National Poetry Month

Sight

The Poetry of Timothy Nonn 

By: Timothy Nonn
Narrated by: Jennifer March
Length: 56 minutes

Timothy Nonn lost his sight to glaucoma over a period of ten years. He has written poetry that reflects his journey from sight to blindness. His poems are hauntingly beautiful as he learns to see the world in a new way, not with his eyes but with his heart.According to Timothy, “These poems reflect my own experience of losing my eyesight later... Read more

A Year of Last Things

Poems

By: Michael Ondaatje
Narrated by: Michael Ondaatje
Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

From one of the most influential writers of his generation, a gorgeously surprising poetry collection about memory, history, and the act of looking back

Following several of his internationally acclaimed novels, A Year of Last Things is Michael Ondaatje’s long-awaited return to poetry. In pieces that are sometimes witty, sometimes moving, and... Read more

The Moon That Turns You Back

Poems

By: Hala Alyan
Narrated by: Hala Alyan
Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

From the author of The Arsonists’ City and The Twenty-Ninth Year, a new collection of poetry that traces the fragmentation of memory, archive, and family–past, present, future–in the face of displacement and war. A diaspora of memories runs through this poetry collection—a multiplicity of voices, bodies, and houses hold archival material for one... Read more

36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem

By: Nam Le
Narrated by: Nam Le
Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

An explosive, devastating debut book of poetry from the acclaimed author of The Boat

In his first international release since the award-winning, best-selling The Boat, Nam Le delivers a shot across the bow with a book-length poem that honors every convention of diasporic literature—in a virtuosic array of forms and registers—before shattering the... Read more

Ten Bridges I've Burnt

A Memoir in Verse

By: Brontez Purnell
Narrated by: Brontez Purnell
Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

“At several points while listening to Brontez Purnell read, I felt my chest go concave at the impact of his words. The way he spins phrases, chains metaphors, and links seemingly unrelated stories is genuinely breathtaking. Read more

Thick with Trouble

Penguin Poets

By: Amber McBride
Narrated by: Amber McBride
Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

From National Book Award finalist Amber McBride, a mystical, transcendent poetry collection about Black womanhood in the American South

In Thick with Trouble, award-winning poet Amber McBride interrogates if being “trouble”—difficult, unruly, fearsome, defiant—is ultimately a weakness or an incomparable source of strength. Steeped in the Hoodoo... Read more

Black Girl You Are Atlas

By: Renée Watson
Narrated by: Renée Watson
Length: 51 minutes

A Coretta Scott King Honor Book

Odyssey Honor Audiobook

A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson.

In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renée Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender.

Using a variety of poetic... Read more

Spectral Evidence

Poems

By: Gregory Pardlo
Narrated by: Gregory Pardlo
Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY • A powerful meditation on Blackness, beauty, faith, and the force of law, from the beloved award-winning author of Digest and Air Traffic

Elegant, profound, and intoxicating—Spectral Evidence, Gregory Pardlo’s first major collection of poetry after winning the Pulitzer Prize for Digest, moves... Read more

Poemhood: Our Black Revival

History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology

By: Amber McBride, Erica Martin & Taylor Byas
Narrated by: Angel Pean & Greg Campbell
Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

""A rich, thoughtful anthology exploring centuries of Black poetry."" —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)""This deep and complex assemblage of Black poetry culminates in a joyful, painful, and emotionally rich experience."" —Publishers Weekly (starred review)""An eclectic mix of Black experiences fills this unmatched anthology that features both... Read more

Poukahangatus

Poems

By: Tayi Tibble
Narrated by: Tayi Tibble
Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

The American debut of an acclaimed young poet as she explores her identity as a twenty-first-century Indigenous woman. Poem by poem, Tibble carves out a bold new way of engaging history, of straddling modernity and ancestry, desire and exploitation.

Intimate, moving, virtuosic, and hilarious, Tayi Tibble is one of the most exciting new voices in... Read more

Make Your Own Magic

A Beginner's Guide to Self-Empowering Witchcraft

By: Amanda Lovelace
Narrated by: Amanda Lovelace
Length: 4 hours 59 minutes

From the bestselling author of the princess saves herself in this one comes an accessible guide to welcoming magic into your life, perfect for beginner witches and the magic-curious alike.

As witchcraft grows ever more popular, there are countless introductions and paths into magical practice to choose from—so many that you might not know where... Read more

The Wonder of Small Things

Poems of Peace and Renewal

By: James Crews
Narrated by: James Crews
Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

From the editor of the bestselling poetry anthologies How to Love the World and The Path to Kindness, a collection of accessible, uplifting poetry celebrating the small wonders and peaceful moments of everyday life.

As James Crews writes in the introduction: "Wonder opens our senses and helps us stay in touch with a humbling sense of our own... Read more

Inciting Joy

Essays

By: Ross Gay
Narrated by: Ross Gay
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

“Reading Ross Gay makes me feel (to paraphrase Emily Dickinson on poetry) like the top of my head’s been blown off…in the most exciting, nourishing, comforting, challenging ways. Here, he muses on the power of community and connection to incite joy, touching on gardening and grief, mutual aid, masculinity, mental health, even skateboarding and... Read more

Bluets

By: Maggie Nelson
Narrated by: Maggie Nelson
Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color …Since 2009, when it first published, to today, Bluets has drawn scores of readers with its surprising insights into the emotional depths that make us most human—via 240 short pieces, at once lyrical and philosophical, on the color blue. This new edition celebrates Maggie... Read more

Where Hope Comes From

Poems of Resilience, Healing, and Light

By: Nikita Gill
Narrated by: Nikita Gill
Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

**The Sunday Times Bestseller**

Instagram superstar and poet Nikita Gill returns to her roots with her most personal collection yet, including more than twenty poems exclusive to the US edition.

I took my worries out
and laid them carefully on the kitchen table.
Then began the slow but rewarding task
of fixing everything that needed more love.

Nikita... Read more

The Book of Delights

By: Ross Gay
Narrated by: Ross Gay
Length: 5 hours

“Ross Gay's Book of Delights is my lifeline to joy (delights!) during my commute. I may plan to chip away at work tasks, or read the newspaper, or scroll through Facebook, but Ross' voice calls to me and I click on The Book of Delights. Only one entry soothes my soul, but I usually can't stop at just one... Read more

Wild and Precious

A Celebration of Mary Oliver

By: Mary Oliver
Narrated by: Sophia Bush
Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

“Don’t let the serene cover fool you—nor the accessibility or beauty of Mary Oliver’s poetry—this celebration of the beloved poet is as multifaceted, wry, sharp, and fearless of the depths as Mary Oliver was herself. The reverent, nature-loving, queer, chain smoking mystic of forest, stream, and shore is vividly remembered in this absolute gift... Read more

Why Fathers Cry at Night

A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances

By: Kwame Alexander
Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

This powerful memoir from a #1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medalist features poetry, letters, recipes, and other personal artifacts that provide an intimate look into his life and the loved ones he shares it with. In a powerfully intimate and non-traditional (or "new-fashioned") memoir, Kwame Alexander shares snapshots of a man... Read more

Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

By: Warsan Shire
Narrated by: Warsan Shire
Length: 30 minutes

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 - as in Tayeb Salih's work - and translating to the... Read more

Promises of Gold

By: José Olivarez
Narrated by: José Olivarez
Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

"Listeners are privy to Olivarez framing each poem with rays of insight, to interspersed live recordings and selections recorded only for the audio....Olivarez gifts listeners gems of healing in this poetic affirmation of community and love." - Booklist

"A portion of the audiobook is performed in front of a live audience, which is such a smart... Read more