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Poetry Unbound
- 50 Poems to Open Your World
- By: Pádraig Ó Tuama
- Narrated by: Pádraig Ó Tuama
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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In the tumult of our contemporary moment, poetry has emerged as an inviting, consoling outlet with a unique power to move and connect us, to inspire fury, tears, joy, laughter, and surprise. This generous anthology pairs fifty illuminating poems with poet and podcast host Pádraig Ó Tuama's appealing, unhurried reflections. With keen insight and warm personal anecdotes, Ó Tuama considers each poem's artistry and explores how its meaning can reach into our own lives.
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Praise to Pádraig O Tuama
- By Marilyn Hargrove on 02-01-23
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Poetry Unbound
- 50 Poems to Open Your World
- Narrated by: Pádraig Ó Tuama
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 12-06-22
- Language: English
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From Song of Myself (A Poem from The Poets' Corner)
- The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family
- By: John Lithgow
- Narrated by: Morgan Freeman, Susan Sarandon, Helen Mirren, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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John Lithgow has compiled an outstanding collection of memorable poems and has gathered his famous friends to read them. The wide variety of carefully selected poetry in this audiobook provides the perfect introduction to reel in those who are new to poetry, and for poetry lovers to experience beloved verses in a fresh, vivid way. Lithgow offers insightful and sometimes poignant commentary to accompany each poem. His essential criterion is that "each poem's light shines more brightly when read aloud".
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A Painless Crash Course in the Great Western Poets
- By Brazilgirl on 10-27-14
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From Song of Myself (A Poem from The Poets' Corner)
- The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family
- Narrated by: Morgan Freeman, Susan Sarandon, Helen Mirren, Glenn Close, Gary Sinese, John Lithgow
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 10-31-07
- Language: English
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The Universe in Verse
- 15 Portals to Wonder Through Science & Poetry
- By: Maria Popova, Ofra Amit - illustrator
- Narrated by: Maria Popova, Lili Taylor
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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Poetry and science, as Popova writes in her introduction, "are instruments for knowing the world more intimately and loving it more deeply." In 15 short essays on subjects ranging from the mystery of dark matter and the infinity of pi to the resilience of trees and the intelligence of octopuses, Popova tells the stories of scientific searching and discovery. These stories are interwoven with details from the very real and human lives of scientists—many of them women, many underrecognized—and poets inspired by the same questions and the beauty they reveal.
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The Universe in Verse
- 15 Portals to Wonder Through Science & Poetry
- Narrated by: Maria Popova, Lili Taylor
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Release date: 10-01-24
- Language: English
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The Poems of T. S. Eliot
- Read by Jeremy Irons
- By: T. S. Eliot
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons, Dame Eileen Atkins
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
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Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Jeremy Irons' perceptive reading illuminates the poetry of T. S. Eliot in all its complexity. Major poems range from 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' through the post-war desolation of 'The Waste Land' and the spiritual struggle of 'Ash-Wednesday', to the enduring charm of 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'.
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Horribly Frustrating to Follow
- By AVS on 06-18-18
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The Poems of T. S. Eliot
- Read by Jeremy Irons
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons, Dame Eileen Atkins
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 04-05-18
- Language: English
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The Strength In Our Scars
- By: Bianca Sparacino
- Narrated by: Rachel L. Jacobs
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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Through poetry, prose, and the compassionate encouragement you would expect from someone who knows exactly what you're working through, Sparacino is here with the words you need. The Strength in Our Scars tackles the gut-wrenching but relatable experiences of moving on, self-love, and ultimately learning to heal. In this book you will find peace, you will find a rock, you will find understanding, and you will find hope.
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Disappointing
- By C.M. Crandall on 09-05-20
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The Strength In Our Scars
- Narrated by: Rachel L. Jacobs
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 07-28-20
- Language: English
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The Classic Hundred Poems
- By: William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, W.B. Yeats, and others
- Narrated by: Alfred Corn, Rita Dove
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Adopting the methodology of the music charts, The Classic Hundred Poems presents the "top 100" poems of all time. The selections are illuminated by the informative notes of editor William Harmon and read by an ensemble of contemporary poets including Alfred Corn and Rita Dove.
