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  • Poems & Prayers

  • Written by: Matthew McConaughey
  • Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
  • Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    14
  • Performance
    13
  • Story
    13

#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...

  • insightful and motivating

  • By Amazon Customer on 2025-10-14
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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
    297
  • Performance
    257
  • Story
    252

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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  • 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
    196
  • Performance
    173
  • Story
    173

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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  • Paradise Lost

  • Written by: John Milton
  • Narrated by: Simon Vance
  • Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    20
  • Performance
    13
  • Story
    13

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

  • An easier listen for a sometimes hard to follow text

  • By Anonymous on 2024-01-28
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  • The Divine Comedy

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

The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide, his ascent of Mount Purgatory and his encounter with his dead love Beatrice, and finally, his arrival in Heaven....

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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
    232
  • Performance
    199
  • Story
    198

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
    14
  • Performance
    13
  • Story
    13

#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...

  • insightful and motivating

  • By Amazon Customer on 2025-10-14
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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
    297
  • Performance
    257
  • Story
    252

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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  • 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
    196
  • Performance
    173
  • Story
    173

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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  • Paradise Lost

  • Written by: John Milton
  • Narrated by: Simon Vance
  • Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    20
  • Performance
    13
  • Story
    13

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

  • An easier listen for a sometimes hard to follow text

  • By Anonymous on 2024-01-28
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  • The Divine Comedy

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

The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide, his ascent of Mount Purgatory and his encounter with his dead love Beatrice, and finally, his arrival in Heaven....

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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
    232
  • Performance
    199
  • Story
    198

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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  • I Hope You Remember

  • Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living
  • Written by: Josie Balka
  • Narrated by: Josie Balka
  • Length: 2 hrs
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    12
  • Performance
    11
  • Story
    11

For fans of Rupi Kaur and Cleo Wade, this first collection of poetry from the viral TikTok poet Josie Balka evokes themes of nostalgia, love, envy, and hope, speaking to the universal longings that live deep in our souls.

  • Forgot she was talking about herself it was very relatable

  • By Mark Stevens on 2025-06-06
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  • The Night Before Christmas

  • Written by: Clement Moore, Charles Santore
  • Narrated by: Jeff Bridges
  • Length: 4 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    2
  • Performance
    2
  • Story
    2

The Night Before Christmas is an enchanting Christmas story that has brought Santa Claus to life for generations. Celebrate the holiday season with this #1 New York Times bestselling edition of the classic poem read by Jeff Bridges. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house...

  • Christmas listens!

  • By Anonymous on 2025-02-25
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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 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
  • Original Recording
  • Overall
    70
  • Performance
    60
  • Story
    60

Blake Ritson, David Warner, Hattie Morahan and John Hurt star in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Dante's epic poem "Inferno"....

  • didn't enjoy the story

  • By Shelby K on 2020-11-16
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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 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
    587
  • Performance
    486
  • Story
    490

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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  • The Iliad

  • Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
  • Narrated by: Audra McDonald
  • Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    14
  • Performance
    14
  • Story
    14

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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  • Pretty Boys Are Poisonous

  • Poems
  • Written by: Megan Fox
  • Narrated by: Megan Fox
  • Length: 38 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    19
  • Performance
    17
  • Story
    17

These poems were written in an attempt to excise the illness that had taken root in me because of my silence. I’ve spent my entire life keeping the secrets of men, my body aches from carrying the weight of their sins....

  • Wow! Incredible.

  • By Natasha on 2024-01-17
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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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  • milk and honey

  • Written by: Rupi Kaur
  • Narrated by: Rupi Kaur
  • Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    16
  • Performance
    12
  • Story
    11

Rupi Kaur presents an all-new performance of milk and honey, her number one New York Times best-selling collection of poetry and prose about survival, the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity....

  • It hurt very good

  • By Anonymous on 2023-03-02
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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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  • Twas the Night Before Christmas

  • Orchestral Production Edition
  • Written by: Clement Clark Moore
  • Narrated by: Mike Read
  • Length: 24 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

Christmas just isn't the same without this poem which is why Monkeynut Audiobooks have brought together the unforgettable voice of Mike Read, the musical genius of film composer Andrew Stamp, and leading audiobook producer Elliott Frisby....

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  • Nobody Told Me

  • Poetry and Parenthood
  • Written by: Hollie McNish
  • Narrated by: Hollie McNish
  • Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

Nobody Told Me is a collection of poems and stories taken from Hollie's diaries - one person's thoughts on raising a child in modern Britain....

