Poetry Audiobooks | Fiction & Literature

Black Roses: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Women

The poet and founder of the music collective Flowers for the Living pays tribute to all Black women by focusing on visionaries and leaders who are making history right now, including Ava DuVernay, Janelle Monae, Kamala Harris, Misty Copeland, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Robin Roberts, Roxane Gay, and Simone Biles—with this compilation of celebratory odes. Black women are exceptional. To honor how Black women use their minds, talent, passion, and power to transform society, Harold Green began writing love letters in verse which he shared on his Instagram account. Balm for our troubled times, his tributes to visionaries and leaders quickly went viral and became a social media sensation. Now, in this remarkable collection, Green brings together many of these popular odes with never-before-seen works. A timely celebration of contemporary Black figures who are making history and shaping our culture today, Black Roses is divided into five sections—advocates, curators, innovators, luminaries, trailblazers—reflecting the diversity of Black women’s achievements and the depth of their reach. These inspiring changemakers are leaving their mark on the world by creating new beauty in their respective art forms, heading movements, fighting for equality and to change the status quo, and championing new definitions of what’s possible in every meaningful way. Green lifts them up to create meaningful connections between these figures and our own lives and experiences. Black Roses spotlights and urges readers to learn more about Allyson Felix, Angelica Ross, Ava DuVernay, Bisa Butler, Bozoma Saint John, Charisma Sweat-Green, Dr. Eve Ewing, Dr. Janice Jackson, Dr. Johnnetta Cole, Eunique Jones-Gibson, Issa Rae, Janelle Monae, Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Matthews, Kamala Harris, Keisha Bottoms, Kimberly Bryant, Kimberly Drew, Lisa Green, Lizzo, Mandilyn Graham, Mellody Hobson, Michelle Alexander, Misty Copeland, Naomi Beckwith, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Rapsody, Raquel Willis, Robin Roberts, Roxane Gay, Shellye Archambeau, Simone Biles, Stacey Abrams, Tabitha Brown, Tamika Mallory, Tarana Burke, Tasha Bell, Tomi Adeyemi, and Tracee Ellis Ross. The audiobook edition of Black Roses also includes an exclusive interview between Green and his mother about the making of the collection.

Harold Green Iii (Author), Harold Green Iii (Narrator)

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Les Trois Mousquetaires: Adapted for French learners - In useful French words for conversation - Fre

Improve your French while listening and appreciating one of the greatest French writers: Alexandre Dumas You can adjust the speed depending on your level in French. You can also buy the book to follow with the transcription as you are listening. The literature has been adapted into useful French words and verb tenses for conversation. With this book, you can improve your French progressively with natural fun, focus and motivation. Indeed, Les Trois Mousquetaires is a really interesting book! Normally, the problem with reading literature in French is that the vocabulary is too complex and not useful for conversations. It's like trying to learn English with Shakespeare: a big mistake! So this book is for you if you want to progress in French by reading. Continue à apprendre le français! :)

Alexandre Dumas (Author), Frédéric De Lavenne De Choulot (Narrator)

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Candide: Adapted for French learners - In useful French words for conversation - French Intermediate

Improve your French while listening and appreciating one of the greatest French writers: Voltaire. You can adjust the speed depending on your level in French. You can also buy the book to follow with the transcription as you are listening. The literature has been adapted into useful French words and verb tenses for conversation. With this book, you can improve your French progressively with natural fun, focus and motivation. Indeed, Candide is a really interesting book! Normally, the problem with reading literature in French is that the vocabulary is too complex and not useful for conversations. It's like trying to learn English with Shakespeare: a big mistake! So this book is for you if you want to progress in French by reading. Continue à apprendre le français ! :)

Voltaire (Author), Frédéric De Lavenne De Choulot (Narrator)

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O Beautiful Dust: Walking the Wilderness Toward Common Prayer

Can we pray together anymore? In this collection of prayers for Lent, RW Walker explores what difference traditional, queer, and Christ-centred common prayer might make in a chaotic and divided world, a wilderness that seems so filled with death and despair. May these prayers fan a flame of hope in our hearts as we walk the wilderness journey of Jesus—together.

