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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...

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by Rose Miller (Author), Sharon Hildebrand (Illustrator), Joshua P. Miller (Designed by)Every Trail Leads Home is an essential book for any West Virginia enthusiast, ideal for both children and the young-at-heart. Unique trails from each region of the state are thoughtfully described in verse while stunning watercolor illustrations feature characters enjoying the wide variety of outdoor activities that make West Virginia famous. The characters' stories will invoke sweet memories for West Virg...

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by Melissa Green (Author)Renowned poet Melissa Green returns to the literary stage with her new and selected poems, Magpiety, a profound and evocative exploration of memory, nature, and the nuances of human emotion. Created to captivate both longtime admirers and new readers alike, this collection showcases Green's unparalleled talent for weaving together the spiritual and the earthly with a voice that is both tender and fierce. Green's poems traverse landscapes both external and internal, un...

Building Fires in the Snow: A Collection of Alaska LGBTQ Short Fiction and Poetry - Paperback

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by Martha Amore (Editor), Lucian Childs (Editor)Diversity has always been central to Alaska identity, as the state's population consists of people with many different backgrounds, viewpoints, and life experiences. This book opens a window into these diverse lives, gathering stories and poems about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer life into a brilliant, path-breaking anthology. In these pages we see the panoply of LGBTQ life in Alaska today, from the quotidian urban adventures o...

Basement Sentiment: Poetry from the Dark - Paperback

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by Kate Phillips (Author) Number of Pages: 36 Dimensions: 0.07 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: July 13, 2024

Amor Entre Aguaceros/Love Between Downpours - Paperback

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by Jean-Pierre Rueda (Author)Amor Entre Aguaceros/Love between downpours is a bilingual poetry collection dedicated to all those who use their imagination to return to their countries of origin when migratory circumstances prohibit them from doing so. Nostalgia, homesickness, immigration, family friendships, and the deep appreciation for what and who becomes a memory. My newest collection speaks through and about such topics in Spanish and English. EARLY PRAISE FOR AMOR ENTRE AGUACEROS/LOVE B...

The Mis-Execution of a Black Son - Paperback

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by Carl Patterson (Author)Black bodies. Black skin. Black men. Black lives.In light of all the murdered Black men, this poetry collection gives an insight into the men behind the headlines. At its centre, is the relationship between a father and a son. It a collection of pain and justice and hope and transcendence. Carl Patterson deconstructs the world we live in, alters the lyric to his whim, and gives an insight into the personal, challenging the reader to view themselves internally. Number...

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by Sarah Marchant (Author)This collection is about toxic female friendship, how everyone and no one is to blame, and how the memories reverberate through the rest of your life. Number of Pages: 40 Dimensions: 0.08 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: February 13, 2024

Braided Creek: A Conversation in Poetry: Expanded Anniversary Edition - Hardcover

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by Ted Kooser (Author), Jim Harrison (Author), Naomi Shihab Nye (Foreword by)In her loving Foreword to this expanded anniversary edition, Naomi Shihab Nye writes "Braided Creek: A Conversation in Poetry is one of the dearest, most appealing books ever published. These poems are tiny delicious American haiku affectionately exchanged between two friends... This slim volume acts as a palate-cleanser, a spirit-booster, a little rocket-ship of wonders."While Ted Kooser and Jim Harrison were an unl...

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by Mahmoud Darwish (Author), John Berger (Introduction by), John Berger (Translator)"The most celebrated writer of verse in the Arab world."-Adam Shatz, The New York Times Poetry from former national poet of Palestine, illustrated by original drawings by John Berger Mahmoud Darwish was the Palestinian national poet. One of the greatest poets of the last half century, his work evokes the loss of his homeland and is suffused with the pain of dispossession and exile. His poems display a brillian...

The Iliad: A New Translation by Peter Green - Paperback

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by Homer (Author), Peter Green (Translator) One of the oldest extant works of Western literature, the Iliad is a timeless epic poem of great warriors trapped between their own heroic pride and the arbitrary, often vicious decisions of fate and the gods. Renowned scholar and acclaimed translator Peter Green captures the Iliad in all its surging thunder for a new generation of readers. Featuring an enticingly personal introduction, a detailed synopsis of each book, a wide-ranging glossary, and ...

