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  • Poems & Prayers

  • Written by: Matthew McConaughey
  • Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
  • Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    17
  • Performance
    15
  • Story
    15

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the Academy Award–winning actor and author of Greenlights comes an inspiring, faith-filled, and often hilarious collection of personal poetry and prayers about navigating the rodeo of life and chasing down the original dream, belief. My prayers are my...

  • His sensitivity and honesty

  • By Anonymous on 2026-01-15
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  • Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey

  • Written by: Homer, W. H. D. Rouse - translator
  • Narrated by: Anthony Heald
  • Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    197
  • Performance
    174
  • Story
    174

Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....

  • I mean... I got through it

  • By Andrew Jones on 2020-06-19
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  • The Odyssey

  • Written by: Homer
  • Narrated by: Ian McKellen
  • Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    76
  • Performance
    61
  • Story
    62

The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of every man's journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, the energy and poetry of Homer's original is captured in a bold, contemporary idiom, giving us an edition of The Odyssey that is a joy to listen to, worth...

  • What can you say about "The Odyssey"...

  • By Troy Dimock on 2018-09-18
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  • The Iliad

  • Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
  • Narrated by: Audra McDonald
  • Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    15
  • Performance
    15
  • Story
    15

Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time....

  • Lol to the guy who didn't understand that the poem comes after the introduction and wants to hear it as "written"...

  • By Dr. Devine on 2023-12-18
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  • Tao Te Ching

  • A New English Version
  • Written by: Stephen Mitchell, Lao Tzu
  • Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
  • Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    299
  • Performance
    258
  • Story
    253

In 81 brief chapters, Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the...

  • Outstanding

  • By Alex Timofte on 2019-03-06
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  • The Odyssey

  • Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
  • Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
  • Narrated by: Claire Danes
  • Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    236
  • Performance
    203
  • Story
    202

A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....

  • Skip the intro, go straight to the book. Come back

  • By SlanderousHog on 2019-12-19
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  • Poems & Prayers

  • Written by: Matthew McConaughey
  • Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
  • Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    17
  • Performance
    15
  • Story
    15

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the Academy Award–winning actor and author of Greenlights comes an inspiring, faith-filled, and often hilarious collection of personal poetry and prayers about navigating the rodeo of life and chasing down the original dream, belief. My prayers are my...

  • His sensitivity and honesty

  • By Anonymous on 2026-01-15
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  • Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey

  • Written by: Homer, W. H. D. Rouse - translator
  • Narrated by: Anthony Heald
  • Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    197
  • Performance
    174
  • Story
    174

Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....

  • I mean... I got through it

  • By Andrew Jones on 2020-06-19
The Odyssey cover art
  • The Odyssey

  • Written by: Homer
  • Narrated by: Ian McKellen
  • Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    76
  • Performance
    61
  • Story
    62

The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of every man's journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, the energy and poetry of Homer's original is captured in a bold, contemporary idiom, giving us an edition of The Odyssey that is a joy to listen to, worth...

  • What can you say about "The Odyssey"...

  • By Troy Dimock on 2018-09-18
The Iliad cover art
  • The Iliad

  • Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
  • Narrated by: Audra McDonald
  • Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    15
  • Performance
    15
  • Story
    15

Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time....

  • Lol to the guy who didn't understand that the poem comes after the introduction and wants to hear it as "written"...

  • By Dr. Devine on 2023-12-18
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  • Tao Te Ching

  • A New English Version
  • Written by: Stephen Mitchell, Lao Tzu
  • Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
  • Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    299
  • Performance
    258
  • Story
    253

In 81 brief chapters, Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the...

  • Outstanding

  • By Alex Timofte on 2019-03-06
The Odyssey cover art
  • The Odyssey

  • Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
  • Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
  • Narrated by: Claire Danes
  • Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    236
  • Performance
    203
  • Story
    202

A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....

  • Skip the intro, go straight to the book. Come back

  • By SlanderousHog on 2019-12-19
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  • The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

  • A Spiritual Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny
  • Written by: Robin Sharma
  • Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
  • Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    588
  • Performance
    487
  • Story
    491

This international best seller gently offers answers to life's biggest questions as well as a practical process to help you create prosperity, vitality, happiness and inner peace....

  • Enlightened!

