What you can be?

This lyrical, empowering poem... Read more

Veinte Poemas de Amor y Una Canción Desesperada

By: Pablo Neruda

Narrated by: Gerardo Prat

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Un gran éxito desde el mismo momento de su publicación en 1924, cuando el autor contaba con tan solo diecinueve años, Veinte Poemas de Amor y Una Canción Desesperada causó un fuerte revuelo en la conservadora sociedad chilena debido a su franco retrato de la relación del autor con dos mujeres. Se convirtió inmediatamente en una de las... Read more

Emily Dickinson

By: Emily Dickinson

Narrated by: Alexandra O'Karma

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Emily Dickinson, born in 1830, was the granddaughter of the founder of Amherst College. Except for a few journeys when she was young, Emily lived the life of a recluse in her father's house, spending her days writing poems and letters. In 1862, she sent a few of her poems to a publisher. He replied that her work was too unusual, too different.... Read more

How to Read Poetry Like a Professor

By: Thomas C. Foster

Narrated by: TBD

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

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Any Man

By: Amber Tamblyn

Narrated by: Glenn Davis, Ben Foster, Marc Maron, Jason Ritt...

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

In this electric and provocative debut novel, Tamblyn blends genres of poetry, prose, and elements of suspense to give shape to the shocking narratives of victims of sexual violence, mapping the destructive ways in which our society perpetuates rape culture, brilliantly brought to life through a multi-voice performance featuring Glenn Davis, Ben... Read more

Los Versos del Capitán

By: Pablo Neruda

Narrated by: Gerardo Prat & Jane Santos

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Pablo Neruda, ganador del Premio Nobel de Literatura, terminó de escribir Los versos del Capitán en 1952 mientras estaba en el exilio en la isla de Capri, paradisíaco escenario de la exitosa película Il Postino. Rodeada por el mar, el sol y los esplendores naturales de Capri, Neruda dirigió estos poemas a su amante Matilde Urrutia antes de... Read more

The Virgin of Bennington

By: Kathleen Norris

Narrated by: Sandra Burr

Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The book her devoted readers have been waiting for. At last, New York Times betselling author Kathleen Norris's first continuous narrative . . .a story of sex, drugs, and poetry. After spending her high school years in Hawaii, Kathleen Norris was woefully unprepared for Bennington College in the 1960s, with its culture of drugs, sex, and... Read more

Love Her Wild

By: Atticus

Narrated by: Atticus

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The first collection of poetry by the New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Between Stars.

Love Her Wild is a collection of new and beloved poems from Atticus, the young writer who has captured the hearts and minds of hundreds of thousands of avid followers on his Instagram account @atticuspoetry, including superstars like Karlie Kloss... Read more

For Every One

By: Jason Reynolds

Narrated by: Jason Reynolds

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

“A lyrical masterpiece.” —School Library Journal (starred review)

Originally performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and later as a tribute to Walter Dean Myers, this stirring and inspirational poem is New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds’s rallying... Read more

bone

By: Yrsa Daley-Ward

Narrated by: Yrsa Daley-Ward & Kiese Laymon

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: No

“yrsa daley-ward’s bone is a symphony of breaking and mending. . . . she lays her hands on the pulse of the thing. . . . an expert storyteller. of the rarest. and purest kind.” —nayyirah waheed, author of salt.

From the celebrated poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, a poignant collection of poems about the heart, life, and the inner self.

Foreword by Kiese... Read more

El Neruda Esencial

By: Pablo Neruda

Narrated by: Gerardo Prat

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Más de cien años después de su nacimiento, la poesía de Pablo Neruda es tan vital y querida como siempre.Esta colección presenta cincuenta poemas esenciales de uno de los más grandes poetas de la historia en nuevas traducciones dinámicas, fruto de una colaboración sin precedentes entre un equipo de poetas, traductores y los principales eruditos... Read more