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The Gospel of Wildflowers and Weeds: Poems

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Report copyright infringementby Orlando Ricardo Menes (Author)The poems in The Gospel of Wildflowers and Weeds expand the sacred within a baroque, magical-realist poetics that immerses itself in the flora and fauna of the Caribbean and the region's complex interplay of African, Judeo-Christian, and Taíno (Arawak) cultures. Menes engages with the Catholic sacraments, saints' lives, and the artistic heritage of this universal faith as well as Cuban art through the use of a variety of poetic sty...

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Report copyright infringementby Hakim Bellamy (Author)Hakim Bellamy's latest collection rings with the same power and grace as the people he lauds within its pages, including Nikki Giovanni and Martin Luther King Jr. He celebrates Albuquerque and New Mexico, taking the good with the bad, and reminds Burqueños that any day when you wake up along the Río Grande is a good day. As Bellamy celebrates the power of creativity and community within the city and the nation, he also demands that we face...

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Report copyright infringementby Lewis Turco (Author)Now in its fifth edition, The Book of Forms: A Handbook of Poetics continues to be the go-to reference and guide for students, teachers, and critics. A companion for poets from novice to master, The Book of Forms has been called "the poet's bible" for more than fifty years. Filled with both common and rarely heard of forms and prosodies, Turco's engaging style and apt examples invite writers to try their hands at exploring forms in ways that...

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Report copyright infringementby Sean Prentiss (Author)Sean Prentiss takes readers into what it means to be a rookie trail-crew leader guiding a motley collection of at-risk teens for five months of backbreaking work in the Pacific Northwest. It is a world where the sounds of trail tools--Pulaskis, McLeods, and hazel hoes--filter into dreams and set the rhythm of each day. In this memoir-in-poems, Prentiss shares a music most of us will never experience, set to tools swung and sharpened, backd...

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Report copyright infringementby Wendy E. Slater (Author)A new constellation of wisdom and healing that is modern and timeless.Word by word, the poetic method and wisdom of Wendy E. Slater will radiate into your soul, and liberate you from constraints of self-blame and judgment."Wendy has an unusual perspective on so many things, her writing pictures the differences that keep us from ourselves and others. Be careful. This just might change your life." - Reader Review"Her themes are unpretentio...

Critical Assembly: Poems of the Manhattan Project

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Report copyright infringementby John Canaday (Author)With technical mastery and remarkable empathy, Canaday introduces readers to the people involved in the creation and testing of the first atomic bomb, from initial theoretical conversations to the secretive work at Los Alamos. Critical Assembly also includes brief biographies, notes, and a bibliography for further exploration about this critical event in world history.Author BiographyJohn Canaday is the author of The Invisible World: Poems ...

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Report copyright infringementby Tacey M. Atsitty (Author)In this innovative debut collection, Tacey M. Atsitty employs traditional, lyric, and experimental verse to create an intricate landscape she invites readers to explore. Presented in three sections, Tséyi', Gorge Dweller, and Tóhee', the poems negotiate between belief and doubt, self and family, and interior and exterior landscapes.Author BiographyTacey M. Atsitty is the author of the chapbook Amenorrhea. Her poetry has been widely publ...

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Report copyright infringementby Priscilla Long (Author)Priscilla Long would take a bridge anywhere to reach her lost sister, and these poems are replete with bridges literal and metaphoric. In her quest and resolve, these words resonate from 'Kaddish for Susanne': 'All praise to all that is.'--Carole Simmons Oles, author of A Selected History of Her Heart: PoemsAuthor BiographyPriscilla Long is a writer of poetry, creative nonfiction, science, fiction, and history. She is the author of severa...

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Report copyright infringementby Joan Logghe (Author)This poetry collection showcases all the features of Joan Logghe's work that have attracted so many readers: her attention to detail, her warmth, humor, and passionate and inclusive social conscience. At once postmodern and deeply rooted in her adopted northern New Mexico home, Logghe's work connects disparate events and objects."I named my last child Hope. I never had a last child," she writes in the poem "True or False." Television Is the ...