  • By Mj on 2019-05-11
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  • Paradise Lost

  • Written by: John Milton
  • Narrated by: Simon Vance
  • Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    23
  • Performance
    15
  • Story
    15

John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language....

  • Perfect narrator and pacing

  • By Big Gucci Kony on 2025-12-14
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  • The Divine Comedy

  • Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso
  • Written by: Dante Alighieri, Stephen Wyatt
  • Narrated by: Blake Ritson, John Hurt, David Warner, and others
  • Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    71
  • Performance
    61
  • Story
    61

Blake Ritson, David Warner, Hattie Morahan and John Hurt star in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Dante's epic poem. Inferno: Thirty-five year old Dante finds himself in the middle of a dark wood, in extreme personal and spiritual crisis. Hope of rescue appears in the form of the venerable poet...

  • didn't enjoy the story

  • By Shelby K on 2020-11-16
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  • The Strength In Our Scars

  • Written by: Bianca Sparacino
  • Narrated by: Rachel L. Jacobs
  • Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    53
  • Performance
    46
  • Story
    46

The Strength in Our Scars tackles the gut-wrenching but relatable experiences of moving on, self-love, and ultimately learning to heal. In this book you will find peace, you will find a rock, you will find understanding, and you will find hope....

  • Beautiful

  • By Kendal on 2021-09-27
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  • The Poetic Edda

  • Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
  • Written by: Jackson Crawford
  • Narrated by: Jackson Crawford
  • Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    136
  • Performance
    118
  • Story
    118

The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a modern English translation that would do them justice. Here it is at last (Odin be praised!). These amazing texts from a 13th-century Icelandic manuscript are of huge historical, mythological, and literary importance....

  • Excellent translation.

  • By Iain Hutchinson on 2019-02-25
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  • Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults

  • DESIGNED TO CALM YOUR MIND FOR A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
  • Written by: Various, Lucy Mangan - introduction
  • Narrated by: Joan Walker, Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 7 hrs
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    10
  • Performance
    9
  • Story
    9

Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! Introduced by Lucy Mangan * * * Tales to soothe tired souls. A night time companion for frazzled adults, including calming stories and poems for a good night's...

  • Not for me.

  • By Fde on 2021-02-09
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  • The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

  • Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
  • Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    36
  • Performance
    30
  • Story
    30

Tolkien’s acclaimed modern classic ‘fairie’ tale, read by Derek Jacobi. ‘Here is something that no devotee of the Hobbit epic can afford to miss, while awaiting a further instalment of the history of these fascinating people – a selection [of verses] offered as an ‘interim report’...

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  • The Canterbury Tales

  • Penguin Classics
  • Written by: Geoffrey Chaucer, Nevill Coghill - translator
  • Narrated by: Daniel Weyman, Derek Jacobi, Jay Bernard, and others
  • Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Lesley Manville (winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress and known for Phantom Thread and Mum), Derek Jacobi (winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and known for Gladiator and Gosford Park), Michael...

  • Language Barrier

  • By Adam Phillips on 2021-08-28
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  • Inward

  • Written by: Yung Pueblo
  • Narrated by: Yung Pueblo
  • Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    73
  • Performance
    58
  • Story
    57

Inward is a collection of poetry, quotes, and prose that explores the movement from self-love to unconditional love, the power of letting go, and the wisdom that comes when we truly try to know ourselves. It is a reminder that healing, transformation, and freedom are possible....

  • The power of simple honesty

  • By Amazon Customer on 2024-03-31
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  • Streams in the Desert Morning and Evening

  • A 365-Day Devotional
  • Written by: L. B. E. Cowman
  • Narrated by: Amanda Sanfilippo, John Behrens
  • Length: 30 hrs and 12 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

Streams in the Desert will encourage listeners through short devotions that speak to the soul with the ageless truth of the Word of God. Now combined with author L.B. Cowman’s follow-up of Springs in the Valley is an everyday morning and evening devotional. In Streams in the Desert Morning and...

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  • The Essential Rumi, New Expanded Edition

  • Written by: Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, Coleman Barks - translator, John Moyne - translator, and others
  • Narrated by: Robertson Dean
  • Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    30
  • Performance
    25
  • Story
    25

This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems. Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this literature to a wide range of listeners....

  • The title says it all. Essential.