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  • Time Is a Mother

  • Written by: Ocean Vuong
  • Narrated by: Ocean Vuong
  • Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    3
  • Performance
    2
  • Story
    2

"Take your time with these poems, and return to them often.” —The Washington Post The New York Times-bestselling collection of poems from the award-winning writer Ocean Vuong How else do we return to ourselves but to fold The page so it points to the good part In this deeply intimate...

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  • Dante's Inferno

  • A Study on Part I of The Divine Comedy
  • Written by: Anthony Esolen PhD
  • Narrated by: Anthony Esolen PhD
  • Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
  • Original Recording
  • Overall
    8
  • Performance
    5
  • Story
    5

With Professor Esolen you will enter the terrible gates of Hell and progress level by infernal level to its diabolical depths. Professor Esolen places a special emphasis on the drama of the poem, leading you through each canto in succession....

  • Would be good, if it were longer.

  • By Olam on 2024-11-30
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  • Unraveling

  • Poems
  • Written by: Brandon Leake
  • Narrated by: Brandon Leake
  • Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

From famous spoken word poet, artistic educator, and founder/CEO of “Called to Move” Brandon Leake comes his debut poetry collection Unraveling....

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  • Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

  • Written by: Warsan Shire
  • Narrated by: Warsan Shire
  • Length: 30 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    3
  • Performance
    2
  • Story
    2

What elevates teaching my mother how to give birth, what gives the poems their disturbing brilliance, is Warsan Shire's ability to give simple, beautiful eloquence to the veiled world where sensuality lives in the dominant narrative of Islam; reclaiming the more nuanced truths of earlier times -...

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  • The People's Purge

  • Words of a Goat Princess Volume II
  • Written by: Jessie Reyez
  • Narrated by: Jessie Reyez
  • Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

A love letter to the healing power of collaboration and feeling seen, The People's Purge: Words of a Goat Princess Vol II is a must-read for anyone looking to rid themselves of the guilt of existing and get lost in the razor sharp mind of Jessie Reyez. Born from a popular long-running series on...

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  • Night Watch

  • Poems
  • Written by: Kevin Young
  • Narrated by: Kevin Young
  • Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice From the award-winning poet at the height of his career, a book of personal and American experiences, both beautiful and troubling, touching on the generative cycle of loss and renewal “Kevin Young is a poet...

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  • Good Poems

  • Selected and Introduced by Garrison Keillor
  • Written by: Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, and others
  • Narrated by: Garrison Keillor
  • Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
  • Abridged
  • Overall
    5
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

Good Poems includes poems about lovers, children, failure, everyday life, death, and transcendence....

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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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  • What to Remember When Waking

  • The Disciplines of Everyday Life
  • Written by: David Whyte
  • Narrated by: David Whyte
  • Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
  • Original Recording
  • Overall
    29
  • Performance
    25
  • Story
    23

A poet like David Whyte turns words into transcendent vehicles for spirit....

  • Life giving depth

  • By Ms. Harris on 2021-05-05
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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
  • Narrated by: Joan Walker, Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 7 hrs
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    10
  • Performance
    9
  • Story
    9

Tales to soothe tired souls. A nighttime companion for frazzled adults, including calming stories and poems for a good night's sleep....

  • Not for me.

  • By Fde on 2021-02-09
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  • A Beautiful Void

  • Written by: Babeeta Chhabra
  • Narrated by: Babeeta Chhabra
  • Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

A Beautiful Void is an inspiring book of poems and short stories that came out of “nowhere” at a time of significant challenge around the world, during the outbreak of the pandemic COVID-19....

New Releases

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The People's Purge
  • The People's Purge

  • Words of a Goat Princess Volume II
  • Written by: Jessie Reyez
  • Narrated by: Jessie Reyez
  • Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

A love letter to the healing power of collaboration and feeling seen, The People's Purge: Words of a Goat Princess Vol II is a must-read for anyone looking to rid themselves of the guilt of existing and get lost in the razor sharp mind of Jessie Reyez. Born from a popular long-running series on...

