Publisher: The Poetry Business
Chloe Elliott's Encyclopaedia is playful and visceral, exploring boundaries of identity and the search for meaning in poems that delight with richly tactile language. Formally varied, these poems are unflinching in their physicality.
The Prophet is a book of prose poetry that made its Lebanese-American author Kahlil Gibran famous. Originally published in 1923, the book begins with a man named Almustafa living on an island called Orphalese. Locals consider him something of a sage, but he is from elsewhere and has waited twelve years for the right ship to take him home. From a hill above the town, he sees his ship coming into the harbor, and realizes his sadness at leaving the people he has come to know. The elders of the city ask him not to leave. He is asked to tell of his philosophy of life before he goes, to speak his truth to the crowds gathered. What he has to say forms the basis of the book.Show book
Step into a world of shadow and sorrow with this haunting audiobook performance of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, brought vividly to life by Salvatore Giuseppe Sichi. With a voice that captures both the fragility and descent of the poem’s tormented narrator, Sichi delivers a deeply atmospheric reading that draws listeners into every whispered “Nevermore.” Enhancing the experience is an original Spanish guitar score, also performed by Sichi, weaving a rich emotional undercurrent throughout the narration. The delicate, melancholic melodies echo the poem’s themes of loss, longing, and madness, creating a hypnotic fusion of spoken word and music. This immersive interpretation transforms Poe’s classic into a cinematic auditory journey—perfect for late-night listening, lovers of gothic literature, or anyone seeking a powerful and evocative storytelling experience.Show book
Life is short. Too short. Sometimes made shorter. Ned has been in this place before, at least five times he can recall. But he's never arrived to this place first. Today he did... Ned Finally Died is an Adult Children's Book that looks at giving hope during dark times.Show book
"Poetry for people who hate reading poems." This book of poetry explores the divide between urban and rural America from the perspective of someone who has lived in and loved both. It is for anyone who has experienced the dissonance of feeling at home in two very different places at once, or who has felt caught in between cultures, ideologies, religions, morals, values, or ideas.Show book
This is a collection of poems recorded by LibriVox volunteers for the month of January 2011.Show book
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Thrice Toss Those Oaken Ashes in the Air by Thomas Campion. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 10, 2013.Thomas Campion was an English composer, poet, and physician. He wrote over a hundred lute songs; masques for dancing, and an authoritative technical treatise on music. (Summary from Wikipedia)Show book