  • By FRP on 2022-05-14
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  • The Iliad

  • Written by: Homer, Robert Fagles - translator, Bernard Knox - introduction, and others
  • Narrated by: Vidish Athavale
  • Length: 21 hrs and 11 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

This translation of The Iliad equals Fitzgerald's earlier Odyssey in power and imagination. It recreates the original action as conceived by Homer, using fresh and flexible blank verse that is both lyrical and dramatic. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF containing Notes on the...

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  • Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings

  • Shahnameh
  • Written by: Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Dick Davis - translator
  • Narrated by: Sean Rohani, Nikki Massoud, Dick Davis
  • Length: 47 hrs and 43 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran is now newly revised and expanded to be the most complete English-language edition.

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  • Wise as Fu*k

  • Simple Truths to Guide You Through the Sh*tstorms of Life
  • Written by: Gary John Bishop
  • Narrated by: Gary John Bishop
  • Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    122
  • Performance
    104
  • Story
    104

Compelling and straight-shooting wisdom for coping with whatever challenges life throws at us from the New York Times bestselling author of Unfu*k Yourself. In Unfu*k Yourself, Gary John Bishop taught millions of readers how to silence the negative, self-sabotaging voice in their head to thrive...

  • The brutally honest friend you wish you had

  • By lyleg on 2020-10-20
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  • The Faerie Queene

  • Written by: Edmund Spenser
  • Narrated by: David Timson
  • Length: 33 hrs and 10 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

The first epic poem in modern English, The Faerie Queene combines dramatic narratives of chivalrous adventure with exquisite and picturesque episodes of pageantry....

  • Masterful reading of a masterful epic

  • By John A on 2023-11-03
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  • She's Ready for War

  • Written by: Juwairiya Khan
  • Narrated by: Juwairiya Khan
  • Length: 53 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

She’s Ready For War (Audiobook) is not just a narration—it’s a deeper, more intimate experience of the original poetry collection. Written and performed by author Juwairiya Khan, this audiobook brings each piece to life through raw delivery, emotion, and intention. But it doesn’t stop there.

  • Powerful, grounding, and beautifully delivered

  • By ARC on 2026-02-18
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  • To the Women

  • Wise Words Every Woman Needs
  • Written by: Donna Ashworth
  • Narrated by: Donna Ashworth
  • Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

An authoritative collection including over 70 brand new poems celebrating the strength, beauty, and joy of being a woman, from the best-selling author of Wild Hope and Words to Live By. To the Women is a celebration of the beauty, strength, and joy of being a woman. In this love letter to our...

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  • The Divine Comedy

  • Penguin Classics
  • Written by: Dante Alighieri, Robin Kirkpatrick - translator
  • Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Jot Davies, Robin Kirkpatrick
  • Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4
  • Performance
    3
  • Story
    3

Brought to you by Penguin The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly...

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  • The Book of Disquiet

  • Written by: Fernando Pessoa
  • Narrated by: Adam Sims
  • Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    14
  • Performance
    11
  • Story
    11

Assembled from notes and jottings left unpublished at the time of the author’s death, The Book of Disquiet is a collection of aphoristic prose-poetry musings on dreams, solitude, time and memory....

  • A work in progress

  • By Dakota O'Neill on 2025-01-13
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  • Bedtime Stories for Grown-ups

  • Written by: Ben Holden
  • Narrated by: Ben Holden, Sandra Duncan, Luke Thompson, and others
  • Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    3
  • Performance
    3
  • Story
    2

There are few more precious routines than that of the bedtime story. So why do we discard this invaluable ritual as grown-ups to the detriment of our well-being and good health? In this groundbreaking anthology, Ben Holden, editor of the bestselling Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, challenges how...

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  • The Final Quest Trilogy

  • Written by: Rick Joyner
  • Narrated by: Lee Alan
  • Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

What if a single revelation could change your destiny in a moment? In this riveting best-selling series, author Rick Joyner takes you on the supernatural journey that has captivated millions. This is more real than an allegory....

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  • Le Bourgeois gentilhomme

  • Written by: Molière
  • Narrated by: Louis de Funès, Bernard Blier, Marthe Mercadier, and others
  • Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
  • Original Recording
  • Overall
    3
  • Performance
    2
  • Story
    2

Monuments du cinéma populaire français, Bernard Blier et Louis de Funès usent de leur talent comique et de leur verve pour défendre l'immortelle comédie-ballet de Molière...

