Bestsellers
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Death by Living
- Life Is Meant to Be Spent
- By: N. D. Wilson
- Narrated by: N. D. Wilson
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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A poetic portrait of faith, futility, and the joy of this mortal life. In this astoundingly unique audiobook, best-selling author N. D. Wilson reminds each of us that to truly live, we must recognize that we are dying....
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Phenomenal non-fiction narrative!
- By Nathan Cedarland on 07-05-20
By: N. D. Wilson
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Why Fathers Cry at Night
- A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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This powerful memoir from a #1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medalist features poetry, letters, recipes, and other personal artifacts that provide an intimate look into his life and the loved ones he shares it with....
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Loved it.
- By Tonja on 06-01-23
By: Kwame Alexander
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Some Things I Still Can't Tell You
- Poems
- By: Misha Collins
- Narrated by: Misha Collins
- Length: 57 mins
- Unabridged
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This book is a compilation of small observations and musings. It's filled with moments of reflection and a love letter to simple joys....
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Love, Life and Garbage Trucks
- By Susan T Vigilante on 12-07-23
By: Misha Collins
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Water, Water
- Poems
- By: Billy Collins
- Length: 3 hrs
- Unabridged
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From the former Poet Laureate of the United States and New York Times bestselling author of Aimless Love comes a wondrous new collection of poems focused on the joys and mysteries of daily life.
By: Billy Collins
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Finding Light in Philadelphia
- An Anthology of Philosophical Poetry, Volume 1
- By: Luc M. Oke MD PhD
- Narrated by: Benjamin Fife
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Finding Light in Philadelphia is a collection of poetry and short stories that explore several existential questions and society issues.
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The Carrying
- Poems
- By: Ada Limón
- Narrated by: Ada Limón
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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From U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón comes The Carrying—her most powerful collection yet....
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The Calm, Serene Tone of Her Voice
- By Tom on 05-31-24
By: Ada Limón
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Death by Living
- Life Is Meant to Be Spent
- By: N. D. Wilson
- Narrated by: N. D. Wilson
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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A poetic portrait of faith, futility, and the joy of this mortal life. In this astoundingly unique audiobook, best-selling author N. D. Wilson reminds each of us that to truly live, we must recognize that we are dying....
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Phenomenal non-fiction narrative!
- By Nathan Cedarland on 07-05-20
By: N. D. Wilson
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Why Fathers Cry at Night
- A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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This powerful memoir from a #1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medalist features poetry, letters, recipes, and other personal artifacts that provide an intimate look into his life and the loved ones he shares it with....
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Loved it.
- By Tonja on 06-01-23
By: Kwame Alexander
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Some Things I Still Can't Tell You
- Poems
- By: Misha Collins
- Narrated by: Misha Collins
- Length: 57 mins
- Unabridged
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This book is a compilation of small observations and musings. It's filled with moments of reflection and a love letter to simple joys....
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Love, Life and Garbage Trucks
- By Susan T Vigilante on 12-07-23
By: Misha Collins
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Water, Water
- Poems
- By: Billy Collins
- Length: 3 hrs
- Unabridged
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From the former Poet Laureate of the United States and New York Times bestselling author of Aimless Love comes a wondrous new collection of poems focused on the joys and mysteries of daily life.
By: Billy Collins
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Finding Light in Philadelphia
- An Anthology of Philosophical Poetry, Volume 1
- By: Luc M. Oke MD PhD
- Narrated by: Benjamin Fife
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Finding Light in Philadelphia is a collection of poetry and short stories that explore several existential questions and society issues.
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The Carrying
- Poems
- By: Ada Limón
- Narrated by: Ada Limón
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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From U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón comes The Carrying—her most powerful collection yet....
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The Calm, Serene Tone of Her Voice
- By Tom on 05-31-24
By: Ada Limón
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The Prophet
- By: Kahlil Gibran
- Narrated by: Michael Goodrick
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It was originally published...
By: Kahlil Gibran
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Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
- Poems
- By: Warsan Shire
- Narrated by: Warsan Shire
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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With her first full-length poetry collection, Warsan Shire introduces us to a young girl, who, in the absence of a nurturing guide, makes her own way toward womanhood....
