The Distance of a Shout: Selected Poems: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Distance of a Shout: Selected Poems runs 4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Ondaatje (about 2.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 4 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 3,749 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 15 hours in all.
About as long, on the Poetry shelf
99 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Distance of a Shout: Selected Poems is an audiobook by Michael Ondaatje: a 4-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Ondaatje, released March 12, 2026, on the Poetry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Ondaatje
- Released
- March 12, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Poetry
- ISBN
- 9781529982183
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Distance of a Shout: Selected Poems as an audiobook?
The Distance of a Shout: Selected Poems runs 4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.7 hours.
Is The Distance of a Shout: Selected Poems free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Distance of a Shout: Selected Poems?
The Distance of a Shout: Selected Poems is narrated by Michael Ondaatje.