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  • Clarity and Connection

  • Written by: Yung Pueblo
  • Narrated by: Yung Pueblo
  • Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    31
  • Performance
    24
  • Story
    24

From the celebrated author of Inward comes a new collection of poetry and short prose that illuminates how past wounds impact our present relationships....

  • inner wisdom

  • By TNG on 2025-08-26
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  • Ceremony

  • Written by: Brianna Wiest
  • Narrated by: Brianna Wiest
  • Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

Ceremony is a collection for those on the cusp of becoming. It is a reminder that we were not meant to fit into this world perfectly, but to live in such a way that might forge a path all our own.

New Releases

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The Road Not Taken and Other Poems
  • The Road Not Taken and Other Poems

  • Written by: Robert Frost
  • Narrated by: Jeffrey Ito
  • Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. These deceptively simple lines from the title poem of this collection suggest Robert Frost at his most representative: the language is simple, clear and colloquial, yet dense with meaning and wider significance. Drawing upon everyday incidents, common situations and rural imagery, Frost fashioned poetry of great lyrical beauty and potent symbolism. Now a selection of the best of his early works is available in this volume, originally published in 1916 under the title Mountain Interval.

Written by: Robert Frost

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She's Ready for War
  • She's Ready for War

  • Written by: Juwairiya Khan
  • Narrated by: Juwairiya Khan
  • Length: 53 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

She’s Ready For War (Audiobook) is not just a narration—it’s a deeper, more intimate experience of the original poetry collection. Written and performed by author Juwairiya Khan, this audiobook brings each piece to life through raw delivery, emotion, and intention. But it doesn’t stop there. Between poems, Juwairiya shares exclusive insights into what each piece truly meant when it was written—the moments behind the metaphors, the heartbreak behind the strength, the silence behind the rage, and the healing behind the words.

  • Powerful, grounding, and beautifully delivered

  • By ARC on 2026-02-18

Written by: Juwairiya Khan

Great Short Poems: Selections by Shakespeare, Burns, Wordsworth, Shelley, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Dunbar and Many More cov
Great Short Poems: Selections by Shakespeare, Burns, Wordsworth, Shelley, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Dunbar and Many More
  • Great Short Poems: Selections by Shakespeare, Burns, Wordsworth, Shelley, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Dunbar and Many More

  • Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry
  • Written by: Paul Negri
  • Narrated by: Jeffrey Ito
  • Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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  • Performance
    0
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Great Short Poems brings together a remarkable gathering of short poems by some of the most influential poets in the English literary tradition. Spanning more than three centuries—from the Renaissance through the late Victorian era—this collection showcases the power of poetry at its most distilled, where a handful of lines can capture profound emotion, insight, and beauty.

Written by: Paul Negri

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The Beauty of the Husband
  • The Beauty of the Husband

  • A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos
  • Written by: Anne Carson
  • Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
  • Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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The Beauty of the Husband is an essay on Keats's idea that beauty is truth, and is also the story of a marriage. It is told in 29 tangos. A tango (like a marriage) is something you have to dance to the end.

Written by: Anne Carson

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The Space-Born
  • The Space-Born

  • A Poetic Meditation on the Infinite
  • Written by: Manly P. Hall, Dennis Logan
  • Narrated by: Dennis Logan
  • Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
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    0
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The Space-Born is a rare poetic work by Manly P. Hall, presented here as a complete cycle of meditative poems reflecting on human consciousness and its relationship to the infinite. Best known for works such as The Secret Teachings of All Ages and Initiates of the Flame, Hall adopts a quieter and more interior voice in this volume. These poems do not teach through argument or exposition, but through image, rhythm, and reflective cadence. Together, they form a contemplative sequence concerned with inner awakening, moral responsibility, and the meeting point between spirit and lived experience.

