The Best Poetry Audiobooks of All Time

Discover the most influential poetry audiobooks, recommended by leaders, experts, and readers worldwide

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Book Cover of Raymond Antrobus - The Perseverance

By Raymond Antrobus – Winner of the Ted Hughes Award (you?) 

4.94
| 2021 | 96 Pages
Recommended for: 
Poetry enthusiasts and advocates for the deaf community. Ages 12 to Adults.
You will:
  • Learn about the d/Deaf experience through powerful poetry and personal narratives.
  • Discover the intersection of identity and culture in a hearing world.
  • Understand the nuances of communication beyond spoken language.
  • Explore themes of loss and grief through evocative imagery and language.
  • Recognize the importance of inclusivity and representation in literature.
Reviews:
Poignant Poetry
Unique Perspective
Emotional Depth
Cultural Insight
Innovative Style
Complex Language
Limited Length
  • New York Times Bestseller
  • Best Book of the Year at The Guardian
  • Winner of the Ted Hughes Award
  • Winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize
Recommended by Hanif Abdurraqib, Kaveh Akbar, Ocean Vuong and 14 others
Hanif AbdurraqibThis book is a gift, for how it repurposes my understanding of treacherous feelings, and shapes them into something worth sticking around for
Kaveh AkbarAt every turn, Antrobus pushes back against flattening, against the tidy narrative―an invidious Ted Hughes poem gets radically revised, an aunt’s misheard utterance becomes ‘a faint fog horn, a lost river.’ It’s magic, the way this poet is able to bring together so much―deafness, race, masculinity, a mother’s dementia, a father’s demise―with such dexterity
Ocean VuongEmotionally textured and sonically charged. . . . the poem [‘Sound Machine’] gyrates through interrogations of grief and ancestry twinned with a brooded meditation on masculinity and selfhood
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Book Cover of Lana Del Rey - Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

By Lana Del Rey – American singer, songwriter, artist, and poet (you?) 

4.83
| 2020 | 128 Pages
Recommended for: 
Poetry enthusiasts and Lana Del Rey fans. Beginner to Intermediate readers.
Reviews:
Romantic
Eclectic
Honest
Glamorous
Unguarded
Not Trying
Laborious
  • #9 Best Seller in Rock Band Biographies on Amazon
Recommended by Barnes & Noble, Vogue, Bustle and 1 other
Barnes & NobleHer words work their way around you, pulling you into a world that’s not unlike a David Lynch movie
VogueAchingly romantic
BustleA melancholy meditation . . . Violet’s poems tap into Del Rey’s signature gauzy, glamorous style
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Poetry Book made by AI

By TailoredRead – AI that creates personalized books for you 

4.98
| 2025 | 30-300 pages
Learn Poetry faster with a book created specifically for you by state-of-the-art AI. Our AI has vast knowledge of Poetry, and will craft a custom-tailored book for you in just 10 minutes. This tailored book addresses YOUR unique interests, goals, knowledge level, and background. Available for online reading, PDF download, and Kindle, your custom book will provide personalized insights to help you learn faster, expand your horizons, and accomplish your goals. Embark on your Poetry learning journey with a personalized book - made exclusively for you.
Recommended for: 
All readers across all knowledge levels.
You will:
  • Get a Poetry book tailored to your interests, goals, and background
  • Receive a book precisely matching your background and level of knowledge
  • Select which topics you want to learn, exclude the topics you don't
  • Define your learning goals and let your book guide you to accomplish them
  • Get all the knowledge you need consolidated into a single focused book
Reviews:
Insightful
Focused
Highly Personalized
Easy to Read
Engaging
Actionable
Up-to-Date
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Book Cover of Eve L. Ewing - 1919

By Eve L. Ewing – Sociologist of education and award-winning poet (you?) 

4.81
| 2019 | 88 Pages
Recommended for: 
Readers interested in history and poetry. Ages 12 to Adults.
You will:
  • Learn about the historical context of the 1919 Chicago race riots and their impact.
  • Discover the personal stories of individuals affected by the riots through poetry.
  • Understand the intersection of race and history in America through a poetic lens.
  • Explore the use of archival materials in contemporary poetry to enhance storytelling.
  • Reflect on the ongoing relevance of historical events in today's society.
Reviews:
Engaging
Thought-Provoking
Beautifully Written
Historical Insight
Diverse Forms
Repetitive
Too Short
  • NPR Best Books of 2019
  • Chicago Tribune Best Books of 2019
  • Chicago Review of Books Best Poetry Book of 2019
  • O Magazine Best Books by Women of Summer 2019
  • The Millions Must-Read Poetry of June 2019
Sherrilyn IfillYesterday’s centennial anniversary of the Chicago Race Riot compelled me to dig into 1919, eveewing ‘s new book of poems abt this pogrom & the Great Migration refugees who settled in Chicago from the south in the early 1900s. It is superb
Sarah KayIf you do not already own Eve's book 1919, that is something you should add to this list! It is an incredible example of a book of poetry that is immensely moving & powerful, while also being historical & educational !
Toni PreckwinkleAnother book from the SeminaryCoop #RacialEquityWeek reading list I highly recommend is 1919: Poems by eveewing. This powerful book weaves past and present together to reflect on the Chicago Race Riots of 1919 in a truly unique and moving way
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