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The Captain's Verses: Love Poems - Paperback

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by Pablo Neruda (Author)Pablo Neruda, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, finished writing The Captain's Verses in 1952 while in exile on the island of Capri--the paradisal setting for the blockbuster film Il Postino (The Postman). Surrounded by sea, sun, and Capri's natural splendors, Neruda addressed these poems to his lover Matilde Urrutia before they were married, but didn't publish them publicly until 1963. This complete, bilingual collection has become a classic for love-struck re...

Enheduana: The Complete Poems of the World's First Author - Paperback

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by Sophus Helle (Author)The complete poems of the priestess Enheduana, the world's first known author, newly translated from the original Sumerian "Helle's translation feels urgent, incandescent, stripped of academic cladding. . . . The growing popularity of Enheduana gives all of us readers a chance to discover another lineage--and to bring this poet and her imagination flashing back to life again."--Nilanjana Roy, Financial Times Enheduana was a high priestess and royal princess who lived...

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by A. M. Volk (Author)A beautiful and poetic story that ties both to nature and the foster care/adoption experience. A non-rhyming children's picture book that is written in such a way that it can be read to any child (not just adoption specific) even though the story lends itself to foster/adoption because of the parallels throughout. This book could also be a great way to begin to expose children to concepts of foster care in a safe way if they have friends or family members who are foster/...

The Not-So-Sleepy Little Panda - Hardcover

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by David Walker (Author), David Walker (Illustrator)A charmingly cozy rhyming picture book about a sweet little panda who has trouble falling asleep. The moon is too far, the stars are too high. Little Panda is scared by the dark of the sky. But a marvelous bug, with a magical light, is just what she needs to sleep through the night. It's time for bed, but Little Panda wants to stay awake! Her bed is too lumpy, lullabies don't work, and the dark is a little scary. But with the help of her ...

Dad's Poems and Riddles Revealed - Paperback

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by Jeffrey Krueger (Author), Allie Daigle (Illustrator)Upon completing my fourth poetry book, I was inspired to curate a selection of my poems that would deeply resonate with children and adults. I envisioned bringing these poems to life through captivating, vivid illustrations that capture the reader's imagination. While not all of my poems are tailored for children, I have thoughtfully handpicked a few that, when coupled with illustrations, can be easily understood and appreciated by young ...

Veinte Poemas de Amor Y Una Canción Desesperada Y Cien Sonetos de Amor / Twen Ty Love Poems and a Song of Despair and One Hundred Love Sonnets - Hardcover

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by Pablo Neruda (Author)Premio Nobel de Literatura"El más grande poeta del siglo xx en cualquier idioma". --Gabriel García Márquez Un gran éxito desde el mismo momento de su publicación en 1924 cuando el autor contaba con tan solo diecinueve años, Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada causó un fuerte revuelo en la conservadora sociedad chilena debido a su franco retrato de la relación del autor con dos mujeres. Se convirtió inmediatamente en una de las colecciones de poesía más leíd...

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Selected Works - Paperback

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by Juana Inés de la Cruz (Author), Edith Grossman (Translator), Julia Alvarez (Introduction by)Sor Juana (1651-1695) was a fiery feminist and a woman ahead of her time. Like Simone de Beauvoir, she was very much a public intellectual. Her contemporaries called her "the Tenth Muse" and "the Phoenix of Mexico," names that continue to resonate. An illegitimate child, self-taught intellectual, and court favorite, she rose to the height of fame as a writer in Mexico City during the Spanish Golden ...

The Nibelungenlied: The Lay of the Nibelungs - Paperback

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by Cyril Edwards (Author)The greatest of the heroic epics to emerge from medieval Germany, the Nibelungenlied is a revenge saga of sweeping dimensions. It tells of the dragon-slayer Sivrit, the mysterious kingdom of the Nibelungs, a priceless treasure guarded by dwarves and giants, an Amazonian queen, fortune-telling water-sprites, and a cloak of invisibility. Driven by the conflict between Kriemhilt, the innocent maiden turned she-devil, and her antagonist, the stoic, indomitable Hagen, the ...

Seuss-Isms!: A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out...and Those Already on Their Way - Hardcover

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by Dr Seuss (Author)Dr. Seuss's New York Times Best Selling book of inspiring quotes is now available in a large-trim jacketed edition Featuring classic art and cherished quotes from thirty-six of Dr. Seuss's most beloved works, including Oh, the Places You'll Go , The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who , The Lorax, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas , this book full of valuable advice is a must-have for every age. Whether someone is just starting out in life,...

