Here you will find works by the world's favorite Poets with featured selections by
Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Maya Angelou and so much
more. And of course, there is poetry strictly for the heart. Come on
in and enjoy our selections.
Celebrate Through Heartsongs
By Mattie J. T. Stepanek
Stepanek is an award-winning poet whose struggle with a rare
form of muscular dystrophy has touched the lives of people
nationwide. His fourth inspiring collection of poetry continues
to spread Mattie's message of universal hope, peace, courage,
and love.
Genre: Poetry Audio Books
Format: Cassette
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Classic Comic Verse
By David Timson
This anthology of comic poetry straddles several centuries and includes
150 poems by such figures as Shakespeare, Rochester, Donne, Gay, Byron,
Keats, and Sir John Betjeman. There's something for everyone--from the
satirical to the sardonic to the outright nonsensical.
Genre: Poetry
Format: Audio Cassette
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The Jack Prelutsky Holiday Audio Collection
By Jack Prelutsky
The poet laureate of the preposterous takes on the wonders and absurdity of the
holidays in this collection of poetry read by Prelutsky himself. From Valentine's
Day to Christmas, Prelutsky captures these milestones of childhood with delightfully
silly poems.
Genre: Poetry Audio Books
Format: CD
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James Merrill
By James Merrill
A remarkable new series of audiobooks, featuring the most distinguished
twentieth-century American poets reading from their own work. A first in
audiobook publishing--a series that uses the written word to enhance the
listening experience--poetry to be read as well as heard. Each audiobook
includes rare archival recordings on cassette and a book with the text of
the poetry, a bibliography, and a commentary by J.D. McClatchy, the poet
and critic, who is the editor of The Yale Review.
Genre: Poetry Audio Books
Format: Cassette
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John Ashbery with Book
By John Ashbery
The third installment of this exclusive series, comprised of rare archival
recordings featuring contemporary poet John Ashbery. The production is
accompanied by a book containing the text of the poems and a commentary
by J.D. McClatchy. Pulitzer Prize winner, John Ashbery is a former
Chancellor of The Academy of American Poets and is currently the
Charles P. Stevenson, Jr., Professor of Languages at Bard College.
He divides his time between New York City and Hudson, New York.
Genre: Poetry Audio Books
Format: Audio Cassette
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Maya Angelou Poetry Collection
By Maya Angelou
New on CD--Maya AngelouUs bestselling and award-winning poetry collection.
Included are "I Shall Not Be Moved, " "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water
TFore I Die, " and "Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well, " plus Grammy
winners "Phenomenal Woman" and "On the Pulse of the Morning." Completely
unabridged and read by the author
Genre: Poetry Audio Books
Format: CD
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Midlife and the Great Unknown
Finding Courage and Clarity Through Poetry
By David Whyte
Poet and author David Whyte speaks to an increasing sense of vulnerability asa key experience
of midlife. Using poetry as a bridge, he explores a range ofmidlife experiences, allowing for
a richer, more expansive inner life.
Genre: Poetry Audio Books
Format: Cassette, CD
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The Robert Frost Poetry Collection
By Robert Frost
To characterize Robert Frost's poetry is to speak of his mastery of not one
voice by many voices, and that is most apparent when he is heard reading
his poems aloud. He portrays men and women of rural New England and
differentiates among them, giving them real feelings and real utterances.
Genre: Poetry Audio Books
Format: Cassette
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T.S. Eliot Reads The Waste Land, Four Quartets, and Other Poems
By T. S. Eliot
The New York Times Nobel
Prize-winning writer T.S. Eliot, one of the world's most renowned poets,
was also "one of the great readers-aloud of this century" (Harper's
Magazine).Here - at last - is a remarkable collection of some of T.S.
Eliots greatest poems - read magnificently by the author. These recordings,
made in 1947 and 1955, have been digitally remastered using the Sonic
Solutions NoNOISE system. "It is always something of a revelation to
listen to a poet reading his or her own words, and this tape is no
exception. Eliot clearly and evenly characterizes and reveals the voices
of some of his most important works in this excellent reading." - Library
Journal.
Genre: Poetry Audio Books
Format: Audio Cassette
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