Written by: Jessie Reyez

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Joy Chose You
  • Joy Chose You

  • The Essential Collection: Words for Hope, Comfort and Light
  • Written by: Donna Ashworth
  • Narrated by: Donna Ashworth
  • Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

A long-awaited poetry collection for healing, hope, and emotional well-being—featuring reader favorites and 20 brand-new poems by Donna Ashworth, best-selling author of Wild Hope. Joy Chose You is a beautiful collection of Donna's most loved poems to bring more joy into our imperfect lives...

Written by: Donna Ashworth

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Sex and Oatmeal
  • Sex and Oatmeal

  • Written by: Eric Guilmette
  • Narrated by: Eric Guilmette
  • Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    8
  • Performance
    8
  • Story
    8

In his debut poetry collection Sex and Oatmeal, Eric Guilmette explores the complexities of love, identity, and what it means to feel deeply in a world that often asks us not to. This is a book that lives in contrast: the warm, honeyed rush of intimacy and the thick, cold quiet that follows... the ache of absence, the weight of longing, the emotional staleness of something once comforting, now unfinished and forgotten.

  • Eric Guilmette es un excellent poète est écrivain exceptionnel

  • By Anonymous on 2025-11-06

Written by: Eric Guilmette

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これが私の優しさです 谷川俊太郎詩集
  • これが私の優しさです 谷川俊太郎詩集

  • Written by: 谷川 俊太郎
  • Narrated by: 國分 和人
  • Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

ことばが輝き、躍り、翔ぶ!鋭敏な感覚と清新な詩風で築いた独自の抒情世界。最もポピュラーな現代詩人・谷川俊太郎の代表作を収録した傑作詩集。(解説・栗原 敦/鑑賞・さくらももこ)

Written by: 谷川 俊太郎

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Ponder Awhile
  • Ponder Awhile

  • Message from the Light
  • Written by: Mohit K. Misra
  • Narrated by: Farhan Ali
  • Length: 40 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

Ponder Awhile is a collection of 48 poems that encourages readers to pause and reflect on life’s deeper meaning. At its heart is the author’s journey from atheism to a spiritual awakening, sparked by a life-changing experience at sea. Through asking profound questions about God, spirituality, human behaviour, and the world around us, the poems explore universal truths that transcend religious boundaries.

Written by: Mohit K. Misra

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Selected Poems of Rumi
  • Selected Poems of Rumi

  • Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry
  • Written by: Jalalu’l-Din Rumi
  • Narrated by: Jeffrey Ito
  • Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
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In recent years the stirring, unforgettable poetry of Jalālu’l-Dīn Rūmī (1207–1273), the great Sūfi teacher and the greatest mystical poet of Iran, has gained tremendous popularity in the western world. Although he died over 700 years ago, his poetry is timeless. In the best modern translations, the passion and playfulness of his words reach across the ages to communicate themselves to people today with an undiluted fervor and excitement.

Written by: Jalalu’l-Din Rumi

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The People's Purge
  • The People's Purge

  • Words of a Goat Princess Volume II
  • Written by: Jessie Reyez
  • Narrated by: Jessie Reyez
  • Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

A love letter to the healing power of collaboration and feeling seen, The People's Purge: Words of a Goat Princess Vol II is a must-read for anyone looking to rid themselves of the guilt of existing and get lost in the razor sharp mind of Jessie Reyez. Born from a popular long-running series on...

Written by: Jessie Reyez

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Joy Chose You
  • Joy Chose You

  • The Essential Collection: Words for Hope, Comfort and Light
  • Written by: Donna Ashworth
  • Narrated by: Donna Ashworth
  • Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

A long-awaited poetry collection for healing, hope, and emotional well-being—featuring reader favorites and 20 brand-new poems by Donna Ashworth, best-selling author of Wild Hope. Joy Chose You is a beautiful collection of Donna's most loved poems to bring more joy into our imperfect lives...

Written by: Donna Ashworth

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Sex and Oatmeal
  • Sex and Oatmeal

  • Written by: Eric Guilmette
  • Narrated by: Eric Guilmette
  • Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    8
  • Performance
    8
  • Story
    8

In his debut poetry collection Sex and Oatmeal, Eric Guilmette explores the complexities of love, identity, and what it means to feel deeply in a world that often asks us not to. This is a book that lives in contrast: the warm, honeyed rush of intimacy and the thick, cold quiet that follows... the ache of absence, the weight of longing, the emotional staleness of something once comforting, now unfinished and forgotten.

