Poetry

Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time....

A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....

This 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....

Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....

In this first Volume of Merlin's Isle, join the prophesied youth, Sir Galahad, and the other knights of the quest as they set out from Camelot to achieve the Holy Grail.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Steve John Shepherd, whose theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe, The Good Canary directed by John Malkovich, Bomber's Moon and Piaf. His TV and film credits range from the iconic This Life to Silent Witness...

Samah Sabawi shares the story of her parents and many like them who were born as their parents were being forced to leave their homelands. Filled with love for land, history, peoples it is more than anything else a family story and a love story told with enormous humanity and feeling. How the...

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...

The great legacy of The Iliad is itsshattering revelation of what it means to be human in the face of life's uncertainty and fleeting mortality....

The #1 New York Times bestselling poet returns with his most ambitious collection yet. In this third and final installment of his poetic trilogy, Yung Pueblo expands upon favorite themes while guiding readers further, toward a life lived authentically, intuitively, and in harmony with others. In...

Dante's Divine Comedy is considered to be not only the most important epic poem in Italian literature, but also one of the greatest poems ever written....

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Shaheen Khan. This definitive recording includes an introduction by J. D. Smith, read by Sagar Arya. The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian...

Instant New York Times bestselling author and poet Maggie Smith returns with a new collection of poems on the sometimes-blurry distinction between mind and body, and how the self shifts and moves through time and space. The title of Maggie Smith’s new collection comes from the eponymous poem...

Assembled from notes and jottings left unpublished at the time of the author’s death, The Book of Disquiet is a collection of aphoristic prose-poetry musings on dreams, solitude, time and memory....

A wildly original poetry collection written and read by one of the UK’s most exciting young comics....

The Iliad is one of the two great epics of Homer, and is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time, but to say the...

A powerful and poignant translation of Vergil’s epic poem, newly equipped with introduction and notes....

Brought to you by Penguin. Dancing by the Light of the Moon, a collection of poetry to last you a lifetime - poems that will bring you joy, solace, celebration and love for every occasion Includes an updated chapter of poems to bring you hope and happiness this year A POEM CAN . . . Comfort ·...

This book compiles both the first (1855) and final (1892) versions of Walt Whitman's masterpiece Song of Myself in one volume, making it unique and valuable for students of American literature....

Em seu sexto livro de poesia, Bruna Beber conduz o leitor por um caminho limiar entre tempo e espaço, vida e morte.

Through serendipity he meets some wise guides, Ted and Sophia, who show David how he can move from feeling like a victim to being a creator of his own life....

An instant audio classic! Sir Patrick Stewart draws upon his decades on the Shakespearean stage to bring listeners an all-new, definitive recording of the complete Sonnets—an audio treasury of incandescent performances and insightful personal commentary. Already beloved by audiobook listeners...

The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a modern English translation that would do them justice. Here it is at last (Odin be praised!). These amazing texts from a 13th-century Icelandic manuscript are of huge historical, mythological, and literary importance....

“Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that’s what she says poetry can do), but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook.”—Los Angeles Times From the beloved, legendary poet...

Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Jeremy Irons' perceptive reading illuminates the poetry of T. S. Eliot in all its complexity....

An instant audio classic! Sir Patrick Stewart draws upon his decades on the Shakespearean stage to bring listeners an all-new, definitive recording of the complete Sonnets—an audio treasury of incandescent performances and insightful personal commentary. Already beloved by audiobook listeners...

From the author of Make Your Bed, The Hero Code and The Wisdom of the Bullfrog, comes an uplifting selection of speeches, letters, toasts and poems that capture the essence of who we are as Americans. Admiral McRaven's name has become synonymous with indelible advice for changing your life...

In this first Volume of Merlin's Isle, join the prophesied youth, Sir Galahad, and the other knights of the quest as they set out from Camelot to achieve the Holy Grail. The accomplishment of their goal will heal not only the wounded Fisher King, but will bring about the long-hoped for healing of the land itself.

Brought to you by Penguin. Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric system concerned with the search for...

寺山修司生誕９０周年記念となる、新たな詩集が誕生。この世界をどう感じ、どう愛せばいいのか。そんな問いに答える、魅惑の言葉たち。迷いの連続である人生を歩むために、詩が必要だった。

¿Por qué Xodó? Es una forma de decir “mi amor”solo a la persona que más se quiere en la vida. Es una forma de mostrar afecto a alguien muy valioso y que se quedará por siempre en tu corazón. Xodó es el audiolibro ideal para declarar y demostrar el amor que sientes hacia una persona, para obsequiar a quien consideras “el amor que será para toda la vida”.

¡El mejor audiolibro para entender la guerra que se vive en el corazón después de una desilusión! Es el acompañante que tanto pides cuando el pesar invade el pecho y cuando no encuentras respuesta porque la asfixia en la garganta es tan mortal como cualquier arma.

Words have magical power and meaning. And, when combined with a loving heart and caring mind, they can brighten our todays and tomorrows. These original poems, spoken through the voices of friends, are a reflection of such things. They truly bring this work to life. I hope you enjoy & agree!

