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Bestsellers

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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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  • 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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  • 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 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
    16
  • Performance
    16
  • Story
    16

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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  • 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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  • 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
Paradise Lost cover art
  • 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 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
    16
  • Performance
    16
  • Story
    16

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
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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • At Home in Mitford

  • A Novel
  • Written by: Jan Karon
  • Narrated by: John McDonough
  • Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    35
  • Performance
    30
  • Story
    29

The first novel in Jan Karon’s bestselling and beloved Mitford series--now available in a new 20th Anniversary Edition, including an introductory letter by the author It's easy to feel at home in Mitford, North Carolina. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and...

  • A Good Listen

  • By SuperDucky on 2025-01-18
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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 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 Dalai Lama's Cat + The Dalai Lama's Cat: Guided Meditations

  • Written by: David Michie
  • Narrated by: David Michie
  • Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    11
  • Performance
    7
  • Story
    8

Featuring a delightful cast of characters and timeless Buddhist wisdom, and with His Holiness' compassion pervading every chapter, The Dalai Lama's Cat is simply enchanting....

  • Thank you

  • By Miss Desiree on 2019-03-22
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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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  • 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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  • Unlearn

  • 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life
  • Written by: Humble the Poet
  • Narrated by: Humble the Poet
  • Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    103
  • Performance
    82
  • Story
    82

The internationally bestselling self-empowerment book from influencer, rapper, and spoken word artist Humble the Poet, now available in a new edition with a new foreword by the author. Unlearn offers short, accessible, and counterintuitive lessons for reaching our full potential. Beloved for his...

  • Worst Audiobook Ever

  • By Monica on 2021-08-19
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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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  • 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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  • The Prelude

  • Growth of a Poet's Mind: An Autobiographical Poem
  • Written by: William Wordsworth
  • Narrated by: Nicholas Farrell
  • Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    3
  • Performance
    3
  • Story
    3

Wordsworth's The Prelude is the consummation of his achievement as the great founder of English romanticism....

  • The full Wordsworth experience

  • By Albert Kevin Pask on 2022-10-31
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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
    9
  • Performance
    6
  • Story
    6

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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  • 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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  • I Spoke with the Moon and This Is What She Told Me

  • Written by: Samana Sajan
  • Narrated by: Ginger White
  • Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

This book is a collection of poetry that explores pain, love, and growth through the different phases of the moon: the new, the waxing, the full, and the waning. Each phase takes the listener through the stages of their own life, sparking an inner conversation....

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  • The Odyssey

  • The Fitzgerald Translation
  • Written by: Homer, D. S. Carne-Ross - introduction, Robert Fitzgerald - translator
  • Narrated by: Dan Stevens
  • Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    43
  • Performance
    36
  • Story
    36

"In classical Greece men called rhapsodes memorized and recited “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey.” My own rhapsode is the English actor Dan Stevens, whom fans of “Downton Abbey” will know as Matthew Crawley. He’s been performing the Robert Fitzgerald translation, and no Hellene could...

  • It's a classic for a reason

  • By Hermes on 2019-03-19
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  • From Song of Myself (A Poem from The Poets' Corner)

  • The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family
  • Written by: John Lithgow
  • Narrated by: John Lithgow
  • Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    20
  • Performance
    17
  • Story
    16

From listening to his grandmother recite epic poems from memory to curling up in bed while his father read funny verses, award-winning actor John Lithgow grew up with poetry. Ever since, John has been an enthusiastic seeker of poetic experience, whether reading, reciting, or listening to great...

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  • Kintsugi Your Heart

  • The Art of Living with Grief
  • Written by: Carol Banens
  • Narrated by: Carol Banens
  • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

Kintsugi Your Heart: The Art of Living with Grief serves as a compassionate companion, guiding listeners through the labyrinth of grief while providing hope for healing and self-discovery....

  • A Graceful Journey From Heart Reeling To Heart Healing

  • By Amazon Customer on 2023-12-31
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  • Hinds' Feet on High Places

  • The Beloved Story of Much-Afraid and Her Exciting Journey to the High Places
  • Written by: Hannah Hurnard
  • Narrated by: Flo Schmidt
  • Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
  • Abridged
  • Overall
    9
  • Performance
    8
  • Story
    8

Much-Afraid begins her journey, crippled and disfigured, with the cry....

  • ENCAPSULATING!

