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Lilith: The Legend of the First Woman Revised - Hardcover

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by Ada Langworthy Collier (Author)Old rabbanic tradition teaches that Eve was not Adam's first wife, rather a mysterious woman named Lilith who was thrown out of Eden before Adam and Eve were. This is a lyrical telling of that legend and what happens to Lilith as she encounters various demons outside the garden and what she says and does to Adam and Eve once they too are thrown out of the Garden of Eden. Now in larger print Number of Pages: 56 Dimensions: 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: Oct...

A Little Book of Persian Poetry - Paperback

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by Glen Alberto Salazar (Author)A Little Book of Persian poetry presents an anthology of the treasured classics written by Rumi, Saadi and Hafez. Mystical and profound, these poems will infuse the heart and soul with hidden Sufi wisdom. Close your eyes and listen to the language of the heart You know the majestic Simurgh bird got caught in this net... And what can I do? I'm only a small songbird. Rumi "The Edge of the Roof" Number of Pages: 106 Dimensions: 0.22 x 8 x 5.25 IN Publication Date...

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by Hayley Grace (Author)In her debut poetry collection, Hayley gives voice to the roots of struggle and pain growing up, as well as the love and pursuit of self-acceptance that were fundamental in her own choice to live. Her verses weave a narrative that is both deeply personal and universally resonant-through shadows of the past and the fleeting moments of joy captured in the simplicity of sharing an orange."even when you think there's nothing leftlife gives us orangesso go share one with yo...

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by Safienaaz Chughtai (Author)Hecate: the three faced goddess. Hecate is an anthology of short poems exploring love, loss, and finding home. As Hecate represents the phases of the moon, no matter how it is perceived - whether it be waning, waxing, or completely invisible - it is always there in its entirety. Hecate, like the moon, represents the strength of our roots - even when they seem weak. Number of Pages: 38 Dimensions: 0.08 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: January 01, 2023

The Poetry of Celia Thaxter - Volume II - Paperback

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by Ceila Thaxter (Author)Celia Laighton Thaxter was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on June 29th, 1835 and spent her childhood years on the Isles of Shoals, initially on White Island, where her father, Thomas Laighton, was a lighthouse keeper, and then the wonderfully named Smuttynose and Appledore Islands. At sixteen, she married Levi Thaxter, her father's business partner, and moved to the mainland, residing first in Watertown, Massachusetts, at a property his father owned. In 1854, they ...

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by Linda Blackmoor (Author)In "Fairies of the Forest," Linda Blackmoor weaves a mesmerizing tapestry of verse and color that invites young readers into the heart of the enchanted woods. With each turn of the page, a new fairy emerges, embodying the spirit and beauty of the forest's myriad elements. From the whispering ferns that unfurl in the dewy morning light, to the mysterious animals that roam the twilight glades; from the silvery moon that bathes the world in a gentle glow, to the humble...

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by Yung Pueblo (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the celebrated author of Inward comes the second in series, a collection of poetry and short prose focused on understanding how past wounds impact our present relationships. In Clarity & Connection, Yung Pueblo describes how intense emotions accumulate in our subconscious and condition us to act and react in certain ways. In his characteristically spare, poetic style, he guides readers through the excavation and release of the past th...

Help Me Die Well: A Queer Prisoner's Poetry Anthology, Vol. 3 - Paperback

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by A B O Comix (Editor), Oliver Mills (Editor)Our third annual poetry anthology features original work from over two dozen queer and trans incarcerated poets. Proceeds from this anthology support the poets' continued survival, subsidizing everything from commissary packages to legal fees to medical copays. From anthology editor Ollie Mills: "HELP ME DIE WELL is a plea to loved ones, to circumstance - really, to everything - to make one's life worth living." A.B.O. Comix is a collective of cre...

Talk to Me God, Before I Slap Somebody!: A Personal Journey

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Report copyright infringementby Reneé Budde (Author)"To know yourself is to walk in shoes on fire, until then, it's pure speculation."How did the good Sunday school teacher find herself behind bars? She didn't always have a propensity towards violence. Yes, she's audacious and stubborn and sometimes naughty. But, MURDER? Anyone could be driven to the unimaginable. Relatable true stories leap from the pages. Leave ordinary at the door. Buckle up. We're going for a joy ride! When life is messy ...

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Report copyright infringementby Marissa Rogers (Illustrator), Brendan McWhirk (Author)Seeking all mortals who yearn to learn! Ghosts, ghouls, and a roster of smiley monsters await. Teach or revisit all twenty-six letters, with an eerie twist. Explore what lurks between the pages of ABCreeps: A Spooky Alphabet Book. Experience A-Z with frightfully playful visuals. Each letter is depicted by a colorful illustration, representing a creature or chilling theme. Don't worry - they're not super scar...

Frequently Happy: 52 Mindful Moments to Bring Hope and Joy

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Report copyright infringementby David Larbi (Author)Find the joy--no matter how big or small--in every moment!In the midst of stress and turmoil, it can be easy to miss the daily opportunities we have for delight. Cheerful poet David Larbi reminds us that in every season of life and the year, there is the possibility for joy--if only we would claim it.Through bright poems, moving meditations, and inspiring journal prompts, this book offers you a chance to reflect on the happy happenstances al...