Written by: Manly P. Hall, and others

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The Madman (Annotated)
  • The Madman (Annotated)

  • His Parables and Poems
  • Written by: Kahlil Gibran
  • Narrated by: Matthew Schmitz
  • Length: 48 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
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Brought to you by Altrusian Grace Media and narrated by Matthew Schmitz. The Madman: His Parables and Poems" by Kahlil Gibran is a poetic collection that delves into profound themes of identity, existence, and the nature of humanity, characteristic of Gibran's literary style in the early 20th century. This work reflects a philosophical exploration of the human condition through parables and poems, imbuing them with spiritual and metaphysical insights. Written during the early modern period, the book brings a unique blend of mystical thought and artistic expression.

Written by: Kahlil Gibran

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The Road Not Taken and Other Poems
  • The Road Not Taken and Other Poems

  • Written by: Robert Frost
  • Narrated by: Jeffrey Ito
  • Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. These deceptively simple lines from the title poem of this collection suggest Robert Frost at his most representative: the language is simple, clear and colloquial, yet dense with meaning and wider significance. Drawing upon everyday incidents, common situations and rural imagery, Frost fashioned poetry of great lyrical beauty and potent symbolism. Now a selection of the best of his early works is available in this volume, originally published in 1916 under the title Mountain Interval.

Written by: Robert Frost

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She's Ready for War
  • She's Ready for War

  • Written by: Juwairiya Khan
  • Narrated by: Juwairiya Khan
  • Length: 53 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
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She’s Ready For War (Audiobook) is not just a narration—it’s a deeper, more intimate experience of the original poetry collection. Written and performed by author Juwairiya Khan, this audiobook brings each piece to life through raw delivery, emotion, and intention. But it doesn’t stop there. Between poems, Juwairiya shares exclusive insights into what each piece truly meant when it was written—the moments behind the metaphors, the heartbreak behind the strength, the silence behind the rage, and the healing behind the words.

  • Powerful, grounding, and beautifully delivered

  • By ARC on 2026-02-18

Written by: Juwairiya Khan

Great Short Poems: Selections by Shakespeare, Burns, Wordsworth, Shelley, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Dunbar and Many More cov
Great Short Poems: Selections by Shakespeare, Burns, Wordsworth, Shelley, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Dunbar and Many More
  • Great Short Poems: Selections by Shakespeare, Burns, Wordsworth, Shelley, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Dunbar and Many More

  • Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry
  • Written by: Paul Negri
  • Narrated by: Jeffrey Ito
  • Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
  • Unabridged
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Great Short Poems brings together a remarkable gathering of short poems by some of the most influential poets in the English literary tradition. Spanning more than three centuries—from the Renaissance through the late Victorian era—this collection showcases the power of poetry at its most distilled, where a handful of lines can capture profound emotion, insight, and beauty.

Written by: Paul Negri

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The Beauty of the Husband
  • The Beauty of the Husband

  • A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos
  • Written by: Anne Carson
  • Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
  • Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
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The Beauty of the Husband is an essay on Keats's idea that beauty is truth, and is also the story of a marriage. It is told in 29 tangos. A tango (like a marriage) is something you have to dance to the end.

Written by: Anne Carson

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The Space-Born
  • The Space-Born

  • A Poetic Meditation on the Infinite
  • Written by: Manly P. Hall, Dennis Logan
  • Narrated by: Dennis Logan
  • Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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The Space-Born is a rare poetic work by Manly P. Hall, presented here as a complete cycle of meditative poems reflecting on human consciousness and its relationship to the infinite. Best known for works such as The Secret Teachings of All Ages and Initiates of the Flame, Hall adopts a quieter and more interior voice in this volume. These poems do not teach through argument or exposition, but through image, rhythm, and reflective cadence. Together, they form a contemplative sequence concerned with inner awakening, moral responsibility, and the meeting point between spirit and lived experience.

Written by: Manly P. Hall, and others

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The Madman (Annotated)
  • The Madman (Annotated)

  • His Parables and Poems
  • Written by: Kahlil Gibran
  • Narrated by: Matthew Schmitz
  • Length: 48 mins
  • Unabridged
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Brought to you by Altrusian Grace Media and narrated by Matthew Schmitz. The Madman: His Parables and Poems" by Kahlil Gibran is a poetic collection that delves into profound themes of identity, existence, and the nature of humanity, characteristic of Gibran's literary style in the early 20th century. This work reflects a philosophical exploration of the human condition through parables and poems, imbuing them with spiritual and metaphysical insights. Written during the early modern period, the book brings a unique blend of mystical thought and artistic expression.

