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....

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

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....

A book like no other, I Am Maria weaves Shriver’s hard-earned wisdom with her own deeply personal poetry. I Am Maria reminds listeners there is strength and love on the other side of all of our hardest days.

John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language....

A classic in the Bukowski poetry canon, Love Is a Dog from Hell is a raw, lyrical exploration of the exigencies, heartbreaks, and limits of love.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career.

A landmark new translation of Homer’s most popular epic by distinguished author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn.

Blake Ritson, David Warner, Hattie Morahan and John Hurt star in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Dante's epic poem "Inferno"....

With Professor Esolen you will enter the terrible gates of Hell and progress level by infernal level to its diabolical depths. Professor Esolen places a special emphasis on the drama of the poem, leading you through each canto in succession....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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 literature to a wide range of listeners....

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....

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

For fans of Rupi Kaur and Cleo Wade, this first collection of poetry from the viral TikTok poet Josie Balka evokes themes of nostalgia, love, envy, and hope, speaking to the universal longings that live deep in our souls.

A poet like David Whyte turns words into transcendent vehicles for spirit....

Robert Fitzgerald's translation of The Odyssey has been the standard translation for more than three generations of students and poets. Macmillan Audio is delighted to publish the first ever audio edition of this classic work, the greatest of all epic poems....

The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide, his ascent of Mount Purgatory and his encounter with his dead love Beatrice, and finally, his arrival in Heaven....

Motherhood is messy and beautiful, and hard and humbling. We adore our children, and sometimes we miss ourselves. Beautiful Chaos is a collection of raw, honest poems about motherhood—capturing everything from pregnancy to school age.

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....

In this stunning spoken word performance, Lana Del Rey reads 14 poems from her debut book Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass accompanied by music from Grammy Award-winning musician Jack Antonoff....

In 1961, the University of Chicago Press published Richmond Lattimore's translation of Homer’s The Iliad. For more than sixty years, it has served to introduce readers to the ancient Greek world of gods and heroes and has been one of the most popular and respected versions of the work. Yet through all those decades, Chicago never published a companion translation of the best-known epic in the Western canon, The Odyssey—until now.

Motherhood is messy and beautiful, and hard and humbling. We adore our children, and sometimes we miss ourselves. Beautiful Chaos is a collection of raw, honest poems about motherhood—capturing everything from pregnancy to school age. Upon becoming a mother, poet Jessica Urlichs was reminded that the everyday ordinary is extraordinary. Beautiful Chaos is a collection that chronicles it all—the highs, the lows, the confusion, the loss of identity, the becoming, and the brutal but beautiful ways our children hold up a mirrors to ourselves.

Written from the heart, When Angels Speak of Love is a book of fifty love poems by bell hooks, one our most beloved public intellectuals, and author of over twenty books, including the bestselling All About Love. Poem after poem, hooks challenges our views and experiences with love—tracing the links between seduction and surrender, the intensity of desire, and the anguish of death.

Step into the hauntingly beautiful world of the Brontë sisters, where passion, melancholy, and fierce independence collide. This collection brings together the complete poems of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë—three women whose words continue to resonate across centuries. From the wild, windswept moors to the depths of the human soul, these poems explore themes of love, loss, and longing with raw, unflinching emotion. A timeless treasure for listeners seeking the power of poetic brilliance and the voices of these groundbreaking literary icons.

From a young age Kerouac was a spiritual thinker and questioner, and he always considered himself a spiritual writer. Buddhism gave more meaning to Jack’s work as a writer: he was working not for personal accomplishment and glory but for human betterment. And Buddhism justified his lifestyle: with its vision of the material world as empty and illusory, he was free to do what he wanted.

THIS IS A SHORT RHYME DESCRIBING ONE MOUSE AND HIS WILLINGNESS TO SURVIVE IN A PLACE WHERE NO ONE WANTS HIM ALIVE "My name is Midas the Mouse and every day I run around the circus full of fright, on my own now because my family were trapped one by one last night, everyone’s afraid of us, never love at first sight, they can’t accept we’re living creatures with a beating heart and slight overbite"

The Quilted Life: Poems from a Quilter’s Heart By Debbie Danielsen A patchwork of poems stitched with love, laughter, and the soul of a true quilter. The Quilted Life is a joyful and heartfelt collection of original poems that celebrate everything quilters hold dear—fabric stashes and friendship, tangled threads and shared snacks, seasonal sewing and quiet moments at the machine. Divided into themed chapters, this book captures the spirit of quilting with warmth, humor, and a deep love for the creative journey. Whether you’re stitching in your pajamas, laughing with your guild, or ...