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Oh my
- By Ruben on 01-29-23
By: Warsan Shire
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The Moon That Turns You Back
- Poems
- By: Hala Alyan
- Narrated by: Hala Alyan
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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A diaspora of memories runs through this poetry collection—a multiplicity of voices, bodies, and houses hold archival material for one another, tracing paths between Brooklyn, Beirut, and Jerusalem....
By: Hala Alyan
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Billy Collins Live
- A Performance at the Peter Norton Symphony Space, April 20, 2005
- By: Billy Collins
- Narrated by: Billy Collins
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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In this exclusive audio publishing event, Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate, shares an evening of his poetry in a benefit reading....
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Does Not Get Better Than This
- By Mel on 09-27-10
By: Billy Collins
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Self Love Poetry
- For Thinkers & Feelers
- By: Melody Godfred
- Narrated by: Melody Godfred
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Melody Godfred explores concepts like authenticity, surrender, resilience, gratitude, believing in yourself, and of course, love, through 100 pairs of poems, each dedicated to a central theme....
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deep
- By Araceli on 04-17-24
By: Melody Godfred
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Life, Love and Loss
- Poems for Every Hurdle on Life’s Highway
- By: Donna Ashworth
- Narrated by: Donna Ashworth
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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After the bestselling I Wish I Knew, Donna Ashworth has now produced an extraordinary three-volume collection of poems that will touch and inspire every listener in the ups and downs we all face in love, in life and in loss....
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Heartwarming words.
- By Paulette Ren on 06-27-23
By: Donna Ashworth
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The Study of Human Life
- Penguin Poets
- By: Joshua Bennett
- Narrated by: Joshua Bennett
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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An acclaimed poet further extends his range into the realm of speculative fiction, while addressing issues as varied as abolition, Black ecological consciousness, and the boundless promise of parenthood....
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Soul-Stirring Brillance
- By Amazon Customer on 03-29-23
By: Joshua Bennett
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I'll Fly Away
- By: Rudy Francisco
- Narrated by: Rudy Francisco
- Length: 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In his stunningly intimate, highly anticipated follow up to Helium, Rudy Francisco has created a collection of poems that savor the day-to-day, treating it as worship, turning it into an opportunity to plant new seeds of growth....
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So many emotions in 52 minutes
- By Anonymous User on 08-31-23
By: Rudy Francisco
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The Death of Sitting Bear
- New and Selected Poems
- By: N. Scott Momaday
- Narrated by: N. Scott Momaday
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the most important and unique voices in American letters, distinguished poet, novelist, artist, teacher, and storyteller N. Scott Momaday was born into the Kiowa tribe and grew up on Indian reservations in the Southwest....
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His voice, words and life are truly treasures
- By Elle Claire on 03-10-20
By: N. Scott Momaday
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Love and Life
- Poems About You and Me
- By: Ziri Dafranchi
- Narrated by: Matt Church
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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A beautiful collection of easily-relatable and heart-warming poems exploring the true meaning of love and life, and the relationship between the two. Get ready for a remarkable voyage.
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A Remarkable Voyage Through Love and Life
- By Valerie Reads on 06-30-24
By: Ziri Dafranchi
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Unraveling
- Poems
- By: Brandon Leake
- Narrated by: Brandon Leake
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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From famous spoken word poet, artistic educator, and founder/CEO of “Called to Move” Brandon Leake comes his debut poetry collection Unraveling....
By: Brandon Leake
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Love Poems for Anxious People
- By: John Kenney
- Narrated by: John Kenney
- Length: 53 mins
- Unabridged
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In the spirit of his best seller Love Poems for Married People and Love Poems for People with Children, as well as his wildly popular New Yorker pieces, Thurber Prize-winner John Kenney presents a hilarious new collection of poetry for anxious people....
By: John Kenney
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Grocery Shopping with My Mother
- Poems
- By: Kevin Powell
- Narrated by: Kevin Powell
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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When Kevin Powell's elderly mother became ill, he returned home ever week to take her grocery shopping in Jersey City. Walking behind her during those trips, Powell began to hear her voice, stories, and language in a new way—and examined his own healing while praying for hers....
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Great Poetry Collection
- By ObviousBasis on 12-07-23
By: Kevin Powell
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Promises of Gold
- By: José Olivarez, David Ruano
- Narrated by: José Olivarez
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A groundbreaking collection of poems addressing how every kind of love—self, brotherly, romantic, familial, cultural—is birthed, shaped, and complicated by the invisible forces of gender, capitalism, religion, migration, and so on....
