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Sonia Sanchez's Poetic Spirit through Haiku - Paperback

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by John Zheng (Editor), Michio Arimitsu (Contribution by), Tiffany Austin (Contribution by)This collection of ten critical essays is the first scholarly criticism of haiku by Sonia Sanchez. Her haiku, full of power and emotional voice for people, love, human nature, and African American experience, redefine haiku in English and African American poetic expression with her unique individuality.Author BiographyJohn Zheng is professor and chair of the Department of English at Mississippi Valley S...

The Alliterative Morte Arthure: A New Verse Translation - Paperback

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by Valerie Krishna (Author)One of the finest narrative poems of the Middle Ages translated in its entirety by a recognized authority on the poem. This volume represents an important chapter in the evolution of the Arthurian legend. It is marked as an epic poem by its celebration of battle and conquest and its unsentimental depiction of combat and death.Author BiographyValerie Krishna is Professor of English at City College in New York. She is the author of The Alliterative Morte Arthure: A Cr...

Pearl of Great Price: A Literary Translation of the Middle English Pearl - Paperback

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by David Gould (Author)The Middle English poem Pearl is an elegy on the death of a child, written to provide consolation for the loss of a loved one through Christian theology. This translation is accompanied by a reproduction of the poem in its original orthography and instructions on reading the manuscript hand.Author BiographyDavid Gould has an A.B. in English and American literature from Brown University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Connecticut. He is currently an associa...

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by Kahlil Gibran (Author)Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time--a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages. The Prophet contains powerful words of wisdom on such essential subjects as marriage, children, friendship, work, and pleasure--words that readers from around the world have found inspirational and life-changi...

The Illustrated Emily Dickinson: 25 Essential Poems: 25 Essential Poems - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Ryan G. Van Cleave (Editor)In this gorgeous collection, twenty-five of Emily Dickinson's most beloved poems are illustrated with stunning, full-color collage artwork. Poems include "Hope is the Thing with Feathers," "I'm Nobody! Who are you?", "A Bird came down the Walk," "Success is counted sweetest," and many more. Brief commentary and helpful definitions accompany each poem, making The Illustrated Emily Dickinson among the most accessible--and beautiful--in...

A Liberating Hell: Revisiting Dante's Inferno with Amida-Buddha - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Kiley Jon Clark (Author)In "A Liberating Hell", the reader returns to Dante's Inferno, but this time with Amida-Buddha as their Merciful Guide.This work is "A Symbolic-Map through The Dark Night of the Soul". That through the reading and with the help of Amitabha Buddha, we too might be 'Liberated' from our own private Hells.By seeing our own fear, regret, depression, hopelessness, prejudices, and limited world-view in the characters within, we may more easily ...

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Report copyright infringementby Arturo Antonio Torres Muñoz (Author)QUÉ ES EL HAIKÚ?Antes de entrar en el terreno del Haikú, el lector debe aceptar que se encuentra frente a un estilo de poesía diferente. El poeta -dentro de una mágica brevedad-, le invita a recrear las imágenes del lugar en que él se encuentra; sin emitir opiniones o conceptos propios. Para saborear y deleitarse con este género poético tan especial, debe aprender a identificar los símbolos con los que se identifica lo que la...

Cosmic Connections: Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Taylor (Author)A major new work by Charles Taylor: the long-awaited follow-up to The Language Animal, exploring the Romantic poetics central to his theory of language. The Language Animal, Charles Taylor's 2016 account of human linguistic capacity, was a revelation, toppling scholarly conventions and illuminating our most fundamental selves. But, as Taylor noted in that work, there was much more to be said. Cosmic Connections continues Taylor's explorat...

