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Report copyright infringementby Belle Waring (Author)Winner of the 1989 Associated Writing Programs' Award Series in Poetry "Waring's poems forcibly avoid the workshop warp. From the opening, her language lashes. . . . Anyone would be convinced of both her originality and her toughness. . . . Waring uses tactics that women singers have known about for a long time: the balm of the work song and the empowering sounds a brassy belter makes as she sings of a tough life that earns her a living."--...

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Shelton (Author)While Shelton has been known primarily for his poems dealing with the landscape of the Southwest and the destruction of that landscape, the poems in this book are much more far-ranging, including many poems dealing with soocial issues (the issue of illegal immigration on our southern border, homelessness), historical events (the war in Iraq, the events of 9/11) and attitudes concerning politics and the environment. The poems are filled w...

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Report copyright infringementby Reginald Shepherd (Author)This first collection of poems enacts the struggle of a young black gay man in his search for identity. Many voices haunt these poems: black and white, male and female, the oppressor's voice as well as the oppressed. The poet's aim, finally, is to rescue some portion of the drowned and the drowning.Author BiographyReginald Shepherd (1963-2008) was a Black, gay poet who grew up in the Bronx and went on to receive two MFAs, one from Brow...

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Shelton (Author)Shelton says of his work: "I consider myself a regionalist and a surrealist. I have lived in the desert for ten years and hope that my work reflects that fact." In the forty-seven poems in this collection the poet moves backward and forward through time but always in the same landscape, the desert-mountains of southern Arizona, which foster his surrealistic view of his interior conflict. He is followed by peculiarly insistent voices from...

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Shelton (Author)In Shelton's fourth collection of poems, he writes of the desert Southwest, and through it gives his unique view of the world. The poems speak of landscape, marriage, freedom, and death.Author BiographyRichard Shelton is Regents Professor of English at the University of Arizona. He is the author of ten books of poetry and six chapbooks. Shelton is the recipient of numerous awards, including the United States Award from the International ...

Sincerely from My Heart, Poems for Contemplation

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Report copyright infringementby M. a. Walter a. Wheat (Author)In life, one finds obstacles and barriers that hinder the progression of happiness. Occasionally these obstacles cause us to fall or become distracted. Perhaps it was a lost love, or the peacefulness of nature that prompted you to turn to God in prayer. One thing is clear . . . Jesus is always on your side. Through faith we make decisions that have direct bearings on the courses we choose. Within the book "Sincerely from My Heart, ...

Polling Data as a Means of Self-Expression

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Report copyright infringementby Timothy Tarkelly (Author)Timothy Tarkelly is a teacher, debate coach, activist, and poet from Southeast Kansas. He's authored several collections of poetry including Gently In Manner, Strongly In Deed: Poems On Eisenhower (2019), On Slip Rigs and Spiritual Growth (2021), Ordering Dumplings With Bitcoin (2022). Most recently, he collaborated with the artist Elena Samarsky on a collaborative work entitled, All Other Forms of Expression from OAC Books. When he's n...

Karmic Debris: The Poetic Writings of Franke Wednesday and Piya Italia

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Genovese (Author)Karmic Debris presents the writings of two unique American artists who rose out of the 1960's - 70's. Both were part of a migration of poets, writers, musicians, adventurers, spiritual seekers, social radicals who spread across the country and the world, becoming contributors to a pivotal era of change. They were nomads searching for answers, freedom and wisdom, striving for new means of expression. They moved from place to place... not l...

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Report copyright infringementby Aaron Fine (Artist), John Dorsey (Author)About this BookWe sometimes think of organizations as entities in themselves, but in practical terms our experience of them comes down to the people we encounter under the umbrella of these collectives. I met John Dorsey at and through the Osage Arts Community and he is one of the people who made my experience of the organization so valuable, even magical. When OAC proposed a book project containing images of my exhibiti...

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Report copyright infringementby Roger Vincent (Author)Some of these poems are inspired by places I have visited and people I have met along the way. Other poems describe my own perosnal victories and struggles. I find that the more personal ones have been the hardest to write but I have included some in this book. Number of Pages: 110 Dimensions: 0.26 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: July 18, 2022

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Report copyright infringementby Kristofer Collins (Author)"Kristofer Collins brilliantly captures what life has been like in our fractured country in these pandemic years where we've been left wondering how to redeem meaning from the political rubble, and how to go forth with eyes open- even while sometimes teetering on the edge of despair. Despite his wrestling with a dark time, Collins ultimately offers us a vision where friendship and love become even more crucial. So many poems here are a...