  • Eric Guilmette es un excellent poète est écrivain exceptionnel

  • By Anonymous on 2025-11-06

Written by: Eric Guilmette

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これが私の優しさです 谷川俊太郎詩集
  • これが私の優しさです 谷川俊太郎詩集

  • Written by: 谷川 俊太郎
  • Narrated by: 國分 和人
  • Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
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ことばが輝き、躍り、翔ぶ!鋭敏な感覚と清新な詩風で築いた独自の抒情世界。最もポピュラーな現代詩人・谷川俊太郎の代表作を収録した傑作詩集。(解説・栗原 敦/鑑賞・さくらももこ)

Written by: 谷川 俊太郎

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Ponder Awhile
  • Ponder Awhile

  • Message from the Light
  • Written by: Mohit K. Misra
  • Narrated by: Farhan Ali
  • Length: 40 mins
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Ponder Awhile is a collection of 48 poems that encourages readers to pause and reflect on life’s deeper meaning. At its heart is the author’s journey from atheism to a spiritual awakening, sparked by a life-changing experience at sea. Through asking profound questions about God, spirituality, human behaviour, and the world around us, the poems explore universal truths that transcend religious boundaries.

Written by: Mohit K. Misra

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Selected Poems of Rumi
  • Selected Poems of Rumi

  • Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry
  • Written by: Jalalu’l-Din Rumi
  • Narrated by: Jeffrey Ito
  • Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
  • Unabridged
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In recent years the stirring, unforgettable poetry of Jalālu’l-Dīn Rūmī (1207–1273), the great Sūfi teacher and the greatest mystical poet of Iran, has gained tremendous popularity in the western world. Although he died over 700 years ago, his poetry is timeless. In the best modern translations, the passion and playfulness of his words reach across the ages to communicate themselves to people today with an undiluted fervor and excitement.

Written by: Jalalu’l-Din Rumi

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I'm Sad and Horny
  • I'm Sad and Horny

  • Written by: Haley Lu Richardson, Lily Kravetz
  • Length: 51 mins
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I’m Sad and Horny explores the highs and lows of living life deeply in your twenties. From ghostings and breakups to depression masturbating and finding a little inner peace—Haley Lu captures it all. Through wit and tears, this poetry collection showcases the versatility and personal side of the critically acclaimed actress.

Written by: Haley Lu Richardson, and others

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The Top 10 Poets – The American Men
  • The Top 10 Poets – The American Men

  • Written by: Walt Whitman, Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and others
  • Narrated by: Eric Meyers, John-Michael MacDonald, Warren Keyes
  • Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
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Leviathans stride the poetic stage, known to us all and revered by many. Their verse is at once familiar and yet constantly reveals new layers and depths, new ways of thinking and assembling words to reveal new truths, new feelings and above all new poetry.

Written by: Walt Whitman, and others

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The Top 10 Poets – Massachussetts
  • The Top 10 Poets – Massachussetts

  • Written by: Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, Angelina Weld Grimké, and others
  • Narrated by: John McCrae, Trei House, Richard Mitchley
  • Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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The United States may be far younger than many nations on Earth, yet its tumultuous history has reaped a harvest of poets and poetry of very fine calibre. In this volume we explore the verse of Massachusetts.

Written by: Emily Dickinson, and others

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The Top 10 Poets - Metaphysical
  • The Top 10 Poets - Metaphysical

  • Written by: John Donne, John Milton, George Herbert, and others
  • Narrated by: Richard Mitchley, Libby Brunton, Robert Maskell
  • Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
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In this volume we gather together those 17th Century poets and their poems which took poetry in a different but very revealing direction, with their artistry and verse.

Written by: John Donne, and others

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How About Now
  • How About Now

  • Poems
  • Written by: Kate Baer
  • Narrated by: Kate Baer
  • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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How About Now is a striking declaration of ongoing transformation and self-discovery. From the poet who has captured the heartbeat of the modern woman, this collection reaffirms Kate Baer’s place among the most vital voices of our era.

Written by: Kate Baer

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Dog Show
  • Dog Show

  • Poems
  • Written by: Billy Collins
  • Narrated by: Billy Collins
  • Length: 39 mins
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New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins captures the essence and mystery of dogs in this special collection of poems inspired by our beloved companions, with striking watercolor canine portraits by Pamela Sztybel. “Collins remains the most companionable of...