Rw Walker (Author), Avery Arden (Narrator)

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A Map of Longings

Shahid is widely regarded as one of the finest poets from the Indian subcontinent, and his works are read across the world, touching millions of lives. A pioneer of ghazal writing in English, he wrote extensively about loss, nostalgia and home. A witness to the conflict that ravaged his homeland Kashmir, a loss he lamented in his collection The Country without a Post Office, Shahid has today become a symbol of hope in a violent world. In this biography, Manan Kapoor explores the concerns that shaped Shahid's life and works, following in the footsteps of the 'Beloved Witness' from Kashmir to New Delhi and finally to the United States. He charts Shahid's friendships with figures like Begum Akhtar and James Merrill, and looks at the lives the poet touched with his compassion and love. He also traces the complex evolution of Shahid's evocative verses, which mapped various cultures and geographies, and mourned injustice and loss, both personal and political. Drawing on various unpublished materials and in-depth interviews with Shahid's family, friends, students and acquaintances, Kapoor narrates the riveting story of a major literary voice and presents Shahid's poetic vision, revealing not just what he wrote but also how he taught the world to live.

Manan Kapoor (Author), Paul Hottam (Narrator)

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The Boundaries of Self

In this episode of the podcast, Sam speaks with poet David Whyte about his new and on-going series for the Waking Up app, based on his book, Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words. With the imagery of a poet and the reflection of a philosopher, David turns his attention to ordinary words, each a doorway into the underlying currents of human life. They discuss 4 tracks from the first installment-Friendship, Honesty, Ambition, and Alone. David Whyte is a poet and the author of 10 books of poetry along with four books of prose. David holds a degree in Marine Zoology, honorary degrees from Neumann College and Royal Roads University, and has traveled extensively, including living and working as a naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands and leading anthropological and natural history expeditions in the Andes, Amazon, and Himalaya. He brings this wealth of experience to his poetry, lectures, and workshops. Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the human mind, society, and current events. Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times bestsellers. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics-neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationality-but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Harris's work has been published in more than 20 languages and has been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and many other journals. He has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Annals of Neurology, and elsewhere. Sam Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.

Sam Harris (Author), Sam Harris (Narrator)

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Distance & Arrival

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris and David Whyte further explore his work in his book Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words. David Whyte is a poet and the author of 10 books of poetry along with four books of prose. David holds a degree in Marine Zoology, honorary degrees from Neumann College and Royal Roads University, and has traveled extensively, including living and working as a naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands and leading anthropological and natural history expeditions in the Andes, Amazon, and Himalaya. He brings this wealth of experience to his poetry, lectures, and workshops. Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the human mind, society, and current events. Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times bestsellers. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics-neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationality-but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Harris's work has been published in more than 20 languages and has been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and many other journals. He has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Annals of Neurology, and elsewhere. Sam Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.

Sam Harris (Author), Sam Harris (Narrator)

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The Ugandan Tales

'The Ugandan Tales' is set in Uganda and about the struggles of ordinary Africans against post independence African rulers that preach freedom and emancipation but have turned into oppressors. This collection of poetry dives deep into topics of police brutality, social injustices, and oppression through the landscape of the tortured cities. Ordinary people seek to reassert their rights against an intransigent regime that is determined to keep them oppressed. The poems chronicle everyday struggles that are faced at the hands of fellow Africans masquerading as Pan Africanists. Through peaceful and non violent means, a new generation of people is now taking a stand against social, political and economic segregation.

