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Report copyright infringementby Trudy A. Brosh (Author)Trudy Brosh's daughter, Andrea, had many challenges getting through high school and was hospitalized twice in need of mental health comfort. While overcoming many obstacles, she graduated high school and also junior college.She was living with Trudy while going to junior college and had a full time job, but deep inside she wrestled. And then one day, life would never be the same, Trudy walked into her garage to find Andrea dead from car e...

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Report copyright infringementby Muriel Hoff (Author), David Michael Hoff (Editor)Award winning poet Muriel Hoff has dedicated this book to the language of love. Some poems are short and some long, but all are chocked full of nuggets of loving advice. These are writings that mostly were written down in the wee hours of the night between 2am and 5am, when Muriel was free of the busy work of being a housewife and mother of four children. About this book Muriel Hoff says, "Love transcends the uni...

Will I ever Love Again?: Memoirs of a Broken-Heart

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Report copyright infringementby Na-Tasha Rise (Author), Jeffrey (Jaebars) Townsell (Cover Design by)Through her pages of truth, Na-Tasha Rise encourages other women, or anyone going through separation, divorce, and even death of a loved one, there is hope. You will survive, You can make it through, and there are many others in the world just like you. Through the power of prayer and a bucket load of faith, she enlightens us through her journey. While she picks up the pieces of a love she thou...

Pleasant Surprises: Inspiring Rhymes for Special Times

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Report copyright infringementby Oscar Rocco Nordstrom (Author)Oscar Nordstrom has compiled a lifetime of his selected poems and verse drawn from real life experices and reflections on life, love, aging, loss, inspiring sights, holidays, nature, cooking, loved toys, the power of words, human nature and many other subjects. Each poem and verse is set on a unique background with imagry that complements the poems and verse.The poetry and verse is resplendent in its imagry and in its abilty to tou...

Shattered Verses: A Collection of Poetry

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Report copyright infringementby Jaime Nicole (Author)This book is not just a collection of poems; it's the echoes of battles fought in the silence of the heart, the scars left by love that was never kind, and the weight of betrayals that linger long after the tears have dried. It is the story of a soul searching for healing in a world that too often feels cold, a story of love that never quite lived up to its promise, and pain that feels eternal. Within these pages, you will find raw truth - ...

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Meinke (Author), Jeanne Meinke (Illustrator) To Begin With, Feel Fortunate was written in part in the chaotic year running up to the election of the new president and is a passionate analysis of how we got to where we are as a nation, and what may be in store for us. As Peter has said in an interview, "You have to remember that even the poets who live in garrets are citizens, and I urge them to use their voices and partake in the actual goings-on of our c...

The Book of Treasures: Poems - Paperback

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by Dustin Junkert (Author), Shane Moritz (Author), David Nichols (Illustrator)In their collaborative poetry, Dustin Junkert and Shane Moritz drag the compositional practice of Exquisite Corpse kicking and screaming into the 21st century.The two poets finish each other's sentences with often preposterous élan. Their subjects are projectiles of varying gravity launched at a Ouija board planchette. The scenarios they unfold describe a universe of pop-culture misunderstandings.Somewhere at the in...

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Report copyright infringementby Dante Alighieri (Author), Mary Jo Bang (Translator), Henrik Drescher (Illustrator)An innovative and fascinating new version of Dante Alighieri's Inferno as it has never been rendered Stopped mid-motion in the middle Of what we call a life, I looked up and saw no sky-Only a dense cage of leaf, tree, and twig. I was lost. --from Canto I Award-winning poet Mary Jo Bang has translated the Inferno into English at a moment when popular culture is so prevalent that i...

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by Alison Mosshart (Author)CAR MA is artist and musician Alison Mosshart's first printed collection of paintings, photographs, short stories, and poetry. It is a book about cars, rock n' roll, and love. It's a book about America, performance, and life on the road. It's a book about fender bender portraiture, story tellin' tire tracks, and the never- ending search for the spirit under the hood. Mosshart imagines the auto body shop like some other Coney Island. And America's highways- the last...

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Report copyright infringementby Bruce Weigl (Author), Robert Stone (Introduction by)This collection of poems by Vietnam veteran Bruce Weigl provides "a searing memento of the war that refuses to be forgotten" (San Francisco Chronicle)."Song of Napalm is more than a collection of beautifully wrought, heart-wrenching and often very funny poems. It's a narrative, the story of an American innocent's descent into hell and his excruciating return to life on the surface. Weigl may have written the b...

