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by Tony Harrison (Author)Tony Harrison's v. was written during the Miners' Strike of 1984-85 when he visited his parents' grave in a Leeds cemetery and found it vandalised by obscene graffiti. In the book-length poem, he confronts the foul-mouthed skinhead thug responsible, who becomes a foil for his own anger and alienation. The political and media reaction to v. would make a book in itself. This is that book. As well as Tony Harrison's poem and Graham Sykes's photographs, this new edition o...

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by Carol Ann Duffy (Author)Be terrified. It's you I love, perfect man, Greek God, my own; but I know you'll go, betray me, strayfrom home.So better by far for me if you were stone.--from "Medusa" Stunningly original and haunting, the voices of Mrs. Midas, Queen Kong, and Frau Freud, to say nothing of the Devil's Wife herself, startle us with their wit, imagination, and incisiveness in this collection of poems written from the perspectives of the wives, sisters, or girlfris of famous -- and ...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Allumbaugh (Author)A Biography of a woman who has a history of being the first of Dallas, Texas. It is a great read: One family's take on Texas history and poetry, both old and new.In Granny's Poetry, Charles Allumbaugh invites readers into a unique blend of personal storytelling, historical documentation, and heartfelt poetry. This one-of-a-kind book traces the early days of Dallas, Texas, through the Civil War and beyond-told through the eyes and expe...

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Report copyright infringementby Kimberly Friesen (Author) Number of Pages: 104 Dimensions: 0.28 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: September 10, 2025

I Didn't Die So I Wrote: Poems and Journals from 13 to 26

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Report copyright infringementby B. J. Oliva (Author)I Didn't Die So I Wrote is a raw, unfiltered collection of poems and journal entries spanning from age 13 to 26 - a deeply personal journey through trauma, survival, and healing.Told in the voice of the girl who endured it all and the woman learning to survive it, this book unearths the pain of sexual trauma, suicidal ideation, family dysfunction, and emotional neglect - while honoring the resilience it takes to keep going.Each page is a ref...

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by Alex Flinn (Author)Three perspectives -- one truthThe victim: After his windshield was shattered with a baseball bat, HIV-positive Alex Crusan ducked under the steering wheel. But he knows what he saw. Now he must decide what he wants to tell.The witness: Daria Bickell never lies. So if she told the police she saw Clinton Cole do it, she must have. But did she really?The suspect: Clinton was seen in the vicinity of the crime that morning. And sure, he has problems with Alex. But he'd never...

I'm Still Standing: Gone Through the Storms of Life to the Rainbow of Victories

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Report copyright infringementby Robin D. Johnson (Author), Anelda L. Attaway (Editor), Kelly De'anne Mobley (Photographer)Praise be to God and Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior.The pages in this book will reflect on my life from childhood to adulthood. Yes, this book is about me, but my purpose is to bless others by giving them hope when they feel they can't go on in life.My name is Robin D. Johnson and I was born on June 25, 1961, in Wilmington Delaware. I was raised by a single parent, my mo...

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Report copyright infringementby Bernadette Marie Padgett (Author)"Purpose Driven Free To Be Unapologetically Me" is a Non-Fiction Autobiography written in poetrybased on her true life story which includes chapter narratives proceeding each section of poems and is strategically categorized byvarious subject matters and the timeline in which it took place. The core areas the Author lived through to tell her magnificent journey of faith, determination, good will, survival, overcoming tragedy, an...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Craze (Author) Number of Pages: 333 Dimensions: 0.94 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: December 05, 1979

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Dyer (Author)Do you believe in Destiny?Do you believe that all your actions, All what you become, your life, Was planned, maybe before the Universe began.Here is an example of a poem in the book.Energy of A RocketeerThat fine shaped fin cut through my skull, They said it pierced the inner brain.That polished, embellished nose cone, Boldly coloured red, Severed an artery in my head!Uncontrolled projectiles, falling from the sky, Can do that, even to a pass...

You, This Is Me . . . Over?: A Soldier's Mind Unwrapped and Revealed

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Report copyright infringementby Beau Dooley (Author)You, This Is Me . . . Over? is NOT another war story. It is a never-before-experienced deep dive into the furthest corners of a Green Beret's personal psyche. When former Green Beret Beau Dooley went from elite soldier to civilian following several tours of duty, the sharp transition had a marked impact on his mental health and sense of self. On his journey to reconcile his warrior mentality with the relatively mundane nature of everyday li...

