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by Kari Flickinger (Author)In her stunning debut collection, Kari Flickinger maps the elemental displacement of trauma and heartbreak through a journey of triumphant reclamation of the self. These delicate, but complex poems interrogate and redefine the dimensions of love. This collection is for anyone who is ready to change the way they view themselves in their world, and to restore and fearlessly embrace their identity. Number of Pages: 94 Dimensions: 0.19 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN Publication Date:...

The Divine Comedy: The Unabridged Classic - Paperback

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by Dante Alighieri (Author)The complete Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso) in one volume from Vintage Classics. The greatest poem of the Middle Ages, in the standard Carlyle-Okey-Wickstead translation, with full notes. Dante's Divine Comedy relates the allegorical tale of the poet's journey through the three realms of the dead. Accompanied through the Inferno and Purgatory by Virgil--author of the Roman epic the Aeniad--Dante encounters mythical, historical, and contemporaneous fig...

Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon: Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda - Paperback

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by Pablo Neruda (Author), Stephen Mitchell (Author)"The Nobel laureate's work is refreshingly accessible and unpretentious. He celebrates the joy and wonder of the ordinary and conveys it with confident, playful language. . . . [Mitchell's] love for this material is clear." -- Seattle TimesThe poetry of Pablo Neruda is beloved worldwide for its passion, humor, and exceptional accessibility. The nearly fifty poems selected for this collection and translated by Stephen Mitchell--widely praised ...

The First Irish In Illinois: Reminiscent Of Old Kaskaskia Days (1902) - Paperback

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by Patrick T. Barry (Author)The First Irish in Illinois: Reminiscent of Old Kaskaskia Days (1902) is a book written by Patrick T. Barry. The book is a historical account of the first Irish settlers who arrived in Illinois, specifically in the town of Kaskaskia. The author shares his personal experiences and observations of the Irish community and their contributions to the development of the town and the state. The book also provides insights into the daily lives of the Irish settlers, their ...

Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures - Paperback

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by Mary Ruefle (Author)This is one of the wisest books I've read in years... --New York Times Book Review No writer I know of comes close to even trying to articulate the weird magic of poetry as Ruefle does. She acknowledges and celebrates in the odd mystery and mysticism of the act--the fact that poetry must both guard and reveal, hint at and pull back... Also, and maybe most crucially, Ruefle's work is never once stuffy or overdone: she writes this stuff with a level of seriousness-as-play...

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by Michael O'Flanagan (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 36 Dimensions: 0.09 x 11 x 8....

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by James Arbuckle (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 24 Dimensions: 0.06 x 11 x 8.5 IN...

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by Whitney Hanson (Author)From Tiktok phenomenon Whitney Hanson, a revised edition of her bestselling Home, now with a new introduction and more than a dozen new poems "the bees aren't going to go awaybut they are going to change with yousometimes they will be chaoticsometimes they will restsometimes they will give you sweet honeyand sometimes they will remind youof how much love can stingbut if you can find a home within yourselfand make peace with your beesyou will be alright"--from Home R...

Queer Nature: A Poetry Anthology - Paperback

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by Michael Walsh (Editor)An anthology of queer nature poetry spanning three centuries. This anthology amplifies and centers LGBTQIA+ voices and perspectives in a collection of contemporary nature poetry. Showcasing over two hundred queer writers from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, Queer Nature offers a new context for and expands upon the canon of nature poetry while also offering new lenses through which to view queerness and the natural world. In the introduction, editor Mich...

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by Snorri Sturluson (Author)But the king's heart swells, bulging with courage in battle, where heroes sink down... Over a period of twenty years Snorri Sturluson, scholar, courtier and poet, compiled the prose Edda as a textbook for young poets who wished to praise kings. His work surveys the content, style and metres of traditional Viking poetry and includes a lengthy poem of Snorrie's own, honoring the king of Norway. Ironically, Snorri was killed in his cellar in Iceland in 1241 on the in...

Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency - Paperback

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by Chen Chen (Author)What happens when everything falls away, when those you call on in times of need are themselves calling out for rescue? In his highly anticipated second collection, Chen Chen continues his investigation of family, both blood and chosen, examining what one inherits and what one invents, as a queer Asian American living through an era of Trump, mass shootings, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Always at work in the wrecked heart of this new collection is a switchboard operator, pi...