Written by: Kahlil Gibran

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Guido, i' vorrei che tu e Lapo ed io
  • Guido, i' vorrei che tu e Lapo ed io

  • Written by: Dante Alighieri
  • Narrated by: Valerio Di Stefano
  • Length: 1 min
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Guido, i’ vorrei che tu e Lapo ed io fossimo presi per incantamento e messi in un vasel, ch’ad ogni vento per mare andasse al voler vostro e mio; sì che fortuna od altro tempo rio non ci potesse dare impedimento.

Written by: Dante Alighieri

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Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings, Part 2: Historical Tradition
  • Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings, Part 2: Historical Tradition

  • Written by: Ferdowsi
  • Narrated by: Marc Thompson
  • Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
  • Unabridged
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Prepare to be transported into the thunderous sweep of Persian history. This section of Shahnameh (Chapters 16-27 in Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings) moves from myth to history, chronicling the dramatic rise of the Sassanian dynasty and its eventual fall. Through masterful storytelling, the epic brings to life royal ambition, political intrigue, heroic resistance, and cultural transformation—culminating in the Arab conquest of Iran in the seventh century. Performed by award-winning voice actor Marc Thompson, this performative audiobook places you at the heart of the action.

Written by: Ferdowsi

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The Top 10 Poets
  • The Top 10 Poets

  • Five Poems Each from Best Poets Born in the 18th Century
  • Written by: William Wordsworth, William Blake, Robert Burns, and others
  • Narrated by: Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner
  • Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
  • Unabridged
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Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society. In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. Obviously for most of humanity's time people couldn't read and texts couldn't be published in any great number.

Written by: William Wordsworth, and others

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Collected Works of Kahlil Gibran
  • Collected Works of Kahlil Gibran

  • Written by: Kahlil Gibran
  • Narrated by: Jason McCoy, Luke Erlenbuch
  • Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
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The Collected Works of Kahlil Gibran: Deluxe Edition is a rich anthology that gathers the timeless poetry, prose, and philosophical essays of Lebanese-American writer Kahlil Gibran, whose work explores love, spirituality, wisdom, and the human experience with lyrical depth and insight.

Written by: Kahlil Gibran

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The Madman
  • The Madman

  • Written by: Kahlil Gibran
  • Narrated by: Luke Erlenbuch
  • Length: 48 mins
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The Madman by Kahlil Gibran is a collection of symbolic parables and poetic prose that explores the deeper truths of human identity, freedom, and self-expression. Written in a bold and imaginative voice, the book presents the figure of the “madman” as one who sees beyond social masks and conventions, speaking truths that ordinary reason often hides. Through irony, allegory, and spiritual insight, Gibran reflects on love, pain, joy, faith, and the nature of the self.

Written by: Kahlil Gibran

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The Forerunner: His Parables and Poems
  • The Forerunner: His Parables and Poems

  • Written by: Kahlil Gibran
  • Narrated by: Luke Erlenbuch
  • Length: 45 mins
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The Forerunner: His Parables and Poems by Kahlil Gibran is a lyrical and symbolic work that blends poetic prose with short parables to explore the inner life of the human spirit. Written in Gibran’s distinctive, prophetic voice, the book reflects on themes of individuality, freedom, love, suffering, faith, and the tension between the self and society.

Written by: Kahlil Gibran

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Sand and Foam
  • Sand and Foam

  • Written by: Kahlil Gibran
  • Narrated by: Luke Erlenbuch
  • Length: 50 mins
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Sand and Foam by Kahlil Gibran is a collection of brief aphorisms and poetic reflections that distill profound spiritual and philosophical insights into simple, memorable language.

Written by: Kahlil Gibran

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Rise Queen Rise
  • Rise Queen Rise

  • Written by: Jennifer Eve
  • Narrated by: Jennifer Eve
  • Length: 57 mins
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Collecting poems written from the author’s early twenties into her fifties, Rise Queen Rise maps a voyage through the depths of shadows and pain towards light, empowerment, and the realization of self-worth. Through rhythmic, engaging writing, Jennifer Eve offers an honest, creative, vulnerable look at healing from personal trauma and the intergenerational pain held over the history of female oppression. A thirty-year journey of awakening, this collection details the fearless self-exploration that allowed Eve to rise to the queen she was always meant to be.