Don't miss this stellar collection from the author of the award-winning ECHOES FROM THE HOCKER HOUSE. In Tracing Bodies, Virginia Watts maps the delicate, aching terrain of memory, love, and loss with unflinching honesty. These poems pulse with the ghosts of the past—childhood shadows, family echoes, and the quiet, enduring presence of the natural world. With lyrical precision and a storyteller’s heart, Watts invites us into a world where the past lingers, grief hums beneath the surface, and beauty can be found in even the most fleeting moments. "Watts captures gritty characters in ...

Matsuo Basho - Haiku Poetic Tome Tribute, by author Reneé Drummond-Brown, pays homage, respect and honor to his masterful crafted Haikus, rooted in reflections that primarily focused on more than a few key themes relating to: stillness and movement touting travel writing, nature, as well as historical and literary concerns engaging in the Japanese culture and vernacular while embracing his ethical impressions.

A short poem about a desperate Mother: "Our child is displaying odd behavior", she said, her husband confused, nodding his head, so she went to a therapist the next day, but didn't have money to pay, they gave her a few tips, then sent her on her way.

This poetry collection delves into the theme of overcoming life's challenges. Life is filled with various obstacles, including economic hardships, serious illnesses, family issues, and political unrest. How individuals confront these challenges reveals a great deal about their character and identity. The fifty poems in this book reflect on these struggles, aiming to provide strength and inspiration to readers. It is the hope that these poems will offer insight and help people realize that they are not alone in their difficulties and that they can overcome their challenges.

All Women in One is the fourth installment of The Embrace of Light and Darkness series, in which we discover new ideas about femininity and women's often overlooked and undervalued essence. The poems are a delicate collection of imagery, juxtaposing light and darkness, longing and belonging, and evoking personal and collective memory. The book starts with the poem "I Smell You Everywhere," which establishes the tone for the whole book and emphasizes the hidden powers of womanhood that transcend mere physicality, capturing its ethereal quality. This power mainly consists of the feminine ...

Osip Mandelshtam (1891–1938) grew up in St. Petersburg in a middle-class, assimilated Jewish family. Between 1907 and 1910, he traveled in western Europe, encountering the French Symbolists and other modernist writers. Returning to Russia in 1911 to attend St. Petersburg University, he joined with poets Anna Akhmatova and Nikolai Gumilyov to establish the poetic movement Acmeism, which celebrated compactness of form and clarity of expression. Tristia (1922), his second book, helped to establish his reputation as one of the greatest Russian poets of the 20th century, along with his first ...

A “Speak easy” Poetry Book by Reneé Drummond-Brown has manifested itself from a retro style bar in the rrroaring 1920’s that once mimicked elements of an illicit vintage nightclub during Prohibition which came full fruition into spoken-word, speaking dat truth, speaking profoundly, speaking prophetically, and speaking that poetic thAng into existence consequently ushering in the 21st century poetic prose at slam venues. Spoken word replicating facets of antique speakeasies ain’t easy, nor neva-eva been spoken and/or sounded so good in a modern-day “Speak easy,” spitting dat ...

The great Indian Buddhist master Nagarjuna wrote his celebrated poem Letter to a Friend as a gift of advice to a South Indian king, and it has since become a monument in the Indian shastra tradition. Despite its short length (only 123 verses), it covers the entire Mahayana path, combining a practical approach to daily conduct with a theoretical exposition of the different stages leading to enlightenment. It has thus been an ideal source for many of Tibet’s greatest scholars seeking a scriptural authority to enhance their own descriptions of the Buddhist path.