On the Life of Linda J. Albertano: From Trauma to High Art

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Report copyright infringementby Linda J. Albertano (Author), Frank Lutz (Author), Suzanne Lummis (Foreword by)The work of award-winning poet, performance artist, actor, and musician Linda J. Albertano and her husband of 55 years, Frank Lutz, is collected in On the Life of Linda J. Albertano, including poetry, stories, and prose, as well as memorabilia from Linda's astounding performance career. Linda J. Albertano, award-winning poet and Poetry Diva of the City of Los Angeles, was an enchantre...

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Report copyright infringementby Lane Carnes (Author)Internas Voces is a collection of poems written as a type of memoir. Poetry is the axle that continually rotates in search of meaningful imagery to fulfill the yearnings of my soul. Internas voces es una recopilación de poemas escritos en forma autobiográfica. La poesía es el eje que gira continuamente en busca de imágenes significativas que satisfagan los anhelos de mi alma.)Some of the pieces, such as "Ya mero," "Hasta la bye, bye," "El pa...

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by Anonymous (Author), Wendy Doniger (Selected by), Wendy Doniger (Translator)The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo-European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200-900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns. A work of intricate beauty, it provides a unique insight into early Indian mythology, religion and culture. This selection of 108 of the hymns, chosen for their eloquence and wisdom,...

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by Megan Falley (Author)Megan Falley's much-anticipated fourth collection of poetry, Drive Here and Devastate Me, shocks you with its honesty: whether through exacting wit or lush lyrical imagery. It is clear that the author is madly in love, not only with her partner for whom she writes both idiosyncratic and sultry poems for, but in love with language, in love with queerness, in love with the therapeutic process of bankrupting the politics of shame. These poems tackle gun violence, toxic ma...

The Poetry of Chiyo-Ni: The Life and Art of Japan's Most Celebrated Woman Haiku Master

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Report copyright infringementby Patricia Donegan (Author), Yoshie Ishibashi (Author), Natalie Goldberg (Foreword by)"Patricia Donegan and Yoshie Ishibashi are to be deeply thanked for having given us with such articulate care a poetry major in any language and in any place or time." --Robert Creeley, poet The Poetry of Chiyo-ni introduces English-language readers to one of Japan's most luminous literary voices: Chiyo-ni (1703--1775), a poet, painter, and Buddhist nun who broke barriers to bec...

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Report copyright infringementby Geri Cohen Biddy (Author)Muse: Brown Skin - A Dangerous Kind of Love is an emotionally charged and poetically written memoir that explores the raw, complicated, and sensual experience of being someone's inspiration, but never their priority.In this lyrical debut, Geri Cohen Biddy opens her heart with bold honesty, recounting her entanglement with a man whose love for music always came before his love for her. What began as chemistry and passion spiraled into si...

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Report copyright infringementby Atar Hadari (Author)There've always been questions about Arik.As far back as '52 when a night patrolSpotted figures crossing the sand dunes.Arik told his men to open fire, ask questions later.A poetic exploration of Ariel "Arik" Sharon might sound counterintuitive, like an oxymoron.And true, much of the monologue that Atar Hadari presents us with reads more like spoken history - yet with a deliberate creative twist.Like poetry, these vignettes about Sharon's mi...

Roaming the Labyrinth with Marie-Claire Bancquart

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Report copyright infringementby Christina Cook (Author), Marie-Claire Bancquart (Interviewee)A lyrical journey through language, myth & feminine power, Cook weaves her original poetry; her translations of poetry by celebrated French writer Marie-Claire Bancquart; and 15th century French Tarot into a speculative non-fiction narrative. The result relates an afternoon tour of Paris that spans millennia; an excursion that blurs mythic time and clock time into a lived experience that defies ca...

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Report copyright infringementby Sarah Annes Brown (Author)The impact of Ovid's Metamorphoses on our culture can hardly be overestimated. The poem is one of the most exciting and accessible classical texts, our key source for nearly all the famous myths of Greece and Rome. Sarah Annes Brown offers a lively, and sometimes provocative, introduction to the Metamorphoses, exploring the impact of recent critical developments and tracing its rich afterlife in both high and popular culture. The book'...

Hyam Plutzik and the Mosaic of Time: Essays and Selected Poems

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Report copyright infringementby Victoria Aarons (Editor), Holli G. Levitsky (Editor), Hilene Flanzbaum (Editor)This original collection of essays written by scholars and poets explores the life and work of Hyam Plutzik (1911-1962), whose poetry came to fruition at a time of cultural change set against the historical rupture of the Holocaust and World War II.Author BiographyVictoria Aarons is distinguished professor of literature at Trinity University where she teaches courses on American Jewi...