Frost: Poems: Edited by John Hollander - Hardcover

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by Robert Frost (Author), John Hollander (Editor)One of Time magazine's 100 best English-language novels and the most famous of all twentieth-century political allegories. "A wise, compassionate, and illuminating fable for our times." --The New York Times This story of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny erected by their own kind, is a universal drama. Taking as his starting point the betrayed promise of the Russian Revolutio...

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by Kate Baer (Author)The second full length poetry collection from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Kind of Woman.Kate Baer shot into the literary stratosphere with the publication of her debut poetry collection, What Kind of Woman, which became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller.Kate's second full-length book of traditional poetry, And Yet, dives deeper into the themes that are the hallmarks of her writing: motherhood, friendship, love, and loss. Taken together, these p...

Djuna Barnes - Lament of Women & Other Rhythms - Paperback

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by Djuna Barnes (Author), Dick Whyte (Editor)Djuna Barnes - Lament of Women & Other RhythmsForgotten Poets #22 / forgottenpoets.substack.com'Lament of Women & Other Rhythms' brings together a collection of New York poet Djuna Barnes' poems and drawings, including the complete 'Book of Repulsive Women' (1915), alongside a generous selection of her verse originally published in underground poetry and arts magazines (1911-23), and her second full-length collection, 'A Book' (1923); with ...

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by Elizabeth Ramirez (Author)This book contains a series of pieces ranging from love, confusion, hatred, pain and healing. Each piece was inspired. I hope to move you with the stories I am able to tell as I allow you a small piece of my thoughts. Number of Pages: 34 Dimensions: 0.07 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: July 23, 2024

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by Priscilla Velez (Author)The poems you will read are my thoughts on the actions I wish to take, the grief and heart ache that I wish to relieve and integrate into my next season of life. I'm just out here searching for peace during a dark time in my life. I have a lot I am trying to unlearn and over come. Writing has helped soothe me and release some of the backed up emotions I've had for all these years. I just pray that anyone who reads this book understands it and is encouraged to keep c...

Rotundamente negra: y otros poemas - Paperback

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by Shirley Campbell Barr (Author)La literatura ha sido llamada no s?lo a demostrar las grandes ausencias hist?ricas, sino tambi?n las presencias desdibujadas y maltratadas de los africanos y africanas alrededor del mundo.Yo s? quiero que me etiqueten, yo s? quiero que digan esa es la poeta negra. (SHIRLEY CAMPBELL BARR) Esta poes?a es un canto desde la dignidad y la identidad afrodescendiente, desde las luchas de independencia personales y de los pueblos. Shirley levanta su voz, rotunda y dec...

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by Homer (Author), Samuel Butler (Translator)Samuel Butler's translation of The Iliad, first published in 1898, is a prose rendition of this ancient Greek epic. The Iliad is set during the Trojan War and focuses on the Greek hero Achilles and his conflict with King Agamemnon, as well as the broader battles and interactions between the Greeks and Trojans.Butler's translation is known for its clarity and accessibility, aiming to make the story understandable to a wide audience. It captures the ...

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by Samantha Nichols (Author)This book will be an exploration of new and old experiences that have caused wonder or were the result of a "What if?" Number of Pages: 38 Dimensions: 0.08 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: August 14, 2024

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by David M. Katz (Author)We live in an age of memoir. Unlike previous eras, in which readers were encouraged to consider a poem or novel separately from the poet's or novelist's biography, the author's life story seems today to have become the main thing-the primary element upon n In The Biographer, his fifth collection of poems, David M. Katz interrogates and explores that assumption. The book's title poem, Katz's longest published work to date, tackles the issue head on. Heavily researched ...

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by Andr? Blondel Tonleu Mendou (Author)They have forgotten that politics is a priesthood!That politics is above all a commitment, A priestly commitment!That politics is nothing but a priesthood!And nothing but a priesthood!They have forgotten that the politicianIs not an economic operator!And that in his role as a political opponent, He has a historical responsibility!Because he is invested with a particular mission, At a very particular moment, And in a very particular era, They have forgott...

