Poetry audiobooks

Vita Nuova

By: Dante Alighieri

Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi & Cassandra Campbell

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A sparkling translation that gives new life in English to Dante’s Vita Nuova, his transcendent love poems and influential statement on the art and power of poetry, and the most widely read of his works after the Inferno
 
A Penguin Classic

Dante was only nine years old when he first met young Beatrice in Florence. Loving her for the rest of his... Read more

Canopy

By: Linda Gregerson

Narrated by: Linda Gregerson

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A long-awaited yet startlingly urgent new collection from “a contemporary master”*—a fierce, big-hearted eye on our last, tumultuous decade, and our fragile environment *Los Angeles Review of Books

Linda Gregerson’s long-awaited new collection is a tour de force, a compendium of lives touched by the radical fragility of the planet and,... Read more

The Life and Zen Haiku Poetry of Santoka Taneda

By: Sumita Oyama

Narrated by: David George

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The fascinating and quirky biography of a disheveled poet, skillfully interwoven with his original works.

Zen monk Santoka Taneda (1882-1940) is one of Japan's most beloved modern poets, famous for his ""free-verse"" haiku, the dominant style today. This book tells the fascinating story of his life, liberally sprinkled with more than 300 of his... Read more

Winter Solstice

By: Diana Howard

Narrated by: Kathleen Bond

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

We take our memory for granted. Dementia will steal it in ways most of us could never imagine.
Winter Solstice by Diana Howard burrows deep into the heart-rending poetic journey of a daughter trying to love and help her mother who is slowly losing her memory.
Through poems and vignettes written over a period of 15 years, the reader will enter a... Read more

Ravi Paar

By: Priti Kothi

Narrated by: Minal Patel

Length: 2 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

પ્રખ્યાત લેખક ગુલઝારની આ વાર્તાઓમાં ભારોભાર ઘટના તત્ત્વ છે તો અમુક વાર્તાઓ મનુષ્યના મનસાગરમાંથી પાણીદાર મોતીરુપે પ્રગટ થઈ છે. એમાં કોઈ બનાવટ કે આડંબર નથી. ભીની સંવેદનાની વાતો છે. માનવ સંવંદનાઓની અનોખી ગૂંથણી આ વાર્તાઓની વિશેષતા છે. Read more

Deep Wheel Orcadia

By: Harry Josephine Giles

Narrated by: Harry Josephine Giles

Length: 4 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Please note, this audio edition alternates between sections written and performed in the Orkney dialect, and their English translations.

Astrid is returning home from art school on Mars, looking for inspiration. Darling is fleeing a life that never fit, searching for somewhere to hide. They meet on Deep Wheel Orcadia, a distant space station... Read more

River of Rhyme

By: Roger Blakiston

Narrated by: Roger Blakiston

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In River of Rhyme, Roger Blakiston goes deeply into his quest for the meaning of life and connection to source. His inspirational poetry spans a wide variety of topics. He takes you on an exciting and enchanting journey into magical worlds, some fantasy, and others very real. You will encounter mystical realms of Angels, Wizards, Mermaids,... Read more

Loving a Woman in Two Worlds with Robert Bly

By: Robert Bly

Narrated by: Robert Bly

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

In his numerous roles as groundbreaking poet, editor, translator, storyteller, and father of what he has called "the expressive men's movement," Bly remains one of the most hotly debated American artists of the past half century. In this new collection of poems, the National Book Award-winning poet explores the meaning of mature love in a... Read more

Angels Everywhere

By: Luci Shaw

Narrated by: Luci Shaw

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

"The word 'angel' means 'messenger' and the title poem of this book, 'Angels Everywhere,' presents the idea that what I often glimpse is a flicker of glancing light, as if a heavenly being is darting in and out of my viewing, allowing me entry into a realm beyond my physical, experiential world—brief revelatory messages from somewhere beyond.... Read more

break your glass slippers

By: Amanda Lovelace & ladybookmad

Narrated by: Amanda Lovelace

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

"more forgetting time.
more midnight dances with yourself."

amanda lovelace, the bestselling & award-winning author of the “women are some kind of magic” poetry series, presents a new companion series, “you are your own fairy tale”. the first installment, break your glass slippers, is about overcoming those who don’t see your worth, even if... Read more

unlock your storybook heart

By: Amanda Lovelace & ladybookmad

Narrated by: Amanda Lovelace

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

“life is not something that can be experienced on a deadline.”

amanda lovelace, the bestselling & award-winning author of the “women are some kind of magic” poetry series, presents unlock your storybook heart, the third & final installment in her feminist poetry series, “you are your own fairy tale.” this is a collection about being so... Read more

Emile and the Field

By: Kevin Young

Narrated by: Kevin Young

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In this lyrical picture book from an award-winning poet, adapted for audio, a young boy cherishes a neighborhood field throughout the changing seasons. With charming words, this beautiful story celebrates a child's relationship with nature.


