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By: Coleman Barks & Jalaluddin Rumi
Narrated by: Coleman Barks
Length: 1 hour 14 minutes
Abridged: No
Through rendering of Rumi’s poems and stories, Coleman Barks has established himself as perhaps the leading voice for Rumi’s work. His warm and sensitive reading combines with the world-renowned musicianship of Hamza El Din and Steve Coughlin to create an enthralling listening experience.A Better Listen audio production. Read more
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Beowulf
By: Anonymous
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 3 hours
Abridged: No
When sleep was at its deepest, night at its blackest, up from the mist-filled marsh came Grendel stalking...
Thus begins the battle between good and evil, for lying in wait and anxious to challenge the ogre Grendel is a young man, strong-willed and fire-hearted. This man is Beowulf, whose heroic dragon-slaying deeds were sung in the courts of... Read more
Early Poems
By: Lord Byron
Narrated by: Robert Bethune
Length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Abridged: No
As in the first two volumes of this series, our interest in these poems is not so much the poetry itself as the promise of what is to come. In these poems, mostly written in the years just before Byron left England to tour in Europe, it is fascinating to see how his power as a poet is constantly growing and to see how his enormously romantic... Read more
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Alcyone: dodici liriche scelte
By: Gabriele D’Annunzio
Narrated by: Silvia Cecchini
Length: 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Dodici liriche scelte da "Alcyone": Lungo L'Affrico, La sera fiesolana, Beatitudine, La pioggia nel pineto, I tributarii, Meriggio, L'onda, Le ore marine, I pastori, Il novilunio, Il commiato. Musica di Chopin. Read more
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The Song of Roland
By: unknown
Narrated by: a full cast
Length: 2 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
This classic epic revolves around the battle between the Franks and the Moors in 778.Though he has grown up in poverty in a cave in Italy, Roland is in fact descended from great heroes of old. Since his youth, his mother has taught him that someday he will be a brave hero like his father, Milon, and serve with the great army of his uncle,... Read more
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Hours of Idleness
By: Lord Byron
Narrated by: Robert Bethune
Length: 2 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
For those who love Byron’s poetry, the value of this work is not so much the poetry itself as the promise of what is to come. It is fascinating to see how his power as a poet is constantly growing and to see how his enormously romantic heart and soul goes about fashioning itself.Though a young man, he often writes as if he were old, musing on... Read more
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Fugitive Pieces
By: Lord Byron
Narrated by: Robert Bethune
Length: 1 hour 12 minutes
Abridged: No
George Gordon, later Lord Byron, published Fugitive Pieces in 1806 when he was only 18 years old. It was printed, but Byron's friends - particularly Reverend Thomas Beecher - advised him that it contained poems that were scandalously amorous, particularly the poem To Mary. Byron suppressed it by having all the copies destroyed - or so he... Read more
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
By: Omar Khayyam & Edward FitzGerald
Narrated by: Robert Bethune
Length: 34 minutes
Abridged: No
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam as translated into English by Edward Fitzgerald is one of our best-loved books of poetry - and for good reason. Cynical, self-deprecating, witty, mystical, in love with wine and beauty while aware of life and death, Omar's poems put many thoughts we have all had into words we can all enjoy.
Fitzgerald first published... Read more
Sonnets from the Portuguese
By: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Narrated by: Emma Topping
Length: 32 minutes
Abridged: No
The highly accaimed collection of forty-four love sonnets written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning written in the period leading up to her 1846 marriage to Robert Browning. Read by Emma Topping and Katharine Cornell Read more
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The Poetry of Emily Brontë
By: Emily Brontë
Narrated by: Emma Topping
Length: 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Whilst best remembered as the author of Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë was also a celebrated poet. Here, Emma Topping reads her finest poetry. Read more
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Les contemplations
By: Victor Hugo
Narrated by: Denis Podalydes & Michael Lonsdale
Length: 10 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Les Contemplations de Victor Hugo est un recueil de poésies écrites entre 1834 et 1855. Regroupés en deux tomes, ces poèmes se divisent entre Autrefois et Aujourd'hui, une période heureuse où l'auteur contemplait la richesse de l'amour et de la nature, et des jours plus sombres frappés par le deuil de sa fille Léopoldine. Michaêl Lonsdale et... Read more
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Here In Harlem
By: Walter Dean Myers
Narrated by: Muhammad Cunningham, Michael Early, Arthur Fren...
Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Fifty-four poems, all in different voices, written by one outstanding author. Residents of a fictional Harlem community, from motorman to teacher, from party girl to live-in maid, to jazz artist, a deacon, students, veterans and more- all embodied by thirteen remarkable narrators. Original musical recordings from the likes of Duke Ellington,... Read more
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Martín Fierro - Abridged
By: Jose Hernandez
Narrated by: Angel Calderon
Length: 3 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Martín Fierro es un poema épico line 2316 por el escritor argentino José Hernández. El poema fue publicado originalmente en dos partes: El Gaucho Martín Fierro (1872) y La Vuelta de Martín Fierro (1879). El poema suministrado un vínculo histórico con la contribución de los gauchos para el desarrollo nacional de la Argentina, por el gaucho había... Read more
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Paradise Lost, with eBook
By: John Milton
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle rages across three... Read more
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The Frogs and Toads All Sang
By: Arnold Lobel
Narrated by: Mark Linn-Baker
Length: 9 minutes
Abridged: No
From Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) comes a brand-new collection of rhyming stories about frogs and toads. Discovered by his daughter, Adrianne Lobel, The Frogs and Toads All Sang has the same warmth, compassion, and humor that is found in his best-loved work. Brimming with sweet silliness, this new book reminds us why Arnold... Read more
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Odd Owls & Stout Pigs
By: Arnold Lobel
Narrated by: Mark Linn-Baker
Length: 9 minutes
Abridged: No
From Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) comes another brand-new collection of rhyming stories—this time featuring a unique assortment of owls and pigs. Discovered by his daughter, Adrianne Lobel, Odd Owls & Stout Pigs: A Book of Nonsense is full of the same humor and wit that is found in Lobel's beloved Frog and Toad stories. This... Read more
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The Rape of Lucrece
By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Gerard Logan
Length: 1 hour 57 minutes
Abridged: No
The Rape of Lucrece is a brilliant, brutal narrative poem giving an account of the terrible crime of rape and its dreadful consequences for victim and perpetrator. As ever, though, Shakespeare goes beyond the obvious, following the ramifications of the crime wherever they take him, shining a light on a band of human-behaviour encompassing the... Read more
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Wilhelm Busch: Poesie & Prosa - Abridged
By: Wilhelm Busch
Narrated by: Andreas Muthesius
Length: 1 hour 20 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Weltbekannt wurde er durch seine Bildergeschichten wie Max und Moritz oder Die Fromme Helene. Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908) war ein ambitionierter Schriftsteller, dessen Werke auch ohne kongenialen Tuschestrich bestehen konnten. Read more
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Wilhelm Busch: Eduards Traum - Abridged
By: Wilhelm Busch
Narrated by: Andreas Muthesius
Length: 2 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Eduard hat einen Traum. Einen dieser Träume, in denen alles möglich ist. Und so verlässt Eduard seinen Körper und saust durch das Universum. Er begegnet wunderlichen Dingen und Lebewesen - darunter den allerwunderlichsten, den Menschen. Groteskes Spätwerk des Meisters. Read more
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Edgar Allan Poes Welt Des Horrors
By: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: Sven Görtz & Jürgen Fritsche
Length: 3 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
Beschreibung: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), der Meister des gepflegten Schreckens, begegnet dem Hörer mit klassischen Geschichten, in denen Tod und Wiederkehr, zumal von schönen Ehefrauen, thematisiert wird. Was Wunder, dass die männlichen Hauptpersonen darüber verrückt werden? Inhalt: CD 1: Der Rabe, Das verräterische Herz, Das Fass... Read more
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Fragments A.K.A. Incomplete Thoughts
By: Zakee Howze
Narrated by: Fran Gregory
Length: 49 minutes
Abridged: No
This book was written during a time of a recession in my country. I am a few days away from being a bastard case. My father bailed out on me and my mother. I fell in love with doing crimes at the age of 12. I caught my first felony at 15. I have a lot of stories to tell from first hand. I stripped myself away from blessing at an early age. You... Read more
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Loving Through Heartsongs
By: Mattie J. T. Stepanek
Length: 59 minutes
Abridged: No
The perfect gift for Valentine's Day, to share with a loved one or cherish as a keepsake, fromNew YorkTimes bestselling poet and peacemaker Mattie J.T.Stepanek. Mattie J.T.Stepanek has won the hearts of millions with his inspiring poems.Now he's ready to spread a little love with Loving Through Heartsongs, a beautiful collection of poems written... Read more
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A Heartsongs Collection
By: Mattie J. T. Stepanek
Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Mattie J. T. Stepanek takes us on a journey with more the full collection of his moving poems.
These poems share the rare wisdom that Mattie acquired through his struggle with a rare form of muscular dystrophy and the death of his three siblings from the same disease. His life view was one of love and generosity and as a poet and a peacemaker,... Read more
Celebrate Through Heartsongs
By: Mattie J. T. Stepanek
Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Abridged: No
A spiritual and uplifting collection of poems, from the New York Times bestselling poet and peacemaker Mattie J. T.Stepanek. Mattie J.T.Stepanek is an award-winning poet whose struggle with a rare form of muscular dystrophy has touched the lives of people nationwide. Celebrate through Heartsongs, his third audio program, contains inspiring poems... Read more
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