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I laughed thru my tears and cried thru my laughter
- By NG on 04-27-23
By: José Olivarez, and others
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Slug
- And Other Things I've Been Told to Hate
- By: Hollie McNish
- Narrated by: Hollie McNish, Gemma Cairney
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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From Finnish saunas and soppy otters to grief, grandparents and Kellogg's anti-masturbation pants, Slug is a book which holds a mirror lovingly up to the world, past and present, through Hollie's driving, funny, hopeful poetry and prose....
By: Hollie McNish
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Bad Hobby
- Poems
- By: Kathy Fagan
- Narrated by: Kathy Fagan
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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From Kingsley Tufts Award finalist Kathy Fagan comes Bad Hobby, a perceptive collection focused on memory, class, and might-have-beens....
By: Kathy Fagan
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I Love You, Call Me Back
- Poems
- By: Sabrina Benaim
- Narrated by: Sabrina Benaim
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of the most-viewed spoken word poets of all time, a collection exploring loneliness, anxiety, and longing - and finding peace, and even joy, in unexpected places....
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Amazing
- By Bobbie on 03-20-23
By: Sabrina Benaim
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Parallel Movement of the Hands
- Five Unfinished Longer Works
- By: John Ashbery
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A stunning collection of work from beloved poet John Ashbery, his first posthumous book....
By: John Ashbery
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We Inherit What the Fires Left
- Poems
- By: William Evans
- Narrated by: William Evans
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In We Inherit What the Fires Left, award-winning poet William Evans embarks on a powerful new collection that explores the lived experience of race in the American suburbs and what dreams and injuries are passed from generation to generation....
By: William Evans
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Depression & Other Magic Tricks
- By: Sabrina Benaim
- Narrated by: Sabrina Benaim
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance poet Sabrina Benaim presents Depression & Other Magic Tricks, a collection of poems that explores themes of mental health, love, and family. It is a documentation of struggle and triumph, a celebration of daily life and of living....
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Incredible!
- By Camey on 06-28-19
By: Sabrina Benaim
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If My Body Could Speak
- By: Blythe Baird
- Narrated by: Blythe Baird
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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Blythe Baird’s If My Body Could Speak is a celebration of girlhood and all of its struggles and triumphs....
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Beautiful. Raw. Real.
- By Theresa J. Hin on 05-15-21
By: Blythe Baird
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What Kind of Woman
- Poems
- By: Kate Baer
- Narrated by: Kate Baer
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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A stunning and honest debut poetry collection about the beauty and hardships of being a woman in the world today, and the many roles we play - mother, partner, and friend....
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Honest, unflinching, gorgeous poetry
- By kmap on 08-26-22
By: Kate Baer
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Dead Dad Jokes
- By: Ollie Schminkey
- Narrated by: Ollie Schminkey
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Dead Dad Jokes is an unflinching take on family, loss and trauma. There is nothing quiet about Schminkey’s debut. Every moment is raw, honest and unforgettable....
By: Ollie Schminkey
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Goldenrod
- Poems
- By: Maggie Smith
- Narrated by: Maggie Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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With her breakout bestseller Keep Moving, Maggie Smith captured the nation with her “meditations on kindness and hope” (NPR). Now, with Goldenrod, the award-winning poet returns with a powerful collection of poems that look at parenthood, solitude, love, and memory....
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Powerful Collection
- By BookishMarginalia on 07-28-21
By: Maggie Smith
New releases
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Life Is a Disappearing Act
- By: Ron Wallace
- Narrated by: Ron Wallace
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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While the poetry you’ll listen to in Ron Wallace’s latest collection speaks of serious topics such as loss and the inescapable progression of time, you’ll also find plenty of humor in this book. His words bring to life his beloved Oklahoma prairies and skies, and his own family members. Wallace’s reflections on childhood, his parents, and, of course, baseball, are heartwarming.
By: Ron Wallace
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Magic Enuff
- By: Tara M Stringfellow
- Narrated by: Tara M Stringfellow
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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An electrifying collection of poems that tells a universal tale of survival and revolution through the lens of Black femininity. Tara Stringfellow embraces complexity, grappling with the sometimes painful, sometimes wonderful way two conflicting things can be true at the same time. How it's possible to have a strong voice and also feel silenced. To be loyal to things and people that betray us. To burn as hot with rage as we do with love.