From the legendary avant-garde poet Kim Hyesoon, a landmark collection documenting her first and only work of digital performance art to date. “Poetry in Korea has been a vaunted form—and traditionally left to men. Kim broke away from the masculine styles that came before her. . . . Kim has...

The 61 poems here concentrate on some of the most traumatic events in Black history from colonial to contemporary times, from the arrival of enslaved Africans in 1619 to Black revolts, Civil War atrocities, incalculable lynchings, the Tulsa massacre, the brave sacrifices of Rosa Parks, the...

L'autrice, la scrittrice scozzese Nan Shepherd, lo ha esplorato per tutta la vita, percorrendolo in lungo e in largo in un eterno ritornare, scoprire, ricordare. Muoversi negli spazi di queste montagne significa per lei entrare in contatto con la vera essenza della natura e di se stessi. In quel moto che è al tempo stesso contemplazione, i sensi si acuiscono per percepire suoni, colori, profumi e consistenze e la mente li accompagna, dapprima rapita e poi forte di una nuova consapevolezza.

Originally published by Drum & Spear, the publishing arm of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Enemy of the Sun: Poetry of Palestinian Resistance links 12 poets working in a poetics of refusal and of hope.

“Dare to Dream” was written about struggles that are difficult to share with others. Every poem written about bares the situations this author has dealt with. These inspired poems are considered a diary that will be disclosed to you. “Dare to Dream” will unlock those feelings hidden deep inside that you have tucked away in your attic. Open that attic and be free of those feelings and know you’re not alone. “Dare to Dream” was meant to reach into your mind and soul…

An entirely new collection of poetry, prose, and inspiring quotes designed to uplift and comfort readers over 365 days, from the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Cleo Wade. “I love this book because it’s 365 reasons to find hope. We need it. It’s such a beautiful way to start...

I’ll Leave the Light On For When You Come Back is a collection of poems about the quiet weight of loving, losing, and learning to stay.

Here is a necessary collection of poetry for admirers of words and treasurers of literary beauty. Spanning more than 30 years, this collection of literary masterpieces by the venerable Ms. Gwendolyn Brooks, arguably Illinois' most beloved Poet Laureate and Chicago's elder black literary stateswoman, Blacks includes all of Ms. Brooks' critically acclaimed writings.

A good poem is forever a good poem. In fact, if it lasts, more people can enjoy and appreciate it. The writing process also yields unexpected outcomes in the form of feedback and reactions. If you are the writer, you can’t help but be influenced by opinion. At the same time, the originator of the poem is charged to keep it original and authentic.

The Fraud of Eternity is a poetry collection by Darryl Houston Smith that serves as a visceral return to the "architecture of the dark". Published under the Dyad House imprint, the work rejects modern "fleeting digital sentiment" and the "soft comfort" of contemporary verse, opting instead for a "rigid, suffocating beauty".

Written as a tribute to Abraham Lincoln following his assassination, this poem by Walt Whitman reflects on leadership, sacrifice, and national grief in the wake of tragedy.

Change My Mind: Poems on Religion, Love, and Mental Health is a deeply personal and thought-provoking poetry collection written from a distinct atheist perspective. Divided into three sections, the author critically examines religious beliefs—including Christianity and Sikhi—challenging traditional faith through evocative and heartfelt verse that invites listeners to reflect on spirituality without reliance on the supernatural.

Sad Faery Poems Volume Two is a continuation at actively choosing to live life in a present manner after a lifetime of isolation, avoidance and disassociation. Presenting a new collection of 51 poems and writings about the current state of the world, humanity as well as a powerful reflection of self. Learning to set aside the abuse and trauma, working through coming back into the world. This time sitting in the void and wondering, what's next?

This poetry audiobook is about family, grief, history lessons, butterflies, and seasons.

Window to My World is more than just a collection of poems — it's a journey into the tender and wise heart of a young poet discovering the world and her place in it. It is a collection of poems from a 13-year-old’s perspective about the different things around her, giving the reader a...

تسعى هذه المختارات الشعرية إلى إبراز ما يُمثّل عيون الشعر من أفكارٍ وقضايا محددة. وتسعى المختارات، كذلك، إلى تلمّس تطوّر الشعرية العربية، في مقارباتها المتعددة معرفِياً وجمالياً، عبر المراحل المختلفة من تاريخ الشعر العربي. وبهذا فإن هذه المختارات تلتقي مع مثيلاتها في الإعلاء من البعد الجمالي والفرادة في الفكرة، وفي الوقت نفسه، تقدّم، ضمنياً، بعداً معرفياً، عن قضية عميقة في تطوّر الشعر العربي.

Truth in Smoke presents a curated collection of Theopoems that seek to dissolve the boundaries between sacred and ordinary, theology and lived experience, doctrine and mystery. Emerging from the Theopoetic tradition, these works invite listeners into a contemplative space where language becomes both vessel and fire—carrying glimpses of the Divine through metaphor, image, and emotion.