Random: Thoughts about Nothing, Anything, Everything - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Virgil M. Price III (Author)A collection of poems covering a variety of topics from inanimate objects to life philosophies. Number of Pages: 78 Dimensions: 0.16 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: January 20, 2021

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Report copyright infringementby L. E. Mastilock (Author)Of silent whispers deep in the heart to songs of roaring mountain streams. A collection of poems that sprang to life in stillness while reflecting on nature, the tangles of her innermost self, and the journey L. E. Mastilock has experienced in her life. Number of Pages: 40 Dimensions: 0.08 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: August 14, 2023

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Report copyright infringementby Shelly Watson (Author) Number of Pages: 48 Dimensions: 0.12 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: May 13, 2024

Reflective Journeys - Vitae: Excerpts from 20 years of reflective journeys - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby G. Kassabgi (Author) Number of Pages: 238 Dimensions: 0.65 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: May 07, 2024

It's Tough Being A Grown Up! - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Malika Bhandarkar (Author)It's Tough Being a Grown Up! by Malika Bhandarkar is a smart collection of poems covering pop culture, food, romance, magic, and mischief. With humour and grace, it explores the quotidian questions and realizations that bind us all: where is my share? when is my turn to rewrite the rules? what do you mean I'm not the centre of it all? ...and other lessons from the University of Life.These lyrical poems are what poetry should be: univer...

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Report copyright infringementby John Bowling (Author)Lake Cora is a beautiful spring-fed lake located in the cradle of southwest Michigan's orchards and vineyards. The lake is surrounded by a soft sandy shore, natural grasses, and stately trees. Though it is small and not widely known, locals affectionately call it the other great lake. Although Lake Cora is an ideal setting for water skiing, small sailboats, kayaks, and an occasional wave runner, it is primarily a quiet reflective setting fo...

Peering through the spectrum - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Heather Welsh (Author)All lonely people know the distinctive difference between being in a group of people and being part of something. peering through the spectrum is a candid exploration of adolescent expression from a neurodivergent perspective. Living in a world not build for you is an isolating, disregulating experience. Life is a constant struggle between authenticity and preformitive societal regulations, like one's perpetually on the outside peering in....

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Report copyright infringementby Tyesha Tarrant (Author)This book is a collection of poems reflecting my life in many different moments and settings. This book voices many of my personal experiences and feelings bad or good and some lessons I've come to understand. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.07 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: December 13, 2023

Ikigai, Kaizen & Hansei - The Triad of Timeless Japanese Secrets: [3 in 1] Forge Your Path to Achieve a Long, Happy, and Meaningful Life Master Your I - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Makoto Saito (Author)Discover the timeless Japanese secrets that have transformed millions of lives around the globe! If you're feeling lost, overwhelmed, or just searching for a deeper sense of purpose, please keep reading.. Step into a world where clarity meets purpose and every day brings you closer to your true self. This isn't just a book; it's a revolution in how you perceive life, success, and happiness. Immerse yourself in the profound depths of Ikigai,...

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Report copyright infringementby E. G. Gorden (Author)An autobiographical anthology about growing up the queer, disabled child of a military officer.1 Number of Pages: 48 Dimensions: 0.1 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: October 27, 2023

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Report copyright infringementby Sam White (Author), Golden Winters (Author)Repairing The Breach is a call and response collaborative narrative of two kindred spirits of a thirty year generational gap. The lyrics and poetry wraps around cultural oppression, and addresses social and emotional recovery. The Artist intertwined amplifying voices of shared similarities and differences through creative expression. They chose to live beyond the designated parameters dictated by society as the lyrics ...

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Jefferson (Author) Number of Pages: 36 Dimensions: 0.1 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 25, 2024

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Report copyright infringementby Madison Morgan (Author) Number of Pages: 70 Dimensions: 0.19 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: May 10, 2024

Glimpses of a Forever Foreigner: Poetry and Artwork Inspired by Japanese American Experiences - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Roger Shimomura (Illustrator), Lawrence Matsuda (Author)"Glimpses of a Forever Foreigner" is a collaboration between Lawrence Matsuda (poet) and Roger Shimomura (internationally known artist) inspired by the Japanese American experience including the World War II forced incarceration of 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans. Shimomura was a youngster in the camps and Matsuda was born in the Minidoka, Idaho concentration camp. The forced incarceration experien...