Victor Rumanyika (Author), Hidden Gems Literary Emporium, Kaila Boulware Sykes (Narrator)

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Les Misérables: Adapted for French learners - In useful French words for conversation - French Inter

Improve your French while listening and appreciating one of the greatest French writers: Victor Hugo. You can adjust the speed depending on your level in French. You can also buy the book to follow with the transcription as you are listening. The literature has been adapted into useful French words and verb tenses for conversation. With this book, you can improve your French progressively with natural fun, focus and motivation. Indeed, Les Misérables is a really interesting book! Normally, the problem with reading literature in French is that the vocabulary is too complex and not useful for conversations. It's like trying to learn English with Shakespeare: a big mistake! So this book is for you if you want to progress in French by reading. Continue à apprendre le français!

Victor Hugo (Author), Frédéric De Lavenne De Choulot (Narrator)

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I Thought I Died At 3 A.M.: Suicide Awareness Poems & Christian Poetry

Poetry Chapter 1: Forest of Suicide Consists of a continuous poem based on Suicide Forest in Japan and God’s (Saving Power) Compassionate Heart and Hands. Poetry Chapter 2: Watch The Flames Climb High Up The Mountain Night Consists of 15 poems taken from a girl who wrote them on the 29th of December 2019 while she was battling severe suicidal ideation. Poetry Chapter 3: Is There A God Up There? I'm Begging You Please Show Yourself Consists of a continuous poem where a very young boy asks a question which blooms into a quote, into a poetry, into this book. It starts with; 'Grew up in an abandoned home With no one to love me' This is a more honest poem of the difficulties of life and the yearning to know the truth; the reality of the faith, by Poet Vennesa Samanthan.

Vennesa Samanthan (Author), N. W. Edwards (Narrator)

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Life & Death: Poetry Book

Written Book in the Perspective of a Father of a Character 24 Years Old Son, Gone. HIS LIFE 24 years a life well lived 24 years a life well loved I have you in my heart I thought that I had gotten used to it, after time passed But it’s always hard and not easy It’s always something new and not same I thought I had gotten a lot more comfortable But there’s always something I feel uncomfortable about It’s difficult the more I learn about it It’s the same as life HIS FEAR (LAST MOMENTS) I fear nobody will be able to save me this time In this situation all or no, my mind got lost in the woods, What I need is somebody who heals Somebody who knows Somebody who will come close to me Somebody who holds me It’s easy to spill with the mouth But nobody can replace you Maybe, ah, it’s surprising that you can turn all the pain away Therefore, even though the night came in day that hurts, that bleeds now You’re not here to help me to solve it all I lost my pride and suddenly lost my heart I’m already used to being someone who you loved I’m worried nobody can depend on me this time My heart will break This love, all or no enemy, and One night sleep where you lose you What I need now is somebody who knows Somebody who heals Somebody who will approach me I just want you to know how I feel It’s easy to speak with the mouth But nobody can replace you Maybe it’s surprising to come up out of you Thanks to you Therefore, even though the night comes in day that hurts that bleeds now You’re not gonna be here to help me solve it all

Vennesa Samanthan (Author), N. W. Edwards (Narrator)

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Slow Dancing Under A Burning Light: Heart-Breaking Sad Friendship Poems

A poetry book about a breakup; the breakup of two girls two best friends. The poems tell the tale of a toxic relationship and influence the author felt and undergone around her supposed friend. It starts with, She’s a good girl, loves her mama Loves Jesus and her country too. She’s a good girl, crazy about Meyer Loves cat and her boyfriend too. It’s a long day living in Tempestry, Misses her father in the freeway lay. Running through the yard, Her life under the umbrella cracked. In the middle of the rain, The clouds mounting her glare. But when the blue sky came, She found herself in the churches laid. Now she’s free falling out, into nothing. She wants to leave this world behind, for a while, and her boyfriend too, this, beginning of it all. I met her first with the shiny smile, and a glint of glee in her eyes that I never leave her, a second, a moment in judgement never came, fast friends we were Now I see her as she were: broken, in search of Fulfilment. Same here. // To you, who is as she was at some point, at some aspect, the prospect lingers, beckons you to hinder life’s great heartache in the limber of passion unknown, unbridled. Stay.

Vennesa Samanthan (Author), Alicia Vasquez (Narrator)

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