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Report copyright infringementby Radmila Lazio (Author)Dice la poeta serbia Marija Midzovic que la mujer tiene "el principal papel secundario" en la literatura. Esta antología de autoras serbias, presentada en una edición bilingüe con la obra en serbio y en castellano, empieza a dar la vuelta a la ecuación. Las poetas aquí seleccionadas forman parte de la escena literaria contemporánea de una Serbia distinta, propia, renovada; y representan una poética expresiva e intrigante, vital y convincen...

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Report copyright infringementby Anne Coray (Author)Anne Coray, a lifelong Alaskan, is keenly aware of climate change. The 24 sonnets of Late Fall Bucolics explore global warming and examine the aftermath of fire through Greek myth as well as the history of match making, with its devastating effects on factory workers. With nods to DaVinci and Matisse, she weaves in themes of art with her portrayals of humans painting (or remaking) our earthly landscape. Many of these poems were not only inspi...

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Report copyright infringementby Tracy Ross (Author)Relics and Rituals is a journey through the possibilities of experience and brings the mind to light as an uncharted frontier. Each poem, whether it be with the broad strokes of allegory immersed in personal quest or small epiphanies in slice-of-life portrayals, treats the human condition as an open question that begs examination and transforms the ordinary with leaps of intuitive exploration. Ultimately, Relics and Rituals, like much of Ross...

Once a City Said: A Louisville Poets Anthology

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Report copyright infringementby Joy Priest (Editor)A Louisville Poets Anthology edited byLouisville native and acclaimed Horsepower author Joy Priest.Conceived in the aftermath of city-wideprotests in 2020, Once a City Said showcases the polyvocal communitiesof Louisville, Kentucky, a city celebrated for its bourbon, basketball, andhorseracing, but long fraught with racial injustice, police corruption, andsocial unrest. Priesttakes the city's narrative out of the mouths of politicians, news a...

A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Haiku: Major Works by Japan's Best-Loved Poets - From Basho and Issa to Ryokan and Santoka, with Works by Six Women Poe

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Report copyright infringementby William Scott Wilson (Author), Steven Heine (Foreword by)An old pond;a frog jumps in: the sound of water -- Basho This comprehensive introduction to Japan's best-loved haiku poets is the perfect book for anyone wanting to learn about haiku. Compiled and with commentary by renowned author and translator William Scott Wilson, the book features 26 poets and 550 haiku, exquisitely translated. Wilson takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the works of th...

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Report copyright infringementby Kathleen Cain (Author)Cain's poetry is sometimes stately, sometimes playful, and at other times raw and bold, yet each piece evokes a certain darkness with an outline of light, creating musical melodies with beautiful harmonies that sing of the human condition and emotion. Number of Pages: 98 Dimensions: 0.23 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 12, 2022

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Report copyright infringementby Gena Gruz (Author)"The wind is pecking at time. Here is the muck of timeless language." Gena Gruz's bilingual poetry book "Sky Chart/Карта небa" is a love story where Sappho meets Zabolotsky. Originally written in Russian, the book was translated into English by Aaron Poochigian and Anton Yakovlev. Gena Gruz is a Ukrainian-born poet and artist with a PhD in Molecular Biology from NYU. She moved from the former Soviet Union to the USA in her early teens. She is ...

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Report copyright infringementby Brandon Rushton (Author)'With an eye roving like a documentary camera, Brandon Rushton delivers a post-wonder diorama of the contemporary non-urban United States in which the vaunted American lawn is artificial; the food is full of chemicals; and "what haven't we / homogenized." The freedoms of childhood and adolescence are figured here as a kind of lost, damaged paradise before everyone erases themselves into their adult roles: the contractor, the customer, th...

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Report copyright infringementby Eric Pankey (Author)"I am stunned, delighted, and moved by the seamless merging of meaning and music that unfolds throughout The Future Perfect: A Fugue. Whether made up of one sentence or a dozen, each section of this long, single work stands on its own, as self-sufficient as a painting in a museum, while contributing to the whole masterful gathering. "This is an intricate work of decisive oscillation, of tender and careful attention shifting swiftly and preci...

