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Report copyright infringementby Larry Smith (Author)In this new expanded edition, here are poems as dramatic projections of the character and spirit of American author and naturalist, Henry David Thoreau. In Smith's poems we get inside the mind and heart of Thoreau and see his life as his greatest work of art. One gains a deeper appreciation of Thoreau as person and as an enlightened spirit of America. Number of Pages: 82 Dimensions: 0.2 x 9 x 6 IN Illus...

Mother of the Child: A Memoir within a Memoir

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Report copyright infringementby Jill Forster (Author)Songful time travelling is where I'm taking you in these memoir fragments - a lyrical time warp from last century, floating across then and there to here and now.This collection of moments sifted from my mother's life - like an old-time movie, as seen through the child's eyes - has its own timeless messages and one person's life stands for many.As I hold up my mother's mirror on her life it is as if broken memory fragments are reflecting th...

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Report copyright infringementby C. Wayne Mefford (Author)Sit back and relax as the author takes you on a bit of a rambling journey down Alternate Route 58 from Norton, Virginia, to where the highway ends at State Route 19. A left will take you to Pounding Mill and Richlands, and a right to Abingdon and points eastward into Tennessee. While both, should you choose to continue, would be excellent choices, the author leaves you to decide. Be entertained by the sights, imagine the sounds, and fee...

Jeannette: A mixtape chapbook by Futureman7

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Report copyright infringementby Chad A. Hutchinson (Author)Poems and storiesAbout rock and rollAnd rocket ships. And jetstreams.And rainbows. And panthers.And hummingbirds.And the way it felt as a kidGoing to the arcade at the mallOr wading through creeksLooking for crayfishAnd salamandersAn attempt to feel like that again.A longing for a certain time orplace. A time or place that mightnot have ever even actuallyexisted. Not a sadness thoughreally. A wistful nostalgia.And an exploration on be...

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Report copyright infringementby Anna Dewdney (Author), Jt Morrow (Illustrator), Reed Duncan (Author)Llama Llama learns a lesson in telling the truth in this new book in the bestselling Llama Llama series. When Llama Llama accidentally breaks Mama Llama's favorite picture frame, he decides to tell a little lie about how it happened. In the end, Llama Llama learns a powerful lesson about telling the truth, even if it's hard to say. Told with Anna Dewdney's signature sweet rhyme, this newest ins...

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Report copyright infringementby Tony Johnston (Author)Sway to the sounds, reach for the colors, dance to the rhythms, and you will find your own Mexico in these poems in both English and Spanish. "Johnston regales the senses with idyllic scenes of streets lined with a rainbow of adobe houses, with the scent of roses growing in coffee cans and lilies in chile jars, and with the sounds of fields of corn shaking quietly in the warm wind. The overall impression is one of sunbaked cheerfulness, w...

Journey Work: Crafting a Life of Poetry and Spirit

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Report copyright infringementby Edward A. Dougherty (Author)"Learning the craft of writing, for me, has been a way to grow in authenticity," Edward A. Dougherty writes. "And if we're lucky, these questions never resolve themselves completely or for long." In the 18 remarkable essays of Journey Work, Dougherty reveals his development as poet, teacher, and peacemaker, inviting readers to consider how they too are moving toward wholeness within themselves and toward mutuality with others, even t...

Love Is Forever: On This Earth and in Any Other

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Report copyright infringementby Cecilia Helena Amaya (Author)A collection of intensely personal poems from a young South American woman, depicting her feelings as she ventures away from her home country of Colombia, leaving her family and friends, to travel the world. Along with detailed and vibrant observation of her surroundings, the poems cover her dreams for the future and her longing to travel, intermingled with commentaries on friendship, love and faith as well as life events. The poems...

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Report copyright infringementby Frances V. Holton (Author)Reflections in Rhyme: Capturing the Rhythms of Life is a heartfelt blend of memoir and poetry that chronicles one woman's journey through faith, family, love, loss, and resilience.Drawing from more than seven decades of lived experience, Frances V. Holton weaves personal stories with lyrical verse to celebrate heritage, spirituality, and the enduring power of God's grace.From childhood memories and family legacies to marriage, motherho...

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Report copyright infringementby Wendy Vergoz (Author), Jill Peláez Baumgaertner (Editor)The Unbinding chronicles a woman's experience of finding her way through and out of a twenty-year marriage rooted in domestic violence, as well as her continued unbinding from trauma. The abuse she survives is particularly insidious due to the fact that she is married to a pastor, and thus it includes not just emotional, psychological, physical, and sexual abuse, but also spiritual abuse. Settings and imag...

