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Ecstatic Pessimist: Czeslaw Milosz, Poet of Catastrophe and Hope

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Dale Scott (Author)Ecstatic Pessimist is a timely book about the Central and Eastern European experience of the mid 20th century, as told through the poetry and experiences of Czeslaw Milosz, Nobel Laureate for literature, who wrote on the horrors of war and the human experience. Written by a colleague and friend of the poet, it is part literary criticism and part memoir. This biography/memoir of Czeslaw Milosz is a first hand account of the poet's life a...

The Lived International: A Life in International Relations - Paperback

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by Obe Stephen Chan (Author)The Lived International is a poetic account of Stephen Chan's personal engagement in International Relations. It speaks to the inadequacy of an abstract voyeurism while the problems of the world are death, devastation and underdevelopment. Drawn from a lifetime of travel and engagement, and from both published and hitherto unpublished poetry, forming a parallel list to the author's academic works, the book seeks to inject into debate the sense that language, spoken...

Fernando Pessoa and Philosophy: Countless Lives Inhabit Us

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Report copyright infringementby Bartholomew Ryan (Editor), Giovanbattista Tusa (Editor), Antonio Cardiello (Editor)This pioneering volume explores the extraordinary Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) and his relationship to philosophy. On the one hand, this book reveals Pessoa's serious knowledge of philosophy and playful philosophical explorations and how he has the gift of synthesizing, appropriating, and subverting complex ideas into his art; and, on the other hand, the chapters s...

Sonia Sanchez's Poetic Spirit Through Haiku

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Report copyright infringementby Michio Arimitsu (Contribution by), Tiffany Austin (Contribution by), John J. Han (Contribution by)This collection of ten critical essays is the first scholarly criticism of haiku by Sonia Sanchez, who has exemplified herself for six decades as a major figure in the Black Arts Movement, a central activist in civil rights and women's movements, and an internationally-known writer in American literature. Sanchez's haiku, as an integral and prominent part of contem...

The Alliterative Morte Arthure: A New Verse Translation

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Report copyright infringementby Valerie Krishna (Author)One of the finest narrative poems of the Middle Ages translated in its entirety by a recognized authority on the poem. This volume represents an important chapter in the evolution of the Arthurian legend. It is marked as an epic poem by its celebration of battle and conquest and its unsentimental depiction of combat and death.Author BiographyValerie Krishna is Professor of English at City College in New York. She is the author of The All...

Pearl of Great Price: A Literary Translation of the Middle English Pearl

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Report copyright infringementby David Gould (Author)The Middle English poem Pearl is an elegy on the death of a child, written to provide consolation for the loss of a loved one through instruction in Christian theology. The mourning father's faith in God has been shaken by his daughter's death. Having fainted away on his daughter's grave, he is transported in a dream vision to an earthy paradise where he sees his daughter across a stream, transfigured and clothed in garments set with pearls....

A Liberating Hell: Revisiting Dante's Inferno with Amida-Buddha - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Kiley Jon Clark (Author)In "A Liberating Hell", the reader returns to Dante's Inferno, but this time with Amida-Buddha as their Merciful Guide.This work is "A Symbolic-Map through The Dark Night of the Soul". That through the reading and with the help of Amitabha Buddha, we too might be 'Liberated' from our own private Hells.By seeing our own fear, regret, depression, hopelessness, prejudices, and limited world-view in the characters within, we may more easily ...

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Report copyright infringementby Arturo Antonio Torres Muñoz (Author)QUÉ ES EL HAIKÚ?Antes de entrar en el terreno del Haikú, el lector debe aceptar que se encuentra frente a un estilo de poesía diferente. El poeta -dentro de una mágica brevedad-, le invita a recrear las imágenes del lugar en que él se encuentra; sin emitir opiniones o conceptos propios. Para saborear y deleitarse con este género poético tan especial, debe aprender a identificar los símbolos con los que se identifica lo que la...

Cosmic Connections: Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Taylor (Author)A Times Literary Supplement Best Book of the Year A major new work by Charles Taylor: the long-awaited follow-up to The Language Animal, exploring the Romantic poetics central to his theory of language. The Language Animal, Charles Taylor's 2016 account of human linguistic capacity, was a revelation, toppling scholarly conventions and illuminating our most fundamental selves. But, as Taylor noted in that work, there was much more to be sa...