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Report copyright infringementby Annie Woodford (Author)Peasant takes its title from a poem by Nikki Giovanni: "peasant food . . . must be mixed with your hands. Grandmother taught us that." These poems aspire to the richness of peasant food (and assert that there is a culture in poor rural America that is complex and beautiful). The painter Alison Hall-who grew up with Woodford in Henry County, Virginia-describes this sometimes junky, haphazard beauty as "architecture without an architect" an...

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Report copyright infringementby Clare Banks (Author)This is a beautiful book, both as a series of individual poems and as a single artistic whole-an elegy for someone who died too young, the poet's sister. A keenly observed natural world, including the remembered pathways of childhood and youth, keeps the frank sadness of these poems from despair. Notes on Endings is more than notes-Clare Banks shapes every poem by playing upon a few well-chosen images. And she is especially gifted at finding...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Hettich (Author)In this heartfelt, heartbreaking collection, Michael Hettich reaches into the wilds to find some measure of the eternal that might wedge itself between himself and the unthinkable: the death of his beloved. He calls upon memory as if to rewind their lives together and forestall the inevitable. He immerses himself in the forces that might provide some solace, might somehow outlast the darkness, the silence. In language as vivid as the pul...

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Report copyright infringementby Larry D. Laine (Author) Number of Pages: 74 Dimensions: 0.18 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 28, 2025

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by Tina Cho (Author), Deb Jj Lee (Illustrator)A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionPerfect for fans of Illegal and When Stars Are Scattered, this poignant and moving graphic novel in verse captures the dangers and hope that come with fleeing North Korea and reaching for a brighter future through the lives of Yunho and Myunghee. From never knowing where they'll find their next meal to avoiding soldiers lurking at every corner, many North Koreans have learned that sticking around can b...

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by Edith M Thomas (Author)"Children of Christmas" by Edith M. Thomas is a heart-warming collection of poems that capture the magic and wonder of the holiday season. The book was first published in 1899, and its popularity has endured for over a century.In this collection of poems, Thomas explores themes of family, love, and the joys of the Christmas season. She captures the excitement of children as they anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus, and the warmth of family gatherings around the hol...

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Report copyright infringementby Leena Magdi (Author)In this memoir - a mix of poetry, prose, and storytelling - Leena Magdi describes a mind altered by grief. Exploring the sudden loss of her brother and the war in Sudan, readers dive headfirst into Leena's world. Laying bare the intricacies of her path along grief's journey and becoming acquainted with some of grief's many faces, it is the author's hope that she can help readers feel comforted and less alone in their own journey after experi...

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Report copyright infringementby Rena Joy (Author), Shelby Leigh (Editor)"What if you spend the rest of your life chasing love, only to find her cowering in the pit of your stomach?What then?" Almost Loved follows an adoptee from foster care, as she searches for love and healing, while pushing back on the labels assigned to her. Grappling with subjects of abuse, mental health and deeply held grief this collection aims to answer: what does it truly mean to be loved in world where you're seen as...

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by Etan Thomas (Author)The poetic voice of his generation.--Kareem Abdul-JabbarEtan Thomas is breaking it down for our young minds on how to be a vital part of this challenging world we all live in. Let's give it up for Etan.--Spike LeeBroken down by a variety of subject matter, each section begins with a selection from an interview between NBA star Etan Thomas and political sportswriter Dave Zirin, followed by a Thomas poem and the writings of talented young poets.Etan Thomas is an author, c...

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by Karla Cordero (Author)First award-winning full-length collection from Karla Cordero unpacking the cultural confluence of border towns, an increasingly relevant subject to our nation's policy toward border control. Number of Pages: 80 Dimensions: 0.23 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: November 12, 2018

Return to a Certain Region of Consciousness: New & Selected Poems - Paperback

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by Cathryn Hankla (Author)Author BiographyCathryn Hankla is the author of multiple works in several genres and a visual artist who grew up in Southwest Virginia. Recent publications include IMMORTAL STUFF: PROSE POEMS, NOT XANADU: POEMS, and LOST PLACES: ON LOSING AND FINDING HOME. Hollins University professor emerita of English & Creative Writing, Hankla lives in Roanoke, Virginia. Number of Pages: 224 Publication Date: February 04, 2025

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by Marie Howe (Author)Informed by the death of a beloved brother, here are the stories of childhood, its thicket of sex and sorrow and joy, boys and girls growing into men and women, stories of a brother who in his dying could teach how to be most alive. What the Living Do reflects "a new form of confessional poetry, one shared to some degree by other women poets such as Sharon Olds and Jane Kenyon. Unlike the earlier confessional poetry of Plath, Lowell, Sexton et al., Howe's writing is not ...