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Report copyright infringementby Fritz Strich (Author)""Goethe and World Literature"" by Fritz Strich is a comprehensive exploration of the literary works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, one of the most influential German writers of all time. The book examines Goethe's impact on the development of world literature, exploring his influence on writers such as Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Joyce. Strich also delves into Goethe's own literary influences, including the works of Shakespeare and the ancien...

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by Alexander Pope (Author), Pat Rogers (Editor)Though critical opinion on Alexander Pope has frequently been divided, he is now regarded as the most important poet of the early eighteenth century. An invalid from infancy, he devoted his energies towards literature and achieved remarkable success with his first published work at the age of twenty-one. A succession of brilliant poems followed, including An Essay on Criticism (1711), Windsor Forest (1715), and his masterpiece, The Rape of the Lo...

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Report copyright infringementby Keez (Author)Healing of any kind can be a lonely experience, it was for JL Keez. Healing from an eating disorder and associated mental illnesses, including suicidal depression, found her deep in the trenches of despair. An outlet discovered for respite was through writing verse. Recovered, JL Keez shares a collection of some of those important writings for the purpose of providing others with comfort as they journey their healing path. Capturing true emotion, e...

Summer: A Collection of Poems, Songs, and Stories for Young Children

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Aulie (Introduction by), Margret Meyerkort (Compiled by)Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter contain a wide variety of poems, songs, and stories of the seasons and many contributions for festivals. The volume titled Spindrift contains material for use throughout the year, including more than forty stories, many different cultures around the world. And Gateways contains sections on morning, evening, birthdays, and fairy tales.Based on work in Waldorf kind...

Enough Rope: A Book of Light Verse - Paperback

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by Dorothy Parker (Author)Now available as a stand-alone edition, the famous humorist's debut collection--a runaway bestseller in 1926--ranges from lighthearted self-deprecation to acid-tongued satire, all the while gleefully puncturing sentimental clichés about relations between men and women. Known as the wittiest woman in America and a founder of the fabled Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker was also one of the Jazz Age's most beloved poets. Her verbal dexterity and cynical humor were o...

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Report copyright infringementby L. Ann Wheeler (Author), L. Ann Wheeler (Artist)"L. Ann Wheeler's powerful debut examines why we leave and what happens to those who stay. This richly layered multi-genre book digs deep into personal and collective histories through archival investigation and imaginative rendering, reanimating their ghostly traces in the light of the present. The collection captures our ruined world with compassion and a collective crying out against loss and exploitation. Its ...

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Report copyright infringementby Rachel Fulton Brown (Editor), Aisha Fajardo (Illustrator), Dragon Common Room (Author)Seven lords and ladies arrive in a twilit garden filled with monumental statues of mythical monsters. The beautiful but treacherous queen of the garden invites them to dine with her and challenges them to a storytelling contest. Vying for her favor, they each weave tales of ancient alchemy, metallurgy, espionage, lineage, and war. After the queen tempts them to partake of the ...

Words to God's Music: A New Book of Psalms

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Report copyright infringementby Laurance Wieder (Author)Words to God's Music is the first complete poet's version of the Psalter since Christopher Smart's 18th-century Psalms of David. Each of these 150 poems is a unique response to the corresponding biblical psalm, and speaks to and from the heart. Some of these poems live fairly close to their biblical originals; some stand as commentaries or variations on the text; some venture afield. Neither translations nor interpretations in the strict...

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Report copyright infringementby Alan Baxter (Author)"Alan Baxter's poetry explores with clarity our deepest and most personal feelings-----the right touch of nature laced with human nature." -Evie Ivy, author of The First Woman Who Danced and host of the Green Pavilion Alan Baxter's poetry is a delightfully eclectic, enlightening smorgasbord of humor, pathos, and social commentary----with spicy, often playful variations of rhythm, rhyme, precise imagery, and poetic form. Alan's poetry always ...

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Report copyright infringementby Naina Nair (Author)The book in your hands is not just a collection of poems. It is a journey, her journey through seasons, reasons, rhythms and rhymes of life. Before these experiences filtered down through language into poems, they lived within her heart as feelings, emotions and experiences - captured in the only way truth knows how to move: gently, courageously, and with a steady love that burns dimly like a candle in the darkness. Each poem is a symphony of...

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Report copyright infringementby Glenn Martin (Author)This is a book of poems, Glenn Martin's fifth collection. The poems were written at various times of Glenn's life. They are set out in three themes - Young, Living, and Firm Ground. He is old enough for his life to have assumed some shape, be it unconventional or apparently not career-focused. However, he has written over fifteen books that are not poetry books, on themes ranging from ethics and values to family history and reflections on e...