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A great selection of poetry
- By James on 07-13-04
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The Classic Hundred Poems
- Narrated by: Alfred Corn, Rita Dove
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 01-19-00
- Language: English
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Poetry
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Bernard O'Donoghue
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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In this Very Short Introduction, Bernard O'Donoghue provides a fascinating look at the many different forms of writing which have been called "poetry" - from the Greeks to the present day. As well as questioning what poetry is, he asks what poetry is for, and considers contemporary debates on its value. Is there a universality to poetry? And does it have a duty of public utility and responsibility?
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Great Primer for Poetry Students
- By Drone Boy on 09-03-22
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Poetry
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 04-14-20
- Language: English
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The Essential Rumi, New Expanded Edition
- By: Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, Coleman Barks - translator, John Moyne - translator, and others
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems. Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of listeners, making the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of 13th-century Sufi mystic Rumi more popular than ever.
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Disappointed
- By G. Vidal on 04-09-20
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The Essential Rumi, New Expanded Edition
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 07-03-18
- Language: English
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Good Poems
- Selected and Introduced by Garrison Keillor
- By: Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, and others
- Narrated by: Garrison Keillor
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
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Good Poems includes poems about lovers, children, failure, everyday life, death, and transcendence. It features the work of classic poets, such as Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Robert Frost, as well as the work of contemporary greats such as Howard Nemerov, Charles Bukowski, Donald Hall, Billy Collins, Robert Bly, and Sharon Olds Good Poems includes poems about lovers, children, failure, everyday life, death, and transcendence.
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Very good, but. . .
- By KSmith on 01-27-11
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Good Poems
- Selected and Introduced by Garrison Keillor
- Narrated by: Garrison Keillor
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 02-11-10
- Language: English
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Poems by Emily Dickinson
- By: Emily Dickinson
- Narrated by: Marianne Fraulo
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
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Poems by Emily Dickinson is a compilation of the poetry of Emily Dickinson in three different series, each composed of the following subjects: Life, Love, Nature, Time, and Eternity.
The notoriously reclusive New England poet broke all the rules of Victorian-era poetry to create a new, uniquely American style. Despite the fact that the majority of the poems recited here were never published in her lifetime, Dickinson remains one of the most influential voices in American literature.
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Good reading of a gifted poet
- By portlyfox on 09-03-12
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Poems by Emily Dickinson
- Narrated by: Marianne Fraulo
- Series: Poems of Emily Dickinson
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 03-07-12
- Language: English
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Pillow Thoughts: The Audiobook Collection
- By: Courtney Peppernell
- Narrated by: Courtney Peppernell
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
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Pillow Thoughts: The Audiobook Collection is a compilation of Courtney Peppernell's Pillow Thoughts poetry. This bundled audiobook includes all three books in the series, plus Courtney's commentary about her inspiration, writing process and much more.
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Pillow Thoughts: The Audiobook Collection
- Narrated by: Courtney Peppernell
- Series: Pillow Thoughts, Book 1-3
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 06-27-23
- Language: English
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Poems by Walt Whitman
- By: Walt Whitman
- Narrated by: Mark Moseley
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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A collection of poems written by the revered American poet, essayist, and journalist. Included are selections from this most famous work, Leaves of Grass, as well as Drum Taps and Songs of Parting.
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Sound
- By Alcina Magalhaes on 10-29-16
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Poems by Walt Whitman
- Narrated by: Mark Moseley
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 03-14-12
- Language: English
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On Drinking
- By: Charles Bukowski
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
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Charles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer’s best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed “dirty old man”, Bukowski used alcohol as muse and as fuel, a conflicted relationship responsible for some of his darkest moments, as well as some of his most joyful and inspired. In On Drinking, Bukowski expert Abel Debritto has collected the writer’s most profound, funny, and memorable work on his ups and downs with the hard stuff.
