Poetry audiobooks

Miscellaneous Sonnets

By: William Wordsworth

Narrated by: Denis Daly

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

William Wordsworth composed hundreds of sonnets, among which are some of his best-known poems. The sonnet form particularly suited Wordsworth, enabling the poet to encapsulate the beauties of mundane life in language of appealing directness and simplicity.This recording contains 122 poems, ranging across many decades of Wordsworth’s writing career. Read more

When We Were Very Young - Winnie-the-Pooh Series, Book #2 - Unabridged

By: A.A. Milne

Narrated by: Sara Nichols & Kevin Theis

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

"When We Were Very Young" is a book of poetry for children by the legendary British author A.A. Milne and marks the first appearance of the "silly old bear" who would soon become a worldwide sensation: Winnie-the-Pooh.
In these poems, the narrator - a young boy named Christopher Robin (after Milne's own son) - navigates the world of... Read more

Touch the Earth

By: Drew Jackson

Narrated by: Drew Jackson

Length: 2 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Gather it from memory. Let it touch the earth.



In Touch the Earth, Drew Jackson continues the project he began in God Speaks Through Wombs, reflecting on the Gospel of Luke through poetry. Touch the Earth picks up in chapter nine and continues through the end of Luke's Gospel. Part protest poetry, part biblical commentary, Jackson presents the... Read more

Shadow of Dante

By: Camila Gonzales

Narrated by: SL Albert

Length: 3 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Does Lieutenant Vera Backland lust for her suspect? Has she plotted revenge for her lover?Go on a journey through this story to find out who might've been the actual killer and who might've been manipulated to think that they're the murderer.On the night of January 20, Lieutenant Vera Backland visits her favorite bar and sees a man who attracts... Read more

Ja visst gör det ont

By: Karin Boye

Narrated by: Klassiska Dikter

Length: 2 minutes

Abridged: No

JA VISST GÖR DET ONT | KARIN BOYE'Ja visst gör det ont' är en dikt av Karin Boye som handlar om sorg och saknad. Dikten uttrycker en djup känsla av smärta och ensamhet, och beskriver hur sorgen kan kännas som en fysisk smärta som man inte kan bli av med. Trots att dikten handlar om en svår och mörk känsla, finns det ändå en tröst i att man inte... Read more

The Raven

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Joe Hempel

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

“Leave my loneliness unbroken!—quit the bust above my door!Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!”Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.” Nevermore…Nevermore…Nevermore. Ever since Edgar Allen Poe penned those words to paper in 1845, the infamous response of the raven has continued to echo throughout history. The poem has... Read more

Now We Are Six

By: A. A. Milne

Narrated by: Joel Froomkin

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

This second collection of poems from A. A. Milne includes works such as Furry Bear, Sneezles, and Buttercup Days as well as an appearance by the beloved children's character Winnie-the-Pooh. With gentle humor and whimsical lines, Now We Are Six is perfect for anyone—whether you're six or sixty-six. Read more

Ode to the front end

By: Charles Ford

Narrated by: Olivier Charlas & Luciana Fischer

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

This book is somewhat unique. I am not the author although it was written through me . He is the author not me. Why I ended up being the one to be used by Him remains a complete baffling mystery. I am simply His humble steward in this process.Everyone living in America recognizes Home Depot. They are a staple. It is a poem containing 2,500... Read more

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Das Lied von Hiawatha

By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Hiawatha: Das ist der sagenumwobene Häuptling der Chippewa-Indianer, der an den Ufern des Großen Sees in Michigan gelebt haben soll. In 22 Strophen erzählt Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882) von des großen Mannes Geburt, seiner Liebe zur Dakota Minnehaha, seinem friedvollen Wirken für sein Volk – und von seinem Tod. Nie wurde poetischer... Read more

Selected Poems of the Tang Dynasty

By: Wang Yushu

Narrated by: Niu Mengmeng & Tyler

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Tang poetry covers a wide range of subjects and has profound implications, shiny images, ornate diction and longstanding appeal. Different artistic styles and genres appeared at that time as if competing with one another for fascination. Many beautiful Tang poems are still on everyone's lips in China today and turn out to be gems in the treasure... Read more

Las Flores del mal

By: Charles Baudelaire

Narrated by: Jorge Mansilla

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Envuelta en escándalo en el momento de su aparición en 1857, Las Flores del Mal inauguró una poética innovadora que se traduce en la búsqueda de la musicalidad del poema, en la audacia de la imagen y en el famoso sistema de «correspondencias» que habría de dar origen al movimiento simbolista.La obra clave del padre del Simbolismo. Charles... Read more

El Jardinero

By: Rabindranath Tagore

Narrated by: Leonel Arias

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Los poemas de “el jardinero” tocan temas utilizadas en la poesía sánscrita más antigua: la juventud y la vejez, la riqueza y el despojo, el amor, la muerte y el sexo. la sugerencia es una de las mayores cualidades de esta poesía. No redunda en imágenes eróticas, pero recrea de aquella gran tradición poética la capacidad de decir veladamente... Read more