Tobacco Store and Other Nine Poems by Álvaro de Campos - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Alvaro de Campos (Author), Erick Maia (Translator), Fernando Pessoa (Author)Step into the mesmerizing world of poet Alvaro de Campos in this exquisite bilingual collection. Volume 2 of Pessoa by Me brings you an exceptional translation of Alvaro de Campos's enigmatic masterpiece, "Tabacaria," along with nine carefully selected poems by the contemporary Brazilian translator Erick Maia, a work that resonates with Campos's modernist spirit."Tabacaria," originally ...

The Tears That Water My Years - Paperback

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by Amber Gibson (Author)""A book of poetry that describes real-life circumstances, feelings, and events throughout the life of a 40-year-old independent woman. Love, loss, grief, change and so much in between. The Girl: The truth is her heart has been crushed more times than anyone reading this could ever fathom, but a girl who gets up every day trying to do the best she can still. A girl who fights so many battles with the corporate world that you never knew about. A girl who will fight to t...

My Brain, My Brain My Beautiful Brain - Paperback

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by Genein M. Letford (Author), Shawn T. Letford (Author), Shayne O. Letford (Illustrator)Your brain is unique. Your brain is creative. Your brain is beautiful! Explore along Shawn 'The Creative Kid' and his family as they discover the parts of your brain and the wondrous things it can do. Since this is the decade of the brain, it's time for kids and grownups alike to learn, celebrate and implement the unlimited possibilities of the brain, mind and body connection. Through playful rhymes and d...

My Little Book of Poems About Tea - Paperback

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by Lisa Spann (Author)This is a small books of poems all about tea. Easy and light to read, ideal as a gift for someone whole loves a good cup of tea. Over 50 poems about the history of tea, the types of tea, specific teas such as Oolong and Pu-erh and more. The ideal read whilst sipping one of your favourite brews. Number of Pages: 58 Dimensions: 0.12 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 21, 2023

Postcards from Mexico: Poems - Paperback

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by Jamie Ross (Author)In the late 1990s, in the shops of Oaxaca, Jamie Ross discovered a series of extraordinary postcards, fascinating photos of people from indigenous Mexico published by a group of equally mysterious photographers. Entranced, he began writing poems inspired by these images. As he did, suddenly, the people in the photos, themselves began to speak-their own stories in their own voices; voices and stories that would take him on a continuing journey into the heart of Mexico. Th...

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by Bliss Carman (Translator), Sappho (Author)Sappho's thrilling lyric verse has been unremittingly popular for more than 2,600 years-certainly a record for poetry of any kind-and love for her art only increases as time goes on. Though her extant work consists only of a collection of fragments and a handful of complete poems, her mystique endures to be discovered anew by each generation, and to inspire new efforts at bringing the spirit of her Greek words faithfully into English.--(Text refers...

Morning Coffee Thoughts: A book of poems about my love of coffee - Paperback

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by Louise Nottingham (Author)In MORNING COFFEE THOUGHTS, Louise writes about a different emotion a cup of coffee brings her. Sometimes she is light hearted and sometimes she is in love, with her cup of coffee Louise uses a few different poetic styles to express her thoughts on coffee. There are a couple of triolets, a rondelet or two, and many haiku. It's a small book of poetry, but just the right size to go with a morning cup of coffee. Number of Pages: 68 Dimensions: 0.16 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN ...

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by May Sarton (Author)The book celebrates that time, marks its passing, and opens up the poetic vision it left behind. The poems speak of the permanence of the memory of love and of the flowering it brings. They also draw on the rich, sometimes harsh, beauty of nature and its solace. Number of Pages: 62 Dimensions: 0.27 x 8.17 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: April 18, 2012

Contemporary Chicana Poetry: A Critical Approach to an Emerging Literature - Paperback

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by Marta E. Sanchez (Author)In this first book-length study of the works of Chicano women writers, Marta Ester Sanchez introduces the reader to a group of Chicanas who in the 1970s began to reexamine and reevaluate their gender and cultural identity through poetic language. The term 'Chicana' refers here to women of Mexican heritage who live and write in the United States. The works of four contemporary Chicana poets---Alma Villanueva, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Lucha Corpi, and Bernice Zamora---ar...

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by Margaret Noodin (Author)Depending on dialect, the Anishinaabemowin word weweni expresses thanks, exactitude, ease, and sincerity. In addition, the word for relatives is nindenwemaaganag: those whose enewewe, or voices, sound familiar. In Weweni, poet Margaret Noodin brings all of these meanings to bear in a unique bilingual collection. Noodin's warm and perceptive poems were written first in the Modern Anishinaabemowin double-vowel orthography and appear translated on facing pages in Engli...

Lebanon / Liban: Poems of Love and War / Poèmes d'Amour Et de Guerre - Paperback

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by Nadia Tuéni (Author), Christophe Ippolito (Editor), Samuel Hazo (Translator)This bilingual anthology, edited by Christophe Ippolito, contains Samuel Hazo's complete translation of Lebanon: Twenty Poems for One Love and Paul B. Kelley's selections from the never-before-translated Sentimental Archives of a War in Lebanon. The Francophone poet Nadia Tueni has devoted readers in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East and has quickly achieved poetic distinction in France. The fluency of her p...

