Poetry audiobooks

Remember

By: Joy Harjo

Narrated by: Joy Harjo

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s iconic poem "Remember" invites young listeners to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, and to remember the importance of their place in it.

Remember the sky you were born under,
Know each of the star's stories.
Remember the moon, know who she is.
Remember the sun's birth at dawn,
That is the strongest... Read more

The Big Smoke

By: Adrian Matejka

Narrated by: Adrian Matejka

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the National Book Award in Poetry—a collection that examines the myth and history of the prizefighter Jack Johnson



The legendary Jack Johnson (1878–1946) was a true American creation. The child of emancipated slaves, he overcame... Read more

Tous les monstres naissent égaux

By: Marie-Pier Labrecque

Narrated by: Marie-Pier Labrecque

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Elle endure le mal dans son corps de femme, celui qui vient de la lignée des hommes. Elle se baptise « natural born fucker , natural born killer , une chienne comme les chiens ». Elle frappe là où on l’attend le moins. Mais l’inattendu survient : elle porte en elle un enfant. Comment alors retrouver sa place, ses actes, son sexe ? « J’existerai... Read more

In Our Time: 25 Journeys Through the History of the Islamic World

By: Melvyn Bragg

Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg & Various

Length: 15 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history of the Islamic world through its religion, thinkers, poetry, empire and rulers

'An ever-growing library of wisdom' The Economist

Since 1998, In Our Time has been the go-to radio programme for knowledge seekers and inquiring minds. Tackling big topics with a light touch, it has introduced... Read more

The Songs of Kabir

By: Rabindranath Tagore

Narrated by: Matthew Schmitz

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook is narrated in a calm meditative manner that fits the subject matter of these poems.Songs of Kabir is a book from 1915 consisting of 100 poems of Kabir, the 15th century Indian poet and mystic, translated to English by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.A weaver by trade and a mystic by nature, the 15th century poet Kabir created... Read more

Three Sisters Ponds

By: Phillip Reid

Narrated by: Claude Xavier

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In September 2000, I was sitting on a bench facing the Mediterranean Sea in the French Riviera town of Nice. I had flown there during a three-day break in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial in Camp Ziest, Netherlands, where I was expected to testify. As I sat on this bench eating lunch, I suddenly found myself overwhelmed by emotion. It was an... Read more

Side Notes from the Archivist

By: Anastacia-Renee

Narrated by: Anastacia-Renee

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The award-winning, genre-crossing writer demonstrates her power as a funkadelic and formidable feminist voice in this rich and beautiful collection of verse and image—a multi-part retrospective that traverses time, space, and reality to illuminate the expansiveness of Black femme lives.Voted one of the Best Books of 2023 by the New York Public... Read more

God Themselves

By: Jae Nichelle

Narrated by: Jae Nichelle

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Let this book be a celebration of queerness, Blackness, and love. Let these words be a modern church, these poems a holy space.
Rising star and spoken word poet Jae Nichelle debuts her luminous thoughts in God Themselves, a new collection of stirring poetry. Nichelle taps into her experiences of growing up in the South as a queer Black woman to... Read more

La Divina Commedia

By: Dante Alighieri

Narrated by: Gianluca Cellai, Simone Gambini, Chiara Brittan...

Length: 4 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

La realizzazione dell'interpretazione dei versi dell'Inferno di Dante Alighieri è nata grazie alla passione per la Letteratura Italiana da parte di vari attori che hanno fatto da corollario, facendosi corpo, voce, riso, pianto e preghiera di tutti i personaggi della Divina Commedia. Nasce così un vero e proprio viaggio sensoriale tramite le... Read more

Samadhi The Divine Light

By: Justin Wesenberg

Narrated by: Justin Wesenberg

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Samadhi is a poetry book about finding enlightenment and awakening the world through the divine light of your soul. For those who are ready to rise as leaders of the new earth and awaken the world.
This inspirational poetry book was inspired by my search for enlightenment and how yogi's achieve this state in samadhi.
Samadhi is the highest state... Read more

Gaia Rise Of The Goddess

By: Justin Wesenberg

Narrated by: Justin Wesenberg

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Gaia Rise Of The Goddess is a poetry book about claiming your inner goddess and stepping into your truth!
This inspirational poetry book is for those who are ready to step fully into themselves and their radiant feminine energy...
Gaia is a poetry book about claiming your inner goddess! This book is for those who are ready to step fully into... Read more

Den första gång jag såg dig

By: Birger Sjöberg

Narrated by: Klassiska Dikter

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

DEN FÖRSTA GÅNG JAG SÅG DIG | BIRGER SJÖBERG'Den första gång jag såg dig' är en dikt skriven av Birger Sjöberg år 1922. Dikten beskriver en persons första möte med en älskad, och uttrycker känslor av överväldigande glädje och förtjusning. Dikten är skriven i en romantisk och lyrisk stil, och innehåller starka bilder och metaforer för att... Read more

