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little astronaut
By: J. Hope Stein
Narrated by: J. Hope Stein
Length: 44 minutes
Abridged: No
A poetry collection about the beautiful and disorienting period of new motherhood, exploring an experience both otherworldly and very, very human.
little astronaut is a fully revised and updated edition of the limited-release poetry collection by critically acclaimed poet J. Hope Stein. Featuring over 50 pages of new poems this book brings to... Read more
Hojoki: A Buddhist Reflection on Solitude
By: Kamo no Chomei
Narrated by: Brian Nishii
Length: 1 hour 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Discover the tranquil wisdom of Chomei's 13th-century masterpiece, Hojoki, as it unveils the beauty of imperfection and the serenity of a simple life amidst the chaos of existence.
Hojoki is an introspective poem written in the 13th century by the enigmatic Japanese hermit Kamo no Chomei, who as a young man served in the capital as official court... Read more
The Unboxing of a Black Girl
By: Angela Shante
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Written as a collection of vignettes and poetry, The Unboxing of a Black Girl is a creative nonfiction reflection
on Black girlhood. The debut YA title, by award-winning author Angela Shanté, is a love letter to Black girls set
in New York City and serves as a personal and political critique of how the world raises Black girls.
As Shanté navigates... Read more
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid
By: Michael Ondaatje
Narrated by: Nathan Osgood
Length: 2 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Drawing on contemporary accounts, period photographs, dime novels, and his own prodigious fund of empathy and imagination, Michael Ondaatje's visionary novel traces the legendary outlaw's passage across the blasted landscape of 1880 New Mexico and the collective unconscious of his country. The Collected Works of Billy the Kid is a virtuoso... Read more
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The Popol Vuh
By: Michael Bazzett
Narrated by: Michael Bazzett
Length: 4 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST POETRY BOOK OF 2018
A WORLD LITERATURE TODAY NOTABLE TRANSLATIONIn the beginning, the world is spoken into existence with one word: “Earth.” There are no inhabitants, and no sun—only the broad sky, silent sea, and sovereign Framer and Shaper. Then come the twin heroes Hunahpu and Xbalanque. Wielding blowguns, they begin a... Read more
A Heart Finally Open
By: Lamont Kellum Jr.
Narrated by: King Ccholo
Length: 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Lamont Kellum Jr. is a very profound and prolific writer. Taking his poetry and spoken word to new heights, he is now telling his story in his own cadence unapologetically. From having the artistical architecture in his writing of poetry, he decided to utilize his gifted craft with a story telling of his own after all these years of everyone... Read more
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The Poetry of World War One
By: Siegfried Sassoon, Thomas Hardy, Rupert Brooke,...
Narrated by: Lucy Scott & Barnaby Edwards
Length: 3 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
In the midst of bombs and bullets, trenches and trauma, the soldiers of World War I, and those observing the horrors taking place from home, took pen to paper to record their experiences in verse. These poems - considered the greatest written during WWI and some of the greatest poetry of the twentieth century - show the horror of war but also... Read more
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Three Poems From Rudyard Kipling
By: Rudyard Kipling
Narrated by: Stanley Morrison, GH Hendricksen & Paul Lahnerd.
Length: 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 - January 18, 1936) was an English novelist, writer, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include the The Jungle Book, 1894; The Second Jungle Book, 1895, Kim, 1901, as well as, many well-known short stories and poems. The three poems... Read more
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One Wild Word Away
By: Geffrey Davis
Narrated by: Geffrey Davis
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: No
When tensions veer between hope and despair, the ensuing fracture can swing like a scythe and cut a ragged seam between past and present. In One Wild Word Away, Geffrey Davis weaves a deft set of poems about illness, family, loss, and rebirth. The luxurious sonics and crisp descriptions in each line are haunted by grief and buoyed by love as the... Read more
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The Wild Edge of The Heart
By: Susan Lambert, Editor, Francesca Bell, Michelle...
