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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Engel (Author) Number of Pages: 76 Dimensions: 0.18 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 22, 2011

Going to the Dogs and Other Critters - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Janet Cameron Hoult (Author), Mick Beyer (Illustrator)We humans have developed relationships with all kinds of animals be they tame or wild, fierce or mild, big or small, short or tall The poems in "Going to the Dogs and Other Critters" will let you explore your interactions with animals and give you an opportunity to revisit cherished experiences as well as think about having more Designed for children and parents, this delightful book includes instructions ...

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by Samuel Coleridge (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)While traveling to a wedding, a young man is pulled into the eventful narrative of the Ancient Mariner who is compelled to share his story. It's a miraculous tale about guilt, humanity and one's capacity to change. The Ancient Mariner notices a young man traveling to a nearby wedding. He abruptly interrupts his journey and starts sharing a story about his time at sea. He details its humble beginnings and the tumultuous events that f...

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by Claude McKay (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)Songs of Jamaica (1912) is a poetry collection by Claude McKay. Published before the poet left Jamaica for the United States, Songs of Jamaica is a pioneering collection of verse written in Jamaican Patois, the first of its kind. As a committed leftist, McKay was a keen observer of the Black experience in the Caribbean, the American South, and later in New York, where he gained a reputation during the Harlem Renaissance for celebrating ...

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Report copyright infringementby Kahlil Gibran (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)A worldwide best-seller since its date of original publication in 1923, The Prophet has become a token of free thought and intellectual betterment across many generations of readers. This unique and timeless classic is composed of 28 prose poetry fables, each examining a different facet of the human experience. A treasure worth holding close, The Prophet is an unforgettable book of poems worth savoring. The...

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by Paul Laurence Dunbar (Author), Alice Dunbar Nelson (Author)Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar: Poems, Plays and Prose (2021) is a selection of the literary works of Paul Laurence Dunbar and Alice Dunbar Nelson. With such collections Oak and Ivy (1892) and Majors and Minors (1896), Paul Laurence Dunbar earned a reputation as an artist with a powerful vision of faith and perseverance who sought to capture and examine the diversity of the African American experience. In her poems, plays, and stories, Alice ...

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by Geoffrey Chaucer (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by) A knight, a monk, a merchant, a summoner, and a wife all walk into an inn, and realize they are in the company of many others who intend to make the same pilgrimage to Canterbury. As a group of English people all gather at the Tabard inn, they learn that they will be travelling together. Usually divided by their differing social classes, professions, and beliefs, the group are united by their pilgrimage to Canterbury, where they'll...

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by Langston Hughes (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)A celebration of music from beginning to end, The Weary Blues is the debut poetry collection by the foremost Harlem Renaissance poet, Langston Hughes.Droning a drowsy syncopated tune, / Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon, / I heard a Negro play. / Down on Lenox Avenue the other night / By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light / He did a lazy sway. . .With these first lines, Hughes invites the reader into an experimental play...

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by Virgil (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)"In the whole of European literature there is no poet who can furnish the texts for a more significant variety of discourse than Virgil. [He] symbolizes so much in the history of Europe, and represents such central European values..." -T.S. EliotThe Aeneid (19 BC) is an epic poem by Roman poet Virgil. Translated by English poet laureate John Dryden in 1697, Virgil's legendary epic is the story of the hero Aeneas, a castaway from Troy whose ad...

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by Mary Weston Fordham (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)Magnolia Leaves (1897) is a collection of poems by Mary Weston Fordham. Published toward the end of her life, Fordham's only collection appeared in print with an introduction by Booker T. Washington, who saw in its author an undeniable gift which could prove "[t]he Negro's right to be considered worthy of recognition in the field of poetic effort." Meditating on such themes as morality, labor, maternity, liberty, and faith, Mary ...

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by William Carlos Williams (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)Spring and All (1923) is a book of poems by William Carlos Williams. Predominately known as a poet, Williams frequently pushed the limits of prose style throughout his works, often comprised of a seamless blend of both forms of writing. In Spring and All, the closest thing to a manifesto he wrote, Williams addresses the nature of his modern poetics which not only pursues a particularly American idiom, but attempts to capture ...