There was a boy
named Emile
who fell
in love with a field.

It was wide
and blue--
and if you could have
seen it
so... Read more

shine your icy crown

By: Amanda Lovelace & ladybookmad

Narrated by: Amanda Lovelace

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

“make them rue the day they underestimated you.”

amanda lovelace, the bestselling & award-winning author of the “women are some kind of magic” poetry series, presents shine your icy crown, the second installment in her new feminist poetry series, “you are your own fairy tale.” this is a story about not letting society dictate the limits of... Read more

you are your own fairy tale

By: Amanda Lovelace

Narrated by: Amanda Lovelace

Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

An audiobook collection of empowering poetry that proves the only thing needed for a happily ever after is yourself.

Read by author amanda lovelace herself, you are your own fairy tale: the audiobook collection features the three enchanting poetry books that round out the collection: break your glass slippers, shine your icy crown, and unlock... Read more

Black Roses

By: Harold Green III

Narrated by: Harold Green III

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The poet and founder of the music collective Flowers for the Living pays tribute to all Black women by focusing on visionaries and leaders who are making history right now, including Ava DuVernay, Janelle Monae, Kamala Harris, Misty Copeland, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Robin Roberts, Roxane Gay, and Simone Biles—with this compilation of celebratory... Read more

Present to Him, a Journal by E.C.

By: Eugene St. Martin Jr.

Narrated by: Tom Bauer

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

This book is a journal of E. C., the old groundskeeper as he goes about his life going to church, to work, to teaching tennis, to playing tennis, and to visiting his friends. He is a secretary writing the ideas, wishes, prayers, and reflections that come through his life. He thinks there is a reason these ideas and people come through his life.... Read more

Ojos de sol

By: Miguel Gane

Narrated by: Miguel Gane

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: No

En Ojos de sol, Miguel Gane, el autor de Ahora que ya bailas y La piel en los labios, hace un homenaje al amor y a la singularidad de cada persona que se cruza en nuestras vidas. Es un poemario en el que, de alguna forma, te vas a encontrar. Las margaritas son las flores más comunes de la naturaleza y su belleza reside en su aparente sencillez.... Read more

O Beautiful Dust

By: RW Walker

Narrated by: Avery Arden

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Can we pray together anymore?In this collection of prayers for Lent, RW Walker explores what difference traditional, queer, and Christ-centred common prayer might make in a chaotic and divided world, a wilderness that seems so filled with death and despair. May these prayers fan a flame of hope in our hearts as we walk the wilderness journey of... Read more

Unraveling

By: Brandon Leake

Narrated by: Brandon Leake

Length: 1 hour 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Season 15 winner of America's Got Talent, Brandon Leake, presents his debut poetry collection.  Brandon is the first spoken word poet to compete on AGT and to receive the Golden Buzzer award in the first round, going on to win the entire competition!
From famous spoken word poet, artistic educator, and founder/CEO of “Called to Move” Brandon... Read more

Candide

By: Voltaire

Narrated by: Frédéric de Lavenne de Choulot

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Improve your French while listening and appreciating one of the greatest French writers: Voltaire.You can adjust the speed depending on your level in French. You can also buy the book to follow with the transcription as you are listening.The literature has been adapted into useful French words and verb tenses for conversation. With this book,... Read more

Les Trois Mousquetaires

By: Alexandre Dumas

Narrated by: Frédéric de Lavenne de Choulot

Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Improve your French while listening and appreciating one of the greatest French writers: Alexandre DumasYou can adjust the speed depending on your level in French. You can also buy the book to follow with the transcription as you are listening.The literature has been adapted into useful French words and verb tenses for conversation. With this... Read more

De trizas, corazón

By: Albanta San Román

Narrated by: Albanta San Román

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Todo lo que creías, ahora es duda. Todo en lo que confiabas, polvo. Se acabó. ¿Cuánto tiempo podemos fingir que lo tenemos todo bajo control antes de que se destroce en añicos? Cerré los ojos. Me sequé cuidadosamente el lagrimal. No iba a ser cosa de un día. Pero en todo camino hay un día uno. A partir de ese momento de mis... Read more

Earthborn

By: Carl Dennis

Narrated by: Carl Dennis

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A timely new collection that sounds themes about the fragility of life and our duty to respect the planet in a time of climate change, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose work “begins in delight and ends in wisdom” (Carrie Fountain)

The work of Carl Dennis has won praise for its “integrity, its substance, and its seemingly effortless... Read more

When We Were Very Young

By: A. A. Milne

Narrated by: AnnaLisa Bodtker

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A classic since first published almost 100 years ago, these nostalgic and whimsical poems bring back the innocence of childhood.The poems perfectly enter the thinking of a child. Who mends the soldier's socks? Why does a dormouse keep his eyes shut? Are Brownies tickly? A. A. Milne's observation of children's behavior shows in such poems as... Read more