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Report copyright infringementby Katherine De Lorraine (Author)In Human Bridges, Katherine De Lorraine's valuable and strongly achieved ambitions are healing and reconciliation as she observes the situation of womankind from three very different angles of vision. The middle sequence of contemporary lyrics ties together the series of stories of the valiant Weya women of Africa and the metaphysical hip-hop drama, Power Play, that ends the volume. Here is a poet that believes in a unity of spirit...

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Report copyright infringementby Desiree S. McCray (Editor in Chief), Kyron Elam (Associate Editor)DJELI JOURNAL represents more than just words jumping off the page; it marks the amplification of a kaleidoscope of visionary voices that have often been marginalized or overlooked in the mainstream literary landscape. I started DJELI because I've been in rooms where our brilliance was underestimated, our voices sidelined, our words tone-policed, and our truth deemed inconvenient or "too much." I...

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Report copyright infringementby Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (Created by)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Faust" stands as a monumental achievement in German literature and a cornerstone of Western literary tradition. This edition presents both Part I and Part II of the epic dramatic poem, allowing readers to fully immerse themselves in the tragic journey of Heinrich Faust. Driven by insatiable curiosity and a thirst for knowledge, Faust makes a pact with Mephistopheles, the devil, embarking on a ...

Claude Before Time and Space: Poems - Paperback

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by Claudia Emerson (Author)In Claude before Time and Space, her final collection, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Claudia Emerson quietly but fiercely explores the themes of mortality and time. In the first section of this book, "The Wheel," Emerson uses a rural southern setting in poems that reflect on memory, the self, and relationships. In section two, "Bird Ephemera, " she explores historical figures--from an early naturalist and writer who raised her children in poverty to a small-town docto...

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Report copyright infringementby Mary Oliver (Author)Thirst, a collection of forty-three new poems from Pulitzer Prize winner Mary Oliver, introduces two new directions in the poet's work. Grappling with grief at the death of her beloved partner of over forty years, she strives to experience sorrow as a path to spiritual progress, grief as part of loving and not its end. And within these pages she chronicles for the first time her discovery of faith, without abandoning the love of the physical...

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Report copyright infringementby Deborah Alma (Author)This beautiful pocket-sized hardback gift book contains carefully curated prescriptions in verse compiled by Deborah Alma, the founder of the Poetry Pharmacy. Life is lived with feeling - and these poems will bring you reassurance. Includes poems by William Blake, Emily Dickinson, Edward Thomas, W. B. Yeats, William Shakespeare and many more. The Poetry Prescription series is the perfect antidote for life's ailments. Inspired by the achingl...

In Flanders Fields: and John McCrae: An Essay in Character

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Report copyright infringementby John McCrae (Author), Andrew MacPhail (Author)In Flanders Fields and Other Poems by John McCrae and Andrew Macphail is a poignant collection capturing the heartbreak and heroism of World War I. Featuring the iconic titularpoem, this anthology offers a profound tribute to the fallen and a timeless reflection on the human cost of war. Number of Pages: 98 Dimensions: 0.23 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: June 28, 2024

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Report copyright infringementby Robert MacFarlane (Author), Johnny Flynn (Author), Emily Sutton (Illustrator)Stunning picture book collaboration from bestselling author Robert Macfarlane, actor Johnny Flynn, and illustrator Emily Sutton On my way through the wood wound a thread through the dream... Take a lyrical journey with a father and son who walk together through an ever-changing landscape and discover a world to come that's filled with hope. This beautiful book sings with a love of wor...

When We Talk to God: Prayers and Poems for Black Women

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Report copyright infringementby Sharifa Stevens (Author)These are prayers for your moments of gratitude and celebration. For your seasons of loss and waiting. For your days when prayers come, not in words but in groans. When We Talk to God, from poet-theologian Sharifa Stevens, captures the arc and the ache of our lives.A beautiful interweaving of artwork, prayers, and poems for Black women, this unique book encourages you to lift up your whole heart and loudest voice to God. And to tell Him ...

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Report copyright infringementby Cecilia Knight (Author)The Burning Pages is a collection of poems that resonates with anyone navigating the growing pains of transitioning from girlhood to womanhood. With this debut poetry collection, Cecilia Knight offers solace and solidarity in the journey of overcoming challenges and embracing life's uncertainties. Whether you're exploring the depths of heartache or the heights of passion and self-realization, The Burning Pages is a testament to the streng...

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by Mai Der Vang (Author)WINNER OF THE 2022 LENORE MARSHALL POETRY PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRYFINALIST FOR THE 2022 PEN/VOELCKER AWARD FOR POETRY COLLECTIONFINALIST FOR THE 2021 LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR POETRY A reinvestigation of chemical biological weapons dropped on the Hmong people in the fallout of the Vietnam War In this staggering work of documentary, poetry, and collage, Mai Der Vang reopens a wrongdoing that deserves a new reckoning. As the United State...