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Report copyright infringementby Mohsen Janatpour (Author)The Collected Mohsen: My World in Poems is a window into a life shaped by poetry, painting, family, and faith. For more than sixty years, Mohsen Janatpour has carried his thoughts, questions, and dreams into poems that speak gently to anyone who pauses to read them.In these pages, you'll find verses about love that endures, faith that steadies the soul, and the simple wonders of being human. Many poems appear in both Persian and English...

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Report copyright infringementby Wendy Larson (Author), Julia Gash (Illustrator), Caryn Drake (Designed by) Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.25 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: February 04, 2025

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by Pam Leo (Author) Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.08 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: November 07, 2024

The Spanish Tragedy (Revels Student Edition): Thomas Kyd

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen Bevington (Author)The "revenge" play became the most durable and commercially successful type of drama on the Elizabethan stage. This example by Thomas Kyd, who was one of the originators of the genre, brings to life the intrigues of the Spanish court, dramatically juxtaposing romantic passion with sudden violent death and clandestine politics. The ghost of Dan Andrea and his guide Revenge observe the dark and bloody action throughout, provoking questio...

Christian Poems, Speeches & Skits for Easter and Christmas Programs

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Report copyright infringementby Pearl Robinson (Author)God inspired me to write this collection of poems, speeches, plays and skits for children's Christmas and Easter programs in 2005. The objective was to help people discover the reason for our Savior's Birth, Death, and Resurrection. This book is an inspiration when read to your children and grandchildren, even if you're not involved with planning and implementing a program. However, if you're the Children's Ministry leader, this book has ...

Judevine: A Love Song for a Place and Its People: The Collected Poems

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Report copyright infringementby David Budbill (Author), Billy Collins (Introduction by), William Parker (Introduction by)Welcome to Judevine.In the 1970s, as a recent arrival to Wolcott, Vermont, writer David Budbill was inspired by his own working-class background to shine a light on the lives of his new neighbors who were, in turns, beautiful, ingenious, struggling, and unseen. These poems became the collection known as Judevine, a raucous, moving, and plain language depiction of a rural co...

Collected Poems of W. H. Auden - Paperback

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by W. H. Auden (Author)Between 1927 and his death in 1973, W. H. Auden endowed poetry in the English language with a new face. Or rather, with several faces, since his work ranged from the political to the religious, from the urbane to the pastoral, from the mandarin to the invigoratingly plain-spoken. This collection presents all the poems Auden wished to preserve, in the texts that received his final approval. It includes the full contents of his previous collected editions along with all t...

Markings: Spiritual Poems and Meditations - Paperback

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by Dag Hammarskjold (Author), W. H. Auden (Translator), L. Fitzgerald Sjoberg (Translator)"Perhaps the greatest testament of personal devotion published in this century." -- The New York Times A powerful journal of poems and spiritual meditations recorded over several decades by a universally known and admired peacemaker. A dramatic account of spiritual struggle, Markings has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers since it was first published in 1964.Markings is distinctive, as W.H. Auden ...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Sylvan Barnet (Introduction by)The Signet Classic Shakespeare Series--the work of the world's greatest dramatist edited by outstanding scholars "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?", "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"--these are some of the most famous lines in all of literature. Originally published in 1609, here are the Bard's 154 sonnets which cover themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty, and mortality. This title in the Signet Class...

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by Andrea Gibson (Author)2023 Feathered Quill Book Awards Gold Medal Winner 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) Gold Medal Winner 2022 Over the Rainbow Short List 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Poetry Book Finalist 2021 Bookshop's Indie Press Highlights You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson is a queer, political, and feminist collection guided by self-reflection. The poems range from close examination of the deeply personal to the vastness of the world, exploring the expansi...

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by John Milton (Author), William Kerrigan (Editor), John Rumrich (Editor)Edited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich, and Stephen M. FallonJohn Milton's Paradise Lost, an epic poem on the clash between God and his fallen angel, Satan, is a profound meditation on fate, free will, and divinity, and one of the most beautiful works in world literature. Extracted from the Modern Library's highly acclaimed The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton, this edition reflects up-to-date scholar...