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Echoes of Greatness
- By: Justice Sterling
- Narrated by: Justice Ajani Sterling
- Length: 13 mins
- Unabridged
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"ECHOES OF GREATNESS: Poems By Justice Ajani" invites listeners into a world where poetry becomes a bridge between generations, passions, and profound reflections. Inspired by a lineage steeped in activism, spirituality, and artistic expression, Justice Ajani's verses resonate with the echoes of his ancestors and the vibrancy of his own voice.
By: Justice Sterling
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Finding Light in Philadelphia
- An Anthology of Philosophical Poetry, Volume 1
- By: Luc M. Oke MD PhD
- Narrated by: Benjamin Fife
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Finding Light in Philadelphia is a collection of poetry and short stories that explore several existential questions and society issues. The book takes the listener on an exciting journey filled with thought-provoking questions, excitement, deep reflection, and self-evaluation.
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The Path Through
- A Book of Paintings and Poetry on the Subject of Trauma
- By: Ezra Pryor, Judith Brown
- Narrated by: Ezra Pryor
- Length: 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The Path Through, is a collection of poetry on the subject of processing personal and inter-generational trauma by mother and son team Judith Brassard Brown and Ezra Michael Pryor. So many of us walk a lonely path in response to traumas of all sorts. It is easy to become discouraged. Pryor's poems and Brown's artwork confront their experiences of trauma and the process of healing and repair with this visually striking, evocative work.
By: Ezra Pryor, and others
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Little Astronaut
- By: J. Hope Stein
- Narrated by: J. Hope Stein
- Length: 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A poetry collection about the beautiful and disorienting period of new motherhood, exploring an experience both otherworldly and very, very human.
By: J. Hope Stein
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Life Is a Disappearing Act
- By: Ron Wallace
- Narrated by: Ron Wallace
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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While the poetry you’ll listen to in Ron Wallace’s latest collection speaks of serious topics such as loss and the inescapable progression of time, you’ll also find plenty of humor in this book. His words bring to life his beloved Oklahoma prairies and skies, and his own family members. Wallace’s reflections on childhood, his parents, and, of course, baseball, are heartwarming.
By: Ron Wallace
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Magic Enuff
- By: Tara M Stringfellow
- Narrated by: Tara M Stringfellow
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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An electrifying collection of poems that tells a universal tale of survival and revolution through the lens of Black femininity. Tara Stringfellow embraces complexity, grappling with the sometimes painful, sometimes wonderful way two conflicting things can be true at the same time. How it's possible to have a strong voice and also feel silenced. To be loyal to things and people that betray us. To burn as hot with rage as we do with love.
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Echoes of Greatness
- By: Justice Sterling
- Narrated by: Justice Ajani Sterling
- Length: 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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"ECHOES OF GREATNESS: Poems By Justice Ajani" invites listeners into a world where poetry becomes a bridge between generations, passions, and profound reflections. Inspired by a lineage steeped in activism, spirituality, and artistic expression, Justice Ajani's verses resonate with the echoes of his ancestors and the vibrancy of his own voice.
By: Justice Sterling
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Finding Light in Philadelphia
- An Anthology of Philosophical Poetry, Volume 1
- By: Luc M. Oke MD PhD
- Narrated by: Benjamin Fife
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Finding Light in Philadelphia is a collection of poetry and short stories that explore several existential questions and society issues. The book takes the listener on an exciting journey filled with thought-provoking questions, excitement, deep reflection, and self-evaluation.
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The Path Through
- A Book of Paintings and Poetry on the Subject of Trauma
- By: Ezra Pryor, Judith Brown
- Narrated by: Ezra Pryor
- Length: 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The Path Through, is a collection of poetry on the subject of processing personal and inter-generational trauma by mother and son team Judith Brassard Brown and Ezra Michael Pryor. So many of us walk a lonely path in response to traumas of all sorts. It is easy to become discouraged. Pryor's poems and Brown's artwork confront their experiences of trauma and the process of healing and repair with this visually striking, evocative work.
By: Ezra Pryor, and others
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Little Astronaut
- By: J. Hope Stein
- Narrated by: J. Hope Stein
- Length: 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A poetry collection about the beautiful and disorienting period of new motherhood, exploring an experience both otherworldly and very, very human.
By: J. Hope Stein