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by Paul Laurence Dunbar (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)Lyrics of Lowly Life (1896) is a collection of poems by African American author Paul Laurence Dunbar. Published while Dunbar was at a turning point in his career as one of the nation's leading black poets, Lyrics of Lowly Life combined his hugely successful volumes Oak and Ivy (1892) and Majors and Minors (1896), establishing his reputation as an artist with a powerful vision of faith and perseverance who sought to capture and e...

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by James Weldon Johnson (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)Fifty Years and Other Poems (1917) is a collection of poems by James Weldon Johnson. Although less popular than his book God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (1927), Johnson's second poetry collection showcases his talents as a rising star of African American literature. Including some poems that would be featured in The Book of American Negro Poetry (1922), an influential anthology compiled and edited by the poet himse...

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by Jonathan Swift (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by) This collection of Jonathan Swift's poetry is separated in three parts, according to their subject matter. The first section are poems addressed to a woman named Stella. Based off a real-life close friend of Swift's, Esther Johnson, the portion of poetry addressed to Stella contain beautiful tributes to this woman, with simple titles such as Stella's Birthday March 13, 1727. Though these poems display a tender amount of intimacy sh...

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by Robert Frost (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)Selected Poems (1923) is a collection of poems by American poet Robert Frost. Dedicated to Edward Thomas, a friend of Frost's and an important English poet who died toward the end of the First World War, Selected Poems is a wonderful sampling of poems from Frost's early collections, including A Boy's Will and North of Boston. Known for his plainspoken language and dedication to the images and rhythms of rural New England, Robert Frost i...

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by Apollonius of Rhodes (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)The Voyage of the Argo: The Argonautica, is an epic poem centering Jason and his legendary crew as they venture to find the Golden Fleece. Faced with various hurdles and unbeatable odds, they're committed to achieving their ultimate goal. When a young man threatens the throne, King Pelias sends him on a futile mission to Colchis. Once there, the fearless Jason must confront the volatile King Aetes and seize his most valued posse...

The Tragedy of White Injustice and Other Meditations

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Report copyright infringementby Marcus Garvey (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)Originally written during his two year imprisonment in Atlanta, The Tragedy of White Injustice and Other Meditations is a collection of short thoughts or, impromptu poetry, from one of the Fathers of Black Nationalism, Marcus Garvey. In 1925, Garvey was tried and sentenced for the crime of mail fraud in relation to his business with the Black Star Line. Left to the mercy of the United States Federal Peniten...

The Bird of Time: Songs of Life, Death & the Spring - Paperback

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by Sarojini Naidu (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)The Bird of Time (1912) is a poetry collection by Sarojini Naidu. Naidu's second book of English verse is steeped in the Romantic tradition while entirely conscious of the present political strife of her native India. From songs of love to portraits of urban life, Naidu's poems reflect her commitment to feeling, both for herself and for others. Traditional and modern, The Bird of Time is a powerful collection from a young poet on the ...

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by Amy Lowell (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)Men, Women, and Ghosts (1916) is a poetry collection by Amy Lowell. Published at the beginning of her career as an influential imagist devoted to classical poetic themes and forms, Men, Women, and Ghosts is an agile and promising work from a pioneering poet of the early twentieth century. In "Patterns," the collection's opening poem, Lowell displays an economy of language and clarity of vision that would define the imagist school, in whic...

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Report copyright infringementby Countee Cullen (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)Color (1925) is a collection of poems by Countee Cullen. Published the same year Cullen entered Harvard to pursue a masters in English, Color was a brilliant debut by a poet who had already gained a reputation as a leading young artist of the Harlem Renaissance. Deeply personal and attuned to poetic tradition, Cullen's verses capture the spirit of creative inquiry that defined a generation of writers, musi...

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by Walt Whitman (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by) From one of the most celebrated American poets, Walt Whitman, comes a profound and uniquely written anthology of poems. Leaves of Grass is a rousing collection of poems inspired largely by Ralph Waldo Emerson's plea for the arrival of a great new American Poet. Originally published in 1855, Whitman worked on this collection of poems for the entirety of his life. He continued to revise and make better his anthology; in its final publica...