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Don't read this sober
- By Lowball on 03-02-19
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On Drinking
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 02-12-19
- Language: English
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Great Poets of the Romantic Age
- By: William Blake, William Wordsworth, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and others
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
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With a dynamic spirit, these great English poets made a conscious return to nostalgia and spiritual depth. Each chose a different path, but they are united in a love of moods, impressions, scenes, stories, sights and sounds. In this collection of more than forty poems are some of the finest and most memorable works in the English language.
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Inspirational, beautiful and timeless
- By Elisa on 08-25-16
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Great Poets of the Romantic Age
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 11-18-10
- Language: English
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81 Famous Poems
- An Audio Companion to The Norton Anthology of Poetry
- By: William Shakespeare, John Donne, Robert Herricks
- Narrated by: Alexander Scourby, Nancy Wickwire, Bramwell Fletcher
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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This collection of timeless British and American poems is an experience to be treasured. The readings, by brilliant classic actors Alexander Scourby, Nancy Wickwire, and Bramwell Fletcher, are presented in the order they appear in The Norton Anthology of Poetry, Third Edition, and are selected for their ability to delight. The poetry is also among the most anthologized verse in the English language.
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Untitled Chapters Make An Audiobook Hard To Use
- By Dean Bocobo on 12-17-18
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81 Famous Poems
- An Audio Companion to The Norton Anthology of Poetry
- Narrated by: Alexander Scourby, Nancy Wickwire, Bramwell Fletcher
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 08-25-15
- Language: English
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And Still I Rise (Unabridged Selections)
- A Book of Poems
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 22 mins
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Maya Angelou’s unforgettable collection of poetry lends its name to the documentary film about her life, And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters. “It is true poetry she is writing,” M. F.K . Fisher has observed, “not just rhythm, the beat, rhymes. I find it very moving and at times beautiful. It has an innate purity about it, unquenchable dignity.... It is astounding, flabbergasting, to recognize it, in all the words I read every day and night...it gives me heart, to hear so clearly the caged bird singing and to understand her notes.”
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Amazing
- By Jean on 06-04-14
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And Still I Rise (Unabridged Selections)
- A Book of Poems
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 22 mins
- Release date: 12-15-05
- Language: English
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New Hampshire
- By: Robert Frost
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
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New Hampshire features Frost's meditations on rural life, love, and death, delivered in the voice of a soft-spoken New Englander. Critics have long marveled at the poet's gift for capturing the speech of the region's natives and his realistic evocations of the area's landscapes. This compilation, first published in 1923, earned Frost the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes and includes several of his best-known poems: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", "Nothing Gold Can Stay", and "Fire and Ice".
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Magical
- By Robert S. Becker on 03-08-21
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New Hampshire
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 04-30-19
- Language: English
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I Would Leave Me If I Could.
- A Collection of Poetry
- By: Halsey
- Narrated by: Halsey
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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Grammy Award-nominated, platinum-selling musician Halsey is heralded as one of the most compelling voices of her generation. In I Would Leave Me If I Could., she reveals never-before-heard poetry of longing, love, and the nuances of bipolar disorder.
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Amazing
- By Nik on 11-17-20
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I Would Leave Me If I Could.
- A Collection of Poetry
- Narrated by: Halsey
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Release date: 11-17-20
- Language: English
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At Blackwater Pond
- Mary Oliver reads Mary Oliver
- By: Mary Oliver
- Narrated by: Mary Oliver
- Length: 1 hr
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Mary Oliver has published fifteen volumes of poetry and five books of prose in the span of four decades, but she rarely performs her poetry in live readings. Now, with the arrival of At Blackwater Pond, Mary Oliver has given her audience what they've longed to hear: the poet's voice reading her own work.
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High Hopes
- By Sara on 12-19-15
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At Blackwater Pond
- Mary Oliver reads Mary Oliver
- Narrated by: Mary Oliver
- Length: 1 hr
- Release date: 09-19-11
- Language: English
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Paradise Lost
- By: John Milton
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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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.
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The most accessible reading of Paradise Lost
- By Tony McClung on 02-21-10
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Paradise Lost
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-21-09
- Language: English
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Little is known about the Ancient Greek oral poet Homer, the supposed 8th century BC author of the world-read Iliad and his later masterpiece, The Odyssey. These classic epics provided the basis for Greek education and culture throughout the classical age and formed the backbone of humane education through the birth of the Roman Empire and the spread of Christianity.