Power to the People: We Wanted a Revolution

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Report copyright infringementby William T. Hoston (Author)The goal of the second volume of "Power to the People" is the same as I intended in the first volume, which is to build a cultural voice of solidarity through Black critical opinion pieces and poetry. PTTP is a collection of poetry and prose about the 21st century Black freedom struggle during the Trump presidential era. This book is intended for those who believe in the commitment to Black ancestry and to consciously uplift new genera...

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Report copyright infringementby Trisha Atkinson-Osullivan (Author)Sick Of Love: a personal love story written in poetic form. Along the trajectory of life, sometimes you experience a sense of loss of your real identity and self worth. Your value and your original identity were established and sealed in heaven by the Creator, before He placed you into the matrix of your mother's womb. You are His masterpiece and He is love-sick for you. Number of Pages: 146 Dimensions...

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Report copyright infringementby Sadik Assaieg (Author), Soheil Najm (Translator) Since The Song of the Rhinoceros (1973) till his recent collections of poems entitled Wounds of the Old Trees (2011), the Iraqi poet Sadiq Assaieg proves to be a poet of vision, passion and sensation. For him, poetry is no more an act of inspiration, but it is a complex craft to be mastered and thought of. His poetry, since the sixties of the last century represents a sharp departure from classical and romantic t...

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Report copyright infringementby Ayris Hatton (Author)Dreaming Wide Awake is a poetic exploration of creativity, nature, and self-reflection. The poetry, prose vignettes, and original artwork unfold seasonally. They guide us on a journey from unconscious distraction to a place of presence and awareness, and an appreciation of natural beauty.The author shares everyday experiences that lead to meaningful connections and insight. Seemingly simple things like an iridescent hummingbird flitting in ...

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Report copyright infringementby Nikita Ogurtsov (Artist), G. de Gwymbach (Author)A book of drawings and associated poems. A lively compendium of Angels (good and bad) and other characters that have slipped off Nikita's pen onto the drawing board. Once so grounded they are pounced upon by de Gwymbach and tagged with a few lines of poetry.As is natural with Angels most are depicted in a state of déshabillé, and the 'others' have tended towards a similar inclination. The result is a delightful a...

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Norwood (Artist), Liz Norwood (Text by (Art/Photo Books))A poetic and painterly tribute to Martha's Vineyard, Away to See captures the beauty, stillness, and spirit of this iconic coastal destination through lyrical prose and vibrant, full-color paintings. With 46 original works by Paul Norwood and reflective vignettes by Liz Norwood, this contemplative gift book invites readers to pause, reflect, and truly see. It's the first in a series that lives at the...

Rise and Speak: Poetry for Justice and Hope

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Report copyright infringementby Dave C. Joseph (Author)What do we do when the world trembles under injustice, but our hearts still hunger for hope?We Rise & Speak.This groundbreaking poetry collection is a courageous outcry-crafted for dreamers, justice-seekers, community builders, and all who refuse to remain silent. Blending the spiritual clarity of faith with the fire of activism, Rise & Speak: Poetry for Justice and Hope reclaims the power of words in a time that desperately needs...

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara K. Fischer (Author), B. K. Fischer (Author)Poetry. Winner of the Washington Prize for 2013. A pregnancy memoir that unfolds through a series of poems about art, the book engages images of maternity from the Madonna to the monster to explore kinship, community, and mortality. The radical changes of a woman's body and role transform not just the individual but art, culture, and language themselves." Number of Pages: 84 Dimensions...

Baggy Red Pants and Other Stories: Short Stories, Poems, Lyrics and Visual Art

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Report copyright infringementby 3 Hand Stephen (Author)Multifaceted artist 3 Hand Stephen (Stephen Cohen) uses his art-short stories, poems, song lyrics, illustrations, and photos of his homemade original sculptures, instruments, and jewelry-all to tell poetic and emotional stories that will stay with you. Number of Pages: 46 Dimensions: 0.25 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: August 03, 2021

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Report copyright infringementby Marc Tretin (Author)The poems in Homemade Egyptian Gods concern a mother who is unable to love her daughter; a father who loves his daughter, but feels powerless to help her or to confront his wife; and a daughter who, though barely literate, has not given up on one day being loved. The mother sublimates her cold feelings towards her daughter by creating sculptures of Egyptian gods. The father buries himself in his work as an invertebrate marine biologist. Some...

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Report copyright infringementby Wade Fox (Editor), Brian Dickson (Editor), Caroline Chapman (Editor)New Feathers Anthology collects works from New Feathers literary journal from 2025, an eclectic mix of art, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, video and song, created by artists from around the world.Wyn Ahn, Lis Anna-Langston, Ken Been, Darwin Bell, Noah Berlatsky, Mary Bradford, Leslie Brown, David Capps, Rita Rouvalis Chapman, Nancy Cherry, Kimmy Chung, Richard Collins, Kate Copeland, Stevie Corne...