You're Pretty When You Smile - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Gayle Bluebird (Author)"You're Pretty When You Smile" is a poetic memoir written about the relationships between, a grandmother, a granddaughter and her mother. At times sad, other times happy, the relationships prove complex as the secrets of the grandmother are uncovered, later the secrets of the granddaughter are ones to be kept at all costs. The book is about the danger of keeping secrets and the freedom experienced when they are released. Many of the stori...

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Report copyright infringementby J. Olympus Fisher (Author)A poetic walk through my healing journey of learning to take up space. Number of Pages: 66 Dimensions: 0.14 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: May 10, 2023

The Best of Rudyard Kipling: A Collection of Essential Poetry

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Report copyright infringementby Rudyard Kipling (Author)A powerful and wide-ranging collection of poetry by Rudyard Kipling, one of the most influential writers in English literature. Spanning themes of duty, empire, war, faith, and human resilience, this volume brings together many of Kipling's most celebrated and enduring poems. Best known for his vivid evocations of colonial India and his masterful command of rhythm and narrative verse, Kipling was a pioneering figure in modern short fict...

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Report copyright infringementby T. Fuller (Author)"...because my body kept a score" by T. Fuller is a profound journey through the landscapes of pain, healing, and transformation. This evocative collection of poetry speaks to the power of art as a form of therapy and the intricate dance between the two. Each verse is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the myriad ways we seek and find healing. From the pavements that scream under the march for justice to the specters that wa...

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Report copyright infringementby Oliwia Misilo (Author)This book is is full of poems. Its split into 5 parts. 1. in love era, 2. heartbroken era, 3. the healing era. 4. the 'healed' era and then the moving on+in love era. Most of these poems are based on true stories some i just wrote to fill in the space and make it more interesting. I wrote this with the motive to help any teenagers or adults struggling with a similar problem, letting them know that they are not alone. Letting them know that...

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Report copyright infringementby Titus Lucretius Carus (Author)A foundational work of ancient Roman philosophy, On the Nature of Things presents the Epicurean view on the nature of the universe, the meaning of life, and the pursuit of happiness. Filled with beautiful poetry and compelling arguments, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of philosophy.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization ...

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Report copyright infringementby Rachel Lynn Aubry (Author)Indigo Blues is a collection of poems written by Rachel Lynn Aubry, a 20 year old artistic soul. The book contains a colorful variety of poems written throughout the past six years of her life through the ups and the downs of high school, navigating it with undiagnosed narcolepsy and learning how to live a fulfilling joyful selfexpressed life. The poems are expressions of her pain, sadness and deep connection she has with her soul. The...

Poems I Wrote For You When I Was Sad - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Ashani Knight (Author)Your tears are saltyBut so is the oceanMaybe your sadness is just as beautifulMaybe this pain will roll away Poems I Wrote For You When I Was Sad is a collection of poems for anyone who has found the beauty hidden within pain. This is a book of heartbreak, loss, growth under pressure, and love letters that would never be sent. Ashani strives to capture the raw, unapologetic emotions that make us human. When you curl up with this book, grab...

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Report copyright infringementby Amy Lowell (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)Published seven years after her debut collection A Dome of Many-Coloured Glasses, Pictures of the Floating World (1919), is another dazzling volume of poetry from the Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Amy Lowell. Divided into two sections; Pictures of the Floating World finds inspiration from both Japanese and Chinese poetry, with Lowell trying her hand at the hokku and Chinoiserie. In poems like "Reflections" and ...

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The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits - Paperback

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by Lewis Carroll (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)The Hunting of the Snark (1876) is a poem by Lewis Carroll. Filled with many of the portmanteau words developed for his poem "Jabberwocky," The Hunting of the Snark is a delightfully strange tale of mystery and adventure. Often read as an allegory for everything from tuberculosis to the endless quest for happiness itself, The Hunting of the Snark, much like the Snark itself, refuses all description. "'Just the place for a Snark!' the B...