Narrated by: Susan Lambert
Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Poetry has always provided comfort, inspiration, and connection, especially during socially precarious and politically divisive times. That has never been truer than it is today. These Truths: Women Poets Raise Their Voices presents the work of some of our leading contemporary female poets who are lauded for their ferocity, sensitivity and... Read more
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The Poetic Vibrations of a Matured Butterfly
By: Arthur Lee Conway
Narrated by: Michael Johnson
Length: 53 minutes
Abridged: No
There is a lot one can learn from the matured butterflies among us. You know the ones who survived the perilous larva stage without being eaten alive and completed the metamorphosis bruised but stronger for the experience. There is profound beauty in the potential wisdom and inspiration available from those matured butterflies willing to share... Read more
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The Grimoire of Forgotten Fairytales
By: William Moore
Narrated by: William Moore & Alan Moore
Length: 1 hour 6 minutes
Abridged: No
"The longer I looked, the more disorienting it became."Step beyond the veil of the ordinary and into a realm where fairytales are not as they seem. 'The Grimoire of Forgotten Fairytales' beckons you into a world of eldritch lore and enigmatic verses. From twisted nursery rhymes to cryptic riddles, each page is a key to a door yet unopened, a... Read more
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La muerte duplicada
By: Sebastián Riestra
Narrated by: unknown
Length: 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Después de exponer los pliegues más oscuros del amor en Romero (2004) y Rémora (2015), Sebastían Riestra asume un desafío mayor: retratar, con las armas de la poesía, a la generación de los años setenta en la Argentina. Visceral y feroz, aunque nunca lejos de la ternura, La muerte duplicada da cuenta del baño de sangre en que terminó todo a... Read more
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gay
By: Alberto Ramos
Narrated by: Alberto Ramos
Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Abridged: No
Llega a librerías el poemario que inspiró a una generación. En 2019, Alberto Ramos autopublicó un innovador libro llamado gay, con un diseño único con todas las páginas negras e ilustraciones trazadas en blanco que conquistó corazones y marcó tendencias, concebido y diseñado por su autor como una labor de amor en honor al arcoíris. gay es un... Read more
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The Black Sea
By: Stephanos Papadopoulos
Narrated by: Stephanos Papadopoulos
Length: 51 minutes
Abridged: No
In this third collection of poems Papadopoulos addresses the historical subject of the Pontic Greek massacre in the 1920’s in a series of “sonnet-monologues” that link cinematically to create a very specific, semi-fictional account of a group of people living within this particular historic context. His own Greek family is of Pontic and Cretan... Read more
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The Argonautica
By: Apollonius Rhodius
Narrated by: Anna Isaksen
Length: 5 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Embark on an unforgettable journey with The Argonautica, the only surviving Hellenistic epic that masterfully blends adventure, romance, and mythology. This literary treasure by Apollonius Rhodius tells the gripping tale of Jason and the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece. Delve into a world where gods and mortals collide, and witness the... Read more
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woke up no light
By: Leila Mottley
Narrated by: Leila Mottley
Length: 1 hour 31 minutes
Abridged: No
A poignant, rousing debut book of poetry, full of life, from the former Youth Poet Laureate of Oakland, California
woke up no light is a Black girl’s saunter turned to a woman’s defiant strut. These are the hymns of a new generation of poetry. Young, alive, yearning. A mouth swung open and ready to devour. A quest for home in a world that knows... Read more
Good Grief
By: Brianna Pastor
Narrated by: Brianna Pastor
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
“Brianna Pastor is by far one of my favorite new writers. Good Grief is a powerful testament that shows how hard the past can be and that overcoming it is possible. If you want to feel seen and deeply moved, read Good Grief. Brianna Pastor has unparalleled talent, let the power of her writing guide you to a better life.”—yung pueblo, #1 New York... Read more
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Time For My Generation To DIE
By: E.D. Evans
Narrated by: E.D. Evans
Length: 1 hour 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Imagine finding a dusty, water-stained journal in an abandoned subway station before realizing it was written 20 years in the future. No robot maids or air cars, just capital L, “Life,” through X-ray specs, and don’t hold the band-aid ripping or bemused outrage. There are a thousand novels herein. (Buddy Woodward)
Time for My Generation to DIE... Read more
Khalil Gibrans Prophet 1923-2023 (Ungekürzt)
By: Hans-Josef Fritschi
Narrated by: Frank Stieren
Length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Seit einhundert Jahren verbindet man den Namen Khalil Gibran mit dem Buch DER PROPHET. Im 20. Jahrhundert zählte es zu den weltweit meistgelesenen Werken überhaupt. Inzwischen ist es stiller um diesen spirituellen Weisheitstext geworden, der gerade die Generation der Babyboomer durch ihre oft wilde Jugend begleitete. Kann man den PROPHETEN heute... Read more
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Do You Believe in Fairies?
By: Ashley Anne Strobridge
Narrated by: Ashley Anne Strobridge
Length: 51 minutes
Abridged: No
This is an audio journey through a collection of original Nature photography paired with original poetry & prose. Within you'll find lyrical audio descriptions of photos spanning the landscapes of my home state of Vermont, as well as a curated selection of photos from Virginia. This art is paired with whimsical & impactful poetry in... Read more
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Poems
By: Rainer Maria Rilke
Narrated by: Shawna Wolf
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is the finest Austrian poet of this century and one of the greatest lyrical writers in the history of Western literature. A major figure in the modernist movement, with some affinities to Yeats, Rilke had a profound influence on other 20th century poets such as Pasternak and Akhmatova. He is a master of vivid and... Read more
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ਕੱਲ ਫਿਰ ਸਵੇਰਾ ਆਵੇਗਾ
By: Veerpaul Kaur
Narrated by: Veerpaul Kaur
Length: 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Veerpaul's debut Punjabi poetry book, ਕੱਲ ਫਿਰ ਸਵੇਰਾ ਆਵੇਗਾ (Tomorrow Brings a New Dawn), takes readers on an emotional journey through life. This collection is divided into six sections, each exploring human feelings, Punjab's culture, and the search for truth. The poems touch on themes like passion, family bonds, love, and staying hopeful... Read more
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Rangikura
By: Tayi Tibble
Narrated by: Tayi Tibble
Length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Abridged: No
A fiery second collection of poetry from the acclaimed Indigenous New Zealand writer that U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo calls, “One of the most startling and original poets of her generation.”
Tayi Tibble returns on the heels of her incendiary debut with a bold new follow-up. Barbed and erotic, vulnerable and searching, Rangikura asks readers to... Read more