Poetry Audiobooks
The Divine Comedy
By: Dante Alighieri, John Aitken Carlyle, Thomas Okey & Philip H. Wicksteed
Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
Length: 13 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Blackstone Audio presents a new recording of this classic masterpiece, originally published in 1320, read by award-winning narrator Ralph Cosham. No words can describe the greatness of this work, a greatness both of theme and of artistry. Dante's theme is universal; it involves the greatest concepts that man has ever attained. Only a genius... Read More »
Paradise Lost
By: John Milton
Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
Length: 9 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Often considered the greatest epic in any modern language, Paradise Lost tells the story of the revolt of Satan, his banishment from Heaven, and the ensuing fall of Man with his expulsion from Eden. It is a tale of immense drama and excitement, of innocence pitted against corruption, of rebellion and treachery, in which God and Satan fight a... Read More »
Many Miles
By: Mary Oliver
Narrated by: Mary Oliver
Length: 41 minutes
Abridged: No
Following the success of At Blackwater Pond, this second audio reccording from bestselling poet Mary Oliver contains a selection of thirty-seven previously published poems and four new, read by the poet in her steady, magnetic voice. Oliver recites from the full range of her poetry—from her classic nature writing to her verses for her... Read More »
The Aeneid
By: Virgil & W. F. Jackson Knight
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Length: 14 hours
Abridged: No
This enduring masterpiece tells of the epic quest of Aenas, who flees the ashes of Troy to found a new civilization: Rome. A unique hero, Aenas struggles and fights not for personal gain but for a civilization that will exist in the far future. Caught between passion and fate, his vision would change the course of the Western world. Virgil,... Read More »
At Blackwater Pond
By: Mary Oliver
Narrated by: Mary Oliver
Length: 1 hour
Abridged: No
Mary Oliver has published twenty-one volumes of poetry and six books of prose in the span of five decades, but she rarely performs her poetry in live readings. With At Blackwater Pond, Mary Oliver gives her audience what they've longed to hear: the poet's voice reading her own work. In this audio, she has recorded forty of her favorite poems,... Read More »
Metamorphoses
By: Ovid & Frank Justus Miller
Narrated by: Barry Kraft
Length: 15 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Ovid's sensuous and witty poem brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation, often as a result of love or lust, in which men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification... Read More »
The Classic Hundred Poems - Abridged
By: William Harmon & Various
Narrated by: Ensemble Cast
Length: 6 hours
Abridged: Yes
An anthology every poetry lover should have: 100 carefully selected and beautifully read poems. Read More »
Adultolescence
By: Gabbie Hanna
Narrated by: Gabbie Hanna
Length: 1 hour 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Comedian Gabbie Hanna brings levity to the twists and turns of modern adulthood in this exhilarating debut collection of illustrated poetry.
In poems ranging from the singsong rhythms of children’s verses to a sophisticated confessional style, Gabbie explores what it means to feel like a kid and an adult all at once, revealing her own longings,... Read More »
81 Famous Poems
By: various authors
Narrated by: Alexander Scourby, Nancy Wickwire & Bramwell Fletcher
Length: 2 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Listen to the sound of English as it was meant to be heard. The only authorized audio companion to the widely respected Norton Anthology of Poetry, Third Edition, this audio collection includes the greatest poems of the English language, ranging from the writings of Shakespeare, Milton, Blake, and Wordsworth, to the best-loved verse of Whitman,... Read More »
The Iliad
By: Homer & Caroline Alexander
Narrated by: Dominic Keating
Length: 19 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
With her virtuoso translation, classicist and bestselling author Caroline Alexander brings to life Homer’s timeless epic of the Trojan War
Composed around 730 B.C., Homer’s Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year war between the invading Achaeans, or Greeks, and the Trojans in their besieged city of Ilion.... Read More »
The Iliad - Abridged
By: Homer, Robert Fagles & Bernard Knox
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi & Maria Tucci
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Dating to the ninth century BC, Homer’s timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Trojan War. Renowned classicist Bernard Knox observes in his superb Introduction... Read More »
Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey
By: Homer & W. H. D. Rouse
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
Length: 25 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature. Though more than 2,700 years old, their stories of brave heroics, capricious gods, and towering human emotions are vividly timeless. The Iliad can justly be called the world's greatest war epic. The terrible and long-drawn-out siege of Troy... Read More »
Odyssey
By: Homer & W. H. D. Rouse
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
Length: 11 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
One of the great masterpieces of Western literature, Odyssey chronicles the many trials and adventures Odysseus must pass through on his long journey home from the Trojan wars. Though the stormy, vengeful god of the ocean is determined to keep him off course, Odysseus is clever and has the brilliant goddess Athena on his side. With wit,... Read More »
all of it is you.
