Asian Poetry

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    • A New Translation by Caroline Alexander
    • By: Homer, Caroline Alexander - translator
    • Narrated by: Dominic Keating
    • Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1
    • Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 04-19-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 562 ratings
    • Carved close to the original Greek, acclaimed classicist Caroline Alexander's new translation is swift and lean, with the driving cadence of its source....

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    • By: Cookie Hiponia
    • Narrated by: Cookie Hiponia
    • Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 03-30-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • Stella and Luna know that their mama, Elsie, came from the Philippines when she was a child, but they don't know much else. So one night, they ask her to tell them her story. As they get ready for bed, their mama spins two tales....

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    • Selected Poems
    • By: Nurlan Orazalin
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 06-09-25
    • Language: English
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    • “The Wolf Epoch” introduces English-speaking readers to the poetic voice of Nurlan Orazalin, a celebrated Kazakh poet, playwright, and laureate...

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    • Memories of World War II
    • By: Lois Lowry
    • Narrated by: Lois Lowry
    • Length: 38 mins
    • Release date: 04-07-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
    • From two-time Newbery Medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII's most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima....

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    • By: Mae Respicio
    • Narrated by: Danice Cabanela, Mae Respicio
    • Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 04-09-24
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • A middle-school girl discovers a connection between her home in the Philippines and her new home in the U.S. through a special garden in “this sweet and heartfelt novel [that] explores how bumpy beginnings can offer chances for new growth” (The New York Times)

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    • Life, Poems, and the Problem of Memoir
    • By: Vidyan Ravinthiran
    • Narrated by: Vidyan Ravinthiran
    • Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 03-27-25
    • Language: English
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    • Vidyan Ravinthiran was born in the north of England to Sri Lankan Tamils, and moved to the United States five years ago. Considering identity in both its political and psychological senses, he leaps adventurously between memoir and criticism, understanding his life through poetry, and vice versa.

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    • By: Jane Kuo
    • Narrated by: Sura Siu
    • Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 06-28-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Anna can’t wait to move to the beautiful country—the Chinese name for America. Although she’s only ever known life in Taiwan, she can’t help but brag about the move to her family and friends....

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    • Journey To Yourself
    • By: Zaishah
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
    • Release date: 05-14-25
    • Language: English
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    • Every single step you take forward, no matter how insignificant it may seem, is significant. No matter how small your daily progress may be, it all...

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    • An Early Form of the Ramayana
    • By: M Valmiki, John Brockington, Mary Brockington
    • Narrated by: Sid Sagar
    • Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 03-25-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Warrior-prince Rama is about to be crowned Young King, when he hears the devastating news that his father, king of Ayodhya, has been tricked into banishing him to the forest....

    $23.24 or free with 30-day trial

    • Poems of Heartfelt Reflection
    • By: Dr Andrew C S Koh
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 46 mins
    • Release date: 07-19-25
    • Language: English
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    • Quiet moments. Honest prayers. Gentle truths. Let your heart be still and let grace speak. In a world filled with noise, Whispers of Grace offers a...

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    • Poems of Reflection
    • By: Dr Andrew C S Koh
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 45 mins
    • Release date: 07-19-25
    • Language: English
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    • Find beauty in silence. Discover meaning in the mundane. Let every verse lead you home. If you've ever longed for peace in a noisy world, or ...

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    • By: Reem Faruqi
    • Narrated by: Shaan Dasani
    • Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 06-13-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Adnan Zakir loves table tennis. He's also colorblind, left-handed, and has a fondness for the aviation alphabet.

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    • By: Nam Le
    • Narrated by: Nam Le
    • Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
    • Release date: 03-05-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • An explosive, devastating debut book of poetry from the acclaimed author of The Boat....

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    • By: Rukhsanna Guidroz
    • Narrated by: Reena Dutt
    • Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 06-29-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Samira thinks of her life as before and after: before the burning and violence in Burma (now Myanmar), when she and her best friend would play in the fields, and after, when her family was forced to flee....

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    • Life, Poems, and the Problem of Memoir
    • By: Vidyan Ravinthiran
    • Narrated by: Vidyan Ravinthiran
    • Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 03-04-25
    • Language: English
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    • From one of our most promising voices in criticism comes a perceptive exploration of poetry, race, and otherness.

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    • By: Jane Kuo
    • Narrated by: Catherine Ho
    • Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 06-06-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Anna’s family have settled into life in California—their small restaurant is even turning a profit. Then her parents make a shattering discovery: their visas have expired. Anna’s world is quickly overwhelmed by unfamiliar words like “undocumented.”

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    • Poems
    • By: Monica Youn
    • Narrated by: Monica Youn
    • Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 12-19-23
    • Language: English
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    • Monica Youn's From From brilliantly evokes the conflicted consciousness of deracination....

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    • Haiku-Inspired Poems to Enliven Your Mind and Quicken Your Heart
    • By: Joe Bailey
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 43 mins
    • Release date: 05-09-24
    • Language: English
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    • Haiku, and those poems inspired by them, attempt to realize the essence of a moment simply, directly, and creatively. Haiku represent a beautiful ...

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    • By: Asia Brown
    • Narrated by: Asia Briana Brown
    • Length: 30 mins
    • Release date: 12-02-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated a number of homes and communities, scattering families as they sought refuge. Bring Me Back Home, New Orleans, is a Katrina survivor’s story of loss told through poetry, a reflection on home, and an ode to New Orleans....

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