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Worth the price, worth the time
- By Sam on 12-31-04
By: Homer
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
- A Spiritual Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny
- By: Robin Sharma
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Now published in over 70 languages, this number one international best seller gently offers answers to life's biggest questions as well as a practical process to help you create prosperity, vitality, happiness and inner peace. This is the incredible story of Julian Mantle, a superstar lawyer whose out-of-balance lifestyle leads him to a near-fatal heart attack in a packed courtroom. His collapse brings on a spiritual crisis, forcing him to seek answers to life's most important questions.
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Honestly... it's ok...
- By Sid Edwards on 01-12-19
By: Robin Sharma
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Paradise Lost
- By: John Milton
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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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.
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The most accessible reading of Paradise Lost
- By Tony McClung on 02-21-10
By: John Milton
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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When Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017―rendering the ancient poem in contemporary language that was “fresh, unpretentious and lean” (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)―critics lauded it as “a revelation” (Susan Chira, New York Times) and “a cultural landmark” (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time.
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Great Work of Scholarship Accessible to All
- By KY-Barbara on 10-05-23
By: Homer, and others
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- By: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Acclaimed actress Claire Danes burnishes an epic story of heroes, gods, and monsters in a groundbreaking translation of The Odyssey, the first great adventure story in the Western literary tradition. When the wily warrior-king Odysseus sets off for home after the Trojan War, he doesn’t realize this simple undertaking will become a perilous journey of 10 years. Beset at every turn, he encounters obstacles, detours, and temptations—both supernatural and human—while his wife Penelope fends off would-be suitors desperate to take the throne.
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Much better than I originally thought
- By Tad Davis on 01-28-19
By: Homer, and others
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At Home in Mitford
- A Novel
- By: Jan Karon
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally lovable. Yet Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more. Enter a dog the size of a sofa who moves in and won't go away. Add an attractive neighbor who begins wearing a path through the hedge. Now, stir in a lovable but unloved boy, a mystifying jewel theft, and a secret that's 60 years old.
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Loved it
- By Sara on 01-29-14
By: Jan Karon
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Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey
- By: Homer, W. H. D. Rouse - translator
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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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 remains one of the classic campaigns. The Odyssey chronicles the many trials and adventures Odysseus must pass through on his long journey home from the Trojan wars to his beloved wife.
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Oddball Translation
- By Joel Jenkins on 05-11-17
By: Homer, and others
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Tao Te Ching
- A New English Version
- By: Stephen Mitchell, Lao Tzu
- Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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In 81 brief chapters, Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, as well as a serene and generous spirit. It teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao: the basic principle of the universe.
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Wonderful translation and reading, but...
- By Jason on 08-12-13
By: Stephen Mitchell, and others
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The Divine Comedy
- By: Clive James - translator, Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Renowned poet and critic Clive James presents the crowning achievement of his career: a monumental translation into English verse of Dante’s The Divine Comedy. The Divine Comedy is the precursor of modern literature, and this translation - decades in the making - gives us the entire epic as a single, coherent and compulsively listenable lyric poem. Written in the early 14th century and completed in 1321, the year of Dante’s death, The Divine Comedy is perhaps the greatest work of epic poetry ever composed.
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Brilliant!
- By Tad Davis on 10-18-13
By: Clive James - translator, and others
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The Aeneid
- Revised and Expanded Edition
- By: Vergil
- Narrated by: Susanna Braund
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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A powerful and poignant translation of Vergil’s epic poem, newly equipped with introduction and notes.
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Great translation
- By Melanie on 11-05-23
By: Vergil
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Terry Jones
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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A collection of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour.
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An absolute delight!
- By Shannon Slee on 07-15-18
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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AudioGasmic
- A Book of Love Poems (The Love Series, Book 4)
- By: Blazing Entity, Kya Montague
- Narrated by: Winston James
- Length: 42 mins
- Unabridged
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AudioGasmic is a follow up to the romance novel A Love of my Own, where we're able to see Julian Brooks in his true poetic grandeur. Described as a lyrical assassin and a professional wordsmith by his peers, Julian's love of poetry, and his love of love, are evident in each line he writes.