Tears of a Black Man is a raw, powerful poetry collection drawn from the real-life experiences of author Lawrence McLendon.These aren’t just poems—they're confessions, reflections, and scars. From false accusations and prison time to broken love, fatherhood, and the daily battles of being a Black man in America, Lawrence bares it all with brutal honesty and grace. Every verse is a testimony of survival. Of standing tall after being knocked down. Of carrying invisible weights while trying to be seen, heard, and understood. This book is for anyone who's ever felt invisible, misunderstood,...

Celebrate National Poetry Month 2025 with an inspiring new collection! Do you seek poetry that ignites your soul, awakens possibility, and empowers self-discovery? AWAKENED VERSES: UNLEASHING THE P.O.W.E.R WITHIN invites you on a transformative journey through the written word. Within these pages, you’ll discover poems that honor the human spirit and the unyielding force within us all. P.O.W.E.R stands for Purpose, Optimism, Wisdom, Empathy, and Resilience—the guiding lights woven through each collection Queen Angela puts together. God is using her in an amazing way to share GOD'S ...

The Devil Wears Prada meets Marriage Story with the atmospheric elegance of a Nancy Meyers film in this captivating exploration of creative passion, personal sovereignty, and the invisible boundaries we must defend to preserve our truest selves. From the bestselling author of Prada the Cat, The Romantic and Little Poets Acclaimed author Tama Leia's latest work follows Chanel Laurent's metamorphosis after her marriage to Grey Fitzgerald unravels. Her journey from Los Angeles' shores to Manhattan's sophisticated towers becomes the first act in a profound exploration of freedom, where fate ...

Based on historical characters of the seventh-century Iranian court and written 850 years ago, the narrative poem about Khosrow and Shirin shares a shelf with the most intensely romantic classic stories readers love, from Tristan and Isolde to Layla and Majnun to Romeo and Juliet to Gatsby and Daisy.

The Home of the World is an exquisite poetic and philosophical journey through the perplexities of existence in relationship with the natural world and the divine. Each poem blends unique imagery with philosophical reflections that resonate deeply. The first poem in the collection, "Song of Light," explores themes of loss and longing through the symbolism of the Sun and nature. The poignant plea for restoration motivates readers to examine their relationship with the world. In the "Song in the Garden," the poet's voice is gentle and encourages appreciation of life's little pleasures that we...

For the quiet moments, the lingering feelings, and everything in between… Pages & Poems: A Life in Poetry is a tender and timeless collection of poems that invites you to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what matters most. Written by Jacque Crutcher—a mother, grandmother, and lifelong writer—this collection captures decades of heartfelt reflection through verses that feel like home. With gentle wisdom and a sincere voice, these poems explore the everyday beauty of life: childhood memories, motherhood, faith, family, aging, and the strength found in love and loss. Each page is a ...

The Ancient Greeks recognized seven different types of love. This debut collection of poetry from Aubrey Marcus, one of the world's leading psychonauts and erotic mystics, explores the themes and ideas that emerge from each of these types of love. Marcus's poems will fill your heart, enrich your soul, and challenge your preconceptions and understanding of love.

A Western novel set in the American West during the early 1920s. In "Wolf Heart," embark on a gripping journey through the rugged landscapes of the American West as Charlie Oliver, a determined seeker, races against time to find an elusive girl in Riverbend. Driven by a promise made long ago, Charlie's quest intertwines fatefully with that of Clinton Fiona, a skilled horseman who guards his own secrets. As their paths collide, tensions rise and both men are forced to confront their pasts, desires, and the powerful consequences of their choices. The story unfolds in the dusty town of ...

The inspiration for the poems in this book come from Betty's life, her love for God and social challenges. Many are confronted with real and profound emotions these days, like grief, guilt, fear, hurt, hopelessness, anxiety, and shame. The words are not always easily there to express those feelings. Betty's desire and prayer is for her readers to find comfort and inspiration from her poetry. Know you are not alone. Betty brings these emotions out in her poetry and shows the power of hope, belief, and healing in her life. Betty Jean Banks is a native of Louisiana. She is retired from an ...

Guided by the Roman poet Virgil and the love of his life, Beatrice, Dante traverses the three realms of the dead—Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven—encountering sinners, souls seeking forgiveness, and divine beings. With vivid imagery, sharp social commentary, and profound spiritual insight, The Divine Comedy is an unforgettable exploration of the human soul’s journey toward salvation.