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by Olivia Gatwood (Author)A dazzling debut collection of raw and explosive poems about growing up in a sexist, sensationalized world, from a thrilling new feminist voice. i'm a good girl, bad girl, dream girl, sad girl girl next door sunbathing in the driveway i wanna be them all at once, i wanna be all the girls I've ever loved --from "Girl" Lauded for the power of her writing and having attracted an online fan base of millions for her extraordinary spoken-word performances, Olivia Gatwood...

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by Lord Byron George Gordon (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 40 Dimensions: 0.1 x 11...

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by Sharon Creech (Author)Return to Miss Stretchberry's class with Jack, the reluctant poet, who over the course of a year encounters new and challenging things like metaphors, alliterations, onomatopoeia, and one mean fat black cat The Newbery Medal-winning author of Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech, introduced Jack in Love That Dog, a New York Times bestseller. Both Love That Dog and Hate That Cat are approachable, funny, warm-hearted introductions to poetry told from the point of view of a ve...

The Persecution Of The Jews In Romania: A Detailed Account, Compiled From Recent Official And Other Authentic Information (1885) - Paperback

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by David Frederick Schloss (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.08 x 11...

San Quentin Days: Poems Of A Prison (1905) - Paperback

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by California State Prison San Quentin (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 36 Dimension...

The Complete Poems: Anne Sexton - Paperback

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by Anne Sexton (Author)The Complete Poems: Anne Sexton comprises the poet's ten volumes of verse, including the Pulitzer Prize-winner Live or Die, as well as seven poems from her last years.From the joy and anguish of her own experience, Sexton fashioned poems that told truths about the inner lives of men and women. "Women poets in particular owe a debt to Anne Sexton, who broke new ground, shattered taboos, and endured a barrage of attacks along the way because of the flamboyance of her sub...

The Night Before Second Grade - Paperback

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by Natasha Wing (Author), Amy Wummer (Illustrator)Grab your backpack and get ready for the second grade in the latest big moment to be celebrated in Natasha Wing's best-selling series! It's the night before a young boy's first day of second grade, and he's excited. He's spent all summer reading and preparing for the year ahead, and he can't wait to learn more about what fun surprises second grade has to offer. Join him and his friends on their journey through the new school year in this delig...

The Irish Massacre Of 1641 (1885) - Paperback

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by William Anderson O'Conor (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 20 Dimensions: 0.05 x 1...

I Love You Like Yellow: A Board Book - Board Book

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by Andrea Beaty (Author), Vashti Harrison (Illustrator)From the New York Times bestselling creators author Andrea Beaty and illustrator Vashti Harrison, a sweet and playful bedtime book that reminds young readers just how loved they are I love you like yellow. I love you like green. Like flowery orchid and sweet tangerine . . . Love comes in many forms. It can feel tart as lemonade, or sweet as sugar cookies. Slow as a lazy morning, or fast as a relay race. Love is there through it all: the ...

My Carry-Along Rhyming Bible: 12 Favorite Bible Stories - Board Book

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)Teach little ones that God is our helper with these 12 Bible stories. The upbeat stories told in rhyme and the bright, lovable art paired with a sparkly cover and carry-along handle will engage babies, toddlers, and preschoolers as they learn that God is always there for them.My Carry-Along Rhyming Bible features 12 favorite Bible stories, including creation, Noah's ark, Daniel and the lions' den, and Jesus' birth and resurrection; simple stories told in poetry; short...

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by Cass Donish (Author)Written in the devastating aftermath of a partner's suicide, this unprecedented collection is a restorative memorial act, an exploration of queer time, and a powerful expression of nonbinary and trans love in the wake of traumatic loss. "suddenly a brilliant red-tailed star / flew across the sky, a sun reversing time, / I crossed one world to another / I stood with her in the other world" In Your Dazzling Death, Cass Donish courageously summons the poems to witness thei...