Poeta en Nueva York

By: Federico García Lorca

Narrated by: Jorge Mansilla

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Durante nueve meses, Federico García Lorca vivió en Nueva York, alejado por primera vez de su país, de sus padres y amigos más íntimos. A lo largo de ese período, su poesía cambió radicalmente, oscureciéndose y dejando a un lado el folclorismo andaluz que tanto despreciaron Buñuel y Dalí. El resultado de esa etapa quedó recogido en Poeta en... Read more

Ah, que tú escapes en voz José Lezama Lima

By: José Lezama Lima

Narrated by: José Lezama Lima

Length: 1 minute

Abridged: No

Enemigo rumor fue publicado por José Lezama Lima en 1941. Es un libro inspirado en los clásicos españoles del Siglo de Oro, los simbolistas franceses y el Surrealismo. Enemigo rumor revela  la creencia de Lezama en que la poesía es un acto religioso y metafísico. Y, entre otros poemas ya legendarios, aquí reunidos cabe citar: - Ah, que tú... Read more

"Gott, ist die Gegend runtergekommen" - Abridged

By: Theodor Fontane

Narrated by: Hans - Jürgen Schatz

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Hans-Jürgen Schatz hat für dieses Hörbuch sein erfolgreiches Bühnenprogramm aus dem Renaissance-Theater Berlin eingerichtet. Dort haben die Texte im stets ausverkauften Bruckner-Foyer große Heiterkeit ausgelöst und das Publikum ging bestens unterhalten und um eine wichtige Erkenntnis reicher nach Hause: Fontane ist auf seinen Reisen eben nicht... Read more

Twas the Night Before Christmas - Unabridged

By: Clement C. Moore

Narrated by: Kevin Theis

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

"Twas the Night Before Christmas," was originally published anonymously in 1823 as "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Perhaps the most famous Christmas poem of all time, it relates the story of a father awoken from his sleep on Christmas Eve by Santa Claus - St. Nick in the poem - who lands with his sleigh and "eight tiny reindeer" on the roof of the... Read more

Dream Visions

By: Craig Enger

Narrated by: Craig Enger

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A call to Dreams. A vibrant, transcendent journey…These poems offer reflections, to reawaken the light within you, to open your heart. To let go of the past, finding new strength. To recall your dreams, reconnecting with nature, life, and love. To see new visions, to explore and discover new pathways to your true self.This book showcases the... Read more

Вершы

By: Генадзь Бураўкін

Narrated by: Генадзь Бураўкін

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Аўдыякніга змяшчае запісы вершаў Генадзя Бураўкіна розных гадоў, а таксама паэмаў "Хатынскі снег", "Узнясенне".Чытае аўтар.«Да тых, хто застанецца, у мяне адна вялікая просьба: берагчы Беларусь, прадаўжаць тое, што зрабілі і недарабілі яе сыны лепшыя. І спадзявацца, што ўсе мы — і тыя, што былі, і тыя, што будуць, і тыя, што ёсць, — усе мы... Read more

Love Notes from the Hollow Tree

By: Jarod K. Anderson

Narrated by: Jarod K. Anderson

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Poet and podcaster Jarod K. Anderson (creator of The CryptoNaturalist podcast and author of Field Guide to the Haunted Forest) celebrates the natural world with warmth and humor. The poetry and prose in this collection are love letters to impermanence, to our kinship with nature, to our strange ability to conjure meaning. Vivid and approachable,... Read more

Field Guide to the Haunted Forest

By: Jarod K. Anderson

Narrated by: Jarod K. Anderson

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

This poetry collection celebrates the impossible truths of the natural world and the magic that hides in plain sight. Poet and podcaster Jarod K. Anderson (creator of The CryptoNaturalist podcast) has built a large audience of social media followers and podcast listeners with his strange, vibrant appreciations of nature. Ranging from... Read more

DESCUBRE TU MISMO LA FELICIDAD INTERIOR

By: Dora Lema Olavarria

Narrated by: Daiana Veccio

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Dora Lema Olavarría nace en Lima, Perú. Es graduada en Psicología en la Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega en Perú, y además completó una maestría y un doctorado en la misma área. Actualmente radica en Usa, donde viene publicando prosas poéticas y relatos en algunas organizaciones y revistas literarias desde el 2020 en Escritores por el... Read more

love letters to places...

By: Anja Mujic

Narrated by: Anja Mujic

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A poetry anthology inspired by passion, travel and love.there was presence in the stillness,and stillness in a constant state of transiencewhere inner and outer worlds were shaped and tracedby the fading echoes of a single breath left behind;a memoir of moments lingering far and widemementos hiding in plain sightlaying await for the next,new you... Read more

Poems about Paintings

By: James Sey

Narrated by: James Sey

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

This chapbook of poetry and prose pieces reflects philosophically and aesthetically on the relationships between art and the world, including through the global experience of Covid-related lockdowns. Though generally following an extended haiku-like format, some are longer prose poems, and an extended verse poem reflects on the city where the... Read more

The New Negro

By: Alain Locke

Narrated by: David S. Dear

Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

"Of all the voluminous literature on the Negro, so much is mere external view and commentary…We turn therefore in the other direction to the elements of truest social portraiture, and discover in the artistic self-expression of the Negro to-day a new figure on the national canvas and a new force in the foreground of affairs.” The New Negro... Read more