By: Nico Tortorella
Narrated by: Nico Tortorella
Length: 3 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
A debut poetry collection from actor Nico Tortorella exploring “all of it,” from the smallest cells in our bodies to the outer limits of our universe.
Nico Tortorella's debut poetry collection presents a singular voice honed through years as an actor, podcaster, and advocate, one colored with love, wonder, and endless curiosity. But it is... Read More »
Nikki Giovanni: Love Poems & A Good Cry
By: Nikki Giovanni
Narrated by: Nikki Giovanni
Length: 2 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She’s been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a healer, and a sage; a wise and courageous voice who has spoken out on the sensitive issues, including race and gender, that touch our national consciousness.
Love Poems: Nikki reads a stunning collection of... Read More »
Fifty Poems of Emily Dickinson
By: Emily Dickinson & New Millennium Audio
Narrated by: Glenda Jackson, Stephanie Beacham, Sharon Stone & Meryl Streep
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Four well-known actresses read these poems by one of the greatest American poets of the nineteenth century. Beginning always with particulars of personal experience, her poems encompass life and death, love and longing, joyfulness and sorrow. With sparse, precise language, she conveys a penetrating vision of the natural world and an acute... Read More »
Love Her Wild
By: Atticus
Narrated by: Atticus
Length: 40 minutes
Abridged: No
The first collection of poetry by Instagram sensation Atticus.
Love Her Wild is a collection of new and beloved poems from the poet Atticus, who has captured the hearts and minds of hundreds of thousands of avid followers on his Instagram account @atticuspoetry, including superstars like Karlie Kloss and Shay Mitchell. Dubbed the “#1 poet to... Read More »
The Presence of Christmas
By: various authors & New Millennium Audio
Narrated by: Bruce Heighley & Harry Nilsson
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
The Presence of Christmas contains a heartwarming anthology of stories, poems, and songs of the holiday season with traditional Christmas songs performed by Harry Nilsson. Stories and Poems:Song from HeavenThe Boy Who Laughed at Santa ClausMy Christmas MiracleBorn in BethlehemOne Solitary LifeTwilight for the WiseA Visit from St. NickChristmas... Read More »
The Iliad
By: Robert Fitzgerald & Homer
Narrated by: Dan Stevens
Length: 13 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Since it was first published more than forty years ago, Robert Fitzgerald's prizewinning translation of Homer's battle epic has become a classic in its own right: a standard against which all other versions of The Iliad are compared. This definitive translation of Homer's epic is timeless in its authority and always fresh in its vivid rendering... Read More »
She Walks in Beauty
By: Caroline Kennedy
Length: 5 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
In She Walks in Beauty, Caroline Kennedy has once again marshaled the gifts of our greatest poets to pay a very personal tribute to the human experience, this time to the complex and fascinating subject of womanhood. Inspired by her own reflections on more than fifty years of life as a young girl, a woman, a wife, and a mother, She Walks in... Read More »
Leaves of Grass
By: Walt Whitman
Narrated by: Robin Field
Length: 18 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
One of the great innovative figures in American letters, Walt Whitman created a daring new kind of poetry that became a major force in world literature. His poems have been woven into the very fabric of the American character and have continued to provide inspiration to people and poets for generations. Leaves of Grass is Whitman's masterpiece,... Read More »
The Classic Fifty Poems - Abridged
By: William Harmon & Various
Narrated by: Ensemble Cast
Length: 2 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Imagine if Billboard compiled a list of the top 100 poems, chosen not by critics or professors but by the people themselves. That's the concept behind The Classic Fifty Poems, and it works brilliantly. Read More »
Good Poems - Abridged
By: Garrison Keillor & Various
Narrated by: Garrison Keillor & Ensemble cast
Length: 4 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Every day people tune in to The Writer's Almanac on public radio and hear Garrison Keillor read them a poem. And here, for the first time, is an anthology of poems from the show, chosen by the narrator for their wit, their frankness, their passion, their "utter clarity in the face of everything else a person has to deal with at 7 a.m." Good... Read More »
The Odyssey
By: Homer
Narrated by: Ian McKellen
Length: 13 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
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 savoring treasuring for its sheer lyrical mastery. This... Read More »