Again the Far Morning: New and Selected Poems

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Report copyright infringementby Natachee Scott Momaday (Author)Although highly regarded as a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and drama, N. Scott Momaday considers himself primarily a poet. This first book of his poems to be published in over a decade, Again the Far Morning comprises a varied selection of new work along with the best from his four earlier books of poems: Angle of Geese (1974), The Gourd Dancer (1976), In the Presence of the Sun (1992), and In the Bear's House (1999). To read Mo...

Poetry of Remembrance: New and Rejected Works

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Report copyright infringementby Levi Romero (Author), V. B. Price (Foreword by), Rudolfo Anaya (Preface by)"Levi Romero is a strange kind of wizard. He can walk up a New Mexico arroyo and come back with a mysterious object full of quotidian magic. Like a rusted tobacco can the grand-fathers used to roll their smokes. And when you pry open the lid, you can hear their laughter and gossip coming out. That's what he does in poem after poem. I read his work and I learn again how to love this life....

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Report copyright infringementby Tanaya Winder (Author)Tanaya Winder's Words Like Love sings the joys, glories, and laments of love. As an accomplished poet, Winder traverses the darkness in a quest to learn more about the most complex of subjects. With beauty and ease, she explores emotion and thought through the poems featured in this debut collection.Author BiographyTanaya Winder is a writer, educator, and motivational speaker from the Southern Ute, Duckwater Shoshone, and Pyramid Lake Paiu...

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Report copyright infringementby Sean Seville (Author)Limericks of Death by Sean Seville takes readers on a journey through the twisted, macabre, and often unsettling world of death-themed poetry. With a dark and satirical tone, each poem goes beyond the traditional five-line structure of a limerick to explore themes of violence, mortality, and morbid humor. Seville's collection offers a raw and unapologetic glimpse into the darker aspects of human nature, intertwining horror and wit in a way ...

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Report copyright infringementby Rhian Elizabeth (Author)The language in Rhian Elizabeth's poetry feels instinctual: the poems in girls etc pulse and ripple with energy, their rhythms are perfectly pitched. Elizabeth writes of personal experience with an intensity and sharpness that challenges you to look closely. girls etc showcases a defiance, alongside the beauty and vulnerability here, which resonates long after the last page is turned. Rhian Elizabeth brings a breath of fresh air to conte...

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Report copyright infringementby Lilian Grace M (Author)The Vulnerable Truths Of An Anxious Mind shares a visionary's experience with the reality and fragility of the soul, as it takes readers through an exploratory journey of life with mental illness.In darkness and light, narrated through poetic verse, these insightful writings reveal the raw understanding of finding yourself again, while choosing to create something beautiful in an otherwise troubling time. Number of Pages: 136...

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Report copyright infringementby Pattie McCarthy (Author)A poetry chapbook that reflects on shifting time and tides through the language of the shoreline. Pattie McCarthy's extraordinary tides occupies a space in the intertidal, the in-between place of not-quite-land and not-quite-sea. The poems reflect on passing time, fluctuating tides, and on our efforts to predict both. Upon a ground that is always in flux beneath us, McCarthy invites us to question if and how we really know where we are....

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Report copyright infringementby Bronwyn Lovell (Author)In Bed with Animals is a personal poetic exploration of the horror and banality in one woman's lived experience of gender discrimination. It examines the contemporary world through an ecofeminist lens and considers the way that women, the environment, and animals suffer exploitation. This incendiary debut collection unsettles with its heartfelt ferocity. Number of Pages: 88 Dimensions: 0.21 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN ...

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Report copyright infringementby Shirley Knight (Author)The poems in Shirley Knight's new collection are songs of passion. Love sonnets tell the story of ill-fated love and star-crossed lovers, while other poems commemorate special occasions and loss. Still others honor family and offer inspiration to do the right thing. With clear prose and rich imagery, Shirley's Book of Poems is a deeply satisfying journey into the human soul. Number of Pages: 64 Dimensions: 0.15 x...