Written by: Billy Collins

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The Top 10 Poets – England - The West Midlands
  • The Top 10 Poets – England - The West Midlands

  • Written by: Wilfred Owen, A E Housman, Mary Sidney Herbert, and others
  • Narrated by: Mark Rice-Oxley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner
  • Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
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For centuries England has always had a leading and admired reputation for its poets and poetry. In this volume we explore those born in the West Midlands who created such revered, enduring and respected verse.

Written by: Wilfred Owen, and others

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The Top 10 Poets – England - The East
  • The Top 10 Poets – England - The East

  • Written by: William Cowper, Amelia Opie, Robert Southwell, and others
  • Narrated by: Mark Rice-Oxley, Ghizela Rowe, Robert Maskell
  • Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
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For centuries England has always had a leading and admired reputation for its poets and poetry. In this volume we explore those born in the East of England who created such revered, enduring and respected verse.

Written by: William Cowper, and others

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The Top 10 Poets – English Romantics
  • The Top 10 Poets – English Romantics

  • Written by: John Keats, William Wordsworth, William Blake, and others
  • Narrated by: Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Alex Jennings
  • Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
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In this volume we listen to the world through the eyes and words of the English Romantics. This very special poetical period is filled with the loving and tender verse of poets who still beguile us all with their beauty.

Written by: John Keats, and others

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The Native-Born
  • The Native-Born

  • Written by: Rudyard Kipling
  • Narrated by: Phil Thames
  • Length: 5 mins
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The Native-Born is Rudyard Kipling in full, booming voice—an ode to homeland, heritage, and the fierce pride of those raised under blazing southern skies. Through vivid imagery and pulsing rhythm, Kipling toasts the people of the far-flung British colonies: the “Sons of the Golden South,” the settlers and workers who carved their lives into vast prairies, tin-roofed towns, and coastlines battered by sun and sea.

Written by: Rudyard Kipling

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The Garden of Eros
  • The Garden of Eros

  • Written by: Oscar Wilde
  • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
  • Length: 15 mins
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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on the 16th October 1854 in Dublin Ireland. His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray was published in 1890 and he then moved on to writing for the stage with Salome in 1891. His society comedies produced enormous hits and turned him into one of the most successful writers of late Victorian London. He died destitute in Paris at the age of forty-six sipping champagne a friend had brought with the line ‘Alas I am dying beyond my means’.

Written by: Oscar Wilde

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Contemplations
  • Contemplations

  • Written by: Anne Bradstreet
  • Narrated by: Eve Karpf
  • Length: 13 mins
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The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected, their talents endure. Among them is one of the first published female poets, Anne Bradstreet. Born in England, she moved to America in her early years, and from there her poetic legacy spread to other continents.

Written by: Anne Bradstreet

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The Top 10 Poets - Oxford University
  • The Top 10 Poets - Oxford University

  • Written by: Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oscar Wilde, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and others
  • Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe
  • Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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The dreaming spires of Oxford may be one of the great educational establishments of the Centuries. But it is also a place where the Nation’s young learn much more. Within its walls, courtyards and cloisters these 10 Poets mused and illuminated on the beauty of poetry with eager yet tender words.

Written by: Percy Bysshe Shelley, and others

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The Top 10 Poets – The Irish
  • The Top 10 Poets – The Irish

  • Five poems each from some of the best poets ever born in Ireland
  • Written by: W B Yeats, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, and others
  • Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Kelly O'Doherty, Stephen Hogan
  • Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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The Irish are known the world over as friendly and engaging talkers with a word here and a few words there to each and every soul they meet. Their poets dazzle with talent and verse that few other nations dare compete with. What follows demonstrates why.

Written by: W B Yeats, and others

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The Top 10 Poets – England - The North West
  • The Top 10 Poets – England - The North West

  • Written by: William Wordsworth, Lewis Carroll, Francis Thompson, and others
  • Narrated by: Robert Maskell, Mark Rice-Oxley, Ghizela Rowe
  • Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
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For centuries England has always had a leading and admired reputation for its poets and poetry. In this volume we explore those born in the North-West who created such revered, enduring and respected verse.

Written by: William Wordsworth, and others

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The Top 10 Poets – England - The East Midlands
  • The Top 10 Poets – England - The East Midlands

  • Written by: Alfred Lord Tennyson, John Dryden, John Clare, and others
  • Narrated by: Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Janet Fullerlove
  • Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
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For centuries England has always had a leading and admired reputation for its poets and poetry. In this volume we explore those born in the East Midlands who created such revered, enduring and respected verse.