  • By Sia Latour on 2024-06-06
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  • This Side of Heaven

  • Written by: Karen Kingsbury
  • Narrated by: Christina Moore
  • Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    2
  • Performance
    2
  • Story
    2

From New York Times best-selling author Karen Kingsbury comes an unforgettable story of love struggling against all odds to snatch hope from the jaws of despair....

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  • What to Remember When Waking

  • The Disciplines of an 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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  • The Asking

  • New and Selected Poems
  • Written by: Jane Hirshfield
  • Narrated by: Jane Hirshfield
  • Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
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    0

The long-awaited new and selected collection by the author of “some of the most important poetry in the world today” (The New York Times Magazine), assaying the ranges of our shared and borrowed lives: our bonds of eros and responsibilities to the planet; the singing dictions and searchlight...

New Releases

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They Bloom Because of You
  • They Bloom Because of You

  • Poems on the Infinite Love, Growth, and Magic of Motherhood
  • Written by: Jessica Urlichs
  • Narrated by: Jessica Urlichs
  • Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

Sunday Times bestselling author and Instagram sensation Jessica Urlichs returns with a new collection of beautifully observed poems about the ever-evolving journey of motherhood—the hard, the magic, and the fleeting. The love you have for your children Only deepens as they grow As poet Jessica...

Written by: Jessica Urlichs

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You're Going to Be OK
  • You're Going to Be OK

  • (Because You're F*cked No Matter What)
  • Written by: Darby Hudson
  • Narrated by: Darby Hudson
  • Length: 49 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
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Social media sensation Darby Hudson offers this collection of encouraging and humorous reflections to encourage others to continue expressing themselves, no matter what. You're Going to Be OK is a book on art, jobs, magic and muddling through. These fragments were gathered by the train tracks at...

Written by: Darby Hudson

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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
    4
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

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.

  • Finding My Voice Through Hers

  • By Anonymous on 2026-02-28

Written by: Juwairiya Khan

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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
    0
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    0
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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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Meisterwerke der Erzählkunst
  • Meisterwerke der Erzählkunst

  • Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke
  • Narrated by: Sven Görtz, Jürgen Fritsche
  • Length: 17 hrs and 57 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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    0
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Kaum ein Dichter hat das menschliche Empfinden so tief und feinfühlig in Worte gefasst wie Rainer Maria Rilke. Diese Hörbuch-Edition versammelt vier seiner bedeutendsten Werke – und öffnet ein Tor zu einem literarischen Kosmos voller Sehnsucht, Schönheit und existenzieller Fragen. Die Neuen Gedichte zeigen Rilke als Meister der lyrischen Beobachtung: präzise, bildhaft und von großer innerer Leuchtkraft. In den Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge begegnen wir einem der eindringlichsten Romane der Moderne – einem inneren Monolog über Angst, Erinnerung und die Suche nach dem eigenen Ich.

Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke

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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
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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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They Bloom Because of You
  • They Bloom Because of You

  • Poems on the Infinite Love, Growth, and Magic of Motherhood
  • Written by: Jessica Urlichs
  • Narrated by: Jessica Urlichs
  • Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
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Sunday Times bestselling author and Instagram sensation Jessica Urlichs returns with a new collection of beautifully observed poems about the ever-evolving journey of motherhood—the hard, the magic, and the fleeting. The love you have for your children Only deepens as they grow As poet Jessica...

Written by: Jessica Urlichs

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You're Going to Be OK
  • You're Going to Be OK

  • (Because You're F*cked No Matter What)
  • Written by: Darby Hudson
  • Narrated by: Darby Hudson
  • Length: 49 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

Social media sensation Darby Hudson offers this collection of encouraging and humorous reflections to encourage others to continue expressing themselves, no matter what. You're Going to Be OK is a book on art, jobs, magic and muddling through. These fragments were gathered by the train tracks at...

Written by: Darby Hudson

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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
    4
  • Performance
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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.

  • Finding My Voice Through Hers

  • By Anonymous on 2026-02-28

Written by: Juwairiya Khan

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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
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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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Meisterwerke der Erzählkunst
  • Meisterwerke der Erzählkunst

  • Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke
  • Narrated by: Sven Görtz, Jürgen Fritsche
  • Length: 17 hrs and 57 mins
  • Unabridged
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Kaum ein Dichter hat das menschliche Empfinden so tief und feinfühlig in Worte gefasst wie Rainer Maria Rilke. Diese Hörbuch-Edition versammelt vier seiner bedeutendsten Werke – und öffnet ein Tor zu einem literarischen Kosmos voller Sehnsucht, Schönheit und existenzieller Fragen. Die Neuen Gedichte zeigen Rilke als Meister der lyrischen Beobachtung: präzise, bildhaft und von großer innerer Leuchtkraft. In den Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge begegnen wir einem der eindringlichsten Romane der Moderne – einem inneren Monolog über Angst, Erinnerung und die Suche nach dem eigenen Ich.

Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke

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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
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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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To the Women
  • To the Women

  • Wise Words Every Woman Needs
  • Written by: Donna Ashworth
  • Narrated by: Donna Ashworth
  • Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
  • Unabridged
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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...

Written by: Donna Ashworth

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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
  • Unabridged
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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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Great Short Poems
  • Great Short Poems

  • Selections by Shakespeare, Burns, Wordsworth, Shelley, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Dunbar and Many More
  • 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 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
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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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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
  • Unabridged
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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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Banished Rose
  • Banished Rose

  • Written by: Leila
  • Narrated by: Leila
  • Length: 37 mins
  • Unabridged
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Banished Rose is a luminous collection of poetry spanning over two decades, tracing the delicate arc of one woman’s journey from adolescence to creative maturity. With raw honesty and lyrical grace, Leila invites listeners into an intimate world shaped by love, heartbreak, personal transformation, and spiritual awakening.

Written by: Leila

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Getting Through What You're Going Through
  • Getting Through What You're Going Through

  • Notes and Poems
  • Written by: Tanner Olson
  • Narrated by: Tanner Olson
  • Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
  • Unabridged
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Read by the author. Find hope and purpose as you discover that you’re right where you’re supposed to be. Maybe you thought you’d be further along by now. Or have a different kind of life. Maybe you thought that relationship would have happened, that dream would have come true, that path...

Written by: Tanner Olson

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The Vineyard
  • The Vineyard

  • A Poem
  • Written by: Jonathan Galassi
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Galassi
  • Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
  • Unabridged
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A delightful account of the seasons in a house and its garden near the sea, a domestic idyll of hardy plants and neighbors, outer and inner weather, love and loss, and taking stock of the life we’ve made The delicious long-form poem “The Vineyard” is set in and around the quasi-fictional...

Written by: Jonathan Galassi

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Women Romantic Poets: Volume 5
  • Women Romantic Poets: Volume 5

  • Psyche
  • Written by: Mary Tighe
  • Narrated by: Marie Blackmore, Evan Blackmore
  • Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
  • Unabridged
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In this streamlined, lightly modernized version of an ancient legend, Cupid, the eternal God of Love, himself falls in love with the human Psyche. The tale can be enjoyed at many levels: as an exciting adventure, a romantic love story, a mystical parable of humanity’s quest for union with the divine, an expression of the troubled Irish political situation in the early nineteenth century, and for the unfailing beauty and musicality of its verse.

Written by: Mary Tighe

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Let the Poets Govern
  • Let the Poets Govern

  • A Declaration of Freedom
  • Written by: Camonghne Felix
  • Narrated by: Camonghne Felix
  • Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
  • Unabridged
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In this part-memoir, part-manifesto, an acclaimed poet interprets Black radical literary traditions to reimagine freedom through refusal. “In these fierce yet tender pages, Camonghne Felix reveals how imagination can become a form of governance—an instrument for creating a world rooted in...

Written by: Camonghne Felix

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Bellyache
  • Bellyache

  • Poems for Sensitive Souls
  • Written by: Brianna Pastor
  • Narrated by: Brianna Pastor
  • Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
  • Unabridged
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From the author of Good Grief, an intimate collection of poems and prose which offers a glimpse into the mind of a highly sensitive person, or empath. In a world that has become increasingly difficult to navigate—physically, mentally, and spiritually—having empathy is more important than...

Written by: Brianna Pastor

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Hunger of the Hollow Heart
  • Hunger of the Hollow Heart

  • Written by: Ashley Showers
  • Narrated by: Everly Woods
  • Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
  • Unabridged
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Hunger of the Hollow Heart is a descent into the quiet wounds we learn to carry. In this raw and haunting collection, Ashley Marie explores the places where grief settles, memory lingers, and where healing demands its own kind of surrender.

Written by: Ashley Showers

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Hope Is the Color of the Sun
  • Hope Is the Color of the Sun

  • A Poet Scrapbooks Her Way Back to Courage
  • Written by: Erika Joy
  • Narrated by: Erika Joy
  • Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
  • Unabridged
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Hope is the Color of the Sun: A Poet Scrapbooks Her Way Back to Courage is an atypical scrapbook of creative non-fiction and poetry that captures the writer's journey back to hope and light after walking through the grief of losing her mother.