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Dreamy
- By kayree s simmons on 12-02-23
By: Blazing Entity, and others
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The Essential Rumi, New Expanded Edition
- By: Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, Coleman Barks - translator, John Moyne - translator, and others
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems. Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of listeners, making the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of 13th-century Sufi mystic Rumi more popular than ever.
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Disappointed
- By G. Vidal on 04-09-20
By: Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, and others
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The Poems of T. S. Eliot
- Read by Jeremy Irons
- By: T. S. Eliot
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons, Dame Eileen Atkins
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Jeremy Irons' perceptive reading illuminates the poetry of T. S. Eliot in all its complexity. Major poems range from 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' through the post-war desolation of 'The Waste Land' and the spiritual struggle of 'Ash-Wednesday', to the enduring charm of 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'.
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Horribly Frustrating to Follow
- By AVS on 06-18-18
By: T. S. Eliot
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Beyond Thoughts
- An Exploration of Who We Are Beyond Our Minds (Beyond Suffering, Book 2)
- By: Joseph Nguyen
- Narrated by: Joseph Nguyen
- Length: 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Beyond Thoughts is a poetry collection that explores the root cause of anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, negative thinking, and emotional suffering to help you heal. This book will take you on a beautiful journey of self-discovery, self-love, happiness, hope, and deep healing to help you find inner peace in a simple yet profound way.
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emotional and comforting
- By Charmaine Aldrich on 04-30-24
By: Joseph Nguyen
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The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Christopher Tolkien
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son was originally published in the 1953 edition of Essays and Studies. In December of that year, J.R.R. Tolkien took possession of a reel-to-reel tape recorder and, some time during the first few months of 1954, decided to record ‘the whole thing on tape’ as a way of ‘testing’ the performative quality of the dramatic dialogue between Tídwald and Torhthelm.
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Short sweet and to the point
- By Anthony Baker on 04-04-23
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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The Divine Comedy
- Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso
- By: Dante Alighieri, Stephen Wyatt
- Narrated by: Blake Ritson, John Hurt, David Warner, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Blake Ritson, David Warner, Hattie Morahan and John Hurt star in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Dante's epic poem. Inferno: Thirty-five year old Dante finds himself in the middle of a dark wood, in extreme personal and spiritual crisis. Hope of rescue appears in the form of the venerable poet Virgil, now a shade himself, who offers to lead Dante on an odyssey through the afterlife, beginning in the terrifying depths of Hell.
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Revisiting the land of the dead
- By Adeliese Baumann on 10-21-16
By: Dante Alighieri, and others
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The Way Forward
- By: Yung Pueblo
- Narrated by: Yung Pueblo
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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In these rapidly changing times, it is more important than ever to know ourselves well and fully, even and especially in the face of turmoil. The Way Forward encourages listeners to connect more deeply to their intuition, using it to remain focused and grounded amidst a world in constant flux. In his latest collection of poetry and short prose, Yung Pueblo offers clear strategies for managing the unknown, inhabiting your personal power, and bringing your truest, healthiest self to relationships.
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Great messages
- By Heather W on 08-28-24
By: Yung Pueblo
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Spoiler Alert
- A Novel
- By: Olivia Dade
- Narrated by: Isabelle Ruther
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Marcus Caster-Rupp has a secret. The world may know him as Aeneas, star of the biggest show on television, but fanfiction readers call him something else: Book!AeneasWouldNever. Marcus gets out his frustrations with the show through anonymous stories about the internet’s favorite couple, Aeneas and Lavinia. But if anyone discovered his online persona, he’d be finished in Hollywood.
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So GOOD!
- By Romancebookgal on 01-09-21
By: Olivia Dade
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The Divine Comedy
- The Inferno, The Purgatorio, & The Paradiso
- By: Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise-the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation. One of the greatest works in literature, Dantes story-poem is an allegory that represents mankind as it exposes itself, by its merits or demerits, to the rewards or the punishments of justice.