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Report copyright infringementby Ally Markotich (Author)With playful and poetic depth, Soul Kindling: Ignite Your Sacred, Creative Heart invites you to embark on a journey of discovering your creative, sacred self. Drawing on her alluring artwork, poet and artist Ally Markotich beckons you-with wit and imagination-to rekindle your inner spark and open yourself to the love of the Divine Feminine. Through story-poems and whimsical images that have emerged from her own healing journey, this compe...

Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 - Paperback

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by Lucille Clifton (Author)The long-awaited collection by one of the most distinguished poets working today.Author BiographyLucille Clifton won the 2007 Ruth Lilly Poetry Award. Her book, Blessing the Boats (BOA Editions), won the 2000 National Book Award for Poetry. Two of Clifton's BOA poetry collections were chosen as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. Clifton's awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and an Emmy Award. Number of Pages: 144 Dimensions: 0....

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Report copyright infringementby Aristotle (Author), Malcolm Heath (Translator)Essential reading for all students of Greek theatre and literature, and equally stimulating for anyone interested in literature In the Poetics, his near-contemporary account of classical Greek tragedy, Aristotle examine the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking e...

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Report copyright infringementby Zophia McDougal (Author)What We Face Walking Out the Front Door is a small, black and gray poetry zine by Zophia McDougal aka Petunia Meat. Zophia presents a beautiful hybrid of drawings and original poetry. Zophia is from a little, mid-western Missouri town and a Kansas City Art Institute graduate. Her work focuses on the daily ennui and joy of heartland life from a queer perspecitive. Number of Pages: 26 Dimensions: 0.05 x 10 x 7 IN ...

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Report copyright infringementby Diana Khoi Nguyen (Author)*One of Time's Must-Read Books of 2024* *One of Electric Lit's Best Poetry Collections of 2024* *One of LitHub's Poetry Books to Read in 2024* *One of The Millions's Must-Read Poetry Books of Winter 2024* National Book Award finalist Diana Khoi Nguyen's second poetry collection, a haunting of a family's past upon its present, and a frank reckoning with how loss and displacement transform mothers and daughters across generations. In Ro...

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Brinch (Author)'Zion' is an imaginary place of peace, happiness, and victory. It has been my life's ambition and pursuit. It has been a dream. An unattainable dream. Since Adam bit the poison apple in the Garden of Eden, mankind has been under a curse - to work at the sweat of his brow for his bread. This causes all of humanity to moan in existential pain. We long for meaning and for love.Originally, 'Zion' was the hill in Jerusalem upon which Solomon bui...

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Report copyright infringementby Vahé Baladouni (Author), John Gery (Author)Hmayeak Shems: A Poet of Pure Spirit presents the life and writings of Armenian poet Hmayeak Shems (1896-1952). The Armenian Genocide of 1915 devastated Shems, who lost his family and home. For eight years he wandered in exile, his voice extinguished by anguish. Yet from debilitating isolation, Shems found a lyrical mastery of Armenian identity and modern spirit. Incontrovertibly shaped by his people's tragic history, ...

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Report copyright infringementby Steve Clogstoun (Author)Emotions bring out the best in us, if we allow ourselves to harness their power and accept how they can improve our lives. In this memoir the author reveals the journey he experienced when he embraced them to overcome stress, anxiety and a sense of constant fear. Written in a time of isolation, these poems are an expression of the release that can be achieved when the emotions that were holding you back are finally confronted. ...

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Jeffery (Author)In this wondrous new book of poems, Peter demonstrates yet again his mastery of the written word, of posing tension between self and other till it almost throttles the reader, or order versus disarray, of exotic places, dripping with history, currency, allusion, wit, the drip and wet of desire. Number of Pages: 240 Dimensions: 0.6 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN Publication Date: March 31, 2022

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Report copyright infringementby Ronnie Smith (Author)This ebook is a collection of poems describing experiences of military missions spanning 25 years of flying in the US Air Force; flown to Africa, Antarctica, war torn Bosnia, and other places around the world. It casts spiritual light onto the graphics of military flying. The poems underscore the fact that there is a bright seam to life in not only what we do, which can appear as drudgery, but as a result of the intention one holds in doing...

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Inglis Moore (Editor), W. H. Wilde (Editor)Mary Gilmore's life spanned almost a century of Australian history. She lived for ninety-seven years and this selection of her letters covers a period of almost seventy years, encompassing the social, political and literary scene of the period when Australia was changing from colony to nation.The letters contain perceptive judgements of indigenous literary talent as it was emerging; they contain reflections on the ...