Some Flowers Bloom in Autumn: (A Compilation of Contemporary Poetry by Jaime P Sanchez)

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Report copyright infringementby Jaime P. Sanchez (Author), Wilfredo Pascua Sanchez (Foreword by)Time goes on like flowers in autumn, Enabling forgotten memories to come back.The earth revolves on its axis one more time.Then I smile, though I know not why. Flowing from author Jaime P. Sanchez's newfound energy for writing poetry in a later stage of his life, Some Flowers Bloom in Autumn presents a collection of poetry intended to reach people of all ages-but particularly those struggling to fi...

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Report copyright infringementby Robin L. Wolf (Author), Anne Louve (Illustrator)The odor of the icebox criedSome animal had crept to hideBehind the crocks and slowly died.Too long the food had lain inside. In spite of all the rampant gore, Disgusted to her lazy core, Mrs. Squidge began the choreAnd cautiously approached the door. In the peaceful, picture-perfect town of Pickle Ridge, one of its residents, Mrs. Squidge, finally decides to empty her smelly refrigerator.With her hands encased in...

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Report copyright infringementby Timothy Green (Author)Believe This kite, I bear and guide. Fine example of where I put my hope. Riding the skies, ruling the gale. Searching for someone to deliver good mail. Sailing the whirlwind, looking, finding, hiding. I light up as I see you. I believe your face is well worth looking for the thawing flowers. Oh, we talk for hours. Author Timothy Green's home is with his poems. They flow easily out of him, and he considers them to be precious and special, ...

A Warrior and a Poet: Principles & Poems

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Report copyright infringementby Jason A. Henderson (Author)A manuscript about short quotes of principles and poems to guide and inspire in life: While deploying with them to various locations, I learned that not all wounds are visible, and sometimes you need someone to hear or speak to you. So I started this as a way to keep my marines up through inspirational words of poems and imagery. I learned that a warrior could be a poet, and a poet could be a warrior, but the key was understanding not...

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Report copyright infringementby Danielle Rae Helvie (Author)Everyone Wants to be a member Simmering blind Display in our mind Mala beaded bracelets Blanket the pebbled sand He said it means grand Not just great Grand We ourselves Are a lot scarier Than our fears We set our sails And let someone steer Couple in love Independent star Baby being held up To give it a try Nine in the law of amendments I haven't learned enough to leave Or i have learned too much Number of Pages: 90 ...

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Report copyright infringementby Isi Unikowski (Author)The Japanese art of 'Kintsugi', the use of gold or other materials to repair and decorate broken pottery, provides the underlying theme of this collection. Time, memory, place and love become the agents that break, bind and repair throughout. The first section explores the connotations and impact of 'place'. As if to emphasise the 'kin' in 'Kintsugi', poems in the second section describe the perspectives, stresses and occasional breakages ...

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Report copyright infringementby Frank Watkins (Author)Hello my friend Welcome to my book of poems. Names, Names, Everybody's name. Some places in here you can switch (he) and (she). Him for her. You get the picture. Everybody in the English speaking world is in my book. Well over a billion poems yet not one you can open the book and read. I find that odd. My book will help you design who ever you want. Enjoy! Number of Pages: 106 Dimensions: 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN ...

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Streams of Light: A Collection of Gospel Poems

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Report copyright infringementby Emmanuella Nneka Arukwe (Author)Everyone journeying through life faces challenges, questions, doubts, fears, and most seek to live a purposeful life. This collection of poems, Streams of Light is a vibrant, inspirational narrative that explores various poetic devices in unraveling the essence of life. It seeks to stream light and simplify the complexities of life by pointing the reader to spiritual awakening as a crucial part of a fulfilling life. The poems are...

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Report copyright infringementby Janlori Goldman (Author)In this stunning volume, Janlori Goldman undertakes a searching expedition, on which some world histories are visited, and old traumas brought home and repossessed. The center of this journey is a searing "crown of sonnets" that enlarges the literature of that demanding form. Poem by poem, even as we watch, Goldman transmutes the raw nectar of living into the honey of a deeply moving art.-Suzanne R. Hoover, PhD, Literary Scholar and Facu...