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Report copyright infringementby L. E. Mastilock (Author)Of silent whispers deep in the heart to songs of roaring mountain streams. A collection of poems that sprang to life in stillness while reflecting on nature, the tangles of her innermost self, and the journey L. E. Mastilock has experienced in her life. Number of Pages: 40 Dimensions: 0.08 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: August 14, 2023

Reflective Journeys - Vitae: Excerpts from 20 years of reflective journeys

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Report copyright infringementby G. Kassabgi (Author)What if our conscious thoughts are living forms: vitae. What is happening in the brain when a 'mind' and 'consciousness' are felt internally? Where does consciousness come from? Are consciousness and nature somehow interconnected? I cannot think of a more interesting thing to ponder, and so for over 2 decades I've explored concepts surrounding these types of reflections using a poetic shape: a type of mirror for the reader's mind. Occasional...

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Report copyright infringementby Malika Bhandarkar (Author)It's Tough Being a Grown Up! by Malika Bhandarkar is a smart collection of poems covering pop culture, food, romance, magic, and mischief. With humour and grace, it explores the quotidian questions and realizations that bind us all: where is my share? when is my turn to rewrite the rules? what do you mean I'm not the centre of it all? ...and other lessons from the University of Life.These lyrical poems are what poetry should be: univer...

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Report copyright infringementby Heather Welsh (Author)All lonely people know the distinctive difference between being in a group of people and being part of something. peering through the spectrum is a candid exploration of adolescent expression from a neurodivergent perspective. Living in a world not build for you is an isolating, disregulating experience. Life is a constant struggle between authenticity and preformitive societal regulations, like one's perpetually on the outside peering in....

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Report copyright infringementby Tyesha Tarrant (Author)This book is a collection of poems reflecting my life in many different moments and settings. This book voices many of my personal experiences and feelings bad or good and some lessons I've come to understand. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.07 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: December 13, 2023

Ikigai, Kaizen & Hansei - The Triad of Timeless Japanese Secrets: [3 in 1] Forge Your Path to Achieve a Long, Happy, and Meaningful Life Master Your I

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Report copyright infringementby Makoto Saito (Author)⭐ Includes a FREE Printable Ikigai & Kaizen Workbook (valued at $9.99) + an exclusive eBook on Japanese philosophy - available for the next 100 orders only! ⭐ Number of Pages: 124 Dimensions: 0.26 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: March 24, 2024

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Report copyright infringementby E. G. Gorden (Author)An autobiographical anthology about growing up the queer, disabled child of a military officer.1 Number of Pages: 48 Dimensions: 0.1 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: October 27, 2023

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Report copyright infringementby Sam White (Author), Golden Winters (Author)Repairing The Breach is a call and response collaborative narrative of two kindred spirits of a thirty year generational gap. The lyrics and poetry wraps around cultural oppression, and addresses social and emotional recovery. The Artist intertwined amplifying voices of shared similarities and differences through creative expression. They chose to live beyond the designated parameters dictated by society as the lyrics ...

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Jefferson (Author)Pink Fingernails is a collection of poetry I channeled while journaling over a 10-year period. I found that the language of my feelings of joy, pain, confusion, anger, gratitude, and conversations with Spirit wanted to be expressed while I was processing and healing from various situations during that time. I stored my journals away only to find them again in 2021. After reading them again, I felt compelled to bring them forward in pr...

Glimpses of a Forever Foreigner: Poetry and Artwork Inspired by Japanese American Experiences - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Roger Shimomura (Illustrator), Lawrence Matsuda (Author)"Glimpses of a Forever Foreigner" is a collaboration between Lawrence Matsuda (poet) and Roger Shimomura (internationally known artist) inspired by the Japanese American experience including the World War II forced incarceration of 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans. Shimomura was a youngster in the camps and Matsuda was born in the Minidoka, Idaho concentration camp. The forced incarceration experien...

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Report copyright infringementby Elena Ilkova (Author)While we focus on establishing our soul as an autonomous entity, we overlook our most loyal friend - our body. It is an instrumental part for joyous life, yet we take it for granted. This poem is an admiration for my body, and recognition of its autonomy. Number of Pages: 44 Dimensions: 0.09 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: February 23, 2024

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Report copyright infringementby Mary Oliver (Author)Mary Oliver, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, celebrates love in this collection of poems "If I have any secret stash of poems, anywhere, it might be about love, not anger," Mary Oliver once said in an interview. Finally, in her stunning new collection, Felicity, we can immerse ourselves in Oliver's love poems. Here, great happiness abounds. Our most delicate chronicler of physical landscape, Oliver has described her work as loving the world. ...

Authority, Piracy, and Captivity in Colonial Spanish American Writing: Juan de Castellanos's Elegies of Illustrious Men of the Indies

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Report copyright infringementby Emiro Martínez-Osorio (Author)Authority, Piracy, and Captivity in Colonial Spanish American Writing examines the intricate bond between poetry and history writing that shaped the theory and practice of empire in early colonial Spanish-American society. The book explores from diverse perspectives how epic and heroic poetry served to construe a new Spanish-American elite of original explorers and conquistadors in Juan de Castellanos's Elegies of Illustrious Men o...