EMILY DICKINSON VS. SARA TEASDALE - Eight Lines at a Time

By: Valeska Matti

Narrated by: Rebecca Cade

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a tribute to the work of Emily Dickinson and Sara Teasdale, two of the greatest representatives of -female- American literature.It is a carefully crafted selection of 150 poems, all of them 8 lines in length, which are presented face-to-face in pairs -one per author- and with matching themes. In this way, the reader can compare and enjoy... Read more

Shiva The Fire Of Transformation

By: Justin Wesenberg

Narrated by: Justin Wesenberg

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Shiva is a poetry book about navigating the fires of personal transformation so that you can step into who you were born to be. For those who are going through major life changes and challenges.
This inspirational poetry book was inspired by the loss of my dad, facing death, and moving through the fires of transformation.
Shiva The Fire Of... Read more

Sverige

By: Verner von Heidenstam

Narrated by: Klassiska Dikter

Length: 1 minute

Abridged: No

SVERIGE | VERNER VON HEIDENSTAM'Sverige' är en dikt skriven av Verner von Heidenstam år 1903. Dikten beskriver Sveriges landskap och historia på ett poetiskt och romantiskt sätt, och hyllar Sverige som ett land fullt av skönhet, kraft och stolthet. Dikten tar också upp teman som krig, frihet och nationalstolthet. 'Sverige' är en av von... Read more

In the Bear's House

By: N. Scott Momaday

Narrated by: Christopher Salazar

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

"Let me say at the outset that this book is not about Bear (he would be spoken of in the singular and masculine, capitalized and without an article), or it is only incidentally about him. I am less interested in defining the being of Bear than in trying to understand something about the spirit of wilderness, of which Bear is a very particular... Read more

Chaotic Good

By: Sabrina Benaim

Narrated by: Sabrina Benaim

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

From the author of Depression and Other Magic Tricks and I Love You, Call Me Back, a special new collection of poems and stories--available only as an audio exclusive. For fans of Rupi Kaur and Hanif Abdurraqib.
 
From acclaimed spoken word poet Sabrina Benaim comes a dazzling audio-exclusive collection of poems and stories that capture the... Read more

The Unfolding

By: Arielle Estoria

Narrated by: Arielle Estoria

Length: 3 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Arielle Estoria is known for her moving and empowering words that encourage women and all people to be confident in who they are, compassionate about where they’ve been, and loving about who they are becoming. In this stunning collection of essays, poems, and meditations, Estoria tenderly reveals the places in her life where she has been broken... Read more

The Wonder Paradox

By: Jennifer Michael Hecht

Narrated by: Gail Shalan

Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Religion once formed the rhythms and structures of society: marking time with calendars, carving out space for contemplation, creating connection, reinforcing legacy and morality. Now, for many, religion no longer runs the show. So where shall we find our magic? How do we celebrate milestones? Which texts can focus our attention but still offer... Read more

Door

By: Ann Lauterbach

Narrated by: Ann Lauterbach

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by LitHub

A new collection of vivid, personal and provocative work from the author of Or to Begin Again, a finalist for the 2009 National Book Award in poetry

In Ann Lauterbach’s eleventh collection, the image of a Door recurs across several poems, as she considers the perpetual dialogue between what is open... Read more

Tanya

By: Brenda Shaughnessy

Narrated by: Brenda Shaughnessy

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The award-winning poet weaves a tapestry of literary heritage and intimate reflection as she pays tribute to women artists and mentors, and circles the ongoing mysteries of friendship, love, art, and loss.

In this powerful gathering of poems about her own "influencers," as well as poems on Dadaist artist Méret Oppenheim and the young... Read more

Yoga The Science Of Self Realization

By: Justin Wesenberg

Narrated by: Justin Wesenberg

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Yoga is a poetry book about the different paths you can take to self realization and enlightenment. For those who are seeking the most aligned path to find their True Self.
This inspirational poetry book dives into the different yogic paths that lead to self realization and enlightenment.
Yoga The Science Of Self Realization is a poetry book about... Read more

Webs & Roses

By: Megan Linski

Narrated by: Tara Kaye Burgh

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Journey through this collection of poems as the author recounts her teenage and college years, each line describing a young woman's adventure through life, love, faith, and loss. Read more

Kundalini The Energy Of Awakening

By: Justin Wesenberg

Narrated by: Justin Wesenberg

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Kundalini is a poetry book about spiritual awakening and balancing the masculine and feminine energies within. For those who are going through spiritual awakening and want to find more balance in life.
This inspirational poetry book was inspired by my kundalini awakening and my journey to balance the masculine and feminine energies in my... Read more