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Report copyright infringementby Elena Ilkova (Author)While we focus on establishing our soul as an autonomous entity, we overlook our most loyal friend - our body. It is an instrumental part for joyous life, yet we take it for granted. This poem is an admiration for my body, and recognition of its autonomy. Number of Pages: 44 Dimensions: 0.09 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: February 23, 2024

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by Mary Oliver (Author)Mary Oliver, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, celebrates love in her new collection of poems "If I have any secret stash of poems, anywhere, it might be about love, not anger," Mary Oliver once said in an interview. Finally, in her stunning new collection, Felicity, we can immerse ourselves in Oliver's love poems. Here, great happiness abounds. Our most delicate chronicler of physical landscape, Oliver has described her work as loving the world. With Felicity she examines...

Authority, Piracy, and Captivity in Colonial Spanish American Writing: Juan de Castellanos's Elegies of Illustrious Men of the Indies - Paperback

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by Emiro Martínez-Osorio (Author)This book offers a novel interpretation of the relationship between Castellanos's poems and Alonso de Ercilla's the Araucana and elucidates the complex poetic discourse Castellanos created to defend the interest of the first generation of Spanish explorers and conquistadors that settled in the New World in the sixteenth century.Author BiographyEmiro Martínez-Osorio is associate professor of Colonial Latin American Literature at York University, Canada. Number ...

Walt Whitman's Little Book of Selected Quotes: on Life, Love, and Poetry - Paperback

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by Helios Publishing (Author)"O joy of suffering! To struggle against great odds! to meet enemies undaunted! To be entirely alone with them! to find how much one can stand! To look strife, torture, prison, popular odium, death, face to face! To mount the scaffold! to advance to the muzzles of guns with perfect nonchalance! To be indeed a God!" Walt Whitman Discover the wisdom and inspiration of Walt Whitman's quotes, conveniently compiled for you to read anytime. Ideal for reading at your lei...

Rhetorics of Nepantla, Memory, and the Gloria Evangelina Anzald俉 Papers: Archival Impulses - Paperback

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by Diana Isabel Mart匤ez (Author)Providing an account of how to discuss interactions between objects found within and across archives work in theoretically and experientially meaningful ways, this book illustrates how Gloria Anzald俉's archives contain objects that, when placed together by the rhetor, perform the embodied ways of knowing of which she writes. Number of Pages: 206 Dimensions: 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 15, 2023

Rhetorics of Nepantla, Memory, and the Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Papers: Archival Impulses - Hardcover

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by Diana Isabel Martínez (Author)Rhetorics of Nepantla, Memory, and the Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa Papers: Archival Impulses explores the intersection of Chicana/o/x studies, Latina/o/x studies, archival studies, and public memory by examining the archival homes of cultural critic Gloria Anzaldúa. This book illustrates how her archive mirrors her philosophy of theories of the flesh and contains objects that, when placed together by the rhetor, perform the embodied ways of knowing of which she...

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Report copyright infringementby Richard William Sloan (Author)Richard William Sloan writes daily into his journal. The book is a collection of his writings . Number of Pages: 82 Dimensions: 0.21 x 10 x 8 IN Publication Date: April 26, 2024

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Report copyright infringementby Julia Cross (Author)"Faces of the Moon" is an original collection of poetry and prose, following the formidable path towards self-love, the grievances of heartache, and discovering the enchantment of falling for oneself and another. Revealing romance and the raw soul, "Faces of the Moon" will strike all of your greatest longings and fervency with ease.Author BiographyJulia Cross is a self-published poet based in Los Angeles, California. Her passion for writing ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ravens Quoth Press (Author), Various (Author) Number of Pages: 488 Dimensions: 1.09 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 15, 2024

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Report copyright infringementby Anna Chastek (Author)The Darkest Night is a poetry collection divided into two sections. The first half are dedication poems, and the second is about experiences with depression. In the first half, Anna expresses her feelings and love to individuals that are placed under a code name. In the second half, Anna describes her brutal battle with depression and her various feelings and states throughout. This captivating, tear-jerking collection will give you insight...