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by Jayson W. Rampersad (Author), Jeannette MacLean (Illustrator)Rejected love, ecstatic love, misguided love-Memories of a Lover explores complex and intensely vivid experiences of love and relationship in this collection of poems. Rare moments of perfect connection between the lover and the beloved sit alongside raw fear and compulsive self-destructiveness as the poet/lover unsparingly records his memories. If you were a song, I'd listen until I was deaf.I would listen until all I could hear...

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by Joseph Riggie (Author)This is a collection of poems written over many years. The poems are, for the most part, lyrical and concern a variety of topics, from courtship to the fall of empires. There are poems about famous people I never met and others inspired by people that I have known. Many were inspired by my relationship (both before and after we married) with my wife of fifty years. And you will notice that I like birds.I hope that some of these poems may connect with your memories, bu...

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by Kaido V?inam?e (Author)In "A World Embraced by Joy," the reader is invited to discover a vibrant tapestry of emotions that celebrates the beauty of life. Each poem dances with the essence of happiness, weaving together moments of pure bliss, laughter, and the simple joys that often go unnoticed. Through vivid imagery and heartfelt language, the poet paints a landscape where love flourishes, nature sings, and hope reigns supreme. This collection takes you on a journey through the many facet...

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by Charles Goldman (Author)Charles Goldman wrote the first nine parts of Empathy Road in 2010, out of a deeply felt inspiration. The source of this poem, as with many of his poems, comes from what the poet describes as "an engulfing presence of love and insight from beyond myself." In a world of poems composed from the need to juxtapose words in novel forms, it is gratifying to find poems still written in a romantic tongue, about the nature of the human struggle.Empathy Road is partly a map t...

Falling into Rainwoven Whispers - Paperback

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by K?triin Kaldaru (Author)"Falling into Rainwoven Whispers" invites readers on a lyrical journey through the delicate interplay of nature and emotion. Each poem immerses you in the soothing cadence of raindrops, as they weave intricate stories of love, loss, and discovery. Throughout the pages, the author masterfully crafts imagery that captures the essence of fleeting moments and the gentle embrace of nostalgia. The whispers of the rain become a backdrop for reflections on human experience,...

Whispering Beneath Cloudborn Horizons - Paperback

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by Paula Raudsepp (Author)"Whispering Beneath Cloudborn Horizons" invites readers to embark on a lyrical journey through the delicate interplay of nature and emotion. Each poem serves as a gentle whisper, echoing the silent stories found beneath expansive skies and the weight of shifting clouds. With vivid imagery and haunting melodies, this collection captures the essence of fleeting moments and the beauty of introspection. From the rustling leaves that carry secrets of the wind to the twili...

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by Ayushi Sanjay Acharya (Author) Number of Pages: 56 Dimensions: 0.12 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: December 23, 2024

Transformational Grace: A Language of the Transforming Power of God's Grace Through Poetry - Paperback

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by Sandra Hadland (Author)Transformational Grace is a language of God's transforming grace through the eyes of poetry. These poetic trues identify with humanity's trials, storms, and earthquakes while assuring the grace of God to overcome. This collection of poems is intended to inspire, incite hope, and to provoke a lasting, authentic change that can only be produced through the transforming grace of Christ. No matter where you are in this journey of life, God's transformational grace is vi...

In Reverence of The Sanctifier of my Heart - Paperback

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by Hasan Ali (Author)""Love moves all. It is more than a feeling. A calling. A shield. A source of hope and respite in a world that moves alarmingly fast. This book is a collection of poems, written as a confession of love. It attempts to quantify this beautiful emotion in a way that creates an artificial pact with the reader, allowing them a glimpse into the essence of the writer. What makes me whole, should make us whole."" Number of Pages: 36 Dimensions: 0.07 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: A...

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by Ice Top (Author)This is a collection of lyric poems full of passionate love and glittering with the light of philosophy, containing more than 70 poems. The poet's ups and downs of life exsperience, painting a deep color to the work, make it a more unique charm.The poet's legendary experience and the success of his career have aroused the great interest in poetry critics. At the same time, the poet was soon regarded as a "struggling" idol by college students. "Youth, friendship, love" is th...