Written by: Jennifer Eve

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Poesie fürs Handgepäck
  • Poesie fürs Handgepäck

  • 55 Limericks
  • Written by: Mai Horlemann
  • Narrated by: Mai Horlemann, Bodo Wartke
  • Length: 1 hr
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Ein Roadtrip durch deutsche Land- und Leidenschaften.

Written by: Mai Horlemann

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New Cemetery
  • New Cemetery

  • Poems
  • Written by: Simon Armitage
  • Narrated by: Simon Armitage
  • Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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ONE OF THE BEST POETRY BOOKS OF THE YEAR FROM THE GUARDIAN AND THE OBSERVER From the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, a poem sequence that considers our use of the land that surrounds him, and recounts the personal tales of beauty and loss that play out on it A few years ago, in the...

Written by: Simon Armitage

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Ruined
  • Ruined

  • Written by: Annelie Janssen
  • Narrated by: MJ Webb
  • Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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Sad musings, violent contemplations, and painful rhymes fill this unapologetically raw debut poetry collection. Inspired by the poet's most traumatic experiences, each poem offers an unfiltered glimpse into a mind shaped by loss, anger, and survival. This book reflects the poet's desperate search for peace in the aftermath of chaos. Beautiful words with no minimising, no softened edges; only truth, pain, and the haunting echoes of a life lived in the shadow of trauma.

Written by: Annelie Janssen

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The Naming
  • The Naming

  • African Poetry Book
  • Written by: Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto
  • Narrated by: Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto
  • Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
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This collection of poems explores the movements, excesses, and extremes of existing as a postmodern person, connecting these experiences to ancestry by reimagining memories, history, homesteads, migration, and the intersections of the past, present, and possible futures.

Written by: Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto

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DoorWay
  • DoorWay

  • The English Cantos, Vol. 3
  • Written by: James Sale
  • Narrated by: James Sale
  • Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
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The English Cantos reaches its cosmic conclusion in DoorWay. In the third and final instalment of this Dantean epic, the poet-pilgrim must complete his quest, venturing through a realm of stars, planets, constellations, and Seraphim to come face to face with the living, unknowable God—and discover his true purpose.

Written by: James Sale

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The Book of Alice
  • The Book of Alice

  • Poems
  • Written by: Diamond Forde
  • Narrated by: Diamond Forde
  • Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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WINNER OF THE 2025 JAMES LAUGHLIN AWARD FROM THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS A stunning new collection exploring lineage and the legacy of survival as seen through the life of the poet’s grandmother Alice—a Black woman born in the Jim Crow South—using the King James Bible as a narrative...

Written by: Diamond Forde

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Compilations & Continuations
  • Compilations & Continuations

  • Written by: Francesca d'Lune
  • Narrated by: Francesca d'Lune
  • Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
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A Complete Compendium of Francesca's poetry published between the years of 2020 and 2025, this special collection of poems, narrated by the author, will take you on a journey!

Written by: Francesca d'Lune

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Before You Met Me
  • Before You Met Me

  • Written by: Agatha Sicil
  • Narrated by: Gail Burkel
  • Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
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Most people have skeletons in their closet and go through the motions of life meeting new people who are unaware of their past experiences. As a result, a person has more than one life to tell. The purpose of this book is to open the listener's eyes that the person whom they refer to as their friend, colleague, in-law, or neighbor, is not who they really say they are but their previous interactions begin to make sense.

Written by: Agatha Sicil

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AI Slop
  • AI Slop

  • Hicky Sicky Pop (AI Sci-Fi, Book 2)
  • Written by: Mike Blake
  • Narrated by: Mike Blake
  • Length: 11 mins
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AI Slop is a poem written in response to all the AI Videos being 'aired' and feedback from these latest AI video escapees from the norm, now coming in the mix of regular video viewing. It highlights just some of the AI videos and clips and their ridiculous framing into the normal landscape of real world situations. As a tool for stretching the imagination, it is a veritable candidate, until it crosses over from the sublime to the ridiculous, and therefore entering the slop house which I call AI Slop.