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- By Tad Davis on 05-22-09
By: Dante Alighieri
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Clarity and Connection
- By: Yung Pueblo
- Narrated by: Yung Pueblo
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In Clarity and Connection, Yung Pueblo explores how intense emotions accumulate in our subconscious and condition us to act and react the ways we do. With his distinctive voice, at once spare and evocative, the author guides us through the excavation and release of the past that is required for growth.
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Halting speech halts listening
- By Elissa Bean on 09-29-21
By: Yung Pueblo
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The Inferno
- By: Dante, Robert Hollander - translator, Jean Hollander - translator
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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The epic grandeur of Dante's masterpiece has inspired readers and listeners for 700 years and has entered the human imagination. But the further we move from the late medieval world of Dante, the more a rich understanding and enjoyment of the poem depends on knowledgeable guidance.
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Into Hell
- By Adam on 10-25-19
By: Dante, and others
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The Divine Comedy: Inferno
- By: Dante Alighieri, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - translator
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The most famous of the three canticles that compose The Divine Comedy, "Inferno" describes Dante's descent into Hell midway through his life, with Virgil as a guide. As he descends through nine concentric circles of increasingly agonizing torture, Dante encounters doomed souls that include the pagan Aeneas, the liar Odysseus, the suicidal Cleopatra, and his own political enemies, damned for their deceit.
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This one needs a companion book
- By RYAN M OMAN on 08-30-20
By: Dante Alighieri, and others
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Poetry Unbound
- 50 Poems to Open Your World
- By: Pádraig Ó Tuama
- Narrated by: Pádraig Ó Tuama
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In the tumult of our contemporary moment, poetry has emerged as an inviting, consoling outlet with a unique power to move and connect us, to inspire fury, tears, joy, laughter, and surprise. This generous anthology pairs fifty illuminating poems with poet and podcast host Pádraig Ó Tuama's appealing, unhurried reflections. With keen insight and warm personal anecdotes, Ó Tuama considers each poem's artistry and explores how its meaning can reach into our own lives.
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Praise to Pádraig O Tuama
- By Marilyn Hargrove on 02-01-23
By: Pádraig Ó Tuama
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Richmond Lattimore - translator
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The Iliad is one of the most enduring creations of Western Civilization and was originally written to be recited or chanted to the accompaniment of various instruments. Properly performed, this work today is just as meaningful, just as powerful, and just as entertaining as it was in the ninth century BC, and it casts its spell upon modern listeners with the same raw intensity as it did upon the people of ancient times.
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An Excellent Iliad
- By Jefferson on 04-17-10
By: Homer, and others
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The Strength In Our Scars
- By: Bianca Sparacino
- Narrated by: Rachel L. Jacobs
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Through poetry, prose, and the compassionate encouragement you would expect from someone who knows exactly what you're working through, Sparacino is here with the words you need. The Strength in Our Scars tackles the gut-wrenching but relatable experiences of moving on, self-love, and ultimately learning to heal. In this book you will find peace, you will find a rock, you will find understanding, and you will find hope.
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Disappointing
- By C.M. Crandall on 09-05-20
By: Bianca Sparacino
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milk and honey
- By: Rupi Kaur
- Narrated by: Rupi Kaur
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Rupi Kaur presents an all-new performance of milk and honey, her number one New York Times best-selling collection of poetry and prose about survival, the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. This new production was recorded in 2021 along with the first-ever recordings of her number one best sellers the sun and her flowers and home body, all of them performed by Rupi Kaur.
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Such a powerful book.
- By Elizabeth on 09-26-24
By: Rupi Kaur
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Leaves of Grass
- The Original 1855 Edition
- By: Walt Whitman, American Renaissance Books
- Narrated by: Sam Torode
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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When Walt Whitman self-published "Leaves of Grass" in 1855, he rocked the literary world and forever changed the course of poetry. In subsequent editions, Whitman continued to revise and expand his poems - but none matched the raw power and immediacy of the first edition. This volume presents the 1855 "Leaves of Grass" in its entirety, unchanged, along with Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous letter to Whitman.
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A brilliant classic
- By M.Biblioswine on 12-02-18
By: Walt Whitman, and others