The Ghost in General Patton's Third Army: The Memoirs of Eugene G. Schulz During His Service in the United States Army in World War II - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Eugene G. Schulz (Author) Number of Pages: 346 Dimensions: 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: October 11, 2012

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Report copyright infringementby Dewayne Montres Grant (Author)Poetry fueled by love and passion, and heated by the heart's longing. Number of Pages: 136 Dimensions: 0.32 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: February 23, 2011

Smug Senryu: A Compilation of 240 Itemettes - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Bruce Howard Hamilton (Author)SMUG SENRYU, a collection of 240 syllabic haikulike 'itemettes, ' is intended to be very jokey, very fun. The essential smugness may be seen in how the author of the aggregation strove to cling absolutely to rigorous aspects of **5-7-5** in terms of counting the included syllables; also, each of the individual brief items might seem to insist on being only one basic English sentence. That no wish or attempt ever existed to honor so...

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Report copyright infringementby Jess Conkwright (Author)A Person, Abbreviated by Jess Conkwright is a critical exploration of identity and self-discovery. Dive into the journey of an insatiable woman as she navigates the complexities of life, love, and personal growth. With raw emotion and lyrical prose, the author guides us into the human experience in a way that questions the nature of our reality. This collection of vignettes invites the reader into intimate exchanges tinged with a longing...

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Report copyright infringementby Armando Aulet (Author)Love is the most deadly, yet the most desired. Some love a good romance, a helpless romantic going through both heaven and hell to display their devotion, adoration, and loyalty for their significant other. A helpless romantic who is willing to do anything and everything for them. Some love to read poetry about romance to see how one can love another so deeply, how one can have such an undying devotion for another. Though this is great, gi...

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Report copyright infringementby Alexandria (Author)I have poured my heart into these words.Emotions that have been kept in for so long now have the chance to speak to others. Oh, what a day to be alive. Number of Pages: 196 Dimensions: 0.53 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 30, 2024

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Rufus Skinner (Author)Looking for a pick-me-up? Look no further than this delightful book of cheerful sayings and inspiring anecdotes. Skinner has collected some of the most uplifting and humorous stories from around the world and presents them in a charming and engaging style. Whether you are feeling down or simply need a boost of positivity, this book is sure to put a smile on your face and a spring in your step.This work has been selected by scholars...

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Report copyright infringementby Laura Fajardo Garzon (Author)This book is a simple demonstration about the intensity of emotions you can feel as you grow up and discover all those little aspects that every day shape your mind. It's scary. But that's what it feels like to grow up, and in the end you realize that despite every storm you have to weather, you will find peace and understand that it was all going to work out for you. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.07 x ...

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Report copyright infringementby Morgan Richard Olivier (Author) Number of Pages: 244 Dimensions: 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 21, 2024

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Report copyright infringementby Maya Welch (Author)Ground me. Teach me How to rid myself of thisStress, Heartbreak, Loss. Show me the earth So that I may learn From it. -Maya Welch Number of Pages: 88 Dimensions: 0.18 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: May 10, 2024

Charm Upon My Eyes: Poems of a Wonderland

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Report copyright infringementby Tm Foxglove (Author)TM Foxglove takes you into a world of enchantment in her first book of poems, Charm Upon My Eyes: Poems of a Wonderland. Through her flowering poetry, she unveils the intimate experiences of the natural world. Inspired by the Pacific Northwest, each page takes you to a wonderland where the ordinary becomes extraordinary. From the embrace of fiery sunsets or serene captures of a blush-colored dove, to the fury of ocean waves.This collection r...

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Report copyright infringementby Gwenda Steff (Author)Poetry is life burning on the page. -Leonard Cohen This eclectic collection by Australian poet, Gwenda Steff, evokes emotional and sensory imagery through a diverse range of poetic forms. It is a window into the heart and soul of experiences, of beauty, of wildlife, of memory-and of a daily working life. It explores experiences of love, joy, humour, work, family-and of loss and protracted grief. It also confronts some of the issues of ecolo...

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Report copyright infringementby Linda Neal (Author)Expect no easy certainties here. Expect no false sense of comfort. Not About Dinosaurs is about devastating life-transitions. These are bardo poems, Linda Neal's lyrical account of how total rupture forces us into profound transformation, of how death and grief demand the epiphany of self-knowledge. Do expect to find wise, erotic candor here. Rich in evocative images, Neal's poems "...are what they seem, complicated, raw and ripe...." -Paulan...