Written by: Erika Joy

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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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Rise Up!
  • Rise Up!

  • Poems of Protest, Poems of Praise
  • Written by: Mari Fitz-Wynn, W. Andrew Fitz, Jaki Shelton Green - foreword, and others
  • Narrated by: Candace Berry, Keifer Wynn
  • Length: 51 mins
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Rise Up! Poems of Protest, Poems of Praise is a poetry collection of powerful imagery braided together from the poems of a grandfather born to parents who were slaves and his granddaughter, who have linked the travesties of racism and slavery, and the devastation and waste of war, with hope, grace, and peace. The underlying themes of the beauty and awe of creation, the wonders of nature and stars, and mankind's sense of place and belonging are spun throughout the book.

Written by: Mari Fitz-Wynn, and others

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In All Things Thee to See
  • In All Things Thee to See

  • A Devotional Guide to Selected Poems of George Herbert
  • Written by: George Herbert, Stephen Witmer - contributor
  • Narrated by: Frazer Blaxland
  • Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
  • Unabridged
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George Herbert, one of the greatest spiritual poets of all time, influenced many of Christianity's most cherished writers including Richard Baxter, Charles Spurgeon, T. S. Eliot, and C. S. Lewis. His works, rich with vivid language, theological insight, and pastoral guidance, expand the listener's capacity to experience and delight in Christ. In this devotional volume, Stephen Witmer presents 40 of George Herbert's most impactful poems, favored for their brevity, accessibility, and relevance to contemporary Christians.

Written by: George Herbert, and others

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Diálogos al atardecer
  • Diálogos al atardecer

  • Written by: Francisco Gallardo Perogil
  • Narrated by: Yolanda Adabuhi
  • Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
  • Unabridged
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Este libro es, en esencia, amor. Un amor que nace en el interior y desea ser compartido, expresado y manifestado en nuestro entorno. Un amor que anhela conversar con otros seres, con los cielos y las estrellas. Es la energía infinita que todo lo abarca y lo une, en armonía. Aquí encontrarás ciento cincuenta poemas llenos de este amor—incondicional y pleno—que brota de lo profundo del alma. Un diálogo expresado desde el corazón, sin límites ni distancias.

Written by: Francisco Gallardo Perogil

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Sand and Foam
  • Sand and Foam

  • Written by: Kahlil Gibran
  • Narrated by: Luke Erlenbuch
  • Length: 50 mins
  • Unabridged
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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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The Madman
  • The Madman

  • Written by: Kahlil Gibran
  • Narrated by: Luke Erlenbuch
  • Length: 48 mins
  • Unabridged
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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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Grateful for Life, Book 1
  • Grateful for Life, Book 1

  • Written by: Diane Delores Wenger
  • Narrated by: Sarah Bundy
  • Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
  • Unabridged
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Diane's writings are a genuine mental vacation. You actually forget all your troubles while listening to her writings. That is a gift for our times. Her listeners say many of her stories/poems have them laughing out loud, and, yes, tears arrive at poignant moments. A common response is, "I felt as if I was right in your story!"

Written by: Diane Delores Wenger

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We Say Shalom
  • We Say Shalom

  • 40 Words to Cultivate Curiosity and Connection
  • Written by: Nigel Darius
  • Narrated by: Nigel Darius
  • Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
  • Unabridged
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Read by the author. We Say Shalom is a 40-day journey combining language, poetry, and reflections that empowers readers to create connections with anyone around them, regardless of their differences. In an age of global disunity, We Say Shalom invites the reader to embrace the slow journey...

Written by: Nigel Darius

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Wish You Were Here
  • Wish You Were Here

  • Wish You Here, Book 1
  • Written by: Ray Rahl
  • Narrated by: Ray Rahl
  • Length: 36 mins
  • Unabridged
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A homage collection of poems.

Written by: Ray Rahl

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Gathering the Pieces of Days
  • Gathering the Pieces of Days

  • Written by: LeeAnn Pickrell
  • Narrated by: E. M. Scherer
  • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
  • Unabridged
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Gathering the Pieces of Days is a collection of 52 poems, one for each week of the year. By capturing pieces from each day–whether mundane, frustrating, raw, or joyful–this collection reveals the extraordinary within the ordinary. It is a reminder to pay attention to each cup of coffee, each encounter, each song, each bite of food, each moment of the day.

Written by: LeeAnn Pickrell

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