Rhetorics of Nepantla, Memory, and the Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Papers: Archival Impulses

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Report copyright infringementby Diana Isabel Martínez (Author)Rhetorics of Nepantla, Memory, and the Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Papers: Archival Impulses explores the intersection of Chicana/o/x studies, Latina/o/x studies, archival studies, and public memory by examining the archival homes of cultural critic Gloria Anzaldúa. This book illustrates how her archive mirrors her philosophy of theories of the flesh and contains objects that, when placed together by the rhetor, perform the embodied...

Rhetorics of Nepantla, Memory, and the Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Papers: Archival Impulses - Hardcover

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by Diana Isabel Martínez (Author)Rhetorics of Nepantla, Memory, and the Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Papers: Archival Impulses explores the intersection of Chicana/o/x studies, Latina/o/x studies, archival studies, and public memory by examining the archival homes of cultural critic Gloria Anzaldúa. This book illustrates how her archive mirrors her philosophy of theories of the flesh and contains objects that, when placed together by the rhetor, perform the embodied ways of knowing of which she...

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Report copyright infringementby Julia Cross (Author)"Faces of the Moon" is an original collection of poetry and prose, following the formidable path towards self-love, the grievances of heartache, and discovering the enchantment of falling for oneself and another. Revealing romance and the raw soul, "Faces of the Moon" will strike all of your greatest longings and fervency with ease.Author BiographyJulia Cross is a self-published poet based in Los Angeles, California. Her passion for writing ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ravens Quoth Press (Author), Various (Author)Step into the depths of the human mind with this haunting collection of dark poetry. Explore the tangled web of mental health, shining a light on the shadows that many face in their everyday lives. Through the verses of each poet, we delve into the raw and visceral experiences of mood, personality, and eating disorders, addiction, grief, cognitive dysfunction, neurodivergence, abuse, and other traumas, and the impact...

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Report copyright infringementby Anna Chastek (Author)The Darkest Night is a poetry collection divided into two sections. The first half are dedication poems, and the second is about experiences with depression. In the first half, Anna expresses her feelings and love to individuals that are placed under a code name. In the second half, Anna describes her brutal battle with depression and her various feelings and states throughout. This captivating, tear-jerking collection will give you insight...

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Report copyright infringementby Nadia Howell (Author)Nadia's, life, has been one of struggle and pain; that so many people secretly relate to. Her journey is one of resilience, endurance, strength, survival, and, some of the strangest of circumstances. She knows that many, young women, suffer in the darkness; and, are lost to a world of silence... never facing their trauma. Nadia, truly understands, the endless heartbreak of surviving a traumatic event. Such as, human sex trafficking, sexual ...

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Report copyright infringementby Carolyn Joyce Tokson (Author)Wrenchingly honest and powerful poetry mapping a journey of resilience, courage, loss and love to triumph, hope and joy fill this volume by a mature poet. Poems grounded in a reverence for nature explore the beauty, transience and impermanence of life.A Zen-like quality pervades the poetry which is often stark and lyrical. Included are intensely personal poems about physical and emotional abuse and the pain that it brings. Other poe...

From Burning to Blooming-A Journey Through Moods & Madness

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Report copyright infringementby Desiree Lozano (Author)This book contains a series of poems that take you on a journey through healing. As someone who has struggled with mental health for most of my life, writing has always been my safe haven. Poetry has allowed me to illustrate all of my emotions with words and this book takes you through that journey. From some of my darkest moments to the moments I began to see the light and bloom. Number of Pages: 34 Dimensions: ...

Nothing Conclusive Has Yet Taken Place in the World the Ultimate Word of the World and about the World Has Not Yet Been Spoken the World Is Open and F

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Report copyright infringementby Tim Atkins (Author)NOTHING CONCLUSIVE HAS YET TAKEN PLACE IN THE WORLD THE ULTIMATE WORDOF THE WORLD ANDABOUT THE WORLD HAS NOT YET BEEN SPOKEN THE WORLD IS OPEN AND FREE EVERYTHING IS STILL IN THE FUTURE AND WILL ALWAYS BE consists of meditations upon the state of the world andthe role of the poet in our turbulent andincreasingly-violent era. Taking the form of reflections upon the experiences of the poets Ovid & Atkins, NOTHING occupies a space in which 2...

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Report copyright infringementby Sincerely Yours (Author)I (sincerely yours) have learned in life that with great discomfort and misunderstanding comes great change. With this change, everyone tries to be as politically correct as possible, but they neglect to truly understand or embrace the evolution and passion of humanity and the human consciousness. Through great meditation, I came up with the title Poetically Correct because it fully describes the nature of thought and evolution of humani...