Collected Poems of Ralph Waldo Emerson 1823-1911 - Paperback

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by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Author)Ralph Waldo Emerson will undoubtedly be forever remembered as a quintessentially American author; his prose works rank among the most excellent from any century of American literature. Unfortunately, due ironically to the excellence and originality of his transcendental philosophy, his poetry is often forgotten. This volume of his collected poems seeks to rectify that. This is Volume 1 of the Great American Poets Series. Number of Pages: 342 Dimensions: 0.71 x 9...

Advances in Embroidery: Poems, with Translations from Mahmoud Darwish - Paperback

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by Ahmad Al-Ashqar (Author)"Advances in Embroidery" is Ahmad Al-Ashqar's first book of poems and includes his translations from Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinian national poet. It is the first book in the Sandwich Series from Poets & Traitors Press, which publishes books of poetry and translations by a single author/translator. Led by its founding editor, Val Vinokur, Poets & Traitors emerged from the Poet/Translator Reading Series and from the New School's Literary Translation Worksho...

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by Diana Townsend (Author)Black Girl Evolving is a powerful and evocative poetry collection that delves into the complexities of the black community, mental health, and the vital role of black women in society. Diana Townsend's vivid and raw voice, speaks to the struggles and triumphs of being a black woman in today's world. Each poem is a reflection of the personal experiences of the author, and the universal experiences of the black community. Through the lens of mental health, the author e...

Instructions for the Proper Cremation of Your Grief - Paperback

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by Amber Decker (Author)In this poignant collection, Amber Decker explores themes of rediscovering self-love and trust after the storm of trauma and grief has dashed one's inner world to pieces."Look at how the sunsinks like a black boatbetween the mountains, howit paints the snow with flame, how it ferries you like a frozen queento the other side of daylightsilent as every death you've escapedon little cat feet ..." Number of Pages: 62 Dimensions: 0.15 x 6 x 4 IN Publication Date: October 17...

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by Benjamin Louche (Author), Mason Ball (Author)Within this book dwell mysteries deep and dark, syntactic secrets, beautiful otherness, rhyme and unreason, all springing from the singular town of TWIN PEAKS. How does one get to Twin Peaks? Is it in the heart, or in the mind? Does the Log Lady know more than she's letting on? Is Cooper still the man he always was? What are we really to take from the tragic end of Waldo? Who is Diane? Who was Agent Jeffries? And what did Harold Smith's suicide ...

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by Sara L. Mastros (Author)In Orphic Hymns Grimoire, Sara L. Mastros transforms the devotional hymns of Orpheus, the oracular hero of ancient Greece, into a functional, working grimoire for contemporary magicians. The Orphic Hymns have inspired generations of poets, musicians, and playwrights as exemplars of archaic mytho-poetry. In her bold translations, Mastros stays true to the original intent and beauty of the hymns while adding her own contemporary flair. In addition to the new translati...

En tus manos abiertas y en mi corazón roto - Paperback

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by José Luis Velázquez Rodríguez (Author)72 poemas que surgen de lo más profundo del corazón, en ese interior ignoto que como sombra golpea nuestra piel, nuestra mente, hace añicos y a la vez da esperanzas. Revuelven nuestras entrañas y se pasea cual diario por los pesares y las ilusiones, por océanos en tempestad y por mares tranquilos. Poemas que martillean nuestras venas, que hacen galopar nuestra sangre, que gime en miles de lágrimas y derraman verdades opacas, sentimientos verdaderos. 72...

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by Robert Frost (Author), J. J. Lankes (Illustrator)First published in 1923, "New Hampshire" by famed American poet Robert Frost, is one of the most beautiful and famous collection of poems in American literature. The book contains many of Frost's most well-known and beloved poems, such as "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", "Nothing Gold Can Stay", "Fire and Ice", and "The Need of Being Versed in Country Things". Frost won the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes for "New Hampshire" and he ...

The Poems of Sappho and Others - Paperback

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by Sappho (Author), Walter Petersen (Translator)The nine lyric poets were a canon of ancient Greek composers esteemed by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria as worthy of critical study. The most famous of which is probably Sappho, who was born sometime between 630 and 612 BC on the Greek island of Lesbos. The famous Library of Alexandria collected Sappho's poems into nine books, unfortunately these editions have been lost. Today only fragments of the poetess' work remains. These fragments ...

The Quiet Storms of Rainer Maria Rilke: 36 Poems - Paperback

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by Terrance Lane Millet (Author)Rilke's quiet poems contain exceptional pent-up energy that encompasses the immediacy, wonder, and breathlessness with which the poet experienced life. His unique, spiritual connection with the world, so easily lost in a formal or literal translation, is opened up in these fresh interpretations from Terrance Lane Millet. The English versions of Rilke's poems are very loose translations from the German. An epiphany-like view of the world and the elements in it, ...