Written by: Alfred Lord Tennyson, and others

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A Child’s Garden of Verses
  • A Child’s Garden of Verses

  • Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Narrated by: Julie Ann Marra
  • Length: 43 mins
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From the laughter of playtime to the quiet moments of reflection, these lyrical poems bring to life the beauty of simple pleasures—gardens blooming under the sun, adventures dreamt beneath the stars, and the tender bond between parent and child. Each verse invites listeners to rediscover the world through the eyes of a child, where every shadow holds a story and every breeze whispers of adventure.

Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson

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You’re Not Alone
  • You’re Not Alone

  • Written by: Jay Bramburger
  • Narrated by: Vince V.
  • Length: 34 mins
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You’re Not Alone is a heartfelt collection of poetry for anyone battling depression, loneliness, or emotional pain. Written by Jay Bramburger—a normal, caring person who’s been there—these poems offer comfort, understanding, and hope. This book is for those who struggle to express their feelings, can’t afford counseling, or feel alone in their darkness. Each poem is a reminder that someone has walked this path before—and made it through. You are not alone. There is always hope.

Written by: Jay Bramburger

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Desiderata
  • Desiderata

  • Written by: Max Ehrmann
  • Narrated by: Paul Viandox
  • Length: 4 mins
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Max Ehrmann’s Desiderata is a gentle manifesto for the human spirit, written with the clarity of wisdom that comes not from abstraction but from lived experience. First published in 1927, the poem speaks in a calm, almost parental voice, guiding the listener toward a life of quiet dignity amid the disorder of the modern world. Its opening injunction—“Go placidly amid the noise and haste”—establishes both its tone and its philosophy: serenity is not the absence of chaos, but a way of moving through it.

Written by: Max Ehrmann

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What the Deep Water Knows
  • What the Deep Water Knows

  • Poems
  • Written by: Miranda Cowley Heller
  • Narrated by: Miranda Cowley Heller
  • Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
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In poetry that is at once bold and lyrical, affecting and devastatingly frank, Miranda Cowley Heller takes us through childhood, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. Suffused with the natural world and the landscape of Cape Cod, where many of the poems are set, What the Deep Water Knows contemplates love in all the seasons.

Written by: Miranda Cowley Heller

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Home Burial
  • Home Burial

  • Written by: Robert Frost
  • Narrated by: Michael Lyons
  • Length: 6 mins
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Robert Lee Frost was born on the 26th March 1874 in San Francisco, California. He sold his first poem in 1894 for $15. In 1924 he received the first of four Pulitzer Prizes. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 31 times. He died on the 29th January 1963 in Boston.

Written by: Robert Frost

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All That We Ask of You Is to Always Be Happy
  • All That We Ask of You Is to Always Be Happy

  • LaurelBooks
  • Written by: Bridget Bell, Riah Patterson MD - introduction
  • Narrated by: Bridget Bell
  • Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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Maternal mental illness is an ongoing health crisis and deserves awareness, not only in the medical world but in the poetry world, too. Bridget Bell’s All that We Ask of You Is to Always Be Happy offers support to current mothers, mothers-to-be, family members of people suffering from perinatal mental illnesses, OB-GYNs, nurses, and any other healthcare providers. Bell uses various poetic forms to shed light on the challenges that come with motherhood, including the physical and emotional challenges of childbirth while celebrating the beauty of women’s strength and resilience.

Written by: Bridget Bell, and others

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Sonnets for the Soul
  • Sonnets for the Soul

  • 31 Inspiring Sonnets for Daily Christian Living, Volume I
  • Written by: Christian Life Coaching Lta
  • Narrated by: Lillian Rachel
  • Length: 55 mins
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Sonnets for the Soul is a celebration of hope while encountering His grace through scripture. Sonnets for the Soul is God's love letter to your mind, heart, soul, and body. Enjoy your journey through the 31 sonnets and have your heart awakened to your Father's love for you.

Written by: Christian Life Coaching Lta

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A Victorian Miscellany
  • A Victorian Miscellany

  • Written by: Thomas W. Parrott - editor
  • Narrated by: Denis Daly
  • Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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During the Victorian era, many authors tried their hand at a range of literary genres, including poetry. While Victorian verse is often less elegant and graceful than the lyric productions of earlier centuries, it has a distinctive note of earnestness and humanistic charm.

Written by: Thomas W. Parrott - editor

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