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by Eleni Sikelianos (Author)Eleni Sikelianos, "a master of mixing genres" (Time Out New York), further bends time and space in Your Kingdom, an ode to our more-than-human animal origins. As she studies the wild roots of our past, present, and future, Sikelianos, one of our foremost practitioners of ecopoetic exploration, finds solace in the complexity of our natural lineage as we face the environmental precarity of the present.Our shoulders and hips were invented by salamanders. Hidden motiv...

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by Mary Oliver (Author)Newly repackaged as a Penguin paperback, an "astonishing" book of poetry from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Primitive and "one of our very best poets" (New York Times Book Review) Dream Work, a collection of forty-five poems originally published in 1986, follows both chronologically and logically Mary Oliver's American Primitive, which won her the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1983. The depth and diversity of perceptual awareness, so steadfast and radiant...

ABC Cats: An Alpha-Cat Book - Board Book

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by Leslea Newman (Author), Isabella Kung (Illustrator)A beguiling array of felines from A to Z makes learning the alphabet the cat's pajamas. Adorable cat with eyes of gold.Baby cat just two weeks old. From curious to elegant, grouchy to inquisitive, rowdy to tangled to . . . well, unusual (who says cats don't swim in the tub?), these twenty-six charming felines interact with oversize alphabet letters on rhyming spreads. Author Lesl a Newman and illustrator Isabella Kung offer a cat's-eye con...

Nkjv, Reference Bible, Compact, Leathersoft, Brown, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version - Imitation Leather

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)An easy-to-carry Bible that easily fits in a purse or backpack with cross references allowing this Bible to be an ideal choice to take with you wherever you go.Reading the Bible on the go? This compact-sized edition was designed with you in mind. Even though this Bible is small, you don't have to compromise size for readability. Plus, thousands of cross references are conveniently located at the end of verses to help you make connections throughout Scripture.Trusted b...

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by Beth Piatote (Author)Beth Piatote's luminous debut collection opens with a feast, grounding its stories in the landscapes and lifeworlds of the Native Northwest, exploring the inventive and unforgettable pattern of Native American life in the contemporary world Told with humor, subtlety, and spareness, the mixed-genre works of Beth Piatote's first collection find unifying themes in the strength of kinship, the pulse of longing, and the language of return. A woman teaches her niece to make ...

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by Lloyd Moss (Author), Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator)A Caldecott Honor book that is the perfect introduction to musical instruments and a counting book that redefines the genre. When this book begins, the trombone is playing all by itself. But soon a trumpet makes a duet, a french horn a trio, and so on until the entire orchestra is assembled on stage. Written in elegant and rhythmic verse and illustrated with playful and flowing artwork, this unique counting book is the perfect introductio...

Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever - Hardcover

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by Richard Scarry (Illustrator)Richard Scarry introduces toddlers to the nursery rhymes of Mother Goose Featuring his unmistakable art (now restored to its original glory) and fifty of Mother Goose's most beloved rhymes, Scarry's timeless collection, now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, is a must-have for readers of all ages.Back JacketThis is a Richard Scarry book for children with Mother Goose nursery rhythms.Author BiographyGenerations of children around the world have grown up spend...

The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, the Purgatorio, the Paradiso - Paperback

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by Dante Alighieri (Author), John Ciardi (Translator)The authoritative translations of The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso--together in one volume. Belonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise--the sphere of universal harmony and e...

Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides - Paperback

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by Euripides (Author), Anne Carson (Translator), Anne Carson (Introduction by)Now in paperback. Euripides, the last of the three great tragedians of ancient Athens, reached the height of his renown during the disastrous Peloponnesian War, when democratic Athens was brought down by its own outsized ambitions. "Euripides," the classicist Bernard Knox has written, "was born never to live in peace with himself and to prevent the rest of mankind from doing so." His plays were shockers: he unmasked...

Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light: Fifty Poems for Fifty Years - Hardcover

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by Joy Harjo (Author), Sandra Cisneros (Foreword by)Over a long, influential career in poetry, Joy Harjo has been praised for her "warm, oracular voice" (John Freeman, Boston Globe) that speaks "from a deep and timeless source of compassion for all" (Craig Morgan Teicher, NPR). Her poems are musical, intimate, political, and wise, intertwining ancestral memory and tribal histories with resilience and love.In this gemlike volume, Harjo selects her best poems from across fifty years, beginning ...