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Report copyright infringementby John McCrae (Author), Andrew MacPhail (Author)John McCrae's "In Flanders Fields and Other Poems," stands as a poignant testament to the human spirit amidst the devastation of World War I. This collection, most famous for the iconic poem "In Flanders Fields," captures the raw emotion and somber realities of war through the eyes of a soldier and physician. Beyond the battlefields, McCrae's verses explore themes of love, loss, and remembrance, offering a glimpse i...

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Report copyright infringementby Elizabeth Bishop (Author), Robert Giroux (Editor)From several thousand letters, written over fifty years - from 1928, when she was seventeen, to the day of her death, in Boston in 1979 - Robert Giroux has selected over five hundred and has written a detailed and informative introduction. One Art takes us behind Bishop's formal sophistication and reserve, displaying to the full the gift for friendship, the striving for perfection, and the passionate, questing, r...

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Report copyright infringementby Amel Dali (Author)What if the deepest pain inside could become the source of your greatest strength? Bittersweet Catharsis is a journey through darkness to find the light that still burns within you. With raw, unfiltered poetry and soul-stirring art, Amel offers a window into a heart that has known the deepest sorrow, yet refuses to stay broken.Amel's writes of battles fought in silence, of moments when life seemed unbearable, and of a search for meaning in the...

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Report copyright infringementby Eileen Porzuczek (Author)Memento Mori: A Poetic Memoir in Three Parts is a powerful poetry collection, chronicling Porzuczek's visceral journey from naive invincibility to hard-won wisdom. Through three distinct sections, this memoir navigates pivotal moments that reshaped her understanding of mortality and strength: surviving a near-death experience, seeking justice in its aftermath, and ultimately discovering how to heal and find self-love again.From midnight...

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Report copyright infringementby Marina Tsvetaeva (Author), I. B. Fishbeyn (Translator), C. D. C. Reeve (Translator)It is 1918 in Moscow. The communist revolution is in full swing. Food is scarce, living conditions harsh. Two women meet on the stage of an empty theater. One is the now famous twenty-six-year-old poet Maria Tsvetaeva, the other the twenty-four-year-old actress Sonia Holliday (Sonechka). The Story of Sonechka, written almost twenty years later, is a vivid account, at once comic a...

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Report copyright infringementby Virgil (Author)A classic work of Latin poetry consisting of pastoral poems and agricultural verses, providing unique insights into the ancient Roman society and its culture.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute ...

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by Yvonne Hedeonis (Author)Yvonne Hedeonis bleeds ink, breathes shadows, and never learned not to play with fire.Forbidden is her debut collection of poetry, inspired by nights spent alongside lovers and friends. It invites you to feast upon delicious carnal depravity in an attempt to sate the insatiable while simultaneously running delicate fingertips over the most tender of places, leaving its mark upon your soul. It's a journey of heartache and joy, lust and terror, and ultimately, finding...

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by Dante Alighieri (Author), Robin Kirkpatrick (Translator), Robin Kirkpatrick (Editor)Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Describing Dante's descent into Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide, Inferno depicts a cruel underworld in which desperate figures are condemned to...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Rider (Author)MICHAEL RIDER is a poet, musician, writer, and actor. He has a long list of professional stage, film and television credits, best known for his appearances in ROAD HOUSE and STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION. He studied acting at Juilliard with classmate Robin Williams, film-making at NYU, and poetry writing at UCLA. His autobiographically inspired stories are of riverboats, jailbreaks, backtracks, heartbreaks, motorcycles, barrooms, and backstage...

2004: S E L F - H E L P S E L F - L O V E S E L F - D I S C O V E R Y S E L F - P E R C E P T I O N

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Report copyright infringementby Ycarp Leahcimrac (Author)2004 is a journey through verses that unveil the resilience of a silent spirit. This autobiographical poetry collection by Ycarp Leahcimrac chronicles a life where ease was a stranger but surrender was never an option. Each poem in this book is a step taken, a word finally spoken, and a strength harnessed. Through the power of poetry, a voice that once echoed in the shadows of family and people called friends now rings clear. This book ...

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by Sandra Cisneros (Author)A brave collection of poems from Sandra Cisneros, the best-selling author of The House on Mango Street. It has been twenty-eight years since Sandra Cisneros published her last book of poetry. With dozens of never-before-seen poems, Woman Without Shame is a moving collection of songs, elegies, and declarations that chronicle her pilgrimage toward rebirth and the recognition of her prerogative as a woman artist. These bluntly honest and often humorous meditations on m...