Poetry audiobooks

Odd Odes for Oldies

By: Helen Ings

Narrated by: Madeline Wager

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

This little book of nonsense poems very much reflects on the writer’s own experience of life in the not-so-fast lane! Most of the short poems were written in the hope that some of the situations described therein might spark a note of recognition and maybe raise a smile or two among other “recycled teenagers”! Read more

Bibliothek der Klassiker: Deutsche Balladen 7 - Abridged

By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Theodor Storm, Wolfgang...

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

20 der schönsten deutschen Balladen aus dem 19. Jahrhundert! Mit dabei: Napoleon im Kreml, Lethe, König Etzels Schwert, Der Tod und Frau Laura, Die Füße im Feuer (alle C. F. Meyer), Lied des Harfenmädchens, Walpurgisnacht (alle T. Storm), Der Mönch von Heisterbach (W. Müller), Das verfluchte Dorf (K. A. Candidus), Der Narr des Grafen von... Read more

Friedrich Hölderlin: Die schönsten Gedichte - Abridged

By: Friedrich Hölderlin

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die schönsten Gedichte von Friedrich Hölderlin. Mit dabei: Der Gott der Jugend, Der Tod fürs Vaterland, Mein Eigentum, Hyperions Schicksalslied, Heidelberg, Lebenslauf, Der Abschied, Diotima, Andenken, Abendphantasie, Geh unter, schöne Sonne..., Hälfte des Lebens, Fleißig, Das Angenehme dieser Welt, Das fröhliche Leben, Der Spaziergang, Der... Read more

Deutsche Gedichte 6: 18. - 19. Jahrhundert - Abridged

By: Various Artists

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Gedichte aus dem 18. und 19. Jahrhundert. Mit dabei: Die Gebüsche, Lied, Erscheinung, Bergmannsleben, Wenn nicht mehr Zahlen, Hymnen an die Nacht, Trauer, Liebe, Zeit, Abschied, Trost, Spruch, Der Spinnerin Nachtlied, Wenn die Sonne weggegangen, Die Rose, Der Abend, Einsam will ich untergehn, Ich weiß, Im Namen Jesu, Rückblick, In der Fremde,... Read more

Bibliothek der Klassiker: Deutsche Balladen 6 - Abridged

By: Various Artists

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

20 der schönsten deutschen Balladen aus dem 19. Jahrhundert! Mit dabei: Prinz Eugen, der edle Ritter, Aus dem schlesischen Gebirge, Piratenromanze, Die Trompete von Vionville (alle F. Freiligrath), Das Märchen vom Reichtum und der Not, Wert des Lebens, Der Tambour (alle A. Glassbrenner), Es war ein armer Schneider (G. Weerth), Der Leineweber (L.... Read more

Deutsche Gedichte 5: 18. - 19. Jahrhundert - Abridged

By: Various Artists

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Gedichte aus dem 18. und 19. Jahrhundert. Mit dabei: Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, Als der erste Schnee fiel, An die Menschengesichter, Mailied, Der alte Landmann an seinen Sohn, Lebenspflichten, Aufmunterung zur Freude, Die Zufriedenheit, An das Herz, Der Herbstgang, Herbstlied, Vertrauen, Lied im Freien, Lied eines Landmanns in der Fremde, Der... Read more

The King of Christmas

By: Carol Ann Duffy

Narrated by: Carol Ann Duffy

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

On a frosty winter evening, the Baron watches the snow fall. He is bored and worried. It will soon be Christmas and everything is too quiet. What can he do to bring excitement to the Manor?

His wife, the Baroness, has an idea: he can appoint a King of Christmas, a peasant to take his place. And so begin twelve days of chaos, anarchy and merriment... Read more

A Book of Poetry

By: Lesley Offer

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The poems are about things I truly care about, places and things that inspired me, and I’d like to send my message to everyone who loves poetry. Read more

TrümmerSeele (Hörbuch)

By: Stephanie Mattner

Narrated by: Various Artists

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Unsere Seelen müssen immer wieder fürchterliche Trümmer erleben. Wir sind getroffen, betroffen aber nicht wortlos oder seelenlos. Die Autoren dieses Werkes geben den Flüchtlingsschicksalen eine Plattform, die Trauer und Hoffnung widerspiegelt, ohne Verantwortlichkeiten zu vergessen. Ziel dieser Publikation ist, einen Beitrag zu mehr Toleranz... Read more

Love Poems

By: Pablo Neruda

Narrated by: Armando Durán

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Sensual, earthy love poems that formed the basis for the popular movie Il Postino, now in a beautiful gift book perfect for weddings, Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, or just to say “I love you!”Charged with sensuality and passion, Pablo Neruda’s love poems are the most celebrated of the Nobel Prize winner’s oeuvre, captivating readers with... Read more

Los Juegos Olímpicos de la Granja del Mapache Wally

By: Leela Hope

Narrated by: Erica Van Boven

Length: 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Al Mapache Wally le encantan los ceportes de invierno, especialmente los de los Juegos Olímpicos de la Granja. Sigue a Wally y sus aventuras en el cuarto y último día de los Juegos Olímpicos de la Granja. Aunque Wally ha demostrado lo bueno que es, todavía tiene problemas para que otros animales le permitan participar en las Olimpiadas de... Read more

Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada

By: Pablo Neruda

Narrated by: Julio César Luna

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Escucha ahora una de las obras más célebres del poeta Pablo Neruda. La mejor poesía en formato audiolibro. «Me gusta cuando callas porque estás como ausente.
Distante y dolorosa comosi hubieras muerto.
Una palabra entonces, una sonrisa bastan.
Y estoy alegre, alegre de que no sea cierto.» Reseña:
«Neruda significa un hombre nuevo en la América, una... Read more

Of Love And Desire

By: Louis de Bernières

Narrated by: Louis de Bernières

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Of Love and Desire is a rich collection of love poems, written over a lifetime, capturing its many forms: from rapture, infatuation and urgency, to sorrow, heartache and disillusion. Poetry was de Bernières' first and greatest literary love, a passion evident in the musicality and emotion of his poems, which are full of stories and the truth of... Read more

On the Mountain of Tears

By: John Lee & Robert Bly

Narrated by: John Lee & Robert Bly

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

This is Robert Bly and John Lee reading together their poetry after a weekend men's conference in the mountains of North Alabama where they co-hosted that conference for 16 years. You will hear the master poet Robert Bly weave his words together to form the magic that only he can produce. Lee reads with enthusiasm and excitement to be reading... Read more

Heute ist morgen schon gestern - Abridged

By: Marco Michalzik & Pala Friesen

Narrated by: Marco Michalzik

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Heute ist morgen schon gestern" ist eine poetisch-akustische Reise durch die Zeiten des Jahres. Ob Frühlingserwachen, Sommerlaune, Herbstmelancholie oder Winterkälte - atmosphärisch ist die Sprachkunst des Wortpoeten Marco Michalzik unterlegt mit Klangkreationen von Pala Friesen. Ein Hörerlebnis, das zu Gott aufschauen lässt, der im Wechsel der... Read more

Rumi-Nations on Desire

By: Edward A. Vinson

Narrated by: Tom Bauer

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a celebration of falling in love and partaking of the Wine of the Beloved. It is both a meditation on the Song of Solomon, the Song of Songs and a celebration, a rumination on the love of the ancient Persian poet and Sufi mystic Rumi for the Divine in ways that bridge divides between faiths as the realization of the “desire of nations”. Read more

The Odyssey

By: Homer

Narrated by: Gordon Griffin

Length: 15 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The Odyssey is an epic poem, written by the ancient Greek Philosopher Homer, and is considered to be the second oldest piece of western literature still in existence. Scholars believe it was written at the end of the 8th century BC. Still heavily used in schools because of its unique literary makeup and historical value, the poems follow Greek... Read more

The Iliad

By: Homer

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

Length: 20 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

The Iliad is an epic Greek poem written by philosopher Homer, and is considered one of the oldest pieces of western literature still in existence. The story takes place during the last weeks of the ten year Trojan War, with a focus on the quarrels between King Agamemnon and the legendary warrior Achilles. However, this tale's most famous scene... Read more

The Raven

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Roy Macready

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The narrator is in deep sorrow, mourning his lost love and is slowly sinking into despair when he is visited by a talking raven from whom he seeks comfort and hope but whose only utterance is a single portentous word - “nevermore.” Read more

Emotions and Thoughts

By: George McKinney

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The poem “Me” says: I am me to feel free to live as I see, not what others believe! When you get to this point in your life, you need to learn who and what you are so you can live a full life and accept who you are! Read more

Beauty of Morality

By: Pierre Edens Sully

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

This is a book to begin with a variety of poetries, some letters, and a stage setting or mise en scène. It tries to make the main ideas of the subjects available with little exposure of philosophy. It tends to make clear how the enlightened Beauty of Morality carries with a long list of enlightened perspicacity and ingenuity. The author is as an... Read more

Deutsche Balladen 5 - Abridged

By: Various Artists

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

20 der schönsten deutschen Balladen aus dem 19. Jahrhundert! Mit dabei: Walpurgisnacht (Alexis), der Mäuseturm, Die Heinzelmännchen, Der Fischer von Gotin (alle Kopisch), Das Orakel (Gaudy), Der Organist aus dem Grabe (von Württemberg), Frau Hitt (von Ebert), Die drei Indianer, Warnung im Traume, Die Drei (alle Lenau), Der Meistertrunk (Vogl),... Read more

Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience

By: William Blake

Narrated by: Roy Macready

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The “Songs of Innocence” were published in 1789 and republished in 1794 together with the “Songs of Experience”. They represent Blake's two perspectives on the world, that of the child (innocence) and that of the adult (experience). Blake's poetical works were largely neglected in their own time but are today considered some of the most... Read more

Favourite Classic Poems

By: Various

Narrated by: Roy Macready

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

A collection of favourite classic poems by some of our best loved poets including Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, John Keats, William Butler Yeats, Thomas Love Peacock, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Shakespeare, Algernon Charles Swinburne and others. Read more