Written by: Mike Blake

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Broken Mirrors
  • Broken Mirrors

  • 100 Poems Collection
  • Written by: Angelina Scriptor
  • Narrated by: Angelina Scriptor
  • Length: 44 mins
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Broken mirrors shattered glass If you can look past all the cracks You might find something staring back Inspired by the idea of her first publication, the 100 Poems Collection by Angelina Scriptor is a series of poetry books created to tell the stories of life. Each book, consisting of 100 poems, focuses on some theme present throughout the persistent and ever-changing journey of life, whether love, loss, growth, change, the passage of time, trials, or a fitting mixture of all of these and more. Broken Mirrors is the first poetry book in the 100 Poems Collection.

Written by: Angelina Scriptor

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Loose Change
  • Loose Change

  • Written by: Janet Coplin
  • Narrated by: Janet Coplin
  • Length: 48 mins
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The selection of poems in this book by Janet Coplin includes aspects of the author’s life in some unexpected ways. The trip from childhood to adulthood is a trail of trial and error, love and laughter, and relationships with all living things. The title, Loose Change, is a metaphor for emotions and memories that float and for which there is no certain home. The inevitability of change is as loose as the coins in our pockets.

Written by: Janet Coplin

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Ode' to Women: Sweet Caroline
  • Ode' to Women: Sweet Caroline

  • Written by: Silver Phoenix
  • Narrated by: Alaura Howery
  • Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
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This audiobook is a delightful mix of charming stories and poems that celebrate the beauty and strength of women of all ages. From whimsical childhood tales to heartwarming stories of love and friendship, this collection offers something for everyone. Embrace the magic of childhood with stories about talking animals and visits to the library. Experience the joys and challenges of adolescence through tales of first crushes and navigating new relationships. Find inspiration and comfort in stories about women in middle and old age, as they face life's twists and turns with grace and resilience.

Written by: Silver Phoenix

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The Wounds from a Healing Heart
  • The Wounds from a Healing Heart

  • Written by: Soleí Author
  • Narrated by: Donna Schiele
  • Length: 45 mins
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The Wounds From A Healing Heart is a quiet, honest collection of reflections written for anyone navigating emotional pain, personal growth, and the slow work of healing. Through poetry and prose, this book explores loneliness, self-worth, faith, love, and the internal conversations we often keep to ourselves. Each piece meets the listener where they are, whether they are grieving, rebuilding, questioning, or simply trying to move forward one day at a time. These reflections speak to shared human experiences that reach beyond gender.

Written by: Soleí Author

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Stages
  • Stages

  • Poems
  • Written by: Tramaine Suubi
  • Narrated by: Tramaine Suubi
  • Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
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“Tramaine Suubi is a visionary love poet, and stages makes a singular life feel vaster than the life cycle of a star. In this poetry of dissolution and re-making, of multiplications and expansion, embodied tenderness is a force capable of moving us “beyond the binary.” As it journeys from...

Written by: Tramaine Suubi

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A Sweet Embrace
  • A Sweet Embrace

  • Francesca's Poetry, Book 8
  • Written by: Francesca d'Lune
  • Narrated by: Francesca d'Lune
  • Length: 40 mins
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Diving back to bits of her past, A Sweet Embrace looks at aspects from Francesca's past, both childhood and some more recent events. Again also delving into the political sphere, A Sweet Embrace takes on a subject that is unfortunately common place in the United States, and less so in the rest of the world, Mass Shootings. Having examined the statistics between the 6 nations to have had a Mass Shooting in 2025, and for the majority of those 6 looking back at the past 30 years, and one only looking back a dozen, Francesca paints a stark reminder that gun control works to curb mass violence.

Written by: Francesca d'Lune

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Fostered
  • Fostered

  • Poems on Belonging, Healing and Overcoming Trauma
  • Written by: Eli Ash
  • Narrated by: James Hawthorne
  • Length: 51 mins
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Fostered: Poetry on Belonging, Healing, and Overcoming Trauma. Fostered is a haunting yet hopeful book of poems exploring foster care, healing from trauma, emotional displacement, and the search for identity. These verses journey from loss and abandonment to empowerment, self-discovery, and the reclamation of belonging. Through lyrical and accessible language, the author captures the raw realities of growing up without stability and the courage it takes to heal, overcome, and build a home within yourself.

Written by: Eli Ash

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